The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03


lowed on the pulpit supply aud special
George B. Littlefield, who made one OF
the most efficient chairman OF press com.
mittees that San Francisco ever had, said
in rart:
The '97 press committee endeavored first.
to advertise the convention az widely DIS pos.
slble through the religious ana secular press
OF the country and second, to be of service to
press representatives ut the convention.
Five press bulletins Were issued, OF which
about 800 copies in all were distributed.
has received SO much newspaper advertise
ment as the convention OF ~, q fact due
largely TO the circumstances nnder which it
was held rather than 10 any EFFORTS OF the
press committee. Altogether, the secular
papers of this country and Cana Ia have given
over 5000 columns OF space 10 matters con-
nected with the convention OF '31 And this
leaves entirely out of account the great re-
ligious press which also devoted. in the ag-
grogate, a great amount OF space TO the
subject
L. B. Perkins of the de coration com nit
tee; DR.. E. L. Kelly, registration; DR.. X.
L. Rigdon, ushers, occupied few minutes
each on their department. The printing
committees report closed with these
words:
To one who is not familiar wi IN the work
necessary in preparing for great convention
in California there are many interesting
few in connection with the printing will be
mentioned: Two hundred and Twenty-Five
thousand .stckers" and $4,000 ,enyelope
enclosures" were distributed; 16,45O copies
of the Pacific Christian Eudesvorer were
mailed TO addresses furnished by The COM
mittee of 1897, and $1,000 COPIES OF vari.
10000 California. 1897. and 5000 posters
have been almost exhausted. OF cards of
various kinds about 100000 were prin
In the restroom" at the Mechanics Pavilion
20, 900 specially printed letter heads and the
same number of envelopes were furnished
during the convention ana only few were
LETT for sam ples Nearly %, 900 official letter
heads were provided for committee work,
while for the two concerts y 600 programmes
were printed.
Over three-auarters OF million OF pieces of
printed matter were supplied for the use of
the various committees. and the 22 600 con-
cert programmes and 10000 official conven-
ton programmes were In addition TO the II g.
ures mentioned, making sum total OF nearly
800, 900 pieces at an expense of about $4,000.
In ad ditiou to the foregoing the Southern Pa
cifc Company, TO whom we are under many OBJ
legations, printed and distributed through our
committee, but at their own cost, 10000 COP
les OF the pamphlet, California, 81, 1000
copies OF the po,ter. 20 900 copies OF the spe.
cial,y prepared map of San francisco and 1000
copies of birdseye map OF California, besides
quantities Of their own advertising matter,
but all calculated 10 aid in our promotion
work.
He was followed by A. NJ. Benham of
music committee, A. s. johnson, recep-
ton committee, and Daniel Mackenzie
entertainment com mittee, after which
Chairman Merritt presented the following
re port OF the financial part OF the gather
ing:
The report herewith submitted Is complete
to date OF going TO pres, but not final. There
are some two or three pledges not yet PAID
some concert tickets not accounted for, and
possibly some bills not presented, though we
know OF none. But nearly every one has been
a.d nf he
$25, 600 pledged less than one-half of l per
cent will be lost.