, 1881-09-02
THE. STENOGRAPHERS.

ant Banquet.
Tito International Convention nE Rt,ort-Iiand
Writers met ycsicr'lhy liornnx Hsid pst'cec'lrt'
to tic TRANSACTION of busiuesa rs lai'f !nWn III
pruuu,n, which hit bcul, prcpurpd and printed.
aud wh0se list uf exctuisos. H they
had lieen cnrrtet Uut mccurIln1 to
letter, would hato been Of slccp Interest
III tho erlf. 1t l.ecanlo Duly too apparent. How
ever, Ia tho convention prucGcdG1l. Tint Il lhrHe
tnajority DF the prominent ahnrt-hnn whose
han,cs uru tuento,,t.,l In tho propam us IN tako
part IN tho discussion III lArEo variety III top
les connected with tho shorthand profession.
wtre nut resent: I'll fact tho bulk Ut
tho mornings AesatOn wits t'cetipied with rcht.
!ts lcttcfs of regret from tho nbscnrcs- 1t
wua toleratily clear ti,At tho convention WIS
to nrge extcut tucal rz4thor than international
IN III character, n!lu tint by no menus was The
lueat short hand wt,ri,1 we'll represented.
Tic convention WIS called to order ty Mr..
John r. 1IRli, irusl1et,t 0r tho kobrnskh Stnt0
Stenograph!c Association. Ut Omaha, who uoEn-
lnatch Mr. .tohn bennett, Of Chfcago, ns tempo
rury Chairman.
Sir. ficnnctt proceeded to dcllrnr the speech
oc welcome. In which ile sail that there was SO
much. irts|ness brturo the convention tliat he
Ut tho convention would be tO cement tt0se
who practice tho Art intu
4 COMMON llloT1tENif0oD
~ .,,., pEotessun program nad been prcpnMrsd M
cl,salrg innstcrs pertaining to thg pro.esston-
h,nong tho.n tho organization uf an lnicrna-
4 Committee III Credentials and I'eru,nnent
otganx!snti1n n was sh9n IpIo'rfe.t eos:stll!E nf
q Z chasss s y lsa roW a. of Uhsaxo Sa 1s
1.onsley, q Ciac!nnatl; alld 4. j.. DIn!cl. Of
Iacksoil. Mlc... Tile committee then retired
a'r. Dan Beam. temporary Secretary. read
hunter Of cttyrs nnd cututnuncatt0ns from
PROMINENT stcrngraphcrs throughout tho coun-
trhe Comm!ttc0 OIL Credentials nnd Permanent
Organization reported In fAror Ut
Till: FOLLOWING UELEGATEs:
Charles Atcxanaer. )! 4 .Oskslooso. la nennott,
Yssk: jahsT: lse!i,' o'nata. Nj; + ]: Geiie,t.
4; Co!., CnItagn: John +. C"ykerlali. Peoria.
ILL.,; ". q. chnfrce, Uswc9o, n. y: Converse
Clement ,i;yansy!!Is, Ind; Thomas J: p%ne!,
Eorward c!ev.Iand, O.; it.F. dott tsshaik chisngo;
!sy. Ms.a'nera, Ill: F9eeion Howard. spring
@I!i"ss}$: @ sS !sisi ii: 4 ,s$y Ks%yoS; o;%4ss ;a
/ Keas, GhisSxS; |sSi h||sSaas; s.'s hIe"Sa,: II
oiiai, sa ( Sh'casS It sef g. @ i 1ss sf aik II
!: 4. McKrc !'1oom,ny %,n. ~; j; 6. putncreno,
Stsys;f' csys! o. o. la ls's' pok:, 'izn aEicwea @.
Ihnt,,ns Z. Hose. 1ltnca, N. y: Henry j. IrxI
aorsa pa!sas ssnNs'x tSs Gheas: s9.S' s Si ape,
Nas.;, u: Wright, DsEalM'sa. ia.; =: y. Willis
ton, 7. Il. Wulcott, q: u. White, 0f Eltcugo: G..
=. H., ~ascr' slonx c'ty' r. ]. wolf e'cvo'
They also reported tho following list Of o..
fSss f. H. Ey Il eopgi. 81 isavrT yhSpso @
chatiee q Msx iorf; 81 secru,ar|y an5 rssss. r
ps III sa a, St hitS II oaso AsSs"'t Ses''.
The tcpuTt WIS II!nptEl.
sr Mvn9t, tcstacns a1a -: Nr nrow Secre e r.
su,;'vcnton bcsa,, viii Tho res,liux hy sir Joat
l!Hil, Ut Omaha, u y 1ll,er ;'pOn tho object ut
the convention, cxrntntng rs origin md lpcat.
| 10 hD)A tho convention. 9'hp IDcAnon wns. boy
| over, chH1lgctl III Chlcngo.
THE SPECIAL. OBJECT Of THE ASSOCIATION
would be tbo protection Of competent shost.
scol,rnx II possible. ot lnglsIu,lon to that ell.
THEY shAll saek to uatnblish u standard Ut tht
y xhLs M prais!s ,tss5 9n faS aMa e
III uosin9 Mr.. lot, referro,l to thu l'rclsult,lr,
expenses eollttcgiod with tho tnoutl ln1. a.1 s1,E
.cs1c,i that tho salo OF baEqnot tickets wonis
Mr. Nrown, Secretary. said tint tho sulo u
tSxsis @ IL nts Gosttat ss" sxi a;s o
ns follows; .lohn g, Hell. Otnuhu: +. II. itnse
ssts sa; & S;vead FL T.; a' ss SiEsf isis" 's e;soa @
fr ssnsxruSers who Go' n f'a ee 81 iiie i to Il
tetn! tho conren1on aud who wero toreeti II
sr,u their reEross., ,
lnller, III which hu 1cscr!btti. INT wlth0nt IL
ansustnY se!n 9f AMsnur, tla condition af tht
Yhe convention tuoI< u sccoss tn :;so y. III.
Tho stcnosrapn," b. ii. II: iIar1hoiotnrw. ii
II. ii. Unx. Ut Chlcago, ;i,oll Kavo G!s views
| tho tyit-Wrttnr, tt!e LtscussfntI fn Wnleh wa