The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-22
THE COMMITTEE At WORK.
Progress of Preparations for Receiving the
President.

President.
The Executive Committee on the Pres
idential Reception met according to
agreement at the Board of Trade Rooms
yesterday, Chairman Armstrong in the
chair. The minutes of the preceding
meeting We're read and approved.
The following telegram was read;
Executive Mansion, Washington, d.
c., FebI nary 20, 1888.
To II. NJ. Flagler:
The city authorities were advised tfat
the arrangements for St. Augustine were
perfected. The President requests that
there shall be no public demonstration
| or ceremonies other than the public re
| ception in the evening.
[Signed.l d. LAMONT.
Also the following:
Washington, d. c., Feb. 81, 1888.
To Geo. Gibbs:
1t is probable there will be nine Sena-
| tors, ladies and friends; twenty-seven
altogether.
iSigned. WILKINSON CAV.
Judge MacWilliams gave an account
of an interview mad with Mr. Ii. N.
| Flagler the previous evening, in which
| that gentleman expressed an earnest de-
| sire that the proceedings should avoid
even the appearance of ignoring the
claims of the people of st. Augustine to
tender their respects to the President,
and even proposed to meet the Presi-
Dental party himself at Jacksonville, to
| further explain the desires of the people,
and to urge upon them to consent that
the programme of reception be allowed
| to be carried out, nOtwithstand-
ing the evident desire Eof the
| President and his party to avoid every
thing like a public demonstration. At
the same time he (Mr. Flagler) would
urge upon the citizens and committee to
make the line of march as short as pos
sible, and to avoid every thing like
speech-making or delay en- route. An
effort to test the sense of the committee
was made, but after much unnecessary
and idle debate the matter was lett just
where it was the previous day, with the
exception that it was decided to receive
the President at the present depot, on
Orange street, proceed through the
San Marco grounds 10 the shell road,
thence to and through the City Gates,
and so, according to the original pro-
gramme.
On motion, Mr.. Frank Ganzales was
added to the Committee on Decorations.
A committee of three, consisting of
]
and T.. d. Sabin, was appointed to con
fer with Mr.. Flagler, advise him of the
extent of the proposed ceremonies, and
furnish him with copy Of the pro
gramme, so that he might be able to ex-
plain the situation to the President and
hls party.
The Committee on Decorations
through Chairman Llambias, made re
port of progress showing that much had
been done.
/ The Committee on Finance through
Chairman Sabin reported subscriptions
amounting to over $3.50, cash, besides
, subscription of Ainslie & McGilveray, Of
the San Marco, IN the shape of accom-
3 modations for the Senatorial party tt
the amount of $50.
[ The Reception Committee and Com
2 mittee on Escort made no report
After calling meetings of all the ssev
eral committees at 4 o'clock p. M, til,
Executive Committee adjourned to tina
hour.
The meeting of the committees yes
terday afternoon was not quite as ex
citing as the previous meeting, but quit
as effective. Notwithstanding the rain
work was reported as proceeding upol
the decorations and al arrangements. TIL
indications last night for sairer weathe
We're more promising end the prospec
for sunshine gave hope to all. Add
tional workmen VIII be engaged thi
> morning. aud the work pushed to com
pletion. The chief work of the commit
!, tee has been the erection of a number O
" triumphal arches at the principal obiec
tive points along the line of march. Pre-
parations for the decoration of larg
number of buildings, both on aud off tn
line of march are prog tessing, and tn
illumination at night viii PRACTICAL
extend over the entire city. The execr
tive committee viii meet as usual at til
1t Board of Trade rooms at 10 o'clock TIL