St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-11
A GREAT GATHERING.
The Vastness of the Teachers
Floeking Begins to-
Dawn.
st. Paul Getting an Idea Of
What Placing 10000
Will Be.
President Garfield Says the
Convention Is a Nations
Talk,
And Is Advertising st. Paul
in Every Highway and
Byway.

Yesterday was a very busy day at
headquarters of the National Educa-
tionai association. President James I'll.
Garfield was in the city and spent the
entire day in consulting with the yari-
GUS committees and in inspecting the
different halls for headquarters and
exhibits. The executive committee met
at o'clock. W. Ii. Patterson, who was
elected on the entertainment committee
to take charge OF that department, was
present and signifed his acceptance of
the position rendered him.
The exhibits committee received $500
in addition to what had already been APP
propriated. The question of headquar-
tiers for hotel and railroad secretaries
during the convention was discussed
and the committee expressed desire to
secure the building lately occupied as
general offices of the Great Northern
railway. 1t is expected that Mr.. Patter-
son will take charge of the entertain
ment department Monday morning,
when thorough canvass OF the city
will be inaugulated.
President Garfield was seen at the
close of the day, just prior to his leav-
ing the city, and was asked what the
condition of affairs seemed to be. lie
responded that everything was moving
very satisfactorily indeed. unless 1T
were perhaps the matter of entertain
ment. He was little in doubt as to
whether the people OF the city are yet
fully awake to the demands that will be
made upon their hospitality in enter
tanning $1,000 Or 10000 people. He had
no doubt but these people would be
cared for when the time came, but there
is a vast amount Of clerical labor con-
nected with the proper disposition OF
them, and in order that this might be
accomplS he'd it was necessary that peO-
pie determine early, even now,
as to what they Will do. He
said that if most of the visitors
could be sent Immediately, and without
any misunderstanding to comfortable
lodgings throughout the city, people
would 90 away praising the hospitality
of the CITY. and feeling that the meeting
was most enjoyable. But if, on the
other hand, for any reason, there were
delays. and people were obliged to walt
about headquarters until place could
he found for them, or were sent to a
house where the people had promised-to
entertain and then had forgotten the
offer and were not prepared, or had
closed their house for the summer, there
would he trouble all along the line, and
complaints would bt constant. He
fully believed that St. Paul would carry
out the pledge which had been made in
its behalf in way thoroughly credita-
BILE 70 itself, but there needs to be an
awakening TO this matter at this time.
Regarding attendance, he reiterated
what he had said to the gentlemen VINO
had called upon him during the day,
that there was prospect of not less
than o. and he would not be at all
surprised at 10000, unless something UNI
f0reseen occurs.
The activity of school peopl in all
directions is Intebse. The city and
state are receiving an immense amount
of gratuitouS advertising, and the eX'
eursons and other pleasant features
connected with the convention are
topics of constant conversation in every
city of the Union. AS time passes ne
has questioned whether there
could be found in the country ty
which would have created more lively
anticipation and enthusiasm than has
St. Paul. aud he was very sure this an
ticipation would be fulfilled.
He sail that he had found much
pleasure during the day CHANGING over
the correspondence of the Office. and es-
peciall, in the warm words which had
come to him and to the executive com
mittee from the president and cabinet
and other United States officials. Pres
Ilent Harrison writes: Il ain aware OF
the great interest which attends these
annual meetings Of the earnest and pro-
gresSiye educators of our country, and
would be glad to signify my own in a
cause so worthy by accepting this lnvi-
tatiUn." Secretary Rusk writes at some
length. expressing his great interest i'll
the association and in the Forthcoming
meeting; and others the same.
President Garfield says that all assO-
citation people will remember the first
great Western meeting held at Madi'
son, when Secretary Rusk, then gov
ernor of Wisconsin, rendered "A recep-
ton to the members OF the association.
at which he. jill connection with his
family, not only kindly greeted every
member personally to the number oil
nearly 6,000, but set forth the contents
of carload Office cream and cake Which
he had imported from Chicago for the
occasion. When asked il he made this
remark in a Suggestive way, President
Garfield smiled and replied that ht
simply told the story for whatever il
was worth. Nearly all the gentle
men at WASHINGTON to whom invita-
tions have been addressed have
replied, expressing their desire t.
be present, and that nothing but th;
possible prolongation of the session o.
congress or otner official duties viii
prevent. The president met during the
dav the chairmtn OF most of The com
mittees and went carefully over tht
work now being done in the city. he
also visited Armory hall and Other
rooms to be used for the exhibit, ant
expressed himself as greatly pleased
with everything in that direction. Presi
dent Garfield also met and talked witt
Mr.. Patterson, who has been asked tt
take entire charge of the entertainment
with regard to means and methods.
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