Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-22
ARRANGING A CONFERENCE
Board of Trade Plans for Entertaining Ma
tional Educators.
The Preliminnries Discussed at 6
pOintment of Committees.

The first meeting of the committee re-
Gently appointed by the board of trade
to arrange fer the entertainment of the
National Educational Association, If 1t
shall meet In this city next year, was held
yesterday afternoon at the rooms of the
tcard of trade. Tie probability Of the ex-
ecutive committee of the association Sc
lecting this city as the place of meeting
was discussed.
Col Henry F. Rlount was elected chair
man of an executive committee of fifteen,
to be appointed by him. to confer with the
executive committee of the National Edu-
cational Association when 1t visits this
city on its tour of INSPECTION
Charles J. Bell was elected temporary
chairman and opened the meeting, there
being present Col. Henry F. Blount. Archi-
bald Greenlees. Prof VIM. b. Powell, Mrs.
A. T. Smith, Mrs. Sara a. Spencer Mrs.
S. D. La Fetra, Thomas W. Smith, Charles
s. Church, E. j. Lockwood of the Norfolk
and Western Railway Company and Ar
thur O'Neill, the secretary of the board
Of trade
Mr.. O'Neill vas elected temporary sec
rotary of the committee He stated that
seventy-three ictices had been sent out
TO persons selected to serve on the COM
mittee and that thirty-fve acceptances
had been received.
Committee of Conference.
1t was then explained that the purpose OF
the meeting was to select an executive
committee to confer with the executive
committee Of the Educational Association
when 1t visits Washington in order to give
information regarding the facilities which
will be provided for the association in the
event of its meeting here.
The executive committee was also au-
thorized to increase the membership of the
tn
hundred.
Mrs. Spencer explained that the decision
OF the association respecting the place in
which it will meet will depend upon rail-
road rates, character of places of meeting,
hotel accommodations ard charges, and
the opportunity TO increase the membership
of the association. She had no doubt they
would find the hotel accommodations here
much superior to those of Milwaukee, She
said as the meeting of the association will
cost from $4,000 to $4,000 the executive
committee of the association would like to
have an idea of the probable number OF
new members that would be secured in this
city. The membership fee being 81 the new
members would cause quite an increase in
the associations funds.
Acquisition of Members.
In San Francisco, Mrs. Spencer said they
secured 1000 new members, and in Mil
waukee mere than 1OOO. She thought this
city should secure at least thousand
members, as there are but very few here
now. For the expenses of the citizens
committee it would be necessary to raise
about $4,000, which was the sum raised in
Milwaukee for that purpose.
Letters from Commissioners Ross and
Wight were read. both expressing interest
in the meeting of the association. Colonel
Blount will. in a day or two, announce the
membership of the executive commit tee.
which will take charge of all matters con-
nected with the visit of the committee OF
the association to this city.