The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-11
SIXTH TRIENNIAL CONVENTION OF
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OPENS TODAY
MEET At THE STATE CAPITOL
PLANS TO ENTERTAIN THE VS.
ITORs HAVE BEEN CARE
FULLY MADE
HUNDREDS IN ATTENDANCE


Parts of the COuntry-ConventiOn
VIII Last Until Friday-OpeninE
Session VIII Be Addressed by
Gov. Lind and Mayor Kiefer.
The sixth triennial convention of the
National Association of the Deaf will
open at 9 o'clock this morning at the
capitol building. More than fifty dele
gates were in the city last night and the
opening session will be largely attended.
Headquarters have been opened at the
Windsor hotel, where the committees of
the convention will hold their sessions
The convention closes on Friday and it is
expected that fully ESQ delegates will be
In attendance at the sessions after to-
day.
The delegates already In the city come
from all parts of the United States. The
headquarters at the Windsor was a busy
place last night and nearly all those in
the city to attend the sessions were there.
ST. Paul probably never entertained a
quieter delegation, but there was consid-
cradle merriment Notwithstanding, and tho
deaf seemed to enjoy the occasion hearth
ly. President Koehler, of Philadelphia,
was one Of the first to arrive, and at
tended several committee meetings last
evening. He Is the pastor of g. congre-
cation of the deaf in Philadelphia and
has been prominently connected with the
national organization since its inception.
The opening session of the convention
will be addressed by Gov. Lind on behalf
of the state, Mayor Ktefer on behalf of
the city, and Judge Mott, of Faribault.
who has been connected with the state
institution for the deaf at that place in
many different ways. The presidents adj
dress will follow, after which will be Civ
en- reports of officers and committees, the
consideration of business unfinished at
the last convention and the reading and
discussion of papers on various subjects
of interest to the deaf. Wednesdays ses-
sion will be devoted to business almost
exclusively. The sessions will be followed
by trolley rides to Wildwood, Como and
Minnehaha. On Thursday no sessions
will be held; the delegates will go to Min
netonka. on picnic and spend the day at
the lake. No regular order of business
has been set for Friday, but a number Of
interesting papers and addresses will be
presented by men prominent in the work
of the deaf. A varied assortment of. top
les will be discussed, among them=a pa
per on the opportunities for success of the
deaf, by Prof. Samson, of Chicago, and
a paper, 1.-The Social Side of the Deaf
Mute's Iife,'' Rev. P. ]. Hasenstab, Chi
cago. On Friday evening a reception
will be given at the Windsor.
committee on nominations will be
appointed early in today's session and a
report is expected on Friday. The entire
list of officers of the association will be
elected, but no decided contest has yet de-
veloped. 1t is probable that President
Koehler will be asked to accept the presi-
dency for another term. His term Of Of
fee has been highly successful and he Is
considered one of the most able men in
the association. The New York and Chi
cago delegations have not arrived yet
but are expected this morning. Several
Chicago delegates are already here and
the delegation will bring ten more. The
sessions will begin at in the morning
and continue until 1 in the afternoon.
President Koehler will occupy the chair
at all sessions.
An interesting feature of the convention
will be an exhibit of work done by it's
members in every day business life. Con-
siderable work has been devoted to secur-
ing a representative exhibit and 1t is in
tended to show the proficiency which
many of those deprived of the power Of
speech and hearing attain in every day
affairs.
Among the delegates are several who
have national reputation as educators,
among them Prof. James Simpson, of
Sioux Falls. Three ministers were in the
city last night, and each has congre-
CATION of the deaf in their home towns.
G. H. Allen, a deaf mute from Sioux
Falls, is the editor of a newspaper and
we'll known in South Dakota newspaper
dom, as is P. L. Axling, editor of the
South Dakota Farmer. G. F. Dougherty,
member of the association, is an analyti-
cal chemist in Chicago assay office and
a large number of the delegates are men
holding responsible positions with busi-
ness houses.
The delegates to the convention in the
city last night were: Miss C.. Luttrell,
Miss Peck, Miss Riggle, Jacksonville, III.
NJ Sanders 5 s a and i'i wife, Springfield, III; c.
III. II. Dodge, Preston; John Flynn, Green
leafton; J. w. Barrett and wife, Council
Bluffs, To-. rev. j. II. hOetier, Hnlduel-
phia, Pa; M L. Ahern, Kansas city,
Mo; L. T. Smith and wife, Faribault;
Rev. J. H Cloud, st. Louis. Mo-; Miss
Hypatia Boyd, Milwaukee, Wis; Arnold
Kliene and wife, Dubuque; ]. w.
Michaels Little Rock, Ark: Eva VANCE,
Malvern, Ark; William schaube, st.
Louis, Mo-; William Phelps Jr., Chicago;
w H Rothert, Council Bluffs. 10; Rev.
A. w Mann, Gambler, O.; o. II. Regens-
berg Chicago; P. L. Axling, Sioux Falls,
S. b; James Simpson, Sioux Falls, S. D.
Charles Wolff, St Louis, Mo-; Miss
Blanche Wilkins, Austin, Tex; Miss Mag
gle Schindle, Colorado Springs, Col; N.
Wilson. West Superior, Miss Edith Ross,
Vermillion, s. D; G. H. Allen, Sioux
city, s. D.; John Schwirtz and wife,
Faribault; A. N Merrill and WIFE. St.
Louis, Mo-; F. R. Grey, Allegheny City,
Pa; Charles Wolf, Edwardsville, Ill; F.
c.. Gueffroy, Bryant, s. D.; j. J. Dold,
Olathe Kan; Miss Lillian MCGOWAN,
Burlington, To-; G. T. DoUgherty and
wife. Chicago; George Videtz, Colorado
Springs, Col; C. D. Seaton, DEVILS Lake,
N. D.; Miss Helen G. Price, Washington,
D. c.; E. A Hodgson, A. L. Pach, T. F.
Fox, New York city; J. H. Howard and
wife Duluth; Thomas Sheridan, Fari-
bault O. Hanson and wife, Faribault.
Among those who will arrive today are:
Rev p J. Hasenstab, Chicago; r. H.
Lloyd and wife, Trenton, n. j.; ]. Brow
er, Portland, Me-; J. I. Sansom Chicago;
J. H Keys, Montgomery, Ala; J. O'Neil,
La Crosse; r. Drought, Vancouver, B.
c.; Charles Kearney and wife, Chicago;
Harry Grass and wife, Fulton, Mo-; 1.
Warning. and wife, Grinnell, To-; Miss