Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-01
NATIONAL EDUCATORS
Effort to Have the Next Convention
Held in Washington.
COMMITTEE TO PRESENT INVITATION
Rev. B. L. Whitman, D. D., to
Make the Forma, Address.
THE ARGUMENTS PRINTED
THE ARGUMENTS PRINTED

The District members of the National Ed
uoational Association, which meets mex:
week in Milwaukee. are determined that
the convention of 1888 shall be held n
Washington They are bending every Ct
fcrt in this direction. and If the meeting
gees anywhere else they will still feel sat
isGed that they have done all that Is pos
sible for a more favorable result.
The resolutions recently passed by the
District Commissioners. extending on he
half of the people of Washington an invi-
tatioA to the board of directors of the as
socation to bring it here next year, have
been handsomely engrcssed on parchment.
The great seal of the District has been af-
fixed and the official signatures Of the
Commissioners appended. This document
will be presented to the directors next
week by Rev. b. l. Whitman, DID, chair
man of the committee on invitation recent
" appointed by the District government
He will make a suitable address AT tES
time of the presentation, in which he VIII
endeavor to show that the national Capltai
IS above all others. the place for IN" conNen-
ticn to be held next year The other mtIh-
O-aham Bell. Mrs. Sara A. spencer VIII,
lam b. Powell and J. Ormond Wilson, VIII
also take d hand in this.
The. Reasons Assigned.
Cards to the number of several thousand
have been printed, giving reasons why the
convention shor I'd he held in Washington
They are as follows:
Cast in '9S west in 90, east in 1901.
and thence to the worlds exposition in
Paris.
Wa shington is the capital of the nation.
IT is the most beautiful and hea.tntul
CITY in the world.
1T has ample railroad facilities and tire
most approved street transportation.
1T has TIL" broalcst. best paved, ami
handsomest streets.
1t is accustomed TO receiving. entertain
irg and providing for vast numbers of
guests.
1t has excellent and ample hotel facli-
ties and home entertainment at low rates.
1T is becoming the educational center
OF America
1T contains rich treasures of art. liter
ature and science. bequeathed 10 the nation
by phiianthropists of the world.
The Congre ssional Library alone is
wonder of modern civilization.
Every teacher III the United States
should visit and become acquainted with
his Cwn national capital-nd turally desires
10 do 50.
It's generous and appreciative press. and
the representatives of the press iE Wash
ington from ali nations, send out over the
Garth the beSt of what transpircs at the
national capital.
The local government, universities.
school trustees. officers. teachers and citi-
Zens, through their board of trade. extend
TO the n. L. A. cordial invitation and WEI
come
RadGcs Will Ec Distributed.
Several hundred badges have been made
to be distributed by the District delegates
at the Milwaukee convention next week
They are of broad ribbon with fringe Oh
lower edge, and heavy gilt lettering. with
REPRODUCTIONS of the Capitol and the Con-
gressional Library The inscription on
them is as follows:
National Educational Association. in
Washington. ID. C.. July, 1885
These badges will be given away only
with the stipulation that they are positive
is thought they will create a strong feel
ing in favor of the capital city
Mrs. Sarah Spencer of the S2encerian
Business College is one of the originators
of the idea of having the convention come
to Washington next year. She will go to
Milwaukee, with about ten others from
the District, over the b. AMI o. railroad.
She is enthusiastic on the subject, and. in
a talk with The Star reporter today said:
After the claims of the different cities
asking for the convention have been pre-
scented to the board of directors of the as
sociation. vote is taken to see which way
the wishes are indicated. When several
have been voted on, those reviewing the
committee is notified.
As to Eligibility.
This committee visits every city which
has been designated eligible, and all de-
tails concerning arcommOiat lions trans