, 1865-02-28

Meeting of Committees Advertising on
II. cuIafH-Tho. Lottery System
UnRnln1onbly Condelnned,

The regular weekly meeting Of tho Executive
Committee and the clairncn oi the VARIOUS sub
committees appointed to arrange for tho fos.h-
coming great Northwestern Fair for the benent Of
the saEit1fJ Commitzion End the soldie.se Home
was held yesterday afternoon In thc rooms Of the
Sanitary conm!ssion; the President, T. B. Bryan.
II Tie ehaiiman suited TINT The present meeting
had been called for the confederation Of one OF
Two special eubjcc,s; the reading Of the minutes
would therefore be dispensed with.
en- with regard 70 the propriety OF inserting bust
ness ealts 3. Gaphon to the circulars Of tho sab
not ndyi.able, 1t might be coustrucd into wish
10 further the busines. prospects, OF the gentle
men On the suh,eommttiees; it wns not wished to
girc any ground for such m fmputatiou.
n. S. Bouton moved that tic business card b.
ihInk it waa dcn.ment,
II, hon. J; y. B.sdwel was opposed to any Thing
like an advertisement Of the lndiv1duals private
tustnces. II the Chairman Of The Sub COMMITTEES
was to b. allowed to place his card on the ci1ru
a5 tns 9tesr n The sane basInsss
trk1ng prRrrse At the special distinction thus
conferred 10 the detrimcnt Of his associates.
Ihe chairman co!ncidtd with the last speaker;
II "as nnders,Gpd that any articles exhibited At
tonI1snIor. but It would be an Objectionable fea-
tafc % allow business csrds; 1t might be said
even ty parties outside that It wAs got up BY the
meHaaote oi Chicago as an advertising dodge.
MF. hcrr1ll Ladd was decidedly opposed 10 any
such mode 81 advertising.
., Judge Brsdwell moved to amend by deciding
that 1t be not permissible &C.
= gentleman asked II 1t were allowed to use the
lette-.hcads Of 4 drm IN writing on business con-
nected With this Fair.
The Euhjcct WIS extensively discussed by seyu.
raj other fentlemen present. -
Mr. Bonlon explained that he did not intend to
!ndorse the use of card which should ret forth
the different a1dclesin which the persons may deal
and the special advantages held forth By thctn
bnt that II be allowed 10 use the bunness address
Of ihe Rn51y .1 n tas r Gig With the circular
jccttonab!e; the business should be entirely dis-
connected from the Fair.
: 9he question was naked II 1t were not intended
The chairman replied that parties at a distance
should Of course he allowed to attach their busI-
ness cards to their contributions IN the Fair, but
~op 49, qee evfn tais admissible IL e
appeal to their patriotism should be sufficient
The chairman u tho Committee on Iron and
Steel said that the different members Of hls com
mittee would each stamp the circular; one name
might BE- available where another would not,
The Chairman suggested that the amendment
ought not to taboo the use Of the business address,
of the chairman Of the committee. But he did
not want 70 give other people IN opportunity to
say that the merchants Of Chlcago were Ceftfnr
.his tlins rP as IN advertisement Of their owl
]. T. Bowen sa,d fhat business men did notresd
nll the circulars rent tU them, unless fhere wss
something to specially commend itself to their
notice. Ae thought, TOO; It won1d b. veil to give
cha1rmcn of the tub-commlttees; many vonld
wish to do 80, and could not, unless The address
III. seweil offered the following as substitute.
Rfsolctd, Thht the ehairmeu Of the yarions snh-
committees be recommended not 10 ust their Fafr
circulars as advertisement. to their personal bn.-
The eubstitute wss accepted by Messrs ponton
md Bradwell. III. Bradwell s.id that The Special
committee appointed 70 revise the circular. would
Ses Ill: h:s aesea tn,
matter to him.
The motion prevailed.
Catholic Benevolent Associations, reported that
with the advice md hearty concurrence OF the
Bishop all the Catholic Societies would act heart
Fhr committee appointed to procure the services
ofJ. .. Cough during the latf. reported that III.
Committee wss instructed TO act ii Its own dEscse-
-; : vote Of thank. WIS passed TO aicasrs. Brad
ior having printed the circulars In their eommer.'
The Chairman srid thai souae objections had
bcen Tadeed to rafting for the benefit Of the Fair,
It had hecI proposed TO reaf1tm their original de-
termination moi TO nave anything to do With rat-
Murray Ncl.ou -eaid that all business Is 10 some
extent lottery and the grain bnatnesa Is especi-
Merrill Iadd h.d no objection To the lottery,
hut he vould like that the Committee should Sc
able to keep their oElginsl pledges.
The Chairman did not consider that lotteries
either hs
NAMED ut the close ofthe Fs,f, let i. be adchoned
T Rev. ". ". Patton, D. D., said TINT ons great
1hc universal gambling practtced during the Sec
ond week Of the Fair. II Wss very bad, and the