Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-09
DOMESTIC HOSPITALITY.


DOMESTIC HOSPITALITY.
How the Veterans are to be Entertained
in Sacramento Homes.
You must come home with me, ard be my guest
You win give jSy to me- and Will do
AL that is in my power TO honor you.
That Sacramento will do honor TO the
visiting members of the Grand Army ofthe
Republic who will visit her on August
18th, is a foregone conclusion. In order to
make their entertainment complete sue
cess, all the necessary arrangements are
being made, and nothing that can be done
will be left undone that will add to the
pleasure and enjoyment of the distin-
guished guests.
One of the most important committees,
that on Domestic Hospitality, held us hrst
meeting last evening in the office OF 4. X.
! Alsip. The committee is composed OF up
wards of 100 thoroughly representative cltl-
zens, and nearly all of them were present.
The meeting was called to order by Geo.
| w. Chesley, Chairman of the Executive
Committee, who briefly outlined the OBJ
| iects of the entertainment and the plans
/
! the visiting members OF the Grand Army
when they should come, some two thous-
and strong, on the 18th day OF August to
visit the capital city of the State. He
stated what was expected and what would
| be required of the Domestic Hospitality
Committee. The meeting organized by the
electing of George NJ. Mott Chairman, and
G. s. Houghton Secretary.
40. Coleman, of the Executive Commit
tee, was called out, and gave brief history
of the workings of the Executive Commit
tee; stated why and how they were APP
pointed, etc. The Executive Committee
had appointed subcommittee as follows
Invitation and, Reception, Grain Display,
Emit Display, Domestic Hospitality, Re-
treatments, Flora Display Public Decora-
tons, Music, Public Conveyance. Several
of the committees had met, organized,
| were at work, and progress was re-
ported from every quarter. He suggested
. that this committee should divide the
city into districts, and appoint sub-com-
mittees to ascertain who would entertain,
and the number they could accommodate.
The veterans would be in San Francisco
some days prior to their contemplated visit
to Sacramento. We should ascertain as
nearly as possible who is coming and they
could be so distributed that the guests
would know where they were going, and
the host would know in advance who he
was going to entertain. Such hospitality,
that OF an entire city, something unknown
in the history OF the past will be an in
centive for a large attendance, and many
will be so pleased with their hospitable and
home-like surroundings that they will
tarry longer and go away impressed with
the most favorable opinion of our fair city
and her generous, open-hearted people.
The visitors will be met at the depot es-
corted TO the pavilion, where they will be
fed and banqueted, and the finest display of
our luscious fruit, brightest flora and
golden grains spread before them. The
fruit will be there to look at,
eat and carry away. The State Cap
itol will be Illuminated and everything
III the city that is our pride will
be shown them. The General Committee
does not propose to dictate TO you your
duties. They simply ask you to take it up
and work it out in your own way. Assist
US in making it a reception every way cred
table to our city and pleasing to those we
seek to entertain. The Decoration Com
mittee proposed to have every house IL the
CITY, however humble it may be-" to be in
some measure decorated.
Messrs. Dray, Skinner and Schaw made
short addresses in favor of districting the
city and appointing committees 10 make
personal canvass and ascertain who would
shelter the stranger under their roof
Mr.. Dray moved that the city be divided
into sixteen districts, taking K street as
dividing line. Then every three blocks
running north from X street, and every
three blocks running south from X street,
TO be the boundaries of the districts. Six
committeeman to each district. The mo-
ton was adopted unanimously. The Chair
to appoint the committees and announce
them at the next meeting.
J. w. Wilson asked members of the
General Committee who were present if
they had appointed Finance Committee.
J. o. Coleman, in reply, said Sacramento
was never backward in money matters. A
committee had been appointed to wait
upon the Board of Supervisors. They had
done so, and the Board, which they be-
lieved was favorable to the proposition,
now had the matter under consideration.
They will donate the requisite funds if
they can see their way clear to do so. He
thought, also, the Board Of Trustees could
be relied upon for some assistance. So far,
all that had been done was solely volunteer
work. In any event this matter Will go
through and be successful.
J. w. Wilson said he was creditably in
formed that the Supervisors were not going
to appropriate any money. They had de-
cided not to do so, and in his opinion the
committee would have TO look elsewhere
for their funds.
A. C. Sweetser said he knew two of the
Supervisors were positively opposed to it.
Judge Armstrong, who was present, was
called out and said he was surprised to
hear that the Supervisors had so expressed
themselves. AT the request of the men,
beers of their Judiciary Committee he had
gone before them and had given them the
law and defined their power in the matter.
He referred them to the Constitution upon
that subject, and the decisions of the gu
preme Court, which construed their power
as legislative body. He knew they had
the power. The power of levying a tax
and appropriating the funds, when raised,
is legislative power entirely within their
control, so long as the appropriation Is, as
| it is in this case, tor the public good. The
Board has unqueStioned right to the exer
else of its legislative. power for anything
that subserves the public good. This is
uneuestionably for the good of the entire
county They should by all means create
a favorable impression of this part of the
State with these Eastern visitors. Because
they have not done this before Sacramento
county to-dayis twenty years behind other
and less favored portions of our State.
jim. Young agreed with Judge Arm
strong that it was clearly within the power
of the Board of Supervisors 10 do as re-
quested. The City Trustees had, appropri
ated money for a proper celebration of the
Fourth of July, it was for the public good,
and no one objected. The Supervisors
have the law upon their side and they
have the consent of the public also.
r. o. Cravens agreed with Judge Arm
! Oh / of
the Board of Supervisors under The new
Constitution and present laws was I'M
| limited as to the levying of taxes and the
distribution of funds. There was no doubt
about its policy, or that it would not result
in the general good and advancement of
the material prosperity of this section of
the State.
George B. Katzenstein offered the fol-
lowing motion, which was unanimously
adopted
| Resolued, That the Board of Supervisors hav-
| ing the power. that they be requested to make
an appropriation TO aid in the entertainment OF
| the visiting soldiers and that we deem that it
would be an injustice to this county, in view Of
/ what other counties have already done, for
them not to do so.
E. K Alsip moved that the committee
resolve itself into Committee of the
| Whole, and in a body, in company with the
| General Committee, visit the Board of Su-
peryisors at IL A. NJ. to-day, and urge upon
them the propriety and necessity OF max
| ing the donation. Carried.