Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15

| Washington is warmer in summer than In
winter. and the National Educational As
ISOLATION will always meet in summer
Il then took up the reports of thirteen
other cities and showed that the heat In
shington had been much less intense
than in any one of them. | referred also
TO the fact that when the Christian En-
1t, avorers met in Washington last summer
there was not case even of heat eXhauS-
tton known to have occurred
Il referred to the enthusiasts invitation
which had been extended from the Dis
trct. and invited them again on behalf OF
Washington.
Received With Applause.
My little speech of welcome was .oi-
loved by applause. Officers and directors
rendered me congratulations, declaring
that il wss their intention to vote FOL
Washington then. though they had nc
intention of doing when they entered
the hall. me claims of other cities nav
ing teen pressed Lpcn them SO long ana
urgently.
delegates from Omaha. Salt Lake city
and Los Angeles followed in hvt-mlhnl'
speeches. II was growing dark ana a III
rector had moved tine limit. The Other
,..ties. however. felt that they had al
ready gotten in th..r heavy work. and dl'!
NOT. Ike Washing en-. rely 50 much on IN,
FrcS..r tat.cn al TIE last m, mont, ,,,,,.
The s.cretsfy had prepared taiiy
sheet. and tht vctc followed First choice.
Washington cot eight votes: s"'ond choice,
ten :Ed tf..i choice, ten, making Il '"'a'
of twenty-cight. salt Lake city got NM
votes Z. >; choice. ten on the second and
I've ~ the third. making tw"niy-iouF-
omaha received ten votes FIRST choice. iiNt
f.r t'e second and seven for the third
Los .'.tgelts received seven first. SIN OF
the second choice and eight on the third
When tie result was read il was he
iieved that Washington had won. ans
there was hearty applause, An Omaha a
rector NOV. d that the first choice be tn'
choice of the board of directors An
other moved the usual amendment. which
is that the vote of the directors ne re
ferr-d to the executive committee. with
power for fiji al decision, which was adopted
IS amended
Points to TX. Considered.
A majority OF the executive comInitt""
= <ured Mrs Spencer and Prof. Powell that
they were thoroughly friendly to Washing
ton. According to custom they VIII Visit
all Of the four cities. Washington. Omaha.
Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. to cx-
amiI,c facilities The important cons:dera-
ton. 10 bc gone into by them are three,
as follows
list t;ai!raaGa-What rates and condi-
TONS they will make.
I'd Assembly halls for the vast gather
ings Their seating; capacity and acoustic
properties
81 New members Probability of Il sufii-
Gent number to meet the expenses OF the
ASSOCIATE ion
1t costs the association from Sl1,'an t"
$.,oani ia bold convention. publish Its
reports al d coud:ct its annual expenses.
aside from any Ipcal expresses OF local COM
m!tters. II requires Il large active mem
t,,.rship max" meeting iiHanc Tally sal"
without i-swiuG upon the permanent funds
of the association. amounting to about
S;,Hn. Invested to the great educational
work which is h..ir.g carried on.
Hopes nf the managers.
That large numbers of teachers would
come to Washington. making many renew
ais and new mh"rships from the east
efn. middle. aid southern states, the board
Of directors does not doubt. The board
would Ike to feel sure of lnu new mem
hers from Washington Maryland and Viz
snia.
ON, of the greatest considerations looked
into 10y tn. exc, utIsc committee is that of
ample hotel and othor home facilities at
reasonable rates for from 2".aD to 2'.Wp
people.
newly elected president of the National
Educational Association, Jas. VI. Greenwood.
\. NJ. superintendent of the Kansas city
schools Charles l.. skinner, IL. -. state
superintendent of instruction. Albany. n
Y. the retiring president c: the associa
ton: Irwin She pherd. Phi. D.. secretary OF
National Educational Association and pres
idcnt of III" State Normal School of Min
nesota; Treasurer |. G. Mcneil of the as
ISOLATION. and president OF the Wisconsin
state Normal School. Albert 6. Lane, SUI
psrintendcnt of the public schools, Chicago.
should Organize Now.
Those WEo know say that the local com
inittee of l'n representative people should
he organized at once in Washington. The
invitation to the Educational Association
executive committee should he rendered
for a visit here either in JuIy or August.
The members of the committee are busy
men, whose heavy cares must he resumed
in Sept.Tnher. Their visits to the cities
must be made prior to tSit date.
1t was estimated from interviews in Mil
Waukee. with agents Of all the railroad and
steamer Tires. that at least 22W1 delegates
and Their friends visited Milwaukee 10 at
lend Tn" corN entiCh July 80 Another es-
innate vas made that tn. of money
actually expended by the visitors, includ
ing railroad fares. the latter constituting
une-third the total sum, WIS 81 .b2oAp. 1t
is thought that x1.:1s,.rp. or S2.,m. 500 would
he brought to Washington by the conven-
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