The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-15
NEWS FROM TACOMA
~~aw AT1EsDED aECEPT1ox
- Gov.-ELECT RoGERs.
us~ntv Salaries 10 Ds Reduced Nezt
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~ Compel the Payment 81 SALARY
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TACOMA. Dec. A.--sDecAa.-The Tsoep-
ekou rpr,sxfa % Cov,-eisct joan r. Rogers
erA family ~ the Mana Street. snssssr
Wao aessrzded BY Gzorsaud peo1ss. taken
from ii ciHxsss Of escxens OF Tacoma
Tf,e sfsasr Was managed By q cousn.sEtss
- Tnouua genx1cxnw and ladies. ard
coed on wsxfsoug kkteh OF any kind
III Uoxsrs wxs accordc1 tho 1s<xArtsszss
ftnA Of : reception. a0d was made 80 sees
90 Cd DE people OF Tsco1.A and FieFcs
eosxpfy. God, for that us&<ssr. OF xsss sss.s
g innes, wish srtn weH IN MS s<inaisass-
srssson Of tf1e of1scs 81 governor.
sTha bz.sdnx was handsomely deoyT2zsa
x1xh bunting. nags and syergrsasx. wiasen
were woven a<,out <slA ptisars and corner
ufscss IN an artistic fashion one csrrsr
n f4e foyer waA carpeted wish rugs ana
hung v1sh large faxs and tAHnsrs- Here
Gov.~s.ecs Rogers. Airs. koxess AID t-seir
two daughters resolved Visitors wers M
trosuced by Frederic A@ctses, president
~ ssys Tacoma. Chamber Of Cofnfneree.
nrr.rssd By W. ID. G. Spike ard Mrs. J. J.
A1dsrson- The hsEliss of xhe r~csptssea
eoruns.ree. Including AIRS. Anderson. Aars.
&. ". y Rice. Airs. r. q. Bingham ana
Mis- Assns< Mitchell. assisted n Receiving
Mru Rogers was fsan<1sornssy atGreSa IN
black silk, while the A-s@rs Rogers WoF .
weI.-attinx gowns of black silk. trimmed
steh ,~s. The reception tasted little
over al ssour. the gogerfsor-es@ct oorssiaily
wre~tsnx ali nsso were prssentsd-
The reception proper finished. NJ. MOI
tst. followed BY Mr.. Rogers. J. J. Wiili&ua-
son. A. " Fitch and II. y. Houston. AooA
SEATS an the stage ard the exercises Of the
evening were begun Mr.. Aotsst iatto-
dueed Judge Charts Richardson 81 ea&iF
man Of the evening. Judge kieaAEasoia'
Il
tended to the goyernoF-elect the hearty
congratulations OF the pe3pis 81 Fistes
county. and OF the entire star. ana eala
obey we're inspired wiki Tire patrlotsc put-
Doae OF cooperating with bim through hls
form OF Office that his administration
naisnt rebound TO the credit and @satals
OF the commonwealth. lie eaoAed " va
PRODUCING the governor-elsct
Mr., Rogers began BY expressing nis
great rratification at tbs character snd
aeart.nsss OF the reception. expressing
his sense Of the honor done hsfn " ths
asacmbiage.
For these things thank ven With al
my heart" he said. This j. pIo9a
moment for him who stand, n~loEe s"s :
ieyai rcople-loyaf to ths principles under
living our form Of government. lofa5 q
thai principle which says that the Maori
~ must rule. walch eesisve 70 Do s'-ae
He saad the state OF washington, wish
an area larger than all OF New hn<i ind,
and richer far In natural resources. WAS
without a peer In the sistsrhood OF states.
with wonderfully productive wheat fields,
with mountains fiilsd with precious metals
and with magnificent ports. the people OK
the state could look forward TO the fusare
with hope and confidenoa.
Referring briefly 10 matters OF admins
sratson. MIR. Rogers said that public opin-
aon was the power which enabled men
90 administer public Affairs safely and
we'll He said,
TT III on public opinion that we depend.
No law Is or force unless IL Ia backed up
nv tho consenus OF opinion OF great
majority OF tho people. Nc nattsf how
radical the reformsr. u viii be ifnpossiille
for him TO succeed unless he has back 90
h.na a majority which amounts 70 almost
the unanimous expression OF the voice or
.For the people OF Warrington have
no fear. Thay believe ia thu Americsnsr9
OF Washington. Jsnerson. JasAsen ard
In this sort Of Amertcanlsns. and on this
line We p~opose 20 nght IL cut II II takes
many sunmsrA"
Mas coSnsn rendered a violin selection.
and after the asdiezcs had listened 10
timely reanarks by Col Williamson and
Mr.. Fitch. Mrs A. v. Fawcstt sang For
All Eternity" with vfoftn ebiiEAto by
N,ns Coenen and accompaniment by Mrs,
Gsmb4u n. II. Houston spoke last. and
the programme closed with seseotion BY
Earl Adams.
Carl Baeh's orchestra played national
airs and a number OF selections dnfing the
reception