The record-union., 1892-05-09
THE COMING VISITORS.
Suggestions to the Public Regarding
Their Entertainment.
An Appeal to the Pride of the CITY
Our Citizens Asked to Help In
Commendable Cause.

In the entertainment of the National
Editorial Association in this city on the
Goth inst, 1t is especially desirable that
there shall be some one striking feature
OF hospitality. These people are the very
best representatives of rural worth in
thlrty-eight States; men of sterling char
acter, thoughtful, practical and observing:
men OF influence and capacity, who come
on no Junketing tour, and not to be
Ieasted and toasted, but to see, to find out
more about this part of their common
country.
Now no features forI their entertain
ment have been arranged here beyond
giving them lunch and supper at various
hotels and restaurants, and showing them
the Capitol and Art Gallery Gf carried
there, where tits proposed to have band
and an orchestra, respectively, play day
and evening, and the citizens to meet the
guests and to have some floral decorations.
The one original and best feature is that
proposed concerning rides about the city.
Fart OF the guests go up to Folsom and a
olson committee OF twelve Will meet
them here. They will have very pleas
ant ride, and see things representative OF
great material interest in this county.
But 800 other guests will be left in this
city.
1t is impossible to engage vehicles to
take them about out of the business sec
ton and to points of interests and along
residence streets; there is not the money
IN hand to do it or it would be done. The
committees must trust to the hospltable
promptlngS of Sacramentans to do the
duty and give our guests a fair view of
SACRAMENTO and vicinity, or else they
will not see the city to advantage.
There are 5000 private vehicles and
teams in the city. If only 200 of these
are turned out for three hours, the recep-
ton and entertainment will be in the
most perfect sense a great success.
Nothing will crafty guests more than
in groups of two, three and four to be
taken by intelligent citizens, driving
their own teams, to points of interest.
The Sacramentan will be able to answer
all questions, to explain matters essential
to be understood, TO make the guest feel
at home, and to send him away intelli-
gent concerning the city and the State.
h. b. Harmon, 1909 q street, has charge
of this feature of transportation. He has
but short time to work it up for the
programme must be printed and sent out
to inform guests on Friday, the 18th. He
has received already about forty gener-
Gus offers to turn out with single and
double teams. He wants at least one
hundred more. a postal card sent to his
address will receive prompt reply. The
time the turns-outs will be wanted will
be from 2 in the afternoon until about 5
or g. Each owner Of a vehicle loaned be-
comes member of the General Commit
tee of Entertainment and will be sup
piled with badge.
1t is earnestly hoped that by tomorrow
night, when the Executive Committee
meets, Mr.. Harmon viii have received
the full number Of offers needed. He
wishes it stated that buggies, phaetons,
riding carts, open or covered vehicles,
carrying from two to twenty or more,
will all be most thankfully received, and
the drivers may be ladies as well as gen.
tlemen.
This is a matter in which the credit of
the city is concerned, and in which every
lover of Sacramento ought to feel it a
pleasure to take part. The guests must
not be left unattended and to find their
way about the city alone. We can carry
them in our home vehicles, and ought to
do it, and make that attention the great
feature of the day.