The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-06
NOT JUST THE THING
Prominent Citizens Not at All
Pleased with the Programme.
1T WILL PROBABLY BE CHANGED
The Exposition Building to be the Scene OF
the Ceremonies, Instead Of Liberty
Park-0ther Changes.

There was an exciting meeting at the
chamber of commerce last evening, all
! owing to the Presidential programme pub
llshed in the morning papers.
There was pretty decided opinion for
chilly expressed that "proper honors to our
distinguished guest' should consist of
something more than a breakfast at the
Walker, and two hours browsing at Lib
erty park.
The plan of herding the President for a
couple of hours amid the leagess bowers of
Liberty park was not believed to be exactly
the right thing; in fact the programme of
sending His Excellency to grass, as it
were, and then kidnapping him to the de
pot post haste without showing him the
sights of the town was not at all agreeable
| to great many people. .s1 -
| First OF all, President Simon, who had
worked and worried to have the President
open the chamber of commerce, was left out
| in the cold. Then there was general pro-
test against holding the reception ceremo
MES in as uninviting place as Liberty
| park presents at this time of the year, the
general aspect being much the same as the
most lurid pictures of the Old Fort park
by the Baconites.
| Then there was a Self-respecting unan-
unity OF feeling that the President ought
to be used at least as white as Raymond
tourist, and allowed to see some Of the
sights of the town, at least glimpse Of the
tabernacle. The plan of simply taking the
President to Liberty park and shaking him
| to pieces was thought to be little too
selfish, and that the programme should be
made to entertain the President, and not
wholly to utilize the President as Artsmus
Ward did the kangaroo-to amuse the
crowd.
The programme should at least be re-
versed enough to amuse the President, as
well as to use him.
President Simon insisted that the pro-
gramme should be changed to allow tine
President to visit the chamber Of commerce
and that the ceremonies should be held in
the Exposition building.
MIR. Wlcks was surprised to learn that
| the ceremonies were to be held at Liberty
park.
Heber j. Grant did not think it would
leave very pleasant impression to address
the people In park which was at present
| ornamented with dead trees and broken
fences. Mr.. Grant also suggested that one
OF the chief attractions in the city to visi-
tors was the tabernacle and great organ
and that the President should be allowed
to visit this and hear the choral sing.
X. K. Thomas moved that all business
houses close until p m, which was car
ried.
The outcome of the discussion was EN-
braced in the following resolution by Mr.
Geohegan, which passed:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting of members of the Salt Lake
chamber Of commerce, that Messrs. Fred
Simon, II. w. Lawrence, T. G. Weber
John w. Donnellan and II. J. Grant be ap
pointed committee, with instructions tc
wait upon the committee of arrangements
having in charge the programme for the
entertainment of President Harrison, anC
to urge, on behalf of the chamber of com.
MERGE that the programme of entertain
ment be so changed as to permit President
Harrison to attend the opening of the new
chamber of commerce; and be it further
Resolved, That the public reception o.
President Harrison be held at the eXposi-
ton building, as much more suitable place
than Liberty park for such purpose anG
making programme which would REQUIRE
less time than at Liberty park'
This committee of the chamber of com
merce was also instructed to meet the com
mittee on arrangements at the Office OF
Governor Thomas at II o'clock this morn
ing.
Arrangements should be made for the
President to go to Garfield Beach and set
the Great Salt lake.
: The mistake seems to be in placing tor
much reliance on the procession. The
finest pageant that can be made will be
very poor excuse beside the great pageants
in the larger cities, and the President is
certainly sick of them
Salt Lakes reception should not be Of
the stereotyped order, at least it should
have novelty to it that will fix it in the
Presidents mind as something different
from that he receives in other places.