The morning call., 1893-12-20
FAIR CONGRESSES.
Organization of the General Auxil-
iary Committee.


The Midwinter Fair General Auxiliary.
which will undertake the work of looking
after all of the congresses and conventions.
was permanently organized last evening
In the parlor of the Occidental Hotel.
Chairman Nj. NJ. Estee called the ladies
and gentlemen 10 order, and at once asked
for the report of Chairman Arthur Rodgers
or the committee on permanent organiZa-
tlon, which was adopted as soon s. read.
BY this action the following officers were
chosen:
President. James ID. Phelan; first vice
president, l.. r. Ellert; second vice-pres-
dent, John II. Boalt; secretary. Il. G. Jud-
kin; treasurer, Sheldon q. Kellogg; eXecu-
tive committee-William Greer Harrison.
Professor Bernard Moses. DR.. w. +. Nc
Mutt. Lieutenant K. II. Fletcher. w. b.
Harrington and George L. Gaden.
Z. A..MurdOck explained that the ladies
mad been passed over in making up this
general committee for the reason that
they themselves sigDifed wish to be left
OF, and 1t was thought advisable to have
a committee solely Of gentlemen, because
1t would be more convenient for the latter
10 meet at any time. The secretary, Mr..
Judkins, he remarked, had been secretary
OF the Worlds Fair committee at Chicago
for six months, and had accepted of MIR.
Pnelan telegraphlc offer of the position,
being now on his way to California.
Organization being disposed Of. Chair
man Estee touched upon the Importance
OF having Nicaragua canal convention
here. informing his hearers that he had
received from George l.. Converse of
Columbus, Ohio. who was the chairman of
the national executive committee OF the
Nicaragua canal convention in New Or
leans over year ago, and from +. q.
Cragin of Chicago and I. L. Wright of
Nashville. Tenn, letters faVOring a con-
yention here during the fair.
Cyril w. Newhall of the Geographical
Society followed up Mr.. Estee's sugges-
ton by calling attention to what healthy
business effect the opening Of the SueZ
canal had had upon Mediterranean ports.
doing away with the roundabout route
around the Cape of Good HOue, and,
aualogously, he expressed the opinion that
the Nicaragua canal would do wonderful
things for the Pacific Coast, and dispense
with the necessity for rounding Cape
horn. He was heartily in support of the
convention idea.
Just then Mr.. Phelan arrived and the
chair was surrendered TO him. Mr.. Phelan
found the occasion oppOrtune 10 dwell
upon the necessity for taking steps 10
bring the leaders of thought 10 California.
A great many prominent men were COM
ing here next month, he said, and nOtwith-
standing the remOteness Of this city from
the centers of civilization and the great
distance intervening, he was confident
large number of intellects would congre-
gate here IL proper arrangements were
made TO receive and entertain them. The
advanced thinkers of the Pacific Coast
could be relied upon to assemble here.
The paying of initiation fees was at
once started by Mr.. Murdock. He an-
nounced that Miss Kirkland was the first
ON the list, having already given him $40
toward the cause. The Size of the inita-
tion fee insisted upon by the general
auxiliary is only 81.
The headquarters of the general COM
mittee, Mr.. Phelan announced, would be
at SOC Market street.