Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-07
THE N. e. A. CONVENTION
Efforts Of the Committees to Have Next Ses-
sion in Washington.
Meeting of Executive Board Today
Circular Issued to Hotels, Railway
Companies and Others.

The local executive committee of the Ma
tional Educational Association held meet
ing today at 80 O'Clock at the board of
trade building, on G street. The commit
tee consists OF Col Henry F. Blount, chair
man; S. w. Woodward, Thomas W. Smith.
Mrs. Sara A. Spencer. Albert NJ. Read.
Miss Anna Tolman Smith, s. b.
Hege, Colin Studs. John F. Cook,
George II. Bond, Archibald Greenlees, Theo-
dore W. Noyes. General Ellis Spear, Rev.
b. l.. Whitman, ID. D., A. T. Stuart, Prof.
William r. Powell, Dr. Marcus Baker, b.
X. Bruce and f. NJ. Brown.
Colonel Blount presided at today's meet
ing. A letter was read from the Milwaukee
committee which had charge of the ar
rangements for entertaining the National
Educational Association there. Extracts
from the letter were as follows, and will
prove of interest:
THE executive committee of the y. f. A.
came to Milwaukee last October They
usually select that month for inspec ting
towns. September is a busy month in or
ganizing school work. They came and
were received by dozen gentlemen in
terested in securing the convention.
The Methods Adopted.
cit was sort of self-constituted COM
mittee, consisting Of leading school men
and business men of this city. The guests
were taken to leading hotsl upon their
arrival and served with dinner. after
which we presented a map of the city
showing location of leading hotels. halls.
depots, boat landings, etc. We gave exact
figures on hotel and hall capacity and rates
for quartering guests in hotels and private
families. A drive was then taken and one
of the halls visited.
In the evening reception was ten
dered to the guests. Two hundred lead
ing citizens were invited"
The letter further stated that a fund os
from $4,000 to $4,000 was subscribed al
most Immediately by the citizens of Mil
waukee. The school forces set TO work,
through the aid of the superintendent the
principals of the schools, teachers and
pupils, collecting amounts all the way from
10 cents to 500.
The finance committee looked after the
business men and corporations. The whole
subscription, however, was under the d.
rection of the finance committee, and care
was taken that the school people did not
infringe upon the territory Of the business
center.
Committees Report Progress.
Preliminary reports of the subcommittee
on finance, transportation, hotels and halls
were made at today's meeting and show ed
that progress was being made in every line
1t was deemed best that the formal invi-
tation to the executive committee of The
National Educational Association which
selects the place for the convention each
year. be deferred until the meeting which
Will be held at the same place next Satur-
day afternoon, when the finance commit
tee Will be ready to make a definite report
Circulars have been sent to members of
the board of trade, officers and boards of
directors of banks. street railway COM
panies, boards of directors of all steam
railroads entering the city, hotels, fats
ana large boarding houses, boards of school
trustees and teachers, members of the
local committee, universities and colleges
These contain all information necessary
regarding the proposed convention here of
the Educational Association. Subscriptions
are solicited.