The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-18
70 MAKE ANOTHER EFFORT
SEATTLE WANTS ANNUAL MEETING
OF EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Chamber of Commerce Takes Action
on the Matter-Committee Nance
to Wait on Those Who Have An
shority TO Select Meeting Place,

TIE repeated efforts made By Seattle Tor
number CT years 20 secure the annhas
meeting ot the National Educational AS
SOFA Lon II This city has not deferred soe
more Intelligent portion OF the community
10 try again tor the meeting OF isgs, " aica
the association has determined snail be
held or the Pacific coast To tina! END
the assistance oE the Chamber q Com
nerce has been called IN. ana special
meeting CT that body was held yesterday
afternoon, which resulted in the appoint
ment OF special committee 10 meet ne
executive committee OF the National Eca-
ca t!orlal Association, which viii be liz Ia
coma tomorrow or next day, and invite
L as body 10 visit Seattle and see Tor
themselves the advantages Of the Queen
City Of the Northwest.
The executive committee or the National
Educational Association Is headed ny l.. -
Lyle and Irwin Shepard, president and
secretary OF the national association, re-
spectively. and g under instruction from
the national body TO visit the Pacific coast
and 10 pass judgment upon three points.
at either one Of .hich the meeting Of 1893
shall be held-nameiy, Los Angeles, Port
land or Puget sound The executive
committee has already visited Los Angeles
and Is Ia Portland today. Tomorrow Il IL
expected to reach Tacoma. The question
81 !ssle Is. Snail the meeting Of less. II
Puget sound Is decided upon by the
committee. he Tacoma or Seattle? Yes
;erdass meeting was for the purpose Of
S&ANttliS dCtiOL Dis cen
Tacoma and Seattle. SO that If Tacoma IS
chosen Seattle viii lend her aid IN max
ing IL success, and vice versa II Seattle
should get away with the prize;
The meeting yesterday was called to or
der by President h. .. Graves.
.. s. Jones. president OF the Puget Sound
Schoolmasters' Club. appeared rs chair
man OF a committee appointed by the cub
TO secure the cooperation OF the Chamber
OF Commerce, and outlined the action %
the club at us meeting October 8, calling
Tor every possible effort and assistance
to secure the meeting OF the national body
on Puget sound. The other members Of
this body are Frank Barnard. r.. S Bling
ham, superintenGent al Tacoma and Su-
perintenQent Halves, of Olympia
Superintendent Barnard gave a history
Of the fruit!ess efforts that had been made
in the past 10 get the association here, and
how some other town always captured IT.
The national association had only met
once on the Pacific coast, In 1873
~ n San Francisco ,soo and by right
north and 10 Puget sound. San Fran
cisco having 10 claim for il d second time
Inc attendance at these annual meetings
had ranged from 5cv 10 ~ 800 and there
were 100 and over paid membership tick
cts sold at the last meeting of the associ;-
ton held In Washington. d. g, and AS
the greatest educational organization in
the world today. nothing should be left
undone TO secure the 1899 meeting On the
Sound
Secretary. PTosch introduced the follow
'Whereas. The city of Tacoma has IN
the past, as became a good neighbor, IN
dorsed and approved the efforts of Sc
attic 10 secure the meeting Of the Ma
and
Whereas. The people of Tacoma are
10" ehde3Forlng 10 secure the annual
meeting of the association for 1899 in the
city Of Tacoma: and
Whereas. One good turn deserves an
other therefore be Il
- resolved, That the Seattle Chamber CT
Commerce hereby expresses its good feel
inss toward Tacoma in this matter. and
directs its officers 10 extend to our sister
city such assistance as may be necessary
10 promote and secure the desired end
Mr. Prosch explained his position by say
ms that in the past Seattle mad made a
number OF efforts to secure the meeting
OF the national association In Seattle, ana
In doing SO had been supported by the
government or the state and the peopla
OF Tacoma. The people of Tacoma from
preas reports, bad exteGded an invitation
10 the association TO hold lis next meeting
IN Tacoma Having done this. and Seat
tie being under obligations TO Tacoma for
past favors he believed 1t would he ad-
vi2aole 10 support them in their efforts
now as they had supported US il the
j. W. elise thought IL might be as wei,
10 LEI the executive Committee Of the ma
tonal association decide the matter for
itself and that could best be done hv Iaf-
fhB ms committee visit both Tacoma and
seattle and see for themselves the ad-
Naut3ges Of the two points. J. 4. Moore
and a. G. Jackson talked In the same
strain, all advising harmony ana a strict
avoidance Of any action that would make
i appear as II a contest against TaroYno
had been started hv Seattle: as ii Would
be most unfortunate should it result in a
squabhie thar would jeoparc!ze the chances
e both cities
NJ Jackson moved a substitute to Mr..
tFuSShs resolution 70 the effect that Vice
President elise who was leaving far
Portland on the o'clock train be an,
t1orlled 10 meet the executive committee
o. the national association at Portland
and present 1t with an invitation from the
chtInher Ia visit Seattle after first goinz-
10 Tacoma. This substitute carried
ON motion OF Mr. Jackson. tho rha,rrn,,
appointed committee 10 meet the exnt,9l-
bNe committee of the national association
81 Tacoma and invite and escort the mem
hers % Seattle. The committee q made
up of l'r Frank Fierpont Graves. OF tho
SIG university; I'rQf. Frank barnard
<Nrt6ar jackson, a y. Turwpu and 7 "
thse. Others VIII he named later on.