The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-08

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= sfuao dspetus.'
I'm the absence of Chairman T. !.
Humss. WHO II III 1t home. Maj. James
h Hayden called the meeting to or
anos was larger than st any former meet
Ing a the committee. secretary Rinehar
reed nuu,hef o. letters from various parts
Of the stats, Including also letter from
John y. Miller poss. q. A. r., to Chairman
Hrookss, Of the finance committee. accom-
panying . contr1bution n - 70 the gen.
er1l reception fund Among the other let
tsfs read by The escrstasy Was one from
CaDt. John Z. Terry. II e COMPANY. n. q.
the committee. ana another from Mayor
David Stewart. Of chehals. accepting. In
behalf Of that municipality. tho invitation
Of the citixens' committee 10 b present
And participate in the reception TO tho
1roopa
Capt. Tcry's letter 10 - foliowa:
Seattle. wash. Sept .. 1854.
ws.pssr sr. xosa recent .,. ssa, va:
submitted to Company G at it, regular
meeting on the tfh instant. and II was
unanimously decided - take any part IN
Wellington 10 which you or your COM
uittse may see propsr to assign them
'ey Fespes iuHS = TERRY c.p,.,n.
yo,lowing ID the letter from Mayor Stew
"Cnehai.s. Wash, Sept. s. 1889.
Hon. r. J. HumeA Seattle. Wash.-Dear
Sir: Yours OK August ~ on behalf of the
general committee to welcome and receive
mayor ana common council Of the city OF
Chehalis to attend the celebration at seat-
tle was duly received. and 1T the meeting
Of the council yesterday evening. which
was the hrst meeting since the invitation
was received. the invitation was read and
Unanimoueiy accepsea.
II was directed to notify you that the
ahe citisens Of Seattle was gladly accept
81. and that on behalf Of the eitisens Of
Chehalis. the common council and other
offscers a the city WIN endeavor to be
proposed reception 10 the Washington vci-
unteers the efandest even, In the history
Of the stats Of WASHINGTON Yours re-
DAVID STEWART. Mayor
what the nailroaAs Preaiss.
Chairman Daniel Jones. of the trans.
portatien committee. reported that the
railroads entering Seattle had agreed TO
give q rate OF enc fare for the round trip
for visitors 10 Seattle during the reception
OF the volunteers and the accompanying
celebration. A hair fare rate has been
promised for the volunteers. individually
or In companies. Mr.. Jones' said. In adai-
ton the committee had asked the railroads
for q rate Of I cent per mile for the eene-
NJ OF the companies forming the National
Guard: but this matter ss SIM unsettled
Az this point In the proceedings Col.
Frank Pierce. Inspector general on TIE
stan Of Rrisadier General Mcintyre. made
a statement relative 20 the Invitation sy-
tended by the committee 10 the National
Guard, Two matters should h~ arranged
by this committee II ~ desires TO secure
tire presence Of the National Gusrd OF tho
state on the arrival 90 the Washington
volunteer regiment now In the phiiip-
pines" Col, Pierce sa!d '"rSe first aues-
ton II that 90 transportation. ard the Sec
ond II enc 81 subsistence ar. shelter. In
the Fourth Of July celebration Of 1871, tAc
railroads gave Us = rate ~ / seos per nile
] believe similar concession can Ne o.
tssnei thia time. n must be understood
that the men Of the guard PAR their own
expenses. This committee sAeala provide
the rate needed ard should guarantee 10
supriy the guard with subsistence during
us stay here, Between 80 and sH men
may be expected
melton by Secretary g.naAsr, that the
committee guarantee the expenses es sha
guard for subsistence sne shelter curin,.
Its stay In Seattle was ssst unanimous
guard - AZ organization.
Chairman Hayden suggested tha, .hr
ladies 90 tire various pAsrsassc UFssaiaA.
tons. and generally OF sae city, should r~e
care the banquet fer the volunteers =.
am willing 90 csntrssute my shss. in such
an enterprise" Sad MAJ Hayden olive
cur boys q taste 90 eassc eoost7S VIE =
they coma hack frcsn the war
Lady Members Interested.
This suggestion was taken up hr a nura.
sSr Of the lady members az the committee
after aetouran~sf. Including Ms. Il. =
Stein. captain Of the Farssca Rxa*es carps
ana Mira Lyman Banas, 81 the Red Cross
Society. Both stated their beiies that saeEr
orEanssAtscns- aided xec<fsiiy ~ ,ar We
uaen Of Seattle. could provide a yzssr d
cent fepass fer the volunteers
Col. IT, r. Esfssn. chairman ~ sAs ezrn.
ssistee on parade fe.~srted the mares a..
Capt John Y. Terry ard Cart ( p
Crane a. associate naesassss 81 sAe cora
m.stee. Il have secured sAe ecssssrss 9.
School superintendent Barnard 60 tas
participation ~ the sesocs eAsa1rea IL fsS
parade Re said. We expect - have s4-
tween aH asa 100 children Ia san< Ia tas
parade. All sagnss~d with rags
Chairman J Hswarx Waseen. 90 ia
pepne cesEsu.ttse. rescgsed that tAe eam-