New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-01
GOING TO NASHVILLE.
LAST MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS
TO THE NASHVILLE EXPOSITION.
WOMEN SPEAKERS SELECTED FOR THE DIFFER
ENT DAYs-sPECTAL TRAIN LEAVES
SATURDAY OCTOBER O.

WOMEN SPEAKERS SELECTED FOR THE DIFFER
ENr DAYs-sPEcrAL TRAIN LEAVES
SATURDAY. OCTOBER o
The New-York City Commissioners TO the Nash
Vile Exposition met yesterday afternoon in the
Cotton Exchange for the purpose Of having final
discussion on the possibility Of reaching Nashville
in time for New-York Day, which Is 70 be cele-
brated Wednesday. October -. Mr.. Corwine and
Mr.. Lockwood. represe l.l1g the Merchants As
sociaticn met with the Commissioners and there
were present Colonel William V. King chairman Of
the New-York City Board; L. J. Ellis. secretary;
Mr.. Pollock representing Samuel spencer of the
Southern road; Mrs Benjamin 5. Church. chair
man Of the Womans Committee; Mrs. John h.
Wise Mrs. Candace Wheeler and Mrs McCu-
Tough Williams.
81 attended meeting Of the Merchants Associa-
ton Yesterday" said Colonel King ''and think It
than probable that We Will cooperate with
that body in plans for celebrating New-N ork
Day. We want as many of the city commissioners
as possible to go down with US. understand that
Brooklyn and NewYork State Will both SEND down
large delegations
Mrs Church and Mrs Wise both feel that they
cannot go again; they went down In June. ana a.
most entirely arranged the New-York city room.
Mrs. Church has done everything possible for
the New-York City display said Mrs. Wise. land
we feel that we cannot go a second time. Mrs.
Williams spent four and half months IN Nash
Vile and Tennessee. Colonial Day is october u,
and Mrs. Church has been invited by Mrs. GAZE TO
read paper on that occasion. II Mrs. Church
finds 1t impossible 10 go down then. she Will send
her paper, and II will be read for her.
"New-York City hopes to send a delegation OF
Colonial Danes down in time for the 18th" said
Mrs Church I'VE wish TO make that an ospe-
clally interesting day"
Mrs Margaret T. Sangster leaves FOR Nashville
on October C. and will read one Of her poems on
Brooklyn Day October Z. Mrs. Candace Wheeler
will 20 to Nashville tomorrow night and on Tues
dav October D. she will read paper before the
Art Congress- her subject being "The Relation OF
Art to Commerce and Manufactures
II is thought that there viii be no meetings OF
the Commissioners before the Trip 10 the South is
made The following circular was sent out by
Colonel King yesterday:
New-Yorl September 90 1907.
The committee named by his Honor Mayor
Strong 10 interest the citizons ol New-York city In
Ne ctoSer M has b'e sci apart o as New
York City Day. II Is desirable If this great city IS
10 tSe ' ezes Of the metropolis should take kindly
interest in the matter either bs personal visit 10
mittee. enabling It to carry out the work assigned
TO IT, 1t is proposed TO leave NewYork by special
train at p. m. on Saturday, october stopping
over at Mammoth Cave Ky. Tor four hours, reach
ing Nashville at noon on Monday inc Nh par'ici-
patng In exercises Of New ork Statc Day, on OG-
iober II; Brooklyn Day the PIN ana New-York
City Day, the 18Th leaving Nashvlle on the morn
ing OF the lih spenGing an afternoon al ana pass
ing through the battle-re!d country AT Lookout
Mountain. MISSION RldEe, flchAnldued anu f'acH-
ing New-York at 10 o'clock on Saturday morning
October l6. This entire trip can be made with first
class accommodation. including parlOr and sleeping
car and all meals, for a cost not to exceed 80
VIII you cooperate with us In our efforts to have
go please sign inclOscd card and send check fOr $40
u, Won not express your Willingness TO sustain the
eforfs of the committee by personal subscrip-
zion? Yours truly, $1,000. 80, ,
' WILLIAM V. KING, Chairman,
No Soonest, New York City.
I, J. ELLIS, Secretary.
49, No 4s7 Broadway.