Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-08-04
A. p. A. ENTERTAINMENT
An ADDRESS by THE CITI-
ZENs' COMMITTEE
are Being Made TO
Make The Meeting of The Amer.
lean Pharmacists n Memorable

lean Pharmacists n Memorable
l:vCnt Here.
The Citizens committee, which is look
ing after the details for the entertainment
of the A. =. A. next month, has issued
the following, addressed to the citizens
of Ashevlle:
"The Citizens committee having in
charge the arrangements for entertain
ing the 42d annual convention of the
American Pharmaceutical association,
held a business III ,eting in ths City Hall
yesterday. Mayor T. W. Patton, chair
man, presided, Secretary Nat 5. Rogers
and White G. Smith, local secretary of
the association, were present, as well as
a goodly number OF the members of the
committee. The charmcn of the various
subcommittee presented their reports,
and were given further instructions. The
committee on printing and advertising
reported having sent out 5000 circu-
lars to members OF the National and of
the various State associations in all
parts of .he United States ard Canada.
Twelve hundred copies OF the Southern
Railway company's pamphlets, The
Land of the Sky have also been mailed,
together with 1900 circulars advertis-
ing the Polk Miller entertainment to be
given at the Battery Park hotel, and
500 circulars advertising the special
excursion to be run from Boston by the
New England Druggist especially for the
occasion, the latter circulars all going to
druggists in the Northeastern Stat, S
With this done he members OF the com-
mittce feel that if even nothing further
were accomplished Ashevilc has been
thoroughly advertised among the phai
macists of the country.
"Thc New England Druggist, a monthly
trade journal published in Boston, is
giving Ashcvillc a great boom. Two
thousand copies OF THE Land OF the Sky
have been bound in the uly and August
issues and 5000 copies OF Ashcvillc and
How to Get There have been distributed.
| The journal also contains al, exhaustive
write.up of Ashcvilc by Editor D. y
|O'Gorman, who spent week here last
month arranging for the special cXcur-
sion.
"Sccrctary Rogers was instructed to
close a contract with the railroad com,
pany for special tram from Asheville to
Hot Springs and return on Friday, Sep
tembcr I, the occasion OF the excursion
to be rendered the visitots by the citize S
of Asheyilr, and to make all nrrangt,
ments with the management OF tho
Mountain Park hotel to provide II suita.
bic and substantial lllrcll. also to have
printed and ready for distribution Il
guide book of AsIlcviIlc suitable for tn,
occasion. The printing aud advertising
comnittcc was instructed To provld,
suitable badges for al! visitors aud mem.
bcrs of the entertainment committee.
"Onc serious drawback has been dis
lowered in the fact that all the liver,
stables in town can provide but carriage:
enough to seat 10, and AS it is proposec
to take all the visitors to Nande, bit ::
and up the Swannanoa on the Afternoon
of the 9th, private convcyaEccs wil! b'
in demand and those wiling to iuin'Si
them will couicr favor on the commit
tee BY communicating with the s,crci arv
| ACTdlHClnSNlS l'I lhC CHAtllilHlIltll
to be given 1T the Battery Park on th'
evening Of the 4th are progressing IA
voraby. Mr.. Miller prone scs somt
good selections and juluing from pre-
notices from r'll parts OF TIC tn'tr'
States he will be one OF the best enter
taincrs of his class ever in Astcvillc
Local talent will also participate III thi
Entertainment which promises to Ia
unique as well as enjoyable.
"ln tact the entire week will be on
round of gaycty when dull care will b
set in the background and baseball vii
not be in it. To successfully carry on
the plans which have been formulated
without expense to the visitors it will b
necessary to raise about $1,000 by pri
vate subscriptions, among the cit'zliis q
Ashcville. Several hundred dollars la
been already contributed aud the res
must be raisc,:.
"a thorough and ditcmizad statcmcn, G
all receipts ard disbursement will b
published after the meeting and all NOR
les contributed will be used to the hes
advantage for Ashevillc and for the Wis
tors. At any rate ii the 42d annu Il cot
vcntion of the American Pharmaccutic;
association is not success it will no
hc lie fpult of he commit fee "