The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-04
WORK FOR CONVENTION.
PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENT
FOR NATIONAL W. &. r. L.
Mrs. Mnrton r. Baxter VIII send
Ont 2o.so0 Letters Telling of the
City and the State-Mhaf Men

~Se Aha@ @kshe nearer zUE {fS HfrEE-
alas u the national W. K T. l.. in Seattle,
the preliminary work begirs 70 assume
larger proportions. There arc few 5lsisr
women just now than Mrs. Marion Bsx-
ter. whom the local temperance workers
have rsaeaG IL charge As their Hnanc.er-
Mrs. Baxter has just competed arrange
Hents for issuing 5sas. envelopes and let
terheads which Will be used In her CORE
spon3ence with IN. I0.tso saoas through
ouE the country. On every envelope will
appear neat card announcing briefly that
the convention headquarters will b. st the
Hotel Seattle On the reverse side viii Up
pear business advertisement u railroad.
fne Great Northern taking the space on
ia.sa - the envelopes and the Northern
Pacific the other half On the reverse side
OF each % he letter sheets VIII appear a
letter drawn up in behalf 81 the Chamber
OF Commerce by Secretary Thomas W
ProSch. and rehearsirg at length the beau
ties and advantages az this city and Puget
sound.
Ia sending cot her letters 10 the various
unions Mrs. Baxter viii request each SEC
rotary 10 present the letter TO the editor
of some local "a per and ask is publication
as 4 communication fraEn tbs Seattle Cham
her Of Commerce Tire Post-Inte .!tgeneer
aas already called attention TO the enoT-
nous amount Of advertising which Seattle
viii receive ghgeush such channel
No arrangement has yer been made for
defrayinZ the expense OF postage on these
lettsrg, ard as Il 81 Of them viii he seat
out the item az postage VIII be a consld-
erahle oae As Mrs. Baxter VII leave fer
the East IN about ten days she Is anxious
that something <aQB.d be aosae Al cnce IN
sha direction. and contributions n@w VIII
be wcrta swicc aE much u her az those
Iua8e three months from now.
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quarters in the Hotel Seattle Eexi Thurs
day morning. She has already rs'eiSed
several donations 81 furniture aud articles
50 De T>lN@G and rs IN TIE room. ana
ex poets StsN others.
Prominent and repre- sentative men Of TIE
city yesterday expressed themselves as foi-
.gws with regard - the significance 81 ihe
approaching convention.
T.. G. Stevens. general Western passe.i-
ger agent Of he Gfsat Northern-lt VIII
Sc "A fire thing fer Seattle ana VIII Tor
several dave rivet tbs eyes az the nation
on tsas portion Of is heritage, geTaI han
bred strangers VIII be here, whose good
opinion vii be wsYth striving for. The re-
suits viii be COED. and THAI only.
Frederick Nelson e. Munro-lt Is one
OF the very best advertisements possible
for oBr state and city. Intelligent people
VINO come here cannot but observe the
great resources. tine climate, exc. Ihey
VII be sure To talk 20 their Eastern
friends, and this Will result In additions
to our population. Of a desirable sort.
attic To the attention Of thousands Of the
best people Of the country by creating
discussion concerning the meeting OF the
convention here. no doubt resulting IN
adding many desirable residents 10 our
city Beside that II viii awaken a
healthy seniime~t for temperance and So
briefly in our community.
DT. II. t. kilboHFne-Tae convention VIII
he i glorious thing for Seattle II VIII
give the city u reputation for desiring the
higher things of life. and bring the city
into sympathy with many o! the best peo-
pie Of the nation.
L. j. Co!man This convention will cou-
naand the respect IF the very best people
ard viii mean much for the temperance
cauae in this city
J II MooTeIt will be great conven-
ton of great women Seattle may we'll
plume herself. because Of this high honor.
Rev w H. G. Temple-The temper
anr{. cause stands a The front - all re-
forms Woman stands 1T the front IF
tbs. tefuGere mss. cause. Meet such com
b!natian with the Seattle SpiFlt. aud a
Tremendous advance must be the ineYi~
table result
6. + Thompson. general agent of the
Canadian Faeifjc-Thls convention VIII bc
az great yAiUe - Seattle and ali the
Puget sound country
Rev n NJ Ranaall-rt fl Impossible tn
mention FIR short paragraph All the
guod that ms convention Of great women
will mean 80 th4S r.iY.
T. a $ad-au. general agent ar the
Northern raeiac~Tha yal0e Of this cor4-
vs.fstE4u VII h. ifsgnsItsu because II NIL
bring many ~ the very hest people Of the
l-aiie,l States 10 the Pacific coast and 10
Seattle
Pre- convention Is already attracting the
attention OF the railroads, and II is said
taag fhe Canadian Pacific Is e"niempai-
log quoting rate thai VII alttATt q
large share ~ the frsFei over that Inc
II vfzH ~ tAe present condition 81 rates
~ the West il viii be Interesting -
wsteh the attitude of the roads toward