Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-21
THE TEACHERS TRIP.
Preparations For Their Re-
ceptiOn Here.
H0SPITABLE ARRANGEMENTS
A Number of Preliminaries Settled.
Adjournment Taken Until
Saturday.

| When it was announced that the
delegates and visitors to the Teachers
Convention at San Francisco next month
intended to stop over in this city for tha
purpose OF sightseeing, the ladies' and
gentlemen engaged in the instruction Of
the young here, Immediately decided 20
make arrangements that would ensure q
pleasant visit Of the excursionists. As
the first movement in the mstter, 4.
meeting was called for yesterday after
noon in the Spring Street School aud in re-
sponse to the summons number of Ipsiies
and gentlemen engaged in teaching in
the various city schools assembled in one
OF the classrooms of that capacious build
ing. The first business done was to APP.
point Miss Wooster chairman. and that
lady then stated that letters had been
written to the heads OF the different edsI--
cational departments back east asking for
information as to the dates OF arrival and
departure OF the intending visitors- It
was then decided that, as tho excursion
| lists while ON their way to San Fran
cisco would stop over here from July 9th
to July 14th and also, ,swhen returning,
from July 22d to July 2Sth, ladies should
be appointed to act az reception commit
tees, and after canvass had been made.
the following select ms we're made fox
that purpose
July 9th, Mrs. Cheepman, Miss Pack
ard; July 10th, Mrs. Pond, Miss Vein
shank; July 1lth, Miss Roberts, Miss
Knapp; July 18th, Miss Baxter, Miss
Henry; July 14th, Miss Slack; July I'D,
Miss Du Bois, Miss Bengough; July I'D,
Miss Bengough, Mrs. BradfeId; July
oath. Miss Stolt, Miss Qlesnal; Jufy
25th, Miss Perley, Miss Ross; July 26ar.
Mrs. Averill, Miss Harrow; July nth
Mrs. Du Bois, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Miss
Schneider; July 28th, Mrs. Averill, MISC
Perley.
Motions were then put and carried to-
the following effect;
That a committee be appointed to see
the real-estate agents and citizens and.
ask them to furnish carriages and drivers
on specified days for the use of the eK-
cursionists.
That committee be appointed to give
information to the visitors concerning all
places Of interest and supply them at their
headquarters at the Normal School with
papers containing timetables, inforIna-
ticn OF the street car routes, and showing
all ways by which the places of interest,"
can be reached by means of public coz
veyances. That Mr.. Sesmans write to
the people in the country for confri br-
tions OF fruit for exhibition and cousunp-
tion. That each member of the varioas
committees wear badge during the time
the visitors are here That the Board Of
Education form a joint committee with
the teachers Of this city for the purposae
OF entertaining the visitors, and
that the Board of Trade be also
asked 10 assist in these festivities
That the hotels and lodging houses be
asked through the press to send in to the
Secretary rates for board and statements
of their possible accommodations; and
that committee be also appointed 80
visit these places for the purpose OF
better obtaining ouch information. That
an assessment of so cents be made
upon each OF the teachers in
this city to defray expenses.
That the Board of Trade be requested
to keep copies of the annual HERALD or
its equivalent at the headquarters, for
the purpose Of giving the visitors good
description Of the country.
That committee of decorations in
charge Of Mrs. Bradfield be appointed
That public receptions be given TO the
visitors on occasions when large mum
Der Of them can be brought together.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
on Saturday next at p. NJ. in the Spring
street school, to arrange further prelimi-
naries.