The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-07

y. y. THOMPSON TO sE oaAToa


At tho Chamh>r q Commerce yesterday
afternoon . meeting WAS hsid ~ rhs com-
mattss a nftsen Appointed by the Seattle
Bustssss NsHs Alaska excusston In the
matter Of erecting tho big totem pole
brought down from the NoEth - . pfss-
eat - the city.
The sbtsct Of the mssting. - sezasd b
J. w. Cfise. who presided. WAS 10 cous-
ply With the request Of tbs city council
which had announesd that the pole wound
b crested volIsd. and had suggested thas
the corAmany q unwilling ard prsesniA-
ton - 0a1D ~ imprsBaivs - posaaaas
Tn 0ealtng appo1nted two subconmff-
tee, ene 10 eo-opesn&a With THE city couE-
Gil IN the 6etatls Of erecting The pole. a.
% tina. place. etc: the other 10 arrange
the programme Of the presentation cere-
mooass. WILL II. Thompson was sslsctcd
- orntor Of the occasion, and draft Ter
. constitution was presented fUr consid-
ernti0n. wherein the usembers OF the COM
nittee agreed TO associate themselves un-
der the STYLE OF the spubilc Ar = l1seof-
alive Society Of the City IT seattle"
After Mr.. elise called the meeting - o.
Ar It - o'clock and had stated the OBJ
5ests a. the meeting and tbs city cotuD-
cnaston - to the ttsne for public presamta-
eicn OF the pole.
ODsoisas 81 ComMltteenen.
'ThD esssnedI tusAaAs - make . ascs 80
Of Il sald Mr. elise superintendent
lAttie. ~ the board 81 public works. Says
the ieuafIsitsn viii p OF canefets. Eith
ins pole viii y protected BY copper sheet
lng. and the council y DESTROYS that ap-
prorrtats and impressive exercasss mark
n. gsss<ssssiSn q the Rs' .s.o,r,n~. ..,s
Mr. ThompAon, "eltAer 81 Which wiil c6ss
Thsy Are The ". &. 7. u. convention and
TT = strangely ana wonderfully made
work of art" sAtd Rev. ]. r. p. Liwyd- II
would suggest that The unwilling ns made
g, ,S The , ssnsas q the " g @: . ina.
sources q intoxieetiQn that fesnented or
spisituoas liquor dAuahfsr.)
Of course rsmarksd e. b Piper. we
s e e. g ss e g s! 81 sss, ne sa nai
Sss!a y 3 upon 10 ;.-r.ssii q sSs 81.
Il WAS decided to learn from supsrintsn-
dent Little how much time win BE- required
70 erect the pole before ossttHG the time
81 presentation. The chairman. upon mo-
s s ssa sh ns n. as s nss s
bsss: a p Piper. unomss " froseo.
We should designate . epeaksr.' said
q. would Be asprepr.ats 70 tAys : sort
Of cornerstone ceremony. including the
Depository ef Z record. etc." suggested
ksr." ;soSid & an iascr,puoa." said
Mr. Maine
, ,hsY would Daasus d." Asked Mr.
WIN II. Thompson was then nominated
to snake tho pressnsat.on speech, and he
was promptly sisctsd by the meeting. A
SUBSECTION MAS then made BY Ar, Llwyd
s bd,Ss satb .sk :: 81. Y me ss e. qua
speaker has "a making himssif heard BY
eaase OF the possibility OF unpisasans
Mr.. Flyer moved the appointment Of I
committee Of three 70 arrange . pro-
xramme far the aacasloa. and the chat
ns ss ssr1s ss,%s snas sna
NJ, Blaine presented rerer, on . con-
ststuston for the committee OF fifteen and
tuition az follows:
Test ~ the Constellation.
We. the undersigned. do hereby aaso-
Ssaie ourselves under the style OF the Pub
TIC Art and Decorative Society or the City
tiii.At!on and snr ehmsnt af our city BIZ ,hs
eractson and maintenance IN the parks
ssresta and squares and other public places
of Seattle, statues, aschNa fountains
monuneass and other things OF al orna-
mental or histnrtcai nature. and the acqu,-
alton aad maintenance nf ar ART gallery
or kai'efiss. and 10 the accomplishment, OF
these suds from tine 10 tine, 10 solic,i
popular subscriptions and 10 aesepf xiffs
THAT the ufffrsse Of this association shs.,
consist of a president, Vice president treas
nrer sissf secretary. who shall serve With
out compensation, ana shah perform the
duties usually Incident 10 Their respective
Oficea. The onssers 10 servo For the period
OF enc year and uatil their successors ara
elected. That IN ease Of any vacancy In
tho membership of this nsaiets q new mem
her may be ssiected By the Unanimous CEN.
sent ef the remaining members In the
case of vacancy I'm any Of the ofaees by
death, resignation ar otherwise. THAR
places 10 he niicA by spec.a, election.
upan the suxkess'en 81 Mr. Thansyx-oa.
thr following wAs added TO the foreents.gs
'sThss constitution may hs amended al
any meeting BY an affirmative vote OF
three-fostrihs Of those present"
motion that the matter Of the s~srs,s-
tutinn be left for further discussion az sNs
next meeting. was carried and che meet
Ing was adjourned until next Monday AFT
ernoon ~ O'Clock