The herald., 1897-08-12
WANT THE EDUCATORS
PROF. FOSHAY SAYS LOS ANGE-
LES HAS A GOOD CHANCE
To Secure the Next National Educa.
tional Association Convention.
A Pavilion Needed

The board Of directors of the chamber
of commerce met yesterday afternoon
at S:15. The following were present:
Directors Forman, Croft, Klokke, Slau-
son, Vetter, Waters, Willard, Duque.
President Forman occupied the chair.
ship: Routier G. Lefebire, Hughes
Bros, Central avenue planning mill
Prof ]. A. Foshay appeared before the
board and made verbal report of his
trip to Milwaukee and stated that Los
Angeles stood as good chance of get
! ting the National Educa tonal associa-
ton for 1898 as any city that had been
| talked of. The matter was now in the
hands Of the executive committee, three
of whom he thought were favorable to
| the selection of this city. This commit
tee is composed of the following: j. M.
| Greenwood, superintendent of schools,
Kansas City; Irwin Shepard, president
of normal school, Winona, Mimi; l. G.
| McNeal, president normal school, Supe-
( rior Wis; Chas. M. Skinner, superin-
! tendent of public instruction, Albany, N.
Y, and A. G.. Lane, superintendent of
| schools, Chicago, ILL., These gentlemen
are the highest officers in the association.
| He suggested that if any of the board
were acquainted with these gentlemen
| they write them personally, placing the
| advantages, of Los Angeles properly be-
| fore them, asking them to give the mat
| ter their favorable consideration. The
board also suggested that the citizens of
A n ~ hl irta
the committee should personally corre-
spond with them.
Prof Foshay announced that the only
guarantee that this city would be called
upon to make was sufficient accommo-
dation in the shape of convention hall
that would hold from 1000 to 10000 peo-
pie. This the committee would absolute
ly require before making any promises.
He stated that railroad rates were an
other faction in the matter, but he under
stood that a rate had already been
quoted from the Southern Pacific of $50
from Missouri river points for the round
trip. The general expression Of the
board was, however, that the same rat
should be given this convention as those
given to the Christian Endeavor dele
gates. A written report was read from
Prof. Pierce dealing with the same
subject.
Director Klokke, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed to arrange for the erec-
tion of a convention hall, reported that a
conference had been held with the chair
men of the other committees and sever
a of the most prominent citizens and the
matter had been discussed as to wheth
they would erect a temporary or perma-
nent structure. He also stated that the
general committee had not been called
together on account of the absence from
the city of several members. A general
discussion was then taken up by the
board and plans talked over, locations
cited, the expense that would naturally
occur and the mode of raising funds,
etc. 1t was decided that the matter was
of vital Importance to every citizen in
Los Angeles and that it would require
very careful and due consideration, and
the committee was instructed to weigh
the matter well before taking any final
steps.
Director Willard, who had lately Wis
tied San Francisco, called attention to
Los Angeles countys exhibit in the state
board of trade rooms and suggested that
the secretary be instructed to personally
inspect it and make such improvements
as he thought proper.
The secretary announced that the
chamber should pay some attention to
the convention of Native Sons, to be held
here in September. He was instructed
to confer with the parlors here and offer
the visiting delegates and the home Or
Sanizations a reception on any night
that would be convenient to them.