The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-05
THE ST. LOUISGUESTS.
The Programme Prepared For
Their Entertainment


men were present ct the Cnazuber Of
Commerce yesterday afternoon. al ACT
Ing - members Of the general commit
tee for the reception OF the party Of
81. Louis capitalists who are expected
In the city next Thursday. The execu-
tive committee reported and named the
several sub-cemmit tees. The meeting
was called TO ors1er BY J. n. Metcalfe,
~ chairman. and william d. Weed
acted ~ secretary. The executive COM
mibsee. consisting OF Chair7nan Met
calfe. g.. L. Crawford, jacob Furth,
John Leary. Maurice MdAficken and w.
D. Wood. recommended sufs-comxn1ttees
- folIows:
Reception cnnmittee-3gayor Byron
Phelps. chaArrnan; e. o. 6rayes. A. A.
Denny. Jacob Furth, Gen !. H. Bryant,
III. c. Henry. Gen. j. b. Metcaife, NJ.
D. Ballard. +. n. Nadean. 06aj. J. r.
Hayden. Gri1ith Davies. Thomas w.
Prosch, r. D. Black. ~. H. La3imer,
A. n. Brookes. H. q. Struve, Columbus
4. Tyler, e. w, Andrews, Gen. C.
w. TURNER, Maurice McMicken. A.. B.
Stewart. w. r. Forrest, w. T.. Boone,
Angus tAacidntoea1, Lieut.. John l..
Hayden. James Goldsmith. r. r. 6pen-
CT. John Lteary. J. a.. E. Atkinson.
Charles r. Munday. 8. III. Piles. George
n. He4ibron. J. B. MacDougall. George
O.. Lyon. W. s. Relfe. Or. Samuel
Ramsey. Lester Turner, w. ID. Wood,
James Gosh. John Collins, s. L. Craw-
ford. c. J.. Smith, Charles Prosch, ]. d.
Lowman, Joseph Shipper. Jaanes Leddy.
George III. Preston. l.. G.. Gilman. Capt
g. w. Cove. Frank Shaubut. Robert
Moran. w. II. Br4nker. J.. T. Ronald.
A. r. Burseigh. DIR. A. p. hiitten. Ed
gar II. Brown. C. l.. Webb. e. S..
Meany.
ComuItbtee on city transportaston-M.
+. Backus. chairman: George B. AdaSr.
DR.. F.. w. Sparkling, L. H. Grifflth,
A. r. Haas. Thomas r. Brown, John
6chram, J. G. Blake. Andrew Chilberg,
/. w. Ekats. g. N. Alexander, George
A. B1rch.
Committee On excursions-Coi. j. A.
Hatfield. chairman; Capt. D. B. Jack
son. Fred E. Sander. John p. Fay,
Capt. j. G. Morong, j. III. Woolery,
Thomas E. Jones. r. b. Bourbon, Wa
son Allen, John A. Campbell. Byron
Barlow, A. C. Freedom.
Committee on entertainment and re-
freshmesnts-E. C. Neufelder, chair
man; e. r. Sweeney. A. +. Van de
vanter. ID. *. Howard. Columbus r.
Tyler. Col. Joseph Green, John w.
Hanna.
The programme for the entertain
ment OF the visitors. recommended by
the executive committee and adopted
by the ineeting, IL as follows:
Thursday-visitos will be met at the
depot and escorted to the Rainier-Grand
hotel, and in the evening be entertained
at the fheate~.
Frsday-They will be allowed to de-
vote their time entirely to their busi-
ness matters with the Seattle g. Lake
Washington Waterway Company: the
transportation committee to provide
special car on the Madison street
line to take the visitors 20 Lake Wash
ingtcn. and a steamer on the lake to
take the party to the site OF the canal
the return to be made by way Of Leschi
park and special car on the Yesler av-
enue hne. the evening also to be de-
voted to business matters.
Saturday-The executive committee
will provide q steamer for the trip to
-
board. and the "trip to be continued to
the Port Orchard dry dock and return.
The evening programme will be deter
mined upon later
Sunday--A trip WILL be arranged for
Srpqualmie falls and return for such
of the party as may desire to take adj
vantage OF the excursion.
IL the visitors are In the city Monday
further arrangements will be made for
that date.
The executive committee was author
ICED TO invite the governor OF the state.
judges Of the supreme court and other
state officials. The mayor Of the city.
Judge Haufo-d and the superior court
Judges 10 accompany the visitors on
the excursion. The executive commit
tee will also invite the senator's rand
representatives of King county and the
city officials to the general reception to
be rendered to the visitors.
Charles Prosch suggested that ar
engagements be made 10 enable the party
tn see the city thoroughly by trips on
the different car lines. A letter was
read from Gen. j. II. Bryant. one Of
the receivers OF the Seaasie, Lake Shore
& Eastern railway, offering a special
ear for the use az the visitors on a trfp
TO Sno1ualmie falls. The secretary was
instructed TO acknowledge the recent
Of the letter aud 20 return the thanks
OF the committee for the offer.
The committee adjourned to NEE.
again this afternoon al $50 O'clock at
o ~. ~.