St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-10
THE CLERKS WILL MEET
WEDNESDAY IN NATIONAL c0NVEN-
TON, As FIRST INTENDED.
WILL BE WELL ENTERTAINED.

Postponement Was RECONSTRUCTED
at the Last Moment-Gov. Nell
son, and Mayor Smith TO Wei
come the Guests-Sessions of
the Convention VIII Be at the
Capitol. ,- ~.
The, convention of the Retail Clerks
National Protective association will be
held this week. commencing Wednes-
day at 10 o'clock. The announcement
was published yesterday that the meet
ing would be postponed for two weeks,
occasiOned. no doubt, through the ditff-
culties presented to travel by the pend
ing railroad strike. But quite mum
Der of delegates have already arrived
In this city and a very large number
have started OH their way to reach here
on time. AS a consequence the national
officers concluded that 1t would be bet
ter to carry out the original programme
and hold the convention on the day
originally set for it.
Yesterday afternoon James Morrow,
president of the local association of
retail clerks. received a telegram from
the national secretary to the effect that
the convention would be held this week.
The telegram was dated from Chicago
and read as follows:
"Jame Morrow: Held delegates.
Convention will meet Wednesday. Have
countermanded postponement. l will
arrive Wednesday. Ed E. Mallory"
As soon as the telegram was received
the officers of the local association made
haste to acQuaint all interested of the
facts III the case, and maze arrange
NETS for the carrying out of the pro-
gramme as at first outlined. The ma
ti0naI officers and executive board will
all be here by Wednesday morning. The
convention will be called to order at the
capitol at 10 o'clock. Gov. Nelson on
behalf of the state and Mayor Smith Oh
behalf Of the city of st. Paul will well
come the members Of the convention
and the visitors to the freedom of the
city. Responses will be made by the
national officers OH behalf of the associ-
alton. Members" Of the Commercial
club and the chamber of commerce will
also be present. This meeting will be
a public one, and all people who may
wish to attend are invited to be present.
A great many merchants have desig
mated a Willingness to decorate their
places of business. This would have
been commenced yesterday. had the
countermandlng order not been received
and published. As it is, the work of
decorating will be pushed rapidly dur
ing today. The greater number of re-
tan merchants are also willing to close
their stores either half, and some the
entire day on thursday, so as to give
their employees all opportunity to meet
the visiting brethren, become ac-
Quainted and show the visitors within
our gates the proper cOurtesies and
attention.
Among the features of entertainment
provided for the members of the con-
ventiOn are the following:
On Thursday will occur the picnic at
Ramaley's pavilion. White Bear lake,
which will take UP the entire day.
Friday the Commercial club will take
the visitors out to Fort Smelling by a
special electric train. In the evening a
reception will be rendered them at the
club rooms. Music and refreshments
will be offered and the affair made a
most pleasant one.
On Saturday the chamber of COM
merce will take the visitors for a car
rage drive about the principal points of
the city.
Minor amusememts by the score will
be provided by the members of the local
casSociat!on,. who are determined To
send the visitors away from here sing
ing the praises OF st. PauPs we'll known
hospitality.