The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-22
CARE FOR THE VISITORS.
Action Taken Looking to the Proper
Entertainment Of Guests
This Summer.
Joint Committee Appointed to
Solicit Subscriptions to Garry
u.s.. Out the Work.
Helena Will lie Represented ut the Me-,
Ing at butte to Form IL state
Base BALL League.

Ropresentativ 4 OF the executive COM
mittees Of the three conventions That VIII
meet in Helena this year. had n conference
ut the Board Of Trade rooms last evening.
Those present were: H. M. Parchen, VIM.
Ninth, -. Brown, J. s. Mills, 7. 9. Yaeoer'
]. W. Eddy, J. w. Kinsley. Dr. Billiard,
Judge Sanders, J. y. Sanders, N. Silver
man, A. q. Votaw, II. G. Wallace and +. +.
Sterling. Mr.. Kinsley was elected chair
man and j. W. Eddy secretary. The pur-
pose of tho meeting was to have concerted
action in the matters OF entertaining the
members aud for street decorations for the
three conventions. Mr.. Muth said IL would
be necessary to have a fund for the work
outlined, and he believed that there should
be . joint cAucus for the purpose. Capt.
Mills suggested that a subscription list be
prepared with four spaces, one for contrl-
buting to Il general fund, one for the A. Q.
U. W., one for the Mining congress and one
for the Sons of Veterans. Iu that way
those who desired to contribute toward the
entertainment Of any particular conven-
tion could do 10, or chip in the general
fund. In conformity with these sugges-
tions DR.. Billiard moved that q joint COM
mittee, representing the executive commit
tees Of the three conventions, be appointed
TO solicit subscriptions. The chairman ap-
pointed for the Mining congress Messrs.
Muth and Parchen; for the Sons of Vet
Grams, Messrs. Votaw and Sanders, and for
the A. o. U. W., Messrs. Yaeger and Silver
man. These gentlemen compose the per
manent finance committee of the three
executive committees, with VIM. Muth as
chairman.
The three conventions will put a great
many thousand dollars in circulation IN
Helena, as they will bring altogether be-
tween 5000 and 10000 visitors to the
town. The conventions will meet just fa.
enough apart TO give the people the oppor-
tunity to treat the members OF each hos
pitably. The A. 0. U. w. meets il June,
the Mining congress in July and the Sons
Of Veterans in August. There is no ques-
ton rs to tho direct monetary benefit they
will be, because for every dollar expended
leave twenty in the city. The A. 0. Y. W.
will be in session eight days; the mining
congress four days, and the Sons of Neter.
ans six. The time limit on the visitors
railway tickets will allow each to remain
thirty days in Montana, and the more nos
pitAbly they are entertained during the
meeting, the longer they will stay after the
sessions are over. For this reason there il
no doubt but the people of Helena will re,
spond literally and promptly to the call OF
the Joint finance committed. =.
In addition to the direet benefit that will
be- derived by the merchants and hote!
keepers, street railway lines, theaters
restaurants and other business institutions
the indirect benefit resulting from pleasant
surroundings aud profitable sessions, vii
be almost incalculable. 1t will result no
only in bringing Helena and Montana
directly to the attention of thous.
ands OF mon now strangers to our resources
but it will induce the Investment of capita
and the incoming of settlers flom other
sections of the United States.