The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-07-15
ciaAAaER OF co4at'hcE MEETS
Endorses the Bishop Propossiaa-pr IA
Uaibe win RegAaA comnasses v,
Secure. Man Of Yaf


4 TIE Chamber OF commerce he'd q ln.eet-
ng Iast evening TO close up tbs business
lcOnnscsed win the late seCeptEoa given
20 the wishing eastern edsors. chalrnan
James w. walch OF the reception com.
lmlitee made hls report showing that
all matters pertaining % the eaitorial
hznquet and reoeptioD had been saxIu-
dAesorily settled BY a unanimous vOis
h1hls report. which is as follOus. was
Raaopted:
Asr0RIA- Or. July "A. 1896.
| CHAMBER OF CoNMDRCE--AAtorla
creBon-Your committees appointed to az.
range for properly entertaining the mem
bers of the Natioual EDITORIAL Associa-
ti,lc. respectfully reporti ss foIloas:-
n WAS early ascertataed BY your com.
mlsee that the visiting eiItors and their
friehds would be able 10 spend but ons
day IN making theiR trip to Astoria. and
Sasuriays the sta inst. was The day
agreed upon
The train bringing the visitors: con
sasting OF one engine and fourteen
epaches containing about 80 persons an.
rived over the Astoria & Columbla
River railroad, at about II o'clock Of
char dsy. ani the entire party was con-
Quoted at ortre to the new warehouse az
the A. 4 c. r. r. Co. where lunch
had been prepared. consisting In the. main
OF salmon. CLANS and crabs. After nncs
the visitors were shown around t6e c,tv
by menbers OF ne reception COMMITTEE
some Of them goins % coxcomb mi ana
others to the canneties etc. At .le.e,ocs,
tie Party boarded the train at .ths IA
Kinney eannery and were soon al ~.
'ide. where stay Of an hour and a half
vas made. Leaving Seaside at half .nn,,
O'Clock. the train went to F7ave,
where the visitors were given an a.
'or;unity to visit the Hotel Flavs,
fser which they boarded the Ballv ess,'
ert' OF the Columbia River & puvet
oHnd Navtgation Company. ana we're
axe" 20 Fort Stevens. and thence ~
ater 10 Astoria. arriving at about e.eo
clock. After getting their dinners the
irtS returned 10 the. cars. and TIA train
q Tor Portland at 7:90 in the evening
The entertainment OF the visl,ors -.
iiy up to the expectations Of your .covD.
'ttee and your COMMITTEES 4 ~ ~.
an'on mat the visitors were wen
t'ased with their. reception and enter.
lnment. ! The entire community assis.s.a
ur committee IN every possible wav
e Is impossible IN reasonabIa svs.e.
make mention. OF. all who are enfslss
ana whom your committee would lika
mention; but we feel that our rsrnr,
uh be incomplete without special men
OF the following persons 10 whorc
chamber Is under special ohleatlnr.
their kind assistance
W. whipple, who rendered hls sa,.
es to yonr committee. free OF eharee
K eHiire charge Of preparing and rerv-
the lunch, and worked unceaslnslv ~
ke success. It is just to Mr.. whsr.
TO- say that the success of the cor,
tee In entertaining the visitors wns
rely due to his efforts
he Astoria Military band which ki,,.
urniShed its services free of chayes
dhsooursed sweet music throughout
lunch times s>
y vs. lallanr OF the Columbla River
kers Association, who klnaly fur.
ed the tins and cooked all the CLANS.
hng them to the tables hot. and who
ished salmon boxes for seats for ne
re party.
e Astoria & Columbia River Rail.
company which furnished free
sporation TO the visitors from port
to Astoria and. Seaside - ..4..
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