St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-08
DOING BIG WORK
For the Coming Educators Con-
vention-iseports Made Yester-
day.

For tho Coming Educators Con-
vention-iteports Made Yester-
day.
The st. Paul executive and finance
committees Of the n. f. A. met at head
quarters, Hotel Ryan, Yesterday after
aeon. Chairman d, ID. Merrill presided.
I}fot. {. A. Bennett. of the exhibit COM
mttees presented the matter of the work
on his committee. and wished to know
the amount it was authorized to spend
IN making an exhibit. On motion it was
decided That the exhibit committee be
Instructed to cOnGne its expenditure 10
$500: this not to include the expense of
q hall If the committee finds that a
satisfactory exhibit cannot be made for
TINS amount, it is requested to report
back for further instructions. g"
MIR. Peet, of the finance committee.
reported that in response to circulars
sent out asking for contributions,
pledges approXimating $1,000 had been
received, and he recommended that
special notice be now sent to all persons
who had not responded, asking that
their subscriptions be sent i'll as soon as
possible. The repGrtOf Secretary Sher-
rim contained the following infOrma-
ton: There has been printed on the
order of the various subcommittee
$4,000 circulars of various kinds, inciud-
ing postal card notices to the press.
Three thousand of these p0stals have
been mailed to newspapers with request
to publish. a large number of editors
have complied with this request. Two
thousand five hundred card notices were
mailed to county superintendentS,
and 1,500 to high school and col
lege principals with the request that
they have the notice published In their
local papers. BY order of the commit
tee on advertising. 10000 copies of a
tour-page circular We're printed and
sent out i'll packages to the several holt
day teachers meetings in the different
states. BY order of the membership
committee we had 10000 blank pledges
printed and put up i'll tablets and 10000
letter heads with printed information
on the back, which We're sent to the
stare managers of the association in diff
ferent parts of the country, to assist in
working up attendance at the July
meeting. ALI the state managers of the
n, e. A. and the state superintend
ents of public instruction in Can
ada. as well as our own country.
have been communicated with, and
without exception have very cordially
replied, many of them expressing it as
their purpose TO be present at our July
meeting. BY order of the finance COM
mittee 5000 circulars with pledges en-
closed were sent to our citizens. In re-
Spouse to these forty persons and firms
have sent in pledges containing their
contribution towards the expense fund
OF your committee, besides several rail-
way companies who have responded.
These pledges have been handed to
William Bickel, treasurer. Orders have
been drawn on the treasurer to pay
salaries. postage and other expenses to
the amount of S66T.31, and there is now
due bills for printing, stationery, furni-
ture ana other expenses to the amount
of S467. ....
+ Mr.. Marvin, of the hotels and en- ter
tainment committee, was present, and
stated that the work of his committee
demanded the services of a competent
man. On motion it was decided that a
good man be secured and detailed for
this work at a salary not TO exceed SO
per month.
-Mr. Hazard, OF the TRANSFORMATION
committee, made a detailed statement
of the present status of the railroad rate
matter.
"A letter addressed to Mr.. Cullen,
chairman of the committee on halls,
was read, which stated that the Peoples
church could be had for holding meet
ing during the convention for $500 a
day.
A letter was read from Thomas Coch-
ran Jr.. resignIng his position as men,
Der of the entertainment committee on
account of lack of time to devote to The
work. Resignation was accepted.
= 1t was resolved that it is the sense of
this committee that there be written
contracts made with all of the hotels Of
this city and with private houses who
will entertain teachers as well. securing
a definite number of rooms, which will
be under the control of this committee.