The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-24
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
An Invitation To Be Extended to
Them To Visit Portland.
Meeting in Regard to the Matter Held by
the Board of Trade-The Committee
Meeting Held by the Different Bodies.

Meeting Held by the Different Bodies.
A special meeting of the Board of Man
ayers of the Board of Trade was
held yesterday morning to consider
the matter of inviting the National
Educational Association to hold it's an
| nual summer excursion in Portland.
There was good attendance and the
secretary stated that the meeting had
been called at the suggestion of the
Mayor and Aldermen, with view to
possible joint action, the Board of Trade
having last year extended an invitation
to the association through Mr.. Wagstaff
Of Detroit. AS the invitation was never
accepted, the committee was discharged.
The general opinion yesterday, as
to renewing the invitation, was that the
managers would not feel authorized to
commit the full board to the expense of
providing such entertainment as would
be necessary. The managers however ex-
pressed their willingness to help in any
way possible and promised the hearty CO.
operation of all the member in case the
city should sec fit to extend the invita-
tlon. A committee consisting of Presi-
dent B. Winslow, Seth l.. Larrabee.
Charles S. Fobes and Secretary M. N.
Rich, was appointed to meet the COM
mittee from the board of aldermen at
the aldermen's room at O'Clock.
At O'Clock there assembled in the
Mayors private office, His Honor Mayor
Baxter, on the part of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen, with Aldermen
Guptill and Strout, the committee from
the Board of Trade, w. Corthell, prin-
cipal OF the State Normal school at Cor
ham and Superintendent Lord of the
Portland school committee, and Mr..
Staples of Old Orchard.
President Winslow of the Board of
Trade, made statements similar to those
he had made in the morning at the
meeting of the Board managers. Mr..
Staples said that if the meeting of this
association was held prior to July
goth about thousand could be cared for
by The parties at the beach.
Mr.. Corthell, who is member of the
association, gave, however, the most
valuable information. He is a member
and an influential one He said the
statement that Is, 900 to 10000 teachers
would be here was an error. The greatest
number he had known registered at
meeting was about 5000, while at Detroit,
Louisville and other large cities it did
not exceed 5000. He said the City hall,
with the Reception hall, City Council
rooms and one or two other rooms would
probably prove ample Accommodations
If by any chance more room was required
a church would be sufficient though he
thought the City hall large enough. He
said the invitation should be extended
to President Lane and come from the
combined committees
On motion of Mr.. Larrabee it was
unanimously voted that Mayor Baxter
extend cordial invitation to the asso-
citation to meet here next July in the
name of the city government, Board of
Trade and school committee.
Mr.. Corthell said that he had under
stood from President Lane that this as
ISOLATION would meet at Duluth this
summer, but as no notification had been
sent out it was possible that there had
been change in the plans of the execu-
tive officers
Last evening Mayor Baxter sent the
following telegram to the president of
the association:
Portland, Me-, January %. 1894
Z Andrew q. Lane, President National
Education Association, Chicago, ILL
nois:
A meeting representing the City Gov
eminent, Board of Trade and Public !
School Board, authorizes me to invite |
your association to hold it's next meeting |
in Portland
JAMES P. BAXTER.
Mayor of Portland.