San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-15
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, IS, 1889.
PROVIDE FOR THE PRESS.
Rooms Required for the Members of
the National Press Assoc
citation.

Those having the entertainment OF the Ma
tional Press association in charge, are very
much exercised over the prospects of finding
accommodations for them. The chairman of
the committee of reception informs the LIGHT
that ony eight persons have responded to the
request to furnish entertainment. The hotels
and regular boarding houses are already COM
fortabIy filled, some Of them even uncomfort-
ably. and more strangers are arriving by
every train. By Monday of next week, If the
weather holds fine, there will be no more room
in boarding or lodging houses, much less IN
the hotels, and private accommodations must
be provided. In this condition OF things II
seems necessity that some definite provision
be made for the members of the National
Press association. These people, gentlemen
with their wives, come here upon lnyitatlon OF
the CITY of San Antonio, authorized to make
such invitation by the powers tnat
be, the press representatives OF TINS city,
are in sense bound to look after the coniort
and entertainment of these guests at least to
the extent of seeing them comfortably housed
and lodged. Good restaurants Will De easily
found in which they can hnd goOd 1000 ana
table service, but lodgings are destined 10 De
scarce.
The National Press Association is repre-
sentative body. 1t is composed or the very
best representatives OF the great daiIy jour
nails and the character of the gathering rem
ders IL exceeding important that those VINO
compose it be properly cared tor ana hospl-
tably entertained ana treated. Inc impress
sions that these De ople will carry abroad with
them is a matter of no small moment to this
city. Their representations to the readers OF
the Journals they represent from Name 10
California and from Mexico to the great
states, will be the largest and most widely
read advertisement this part OF the country
has put forth. This advertisement will Da-
turally be favourable or otherwise as our
reception of these Knights and Lad es of tie
gu Ii is satisfactory TO them or otherwise.
The number OF strangers already Wlthn our
city reaches into the thousands and TINS Is
the first really favorable day that has cawncd
upon our international fair and exposition.
The meein of the Press ASSOCIATION comes
off accord ing to notice before the close OF the
fair and should the fair continue until SatUr-
day night instead of closing on Thursday rs
originally intended and Ms is quite probable,
the members of the Press viii arrive i'll the
city lust when the fair is Gt its height and
when it will be impossible TO secure acc "mmo-
dations for them in the hotels and regular
houses of entertainment.
The good people of San Antonio, so desery-
edly notable for their hospitality and consid-
e. alton to strangers. cannot atotd 70 permit
these guests 10 go uncareG for. II Will not do
to permit them to carry abroad the Impress on
that as q people we are wanting in courteous
attention to those whom we have invited. All
who DOssibIy can should 'ender their spare
room to the committee, OF whom Col. Andrews
is chairman and notify him how many MEM
bors of the press association they can accom-
MEDIATE,