The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-11
Seattls's Greeting to the Visiting
Newspaper Men.
THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.


tie viii have more newspaper men and
women within her borders than she has
ever had before The State Press Assoc
citation eonyenes at clock this evening.
Its business sessions will continue through
portions OF Wednesday and Thursday. At
s.ssl o'clock tomorrow afternoon the great
body OF delegates to the National Editor
iai Association recently In session at Port
land will arrive In this city. For their
entertainment two days programme has
been mapped out. and In this entertainment
the members OF the State Press Association
viii share.
First Of all the national delegates will be
met at Tacoma by committee from the
state association and escorted 10 this city.
At the Northern Pacific depot they will be
met By the Seattle Press Club. by MEM
bers OF the State Press Association. by re-
ception committees from the Chamber OF
Commerce and from the Seattle Mining FIX
change In this connection II Is suggested
tina. there are many people In Seattle who
have personal acquaintance among the
visiting editors who are TO arrive tomor-
row afternoon. 1t is earnestly requested
that all these endeavor to meet their
friends at the railway station, look them
up, welcome them to the city, and II posi-
BILE take them out home TO dinner. after
ward escorfing them to the lake in accord
ance with the programme printed below.
Owing to the fact that no suitable hall
could be secured the committee OF the
press club has found II impossible to en-
terrain the visiting delegates at dinner In
q body. No dining hall in the city is large
enough TO seat io0o people.
After dinner at 7.3D o'clock, the state
and national delegates Will go out over the
Union Trunk line afsi the Yesler way line.
some to Madrona park and Others to
Leschi. for ride on the beautiful waters
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the press club committee wishes 1t stated
that the Madison street car line, the Third
avenue line Grant street line. the Union
Trunk line have extended to the members
of both state and national associations the
courtesy OF their reads. and that the Yes
Ter way and all other lines will no doubt
be as hospisable.
At the two parks named half dozen or
more steamers will be boarded for q ride
around the lake. ending about o'clock at
Madison park. After short stroll through
the park there will be a reception at the
pavilion. with addresses of welcome by the
mayor and the president of the state as
ISOLATION, response by the president OF the
national association, music by Wagner's
hand. refreshments and fireworks After
the reception the crowd viii take the Mad
isun street cars for a ride down town,
where they will enjoy the brilliant street
Examinations. all the lights used at the
Fourth of July celebration being turned on
In homer OF the occasion.
To Visit the McCulloch.
Capt Ceulsen. OF the McCulloch, has ex-
tended an invitation to the editorial party
to visit that vessel and on Thursday morn
ing an opportunity will be given the wis.,
tors 20 accept his invitation. Excursions
will also be made 10 various parts Of the
city over the several street car lines.
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features Of the entire programme will be
the trip TO the Puget sound naval station
and the visit TO the battieship Iowa. This
will take place Thursday afternoon. With
a view to securing permission from Capt.
Terry, of the Iowa, to visit that ship,
Lieut.. Commander wyckoff went to Port
Orchard In behalf of the press club. and
was successful In his mission. He has all
along taken very active interest In the
plans Of the club. and their successful ae-
complishment Is due III no small! measure
to his cooperation
Fer this excursion 10 the naval station
ard the battieship the committee has been
specially fortunate IN securing the COM
modious steamer Queen. She will leave
Ocean dock at o'clock. On the return
from The naval station a stop viii be made
az Port Hiakeley TO visit the big lumber
mill. SO that within few hours the visi-
tors will have the privilege of inspecting
the largest dock IN America. the largest
lumber mill In the world. and one OF the
finest fighting machines that ever few Il
flag or fired gun.
Thursday evening there viii be hand
concert. general reception and brilliant
street illumination. Any further entertain
merit VIII be dependent upon the length
o. tine the visitors may remain in fne
city
1t is probable that The gnsetisgx during
the two DAYS. as well as tonight will BE-
held in the Third Avenne theater. General
headquarters have been established al the
rooms Of tina Chamber of Commerce I'm
the Halier block. President Graves, Of the
Chamber % Commerce. has appointed
committee tn Cooperate with che press
club Tx receiving the visitors. and the So
attic Mining Exchange has appointed a
similar COMMITTEES. A committee ~ ladies'
Will hs selected TO assist In entertaining
tire lady visitors.
Following IL the official programme for
tho thirteenth annual meeting Of the press
association. the entertainment features 20
ha also enjoyed by the national assocsa-
ton.
PROGRAMME