Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-14
CITIZENS MEETING.
Preparing for the Reception and Gel.
ebvati0n.

PreparsnG for the Reception and Gel.
ebvation.
The second meeting of citizens TO ar
range for the celebration of the compile
ton of the Northern Pacific Railroad TO
Seattle, and also the reception Of Henry
Willard and his distinguished guests on
that occasion was convened last evening.
The committee chosen at the previous
meeting made its report a. follows,
which vas unanimously adopted by the
meeting:
To the citizens Of Seattle: We your
committee appointed to present plan
for o celebration Of the completion Of
direct railroad communication from the
East to Puget Sound, beg leave to re-
port the following resolutions for adop-
ton by your meeting:
Resolred, That We celebrate In be-
coming manner tbs completion Of the
railroad TO this city from Tacoma, and
Portland to Kalama, thus giving long
waited for consummation-the compile
ton of q transcontinental line across
the northern portion Of the domain be
longing TO the United States of America,
and that We welcome With appropriate
ceremonies, Mr.. Henry Willard, the ener-
gstic and public spirited President of
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
and the distinguished visitors accom-
panyinQ him on his promised and ex-
pected visit TO this city, on some day 20
Be arranged, in the month of September
next. The character Of the celebration
20 far 40 the road ia concerned. and so
far otherwise a. not provided herein
shall be under the control, direction
and management Of an executive com
miitee consisting of nine members.
Resolved, That an address Of welcome
and congratulations he delivered on the
part OF the city and people of Puget
Sound by the Mayor OF this city, Hon.
H. q. Strive, and that the time and
place Of said address and reply be under
the control Of the executive committee.
Rssoleed, That there be committee
Of seven to provide ways and means and
to collect money TO carry out the objects
mentioned herein, or ordered by the
executive committee.
Resoived, That there be committee
Of seven on decorations and illuaina-
tons.
Resolped, That there be a committee
of nine to be known as the committee
on reception.
Resoired, That there be a committee
Of nine to procure an exhibit of miner
ais, manufactured articles and natural
products of Puget Sound.
ResoIss,i. That all committees be IN
der the direction and control of the
executive committee, and that the vari-
ous committees be empowered to ap-
point suh-oommittees; and that the
executive committee be empowered to
appoint such other committees as they
may require to carry out the plan agreed
upon.
Resolved, That the members to com
pose the several committees herein men-
toned be appointed by the chair, with
the advice and consent of the advisory
committee consisting sof Messrs. Han
ford, Yesler, Leary, Gatzsrt, and
Jacobs, the committee SO appointed to
elect their own chairman. All of which
10 respectfully submitted.
II. G. SrRUvE,
@. MosRls HALLxR, Chairman.
Secretary.
The Chairman then reported the fol-
IOWIu8 COLuLultt66S.
COMMITTEES on Decoration and illu-
mination-J. f. Metcalf, A. w. Piper.
A. Slorah, John NJ. Blanchard, y. +.
Oosper. j. Levy, j. +. Cochran.
Reception COmmittee-A. A. Denny,
Il. =. Ferry, Geo. ID. Hill. Rev. q. Her
bert Watson, Jas. McNaught, Frank
Hanford, Bailey Gttzert, ThOs. Burke,
q. H. johnson.
Committee on Exhibits-L. b. An
drews, David Kellogg, w. q. G. Pitt,
Geo. w. Hall, H. Z. Levy, j. s. Ander-
son, M. 8. Booth. Geo. w. Stetson, Robt.
Moran.
Executive Committee-John Leary,
Sutcli6e Baxter, VIM. Humphrey, Kos-
we'll Scott, Geo. Kinnear, Otto Ranke,
u. M. Raisin, Thos. F. Marion.
Committee on Ways and Means-H.
l.. Yealer, b. ID. Crawford, John Collins,
Sam Frauenthal. Griffith Davies, Amos
Brown, +. A. Turner.
A resolution was then proposed that
the Committee on Ways and Means be
requested to ask the City Council to
make liberal appropriation. il it can
be legally made. This resolution WAS
discussed at length and finally adopted.
The Mayor was instructed to send
telegraphic congratulations to Mr.. Vii
lard on the day of the driving of the
last spike Of the N. p. X. X.