San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-25
THE EDITORS.
What the Citizens Association Pro-
pose to Do to Entertain
These Distinguished
Visitors

What the Citizens Association Pro-
pose to Do to Entertain
These Distinguished
Visitors.
The Citizens association held a meet
ing yesterday afternoon at which there
was good attendance. After the
meeting had been called to order BY
President J. W. b. Patterson, Mr.. c. l..
Dignowity reported the collection of
$270 worth Of new subscriptions to the
fund Of the association.
Mr.. j. S. Alexander Introduced the
following resolution:
"Whereas. we have before us go many
evidences OF the value Of properly ar
ranged display of the products OF a state
"a a means OF drawing attention to 1t as
field for immigration and investment.
Ii is therefore
Resolved, That this association ap-
point committee to confer with the
mayor of the city, the Board OF Trade
and the Southwest Texas immigration
association with view OF organizing an
agricultural and industrial fair In San
Antonio during the present year, and
while making the responsibility for and
the support Of the enterprise rest more
particularly upon the counties OF South
west Texas, to extend to the state at
large, the other states Of the union and
the republic of Mexico an invitation to
cooperate in the undertaking"
In speaking on his resolution Mr..
Alexander exposed the advantages like
ly to accrue from such a scheme, par
ticuIarly in regard to farmers crops and
the fall wool Grip. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. VIM. Ferguson was in receipt OF a
letter from the president of the National
Editorial association, informing him OF
the postpOnement OF the proposed meet
ing of the association in this city in May
to November. This was postponed on
account of the heavy work most of the
editors would have before them this
year In politics until November.
The following COMMITTEES of arrange
ments was appointed to entertain the
Editorial association when they do ar
rive:
Fl B Andre IS, J S Alexander, A A
Alexander. WIN Aubrey, G W Angle, G
W Breckenridge, A Belknsp, s w Ben
nett, II E Barnard, Bryan Callaghan,
Ben L Cable, CO CTesson, + + Collins
G J. Dignowlty, l. U Dsrgsn, J V Dig
nowity, II Eimendorf, Earle, WIN
Ferguson, A b Frank, l. w Florea, + G
Frost, James ii French, Frank Grice, c
G Gibbs, F Groos, J N Grosbeck, j
Reilly Gordon, l. NJ Gregory, N Gala
CHER, + p Hord, J I Halle Sol Half, A
Hansl, A Hertf, Jas Hickman, Jr, Vim
Heuermann, Chas Hugo, l. s Hunt, X
Hanschke, A W Houston, T johnson,
| X w lnscho, Albert Joske John Ii James,
| Fl ID Kanpmann, N Kennedy, Geo Ii
Kalteyer, j 5 Lockwood, u Lott. Dan
| Lewis, L w Madarasz, Muir, Jr, w
5 Messmer, Sam Maverick, Ii Me.
Leary, A Maverick, s g Newton, Anton
Oppenheimer, p Ornelas, l. Orynski, w
| j b Patterson, Geo Psscbal. q w Russ,
j S Ramsay, Gen ID S Stanley, j j
Stevens, Gen Smith, Z Ii Sabin, Dan
sullivan, Newt NJ Smith, S ID Scudder,
| A G Schryyer, Peter Shields, s Thorn
ton. Hon c Epson, W II Weiss, John
Withers, K ID l. Wickes, l. wOlfson, G
L Wurzbach, B + Yoskum, Gen w Fl
| Young.
This committee will meet next Mon
day afternoon at O'Clock In the Board
! of Trade rooms.