The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-09

| ton. His; treasurer. Mrs. Mary Il. San
! dcrson, Danville, Que, Canada.
The Toronto branch intends 10 make
| the coming convention the greatest one
/ In the history of the union. The whole
/ city has become interested i'm IL. The
chairman OF the convention committee
has circulated the following petition:
The Toronto convention committee
send heartiest greetings TO our com,
rades everywhere and hope TO welcome
goudly number 10 the great gather
ing OF the worlds white ribboners.
Enthusiastic interest is deepening in
the hearts of our white ribboners, while
on every hand offers OF help come
from our citizens and authorities. We
most of all are looking forward to
your coming i'm the spirit OF prayer,
that your coming 30 us may be a bene-
diction To our houses and country and
that you may carry home with you rich
inspiration to labor In the cause For
God and home and every land.
In answer 10 number OF queries
we beg 10 make few statements for
the information OF delegates and yis-
itors. We are glad that we are able to
offer our best Canadian hospitality
which is OF no mean order, TO every
delegate at the convention. We well
come you to the best that we can offer
and hope that every delegate will ac-
cept the kindness in the spirit in which
II Is given. To accommodate a host OF
visitors who will attend the conven-
tion we have special committee. This
committee viii have a list OF suitable
places where visitors may secure lodg-
ing and meals or lodging only. Lodg-
ing and meals will cost ON an average
about 81 per day and lodging only so
cents Meals may be had at restau-
rants on the European plan. No as
sgnment of billets will be made until
the delegates and visitors reach To-
ronto. The headquarters OF the COM
mittee will be at Toronto district w. c.
Il. u. headquarters, SO Elm street. The
reception committee will meet all
trains and will escort the delegates and
visitors 10 headquarters. where they
will be assigned 10 comfortable homes"
Owing 10 the unusual interest i'm the
great gathering, IL was felt that the
largest and best auditorium the city
could afford would hardly give sufficient
accommodation for the throngs that
would attend Massey Music hall with
seating capacity of 1000. was there
fore chosen as the place to hold the
evening sessions. To accommodate busy
people and to guarantee the expenses
OF the meetings, the hall committee are
reserVing number Of seats, which may
be procured on application TO Mrs. VII
son, Lowther avenue. Toronto, for 81
each.
These tickets are numbered and sub
scribers will have the right to select
their seats a few days before the con-
vention i'm the order in which they SUBJ
scribed for the tickets. The applica-
tions even at this early date have been
very numerous, not only from the cit-
Zens OF Toronto, but from workers at
distance who are planning 10 attend the
convention.
The hospitality committee numbers
about f0 Mrs Bascom, who has had
great deal OF experience in this line. is
chairman. Already invitations from
some Of the best homes OF the city 70
entertain the distinguished guests have
come in, and il Is confidently expected
that ia good time accommodation will
be provided for the $50 expected dele
gates.
The transportation and reception COM
mittee Will meet all trains. receive the
delegates and direct them to headquar-
ters ~ TO the homes where they are TO
be entertained. The season Of the year
will not permit excursion trips the only
feasible place being Niagara Fails. Ar
rangements will be made 20 stop over
at Niagara Fails, and an excursion rate
VIII be secured for the national conven-