The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-21

a set OF ringing resolutions ana TIE seiec-
ton Of Mrs Marion D. baxter as city
hnancier and superintendent of convention
transportation The entire financial man
agement of the local entertainment fund,
as well as Of the 81 SO guarantee f,:nd for
the national treasury and department
work. viii be in Mrs. Baxter's hst,ds. ard
the city union has pledged her rs undivid-
ed support All money for either OF those
funds should be sel5 TO her. AMI business
men OF The city ned not Je surprised at re-
ceivlng letters or calls from her in he- Off
cial capacity. She viii hold the position
until after the convention has closed its
work and all outstanding bills are paid
The union IL particularly fortunate in Sc
curing the services Of SO aCie ans expert
enced worker a Mrs. Baxter. who for
four years mas held the position OF rational
financial agent, an office which was Gre
ated Specially for nor and which she ac-
cepted at the instance of Miss Willard. In
that position she has Just competed the
raising OF an endowment iun1 which viii
soon place In the hands of the national
treasurer a perpetual income of $4,000 ar
ruaily.
Mrs. Baxter accepts the position @: city
fnancier and Superintendent II conyenti>n
transportation reluctantly and at ccpsid-
cradle sacrifice II herself. II will compel
fer 10 abandon mDc1 CT he Eastern wcrk
including important lectIr enga gements
in Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
Ringing Resolutions.
The resolutions unanimously adnntea
yesterday are strongly worried ana ring
out clear as a bell. After reciting TIE or
ganization OF the city union. they express
joy az the fact that the next annual con-
1ention Is 10 meet in Seattle. the first an
nual convention ever held on the Pacific
slope. They warmly commend the large
heartedness of some OF Seattle's citizens
who have subscribed $3.50 for the national
treasury and field work. They disavOw
local
press an assured confidence that the hos
pitality and generosity of the city win he
thrown open for royal entertainment Of
the hundreds of honored guests who are 10
visit Seattle next October. They suggest
that the men who have already subscribed
the N.5W guarantee fund should pay their
ron Il. Baxter, IN order that The work
which the women of the association have
been conducting IN forty different nations
may 3e successfully carried on.
Advertising Seattle.
Mrs. Baxter is already laying her plans
for vast correspondence with a view
of bringing as many people as possible 10
Seattle, she has in mind the arrange
ment 81 one or more special excursions
IN juneau. Sitka and Skagway. which
she thinks will he "a special inducemeft
10 Eastern people 20 come She is SIN
working on her plan of a great White
Ribbon train which shall bring hundreds
oi the Eastern delegates across the CONT
nent in body.
A. al MR.. BaAtor's correspondence will
he sent from seattle II all be no incon-
siderable advertisement for the city The
nut8ter 81 her letters viii depend on the
size OF The local fuud n her disposal
~ there are }",'an separate unions and as
size VIII probably Address several com
manicatlon= "a each q them. one may cas-
9ly 50" thAt tAV tptai number of her let
tess wt5i reach an enormous figure
So fa.t. IN" advertising az the city which
mas fe~Fto.4 ia the. tost-f utslIIeeTlcer yher,
tge taalce of convention city was stfu
ending has already begun on "a rtgartf,
Sss.v. First 90 ala Che nton Signal the
worlds ore@n % the " <. r L. mas al
rsatiH Su8s uGt U}fh "a special convention
edition ~ t+,s| copies. carrying th.. name
afE f2suv vt Seattle into every hub3yab,a
Cn.0sr of toe earth Next tae national
COMMITTEE haas sent cat f90sl lea flcfs ear1
setting forth SsaItlr as the city where
tee new convention IS TO meet last but
NET least. tom thjs time on al the off
c3at stationery ussl from the national
S#4tt34 quarters VIII hear {u couspt -siofss let
tsv1ng az tHe top OF the page the an
nn4r>s usnt az the raet tnat tee cnr1lus.
ou@& 9utl0n . 20 be he!A 81 Seattle In
47lsutitr. 4aa.tty au3 range. tnls is
>.t~S ~ a8FcTftSln2 Ntlca Seattle .-at,ts
u1t I<-ssil@y secure through any other
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