Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-15
Washington's Prospects of Securing
the Gathering Of SO.
WORK OF THE INVITATION COMMITTEE
The Capital City's Lead in the
Preliminary BaIIotlng.
MRS. SPEN GERS REPO RT

v.ufjon "i thc National Educational Assu-
citation viii ~. held in WASHINGTON next
IGly. Th. members of the c0mmitt." nI,
invitation. appointed ~ tho government al
ths District of columbia to bear message
TO 5h' convention of the assoc iatitu. re-
Gently held in Milwaukee. bring back most
'no"TrtE!ng reports to that eject This
r"nn7itt"" was composed of Rev. L. l.
Whitman. L. II. chairman; Alexander Ora
h:Ul T''lL Mrs S,trs, y. spcH 'er Prof. VIII
lam Il! POWELL and Prof j Ormout Wilson
~ the Milwaukee convention. as is tho
custom. votes were taken To see which Of
M. four cities bidding for ;he convention
was mast favored
W a. biustou in the three votes taken 70
CrIVctt y total of twenty eight. omaha fol
lowed with twenty-five. Salt Lake city.
tw"ntv-foUr. and Los Angeles. tw"nty -or''-
Tn" final chSicr will he mad' by tn" INCH
tit. hoard Of the association. whi. h will
visit The four cities To decide on their re-
spec tiv" merits
Committee of One Hundred.
The committee. on invitation will. as soon
a possible. orsauiz,- a committee comp lscd
Of on hundred representative citizens of
the District An invitation will then Ia.
ser.t 20 the executive committee. of the as
sori:ition for il to come here and 500 what
claims Washington possesses for the con
ton This Invitation will Ia" extended
Immediately. as IL IS The idea "f TIA" invita-
ton oninit;e" To get III" Others here q
soon IS possible 20 strike while the iron i
h.t. aS il were.
The committee of invitation from -" III
init which attcn. i.d the Milwaukee con-
v.oti"u is certain that rhc convention will
H. held here. though bgIGha worked h2r!
for H. as iii salt Lake City and Los IN
s,l.-- They positive that thes" cf'i''-
caHupj offer The attractions to tn" cNrr;'-
fiy" coHinitt.r which can u" put forth ty
thu capital
Mrs. sara Spencer has just returned to
the city from jhe Milwaukee convention.
-. j. enthusiastic over the fact Ma
Washington stands The best hauc" for
having ~" educators meet here next July
-. was urtirirg in hey efforts In putting
fn--h Wa~hirg;"n'S claims. and mad" a
si,.,.-h I.: ~ thu convention which. = was
stored at tie. time. had M. greatest en"',
t. iuiiu"n'irG the vot" as /; did- In an IN
rrrtf.w with Il Stdr reporter she said that
Washington could rot lose
Hrs spcrccr's account.
T.iiu2 Of the convention End the work
~ III invitation committee from the Dis
Unit SIN. >;.is.
..DcIea.ittrs wcr" present from Omaha.
Nh, wh.r.. thirteen railroads meet. aud
whore ti..- great trans Mississippi fair will
trerl its mammoth exposition building In
I>.,> I>r,".. t.s were from Salt Lake CITY
o;r r,-si for general sessions. and who's"
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81 :. H. INCL.
a'".l =. : -, 'n. ~ 81
since it met in san Francisco ten
'ts"' l'' ~ nv an ~.
Ni''c, 'i' - ~
with might and main To secure tine conVcn-
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tYysY-s I srr,r. atss. .lFast
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"i Iia".- ''ir thir'F "ti'a"t'S w,f"
-, S.'''I ''"Tn'i : MOI :i'iu'ih''" win
Wv i-i''N "i'''iN ana utkh"Wh 10 them
DIR Whitmnn's Absence.
If WIS a heavy hf,u- u,b.,, Uv n,
", - ~
Nh''ifi"h OF inc district invitation commit
'''''-' ''''iiiIS III
Of If- r,b.r an, -,,,,..,;,, ~ TT,
r,rrr yIo ,yos cb,,~, .. -.
-
foo and ,ras 70 ,.,,. ,-.,, -, -,
ton in on. of his characteristic sn..cb.s
He left Milwaukee by the next train.
HI work TO be done dcvoived mainly
~ -. uP''i'''''teiI' ioWtH ana myself.
W vi Ih''FNh."ihS ofilctrs. iii
I'M ii'nl''fS. MISS Ann Iolman
t'li.n vi .iit p"fe'iu OF education took
w wv ''"uaudfttrs fucsGdy. ard
'"lI'ti OF Washington had
"ii'S"aN- All Inc District teach
"n" '"in" IN TOOK away with them
- 'I'titau"nS app badges 10 distribute
iTtNliie Rome had mailed these to
~ HIildird oi1crrs directors and promi-
i,'Ht members, who were reasonably sure
:" -" ''''''i To represent their states in
t'f'T'tS- ana also wrote a few
q" 'h' pf"bab.t members of the eN-
- rU'hfni'tte. by whom the final
VI IN convention CITY Is to be made.
:. i-'9HdN morning II was announced
tht' tht contention would
a., -. "It Lake 'ity or Washington.
10 ''ii'ii'" ana Los Angeles Were
'''t''HiHE a proposed deal be
tI"S' TWO CITIES The deal consist
~ 'Nth''he" or friendly visits he,
y. NJ representatives of the two cities
- 'ii''''ioi' OF the situation. circum-
i,',-i,.,,ie. ~ P'"SPe'tS-a cordial mutual
ri,t3i w co'h, 10 our city in as on
sui ltHdtT o.. poStpOnenent was