Wichita eagle., 1888-04-13
WICHITA DAY.
Nesting of Joint Committee on Arrangements
Letters to the Fair Association.

A meeting of the Joint committee APP
pointed by the board of trade and the city
conncil, who have charge OF the anniver-
saTy OF the eighteenth birth year OF the
city of Wichita to be celebrated Oh the sth
of June, 1855. met at the Office OF the
Wichita Exposition and Interstate Fair
association yesterday afternoon. Ali
members of the joint committee were
present and Councilman Pratt called the
meeting to order and acted as chairman
Frank Oliver, acting secretary OF the JOINT
committee H. L. Pierce, chairman OF the
trades display procession, was called upon
to report. He did so by pining upon the
walls long strip OF white paper upon
which WIS indicated the different displays
to be represented in the line of march.
According to the representation if carried
out the procession viii be over two miles
long. After discussing, the plans or the
displays the report of the committee was
adopted. The canyassing committee was
then instructed 10 see the different busl-
ness men of our city and solicit them 10
take part in the display and report at the
next meeting. Those gentlemen which
| compose the committee appointed
by the city council were delegated
to take charge of tine mounted police, car
risges for the mayor and city council and
visitors from abroad: also TO confer with
the Eagle Rifles in relation 10 taking part
| in the display. They also have charge of
the decoration of the city and lighting OF
streets. The following committee WAS ap-
| pointed on military display: General
| MURRAY Myers, Col WOodcock. Capt.
7 I
was requested to arrange for military
display during the forenoon in the city
and for a sham battle to be fought on the
| Exposition grounds N the afternoon and
| also to arrange for military encampment
| 10 be held during the week, the soldiers 10
camp on the exposition grounds IN their
! tents, and report progress at the next
meeting of the joint committee.
/ Chief of the Fire Department Waldron,
/ Assistant Chief Bruhn and Foreman Al
| Brownweu were appointed committee
/ to call upon the business men and citizens
to solicit subscription for the purpose of
entertaining the visiting firenen thar Will
| attend the firemen's tournament during the
week of the races given by the Wichita
/ Exposition and Inter State Fair associa-
| ton while in the city they viii each day
| take part in n racing event al the eNpoSl-
ton, and also in the grand trades display
! during the day and assist the military and
| firemen's parade at night. The chairman,
! Mr.. Pratt. made some remarks in regard
/ to the different bands of music that would
/ be likely TO take part in a band contest
during the week for premiums offered by
| the fair association, asking the managers
| of the fair to make it condition in the
contract that bands give music during the
morning parade and also during the even
| ing parade of the military organizations.
Being no further business meeting adj
! iourned to meet next Wednesday after
noon at the office of the Wichita EXPOSE
ton and Inter State Fair association.
The following letters concerning the ex-
position will explain themselves:
] Capt. VIM. Matthewsol:
DEAR SIR-At meeting of the board of
directors of the Wichita Exposition and
Interstate Fair Association, held at their
Office this day, | have the honor to an
nounce to you that you were unanimously
elected director of this association. Your
acknowledgement of the receipt of this
letter and acceptance will be highly appre
ciated. yours very truly,
J. W. HARTzELL, Sec'v.
] Col J. w Hartzell Secretary of the Wichita Expo
| sition and Interstate Fair Association:
| Yours of the 10th inst. Is received mott
fying me of my election as director OF
! your association. Allow me to thank you
for the high honor bestowed upon me- and
[ can only say in conclusion that my sym
pathies are with your enterprise and
/ will eIhieavOr to discharge my duties a
director to the best of my ability and fol
the best interests of your association.
Yours very truly, WIN. MATTHEwsoN.
H. G. ToIer Esq.
Dear Sir-At meeting of the board
of directors of the Wichita Exposi
ton and Interstate Fair association / have
the honor to announce to you that vol
was unanimously elected director Of this
association. Your acknowledgements 81
the receipt of this letter and acceptance OF
this office will be highly appreciated
Yours very truly,
J. ". HAETZELL. Secretary.
Colonel T. W. HartzeT Secretary Wichita Exposl
ton and Interstate Fair Association.
Dear Sir-Your favor of the 10th inst
announcing TO me that had been elected
a director Of your association Is received
Thanking your association for the higt
honor conferred upon me and assuring
YOU that ! will fill the position to the besl
Of my ability am very respectfully,
II. G. IOLER