The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-24

position management to partake of BAN
quent. The members of the committee
who did not attend were unable to do SO
on account of previous engagements to
visit the exposition. Those present at the
banquet were the following:
President N. G. Bialock, of walla walla; sec.
rotary r. C. Kaufman, of Tacoma: DR.. G. v.
CalhoHn, OF La Conner; superintendent of the
Agricultural Department w. I. La Toilette. of
Pullman; L r. Grimes, of Ellensburg; Henry
Drum, one OF the United States Worlds fair
commissioners for Washington. The hosts were
President Samuel Collyer. of the Tacoma expo.
sition; 8. A. Whiting, the general manager;
John I. Redman. president of the Commercial
Club, and Charles Z. Hale.
The tables were very tasteful!y deco
rated and the banquet was a most enjoya-
bic affair. At the close of the banquet
President Collyer made an address; ex-
pressing the thanks and qualification of
the exposition management for the gener-
Gus help received from the Worlds fair
commission, and furthermore thanking
them for their faithfulness and economy
in administering the affairs connected with
this important work. In his capacity as
treasurer Of the commission he was able
to state that the commission had only
expended $4,000 of the 100000 appropri-
ated. although they had been at work for
nearly two years and had already accom-
plished good work for the state.
President Blalock, Of the commission,
responded in an able manner, and after .
few remarks by Mr.. Redman, DR.. Calhoun
was called for and made brief but we'll.
timed speech, saying that each member of
the executive committee was an xious only
to achieve great success.
The committee then adjourned to the
exposition building to finish some pressing
work connected with the details of the
various departments. The commission
meets again in Tacoma on October 4.
TACOMA, Sept. 2S.-[Special. Mrs. Mary
NJ. Miller. of Seattle, is willing to make
good her offer to deliver to the Washington
Worlds fair commissioners flag pole in
two sections as long rs can be transported
and erected. She will take especial pains
to have a fine sample Of Douglas fir Sc
lected. 1t will probably be about four feet
in diameter at the base. 1t was not pos
sible to get this stick out in time to send
with the other flag poles, which go forward
today. +. b. Cole. of this city, has charge
of the details OF Mrs. Miller's donation.
President Blalock says any citizen Of
Washington may well be proud of plac-
ing such a specimen of Washington fir on
exhibition as Mrs. Miller proposes.
TACOMA. Sept. 23.-(Special.l An en-
blematicsl design in wood showing the
different woods of the state OF Washington
and displaying to good advantage the re-
sources of the state, viz, coal, iron, gold,
lumber mills and shipping, agriculture,
wheat, etc, has been decided upon by the
Washington Worlds fair commission for
exhibition at the Worlds fair The de-
sign will have for a center a relief showing
the face of George Washington. The cary
ing alone will be five feet in diameter, and
the entire design will DO eight feet square.
The design will occupy a prominent place
in the Washington Worlds fair building.
Wheeler Osgood & Co, of this city, have
been awarded the contract for doing this
work.