The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-15
NOW FOR THE CONGRESS
All the Committees Appointed by
nayor Glendinning.
ARRANGEMENTS STARTED
MANY HANDS WILL MAKE THE
WORK LIGHT.
Hon. c. S. Varian. C. P. Mason and
Il. v. Meloy Named as Delegates
An Outline of the Programme
Some Suggestions.

1t can be considered now that all ar
rangements for the Trans-MississiDpi
commercial congress, which will meet
in this city on July IA. and probably
be in session four or five days. are we'll
under way. Mayor Glendinning held
long conference yesterday with w. II.
Gunner, the secretary of the congress,
and as a result he issued the follow
ing proclamation. which contains the
names of citizens whom he appoints on
! the various committees:
Realizing the Importance of properly
! entertaining the distinguished visitors
| who will be in this city as delegates
to the Trans Mississippi commercial
/ congress- which holds its session at the
assembly hall in this city July IA to 10,
and having in view the dignity of the
city and the desire to maintain the
hospitable reputation it's citizens have
/ ever enjoyed, hereby appoint the fol-
/ lowing committees. namely:
ON RECEPTION
James E. Jennings. chairman; Hon.
John Clark. Hon. George NJ. Scott, DR..
Plummer. Hon. VIII Sharp, A. Han
auer, Hon. H. P. Henderson. Henry
Dinwoodey, Hon. Arthur Brown, Hy
rum B. Clawson, Judge Bartch. Hon.
Frank Armstrong. Colonel Shaugh-
messy, W. H. Dale. Hon. John 7. Game,
Boyd Park, Attorney General Bishop,
Samuel H. HILL Professor Kingsbury,
DR.. Daily, w. P. O'Meara, John Sharp,
Dr. Hough, H. W. Reed.
ON ENTERTAINMENT
His Excellency Governor Wells, chair
man; c.. S. Holmes, Judge c. c. Good
win, Rev. Adelbert Hudson, Judge
Powers, John d. Spencer. Hon. w. $.
Mccormick, Professor Radcliffe, ]. X.
Gillespie Professor Daynes, Chris
Diehl, Professor Meakin, Judge Zane.
Colonel Nephi w. Clayton. ]. E. Cali
CHER, Walter P. Read.
ON DECORATION.
w. H. Culmer chairman; George
Romney, jr, Will Dinwoodey, Richard
E. Evans, Bishop Preston. Chris era
mer. c. r. Barratt, C. r. Savage. Peter
Huddart.
ON FINANCE.
John Beck. chairman: o. ]. Sails
bury, George A. Snow. ]. J. DAILY. Pro-
fessor MillsDaugh. Rev. Mr.. Henry.
Frank Knox, Hon. George NJ. Cannon,
Lewis S. Hills. M. ]. Cheesman. NJ. n
Walker. Major Downey, Hon. r. C.
Chambers, Charles S. Burton.
The finance committee will act in
conjunction with the secretary and
treasurer of the congress.
AS DELEGATES TO THE CON
GRESS.
Hon. c. S. varian, H. V. Meloy, C. P.
Mason.
The committee on reception are re-
quested to meet at the office of the
chairman, Mr.. Jennings, for the pur-
pose of organization, as soon as con-
venient.
The committee on finance will meet
at the office of John Beck and arrange
subcommittee for the purpose of rails
ing a subscription of 1880, which
amount was pledged by this city at the
last session of the congress held in
Omaha. a much larger amount would
be necessary for this purpose had il
not been for the generosity of the sec
ond legislative assembly, which appro-
priated $4,000 for the actual expenses of
converting the congress, and for the
extraordinary liberality of the Mormon
church officials, who have saved to the
congress large expense in placing It
their disposal the assembly hall in
which to hold their meetings.
me committee on entertainment will
meet at the office of his excellency as
soon as cow enient for the purpose of
determining the mode of entertainment
of our guests
The committee on decoration will
meet on Thursday. July 1st. at the
office of the Trans Mississippi congress
No. 4, Culmer block
A committee of prominent ladies of
the city will be appointed in the course
of few days under the advice of the
presidents OF the Woman's club. Ladies'
Literary society. Cleofan. and other
ladies' societies of this city. for the
purpose of uniting with the gentle
men S entertainment committee and for
providing entertainment for the ladies
accompanying the delegates from
abroad.
Realizing that many hands make
light work. and that every person here
in appointed VIII consider it an honor
and a duty TO afford the entertainment
and hospitality of the city. I request
that the appointments be promptly al
tended to.
JAMES GLENDINNING.
Mayor
The mayor has sent a letter to each
OF the gentlemen appointed on the
above committees, calling their atten-
ton to the importance of the matter
which he has intrusted in their hands,
urging Them all to serve in the posi-
lions to which he has assigned them,
and stating that the only excuses for
their not doing so, which ne can
accept, are illness and unavoidable alb
sence from the city.
PROGRAMME.
Chairman Whitmore of the executive
committee of the congress, has written
to Secretary Gunner from ST. Louis
giving an outline of the programme of
the congress as far as he has been able
TO prepare it. He states that many
United States senators and represent
atives Will attend the convention if the
national congress adjourns in time, and
in that event he viii be able to add the
names of a number of them TO the list
of speakers, but the outline of the pro-
gramme, as il is arranged now, is as
follows:
Irrigation.-To be arranged by Hon.
e. r. Moses, CHAPMAN executive COM
mittee of National Irrigation congress,
to include addresses by w. II. Moore,
Esq, st. Louis. w. f. Wright, Ne
braska, F. H. Newell, United States
Geological Survey, and Hon. Elwood
Meade, Wyoming.
Hawaii.-Hon. L. A. Thurston, Homo
lulu; Hon. W. A. Kinney, Honolulu;
Hon. Hugh Craig, San Francisco.
Nicaragua Canal.-Professor S.
Waterhouse, st. Louis; Captain W. L.