The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-07
Coed Progress Being Made BY the
Oitissns' Reception Committee.
COMING o. rne TRANSPORTS.


49,
~ IL enecuttpe cosssstktee n
06aye Of tie arrangements for the
receptaen to tie fist Washington
aspdseH AID tie accompanying cele-
6snAton. Tuesday night : meeting Of
t. general eosundtee MN be held 1t
Ae sooms Of tie CHAMBER If Com
sseere, II 1ekscf detailed reports from
Ge cbsdmen If tie ssbcommdhees
IN & made. sfbdv : clear ssflfne
Of IT, p,egnan,ms for Ae ceie6nattoa.
1bs szecuffue commodities Is csasider-
dv ! plan ~ 1hdc5 aofioe uM b
stpea tie people Of tie oily N hosr
n advance If re arrival If 6e
transports bearing tie troops. 9bts
aoAce ~M be conveyed n tie ase-
ise of spe.y flte alarm BEL h tie
city. - 1,eH - tie elamor Of okse,
sells and tie sereecbtae Of whistles
Of steamers and mills along tie u,ste,
from.
NJ UGH important businsss was trans
Ny acted ~ yesterday's regular meet
Ing of the executive committee. Of
which Daniel Jones II chairman. Ths frst
matter to como before the committee was
. motion that the chairman OF the sub
committees bs instructed TO report at to-
days meeting the progress that had been
made IN their several departments. The
motion prevailed, and ~ result the exec
ut1ve committee viii be able 10 formulate
. complete and exhaustive report Of the
plans OF the celebration. which will b
presented 1t the meeting Of tho general
committes on Tuesday night
Naturally tbs executive committss has
found Il necessary 10 modify and supple
neent thA oedc1A1 pro6rAnaxAs ~ the ceis-
brntion n planned b. the prceramine conn
mittse. Of which Prof. T. g. Meany -
chairman. and at which Mrs. George H.
F0rtson II = member. The report Of the
executive committee will contain, tn con-
densed form, statement Of the main fsat.
ures 1t the celebration. together with an
other statement relative TO the financial
part ~ the enterprise.
The committee has not yet succeeded In
raising al thu funds which will b mecca
sayy 70 insure such a celebration a. has
besn planned. and which the occasion. II
n urged requires. This IL not saying.
however. that good progress has not been
xaAds. On the other hand. the Committee.
- IT. members say. has met with willing
responses In the main. The balance which
yet remains to b secured In not very large,
and the members Of the committee unite
n saying that u those who have not yet
contributed DO their share. there will b
no difaculty.
Ts signal Their Cenins.
While thousands OF hearts are beating n
time with the churnins Of the propeller Of
the transport Pennsylvania, and eager
wives mothers. sistsn and sweethearts
are scanning the papers for news OF the
Francisco. The interest now felt In that
quarter u nothing compared TO that
breathiess waiting for the transports
Ffrst Washington from San Francisco to
Seattle.
The belief Of the members Of the cisi-
.aoassnas Of people ihronxins the city on
The day of tho expected arrival Of the
transports will wish for some rrearranged
signal announcing the approach Of tho
ships with their precious burden.
II has been suggested by member %
the committee that System u signals be
arranged - that every enc may be In
formed an hour OF 70 In advance OF the
coming OF the troops OF the approach 81
rho transports. IL 10 planned to have the
firehells os the city announce In brazen
c.amor tho sighting Of the transports from
aone point down Tia Sound. The plan Ia TO
make this the initial signal. to f-e taken
up BY all the bells in the church steepies
and mills along the water front
Thus an INDISPENSABLE ciasuor would be
raised. the purrort OF which would be UNI
reduce this suggested plan 10 . detailed
scheme. which viii b announced later
To Increase Pelfce Fierce.
The executive committee IL mot unmina-
fnl or tina necessity for strong measures 10
insure order and the protection az life
during the reception OF the volunteers
Early next week = conference viii De held
Ay tina ccnnfnitse~ and egstaf Reed. ~ the
police department.. ano members Of the
city council The COMMITTEES Viii repre-
Necessity Tor Increased polsc. service. In
order that the assembling of large crowds
on tho water front may nos result In acct
dents,
We shnronrhiy understand the neses~
atty for precautions In tia matter Of hand.
ling the crowds cf peopis." said Chairman
Daniel Jones, Of she citizens COMMITTEES.
last night. Arrangements viii he male
TO de the occasion. There 10 no need for
apprehension GA this score The crowds
viii 30 handled In scientific manner and
prevent ~
any kind, rAis Is asxarsi'
TIE fireworks saamnlsfee has rseef,sx,
the sir*t consignment of fireworks from
Fan Francisco Including eight erass NOR
tars. whkh VIII add considerably 10 the
DIN 81 wsaeenle "a the traops The ssfs-
play es ryrosecAnscs will lie enc % tae t-rxf
ever seen 50 The state. One feature ~ ,h~
fireworks will l~ ssgantle string es hts
fire crackers. each enc 81 wAses viii hsye
the effect IN rotks of small rafsa.zlre
sun. The string viii esasain ssrsssSt Ia
oe ~ these crackers, TIE explosions Aesns.
ksss by companies
Gel. INfafk Pierce. tnsgectnr general en-
the staff Of Brtx. Gen. aeJnsy9e. saa s.s
srg Ha3utans general 81 the NafSarsa,
Guard. has reserved was.s fr0ra rsoxt ~
iae company commanders Of the state ss,}t-
fssa, indicating that there weuss hs a s1,li
attendance CT ssssfssexnets 81 thr r~cs.sian
- tire volunteers Ca pierg4s sAts Lass
night <ssst nssseh iateSsst r. t4ing sak~n ga
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