The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-26

Vice President Stevenson Fixes
. Day Cor His Visit
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viee President etsvensoa and his party
VAL sfrsvs In Seattle on Friday mosnine.
IL ~ not settled yet whether he viii visit
Seattle hsfoss going to victoria, but the
present. iatsntioa b thar he shail arrive in
Tacoma and there take the City Of King
esoa Tor Victoria. returning to Tacoma q
So'clock. and after lev hours in that
city come on 10 eeattis in time for lunch
On Friday. 4 o. Gravss met the vies
president at Portland yesterday. and astsr
consultation with him sent the following
tsisszan 70 Mayer Ronald:
'.PosrLAsp. July 3. 1saA
=. r Ronald, Meyer u Seatflx: etsven-
O'clock tonight. Leaves Tacoma Thur
day morning o'clock on the City OF
AineSton for Victoria Goes back 20 Ia
coma Friday morning as O'Clock and
Will leave Tscoma Friday morning. arriv-
ing in Seattle at l0.3o. T. O. GaAvEs"
This arrangement makes more definite
the following dispatch which Wis rscsived
from Gen. Stevenson. and evidently sent
before Mr.. Graves had sen him:
PORTLAND. Or. July q. l1gA
~. 7: Ronald, Mayor. Seattle. Expect 70
seech Seattle Friday morning BY boat.
either from Tacoma or Victoria Viii let
you know definitely later. Leave Seattle
Saturday morning ey Crest Northern.
The exact time Of his arrival cannot yet
b accurately determined, a. the time ~.
loved viii hardly b sufacisnt TO carry
out the programme contemplated.
Collector Saunders autographed - Mayor
Ronald. according to his request. that the
government steamer wolcoss b sent 20
Tacoma In time 10 bring the vice president
to this city. Mr.. Saunders promised to
telegraph more definitely, but up to last
night no further particulars had been re-
ceived.
Messrs. Eugene Semp,e, H. E Shields.
J. A. Hatfield, J. s. Kioeber. Josiah Col
Inns and q. T. Conover, Of the committee
appointed to arrange programme Tor the
reception. met at the Chamber OF Com
merce last evening. The vice president
viii Be met at Tacoma Friday morning by
. subcommittee of the Seattle reception
committee and escorted to Seattle on the
steamer Flyer. reaching here shortly be-
fore noon. when the cutter Wolcott will
Ere salute. The party will b met At the
dock with carriages and taken for brisf
drive through the business portion Of the
city, and then to the Rainier hotel for
luncheon. Aftsr luncheon they will b
driven 10 the coal and mineral palace
and will then take Ysslsf avenue cable
cars for Lake Washington. A steamer
ride will follow and the party Will return
By way Of the Madison street cable road
% Broadway. where the Broadway electric
line will be taken 10 afford . view Of the
route Of the proposed ship canal. The dis
tinguished guests will then b taken 10 the
Rainier hotel for dinner and . public ~
cepsion will b held 1t the Armory at
$50 o'clock.
Mr.. Stevenson and bic friends will leave
for the East via the Great Northern Satur-
day morning. His reception 1t Seattle
will be without any ostentatious
features, but every effort viii be
made TO make the stay OF the
vice president and his friends IN enjoy
able one. Gov. Semple ana the finance
committee were appointed committee to
devise . suitable souvenir for Mrs. Steven
son. Capt. Hatfield will attend to the
decoration Of Armory hall and will engage
the music.
Mayor Ronald yesterday added James
Hamilton Lewis and w. II. H. Green to
the reception committee.