The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-05
CONVEu TIONS
ALL INVITED
Organization Of the Com
mittee on Ways and
Means.
Mayor Phelan Elected Chair
man and D. M. Carman
Secretary.
Chances Of Securing the Educational
Convention and the Grand
Army Camp.

Preparations for bringing a number of
conventions that are to be held in the
near future to San Francisco were made
yesterday in the Mayors office during the
meeting called by Mr.. Phelan to consider
ways and means to attain such an end.
Mayor Phelan stated the objects of the
gathering and called attention to the vast
advantage conventions like that OF the
Christian Endeavorers are to the City,
| both because they bring large mum bers of
| strangers to realization of the natural
advantages OF San Francisco and because
large amount of money is lett in the
| State.
| 1t was stated that there is fair pros.
pect that the National Educational Con-
vention of 1898 may be held in this City.
and that a determined effort may bring
the Grand Army encampment of 1895
here
The committee was permanently organ
lied by the election OF Mayor Phelan as
chairman, D. M. Carman OF the State De-
velopment Committee as secretary and
Rolla Y. Watt as vice chairman.
Mayor Phelan named the following as
an executive committee:
Chairman, James D. Phelan; vice-chairman,
Rolla V. Watt; treasurer, ]. c. kirkpatrick;
secretary, D. NJ. Carman; F. w. Dohrmann,
president of the Merchants Assoc alton
Hugh Craig, president of the Chamber of Com
Board of Trade; r H Goodman, James Hors.
burgh Jr., A. W. Eos er. c. Miner Goodall and
John D. Spreckels, representing transporta-
| ton lines; s. F. Thorn and General r. H. War
field representing the Hotel Association
George w. Fletcher, president of the Asso-
ciated Improvement Clu BIS; A. S. Baldwin, rep
resentng the real estate interests; M. Ii. de
Young, Andrew NJ. Lawrence, Charles NJ.
Shortridge, William NJ. Bunker, r. A. Crothers
and Hugh Hume, representing the daily press.
General Warfield stated that the hotel
men had organized and would do all in
their power to aid the movement in the
interests of the State. He also gave the
committee some idea of the possibilities
of securing the Grand Army encampment.
Certain statements that he made he de-
sired to be considered as confidential, but
he made it clear that advices had been re.
ceived in this City that there was very
favorable sentiment among prominent
Grand Army men in the East concerning
California. The split over the color line
had made it certain that the encampment
would not be held next year in Richmond.
Consequently the whole question was
thrown open, and the place for the en-
campment to meet would be named at the
encampment to be held this month at
Buffalo. General Warfield SAID San Fran
cisco had fair chance to secure the en-
campment.
James Horsburgh Jr. stated that the
Southern Pacific was having a history OF
the recent Christian Endeavor Conven-
ton compiled, and that the people who
attended the convention left at least
So, 600, 600 in the State.
1t was decided to leave the matter of
making inquiries regarding the educa-
tional convention to Mr.. Horsburgh; the
Grand Army encampment to Messrs. War
field and Thorn.
The chairman and secretary were au-
thorized TO provide for the compilation OF
literature setting forth the advantages of
San Francisco as place for holding con-
ventlons.
The committee decided to call itself the
California convention committee, and ad-
iourned to the call of the chair.