The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-04-27
OUR COMING GUESTS.
The Meeting Friday Night to
Arrange for Their In.
tertainment.

tertainment
Representative Men Of the City
Present, and Evsrything
Aasufs Q Success.
Tie eit'sess' meeting st the council
room Friday night, for the purposs Of
making assaase0eois fos . proper secep.
lion and sntersainmeol Of the A,s.ouri
pres associAiioa, OF editorisl eoaveniioa.
which couveaes in this c,sy On the llIh Of
My. se0siaing in ss.sion too days. vac
ssiroded by . aumbsr Of 6edaii.'s repre-.
ssats,ive men. and from the inieress there
exhibited The BAsoO has 10 hssitaiiou in
saying that the coming meeting will be one
Of the most pleasant aud enjoyable held
for years past. Esey gentiemso prssea,
seemed 10 take so especial interest 10 the
m..ter, and when such 10 the case thers
can Be no doubs - to the success OF the
undertaking.
The meeting ~ called to order By J.
Wet Goodwin, when Mayor Faulhsber
80 appointed chairman sad John ID. Rue
eel sscrstasy.
The chairman called upon some oevs-
paper man Prs-sn, to state the object Of the
meeting. - to how many gue,ts would
probably be present, bow they ~xPeci~d to
b entertained and the probable Gust Of the
came.
Milo Blair said that ut the last session at
Columbia. the prs.s Of SedslIs had lsborsd
hard to secure the city a the next piacs
Of meeting. and they had promised. in
case Of such selection. that the guesls
would Be veil treated and elegantly ent.r-
tanned. The total expenses to the people
Of Columbis for the last convention did
not loot up more than $3.50. A majority
Of the delegates would. Of course.
be entertained by the ci,i1ens ~
their residences, but there would BE-
some few Who would prefer TO ~ to hotels.
Il would 10 necessary 10 raise enough
money to meet hotel bills, carriage hire,
decoration Of hall. etc.
M. Goodwin. corresponding s~cre-
tsry Of the sssocisiion, stated that up 10
shas time he had received applications for
passes from sixty eight ediiors. He thought
there would probably he l25 present. three
fourths Of whom would be accompanied BY
ladies.
Mr.. Blair stated that there were LOO
psper represented ., Columbia. and alto
ee.her there were 30 visitors present. He
didn't think there would he Ies at the
coming meeting.
Capt. Brfdges sroae and said he ws-
afraid that the people Of Sedslis did not
appreciate the importance of the coming
convention. He. for one. considered j,
vastly more to the interest Of the city and
her people than was the republican state
convention. or anything that had bern held
here heretofore. He felt assured that il
there we're two hundred editions present
they could BE- Handsomely enlert aimed. and
. large m.jority Of them Al private resi-
dences.
Do motion, committee Of Eve VA or
dered on programme.
MAYOR elect Evans wanted TO know hov
the delegates hid been entertained At pre-
vious conventions.
Aessr.. Blair sod 0oodsin replied tina,
il v.s customary TO give ball snd benque,
aud shov such other attentions - the
different Committees might agree ursn.
Some remsrks ~ to the propriesy Of .
banquet being INDUCED IN. Col. jayne
ar,~s snd said that he v.s certainly in Z.
vor OF il, and he wanted II 10 be some
thing tina, both visitors and ci,issns would
be proud Of.
Alter .ome discussion. engaged in By
Messrs. Jsyne-, Hos, B,IhweIl aud others.
il vas decided that . banquet vss the
proper thing.
Col. JAyne- moved that . committee Of
seven be appointed on reception and enter
tainment, six on finance. I've on programme
and three on hall.
Mr.. Goodsin wanted committee Of Eve
ladies and i've gentlemen appointed on
decor iions. With b. q. WiIkerron % chair
man.
Mr.. wilkersoo respectfully but firmly
declined. out gave . good pointer % to hos
the work attendant upon any such CON-
mities should be conducted. Flnt secure
some man Who had ability 10 that direc.
ton, and then give him power 10 hire such
additional help - he sas proser. withou,
running around and consulring Tom. Dich
and Harry - tn the propriety thereof.
Capt Bridges though, the siisors Of -.
daiis vsrs the proper persons to attend "a
this matter. - they undoubtedly koev
What mo,loes would be most appropriate
on IN OCCASION Of this kind.
Mr. L,mm novel, - an amendment e
Col. jayne former motion, that the CON.
| mittee on programme mske arrangement
for the ball and banquet. Carried.
The chairman then announced the fol-
loving committses. the 6rst Gen,lemsa
named on each being chairman thereof
and sdded TO the finance committee tvs
additional names, making eight:
on PROGRAMME.
John d. Russell, John A. Lscy,
4 II. Aosss. J. L. Bridges,
! n. Lamm.
| ON FINANCE.
Albert Parker, A. II. Conk wright
Louis Deutsch. Thomas Qaia.
Charles Messrrly, X. 7. 0estsy,
John T. Heard, B. n. Iossam.
ON HALL.