The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-09

vigorous S1OTIS are @DSlHS hld1C ~
secure the holding of sthe seventeenth
annual session Of the North Carolina
Teachers Assembly, June 18th to 18th,
in this cty. AS noted in yesterdays
Messenger, Mr.. c. H Mebane, super
intendent of public instruction, secre-
tary and treasurer of the assembly
and chairman Of the executive commit
tee by whom the place of meeting is
TO be selected, spent Monday and yes
terday forenoon in the city, casting
about 20 see what could be gotten in
the way of hotel and boarding house
accommodations and rates and also re-
garding inducements in the way of en-
tertainment.
Prominent members of the Chamber
of Commerce and other citizens had
several conferences with Mr.. Mebane
and the whole matter seems now to
hinge on whether or not suitable rates
al be gotten from hotels and board
ing houses, Mr.. Mebane being very
anxious to secure a 81 per day rate. He
says this rate is being offered at other
places, but that If a similar rate can
be gotten here the assembly will be
more than apt to come to Wilmington,
especially III We" OIL Cno IdcI IndC OLneT
Inducements here are superior.
Yesterday Mr.. Mebane, in company
with several citizens, visited several
halls with a view to selecting a meet
ing place and chose the Young Mems
Christian Association auditorium,
which MIR. Mebane pronounced ad-
mirably adapted for the needs of the
assembly.
The railroads have, Mr.. Mebane says,
given a rate from all points in the
state to Wilmington, which is thor
oughly satisfactory.
SPECIAL CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE MEETING.
Yesterday morning there was a spe-
cia1 meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce called for the purpose of hold
ing a conference with Mr.. Mebane, and
resulted in the appointment of a COM
mittee, whose duty it will be to aScer-
tain what rates can be secured from
hotels and boarding houses and for
how many people accommodations can
be provided. Those in attendance
o the meeting were: President w.
E. Worth, Mr.. r. w. Hicks, Mr.. j. A.
Taylor, Mr.. George r. French, Mr..
j. III. C~hadbourn, Sr., Mr.. H. G.. Small
bones, Mr.. owen F: Love, Captain T.
D. Meares, Mr.. d. L. Gore, Mr.. A. B.
Shedding, Mr.. j. A. Springer, Mr.. B.
F. King, Mr.. NJ. w. jacob, MI. S. A.
Schloss and Mr.. j. B. Mercer.
Mr.. H. S. Leard, travelling passen-
ger agent for the Seaboard Air Line.
and Captain E. w. Manning, superin-
tendent of county schools, were also
in attendance upon the meeting with
Mr.. Mebane.
Mr.. Mebane, in compliance with a
request, briefly stated the situation,
explaining that the assembly would
according to the provisions of the by
laws, meet on une 18th, continuing in
session five days, and that the duty
of choosing the place of meeting was
delegated to the executive committee,
of whom he is chairman. He said the
Upon the assembly, men,
bers and those attracted here by the
meetings, would be between 1000 and
1900 people. The railroad rates to
Wilmington have already, he said, been
adjusted satisfactorily, and his eSpe-
cial desire now was to ascertain the
hotel and boarding house accommoda-
lions and rates, in the city and on the
beach.
On motion of Mr.. j. Allen Taylor, a
special committee was appointed to as
certain what rates could be had n
how nan could be accommodated,
and arrange for various special fea-
lures of entertainment, which it will
De the pleasure of the business men to
provide if this city is chosen as the
place of meeting. The following were
appointed on the committee: Mr.. W.
Z. NNoI III MI. III. W.. JdCOUl, NIL. -. d.
Shielding, Mr.. Owen F. Love, Mr.. H. G..
Smallbones and Mr.. r. w. Hicks
AN APPEAL FOR SPECIAL RATES.
After the chamber adjourned the
committee had a called meeting and
decided that they would proceed at
once to ascertain the information de-
sired by Mr.. Mebane, an especial rea-
son for urgency being that Mr.. Me-
bane says the executive committee of
tho assembly will moot nn Eri6au Of
this week to decide upon the place of
meeting.
To this end the committee appeals
through the Messenger and asks all
hotelists and boarding house keepers
to write any member of the committee
a card stating the number of guests
they IAN entertain on the occasion,
urging them to, if possible, not make
the rate charged more than 81 per day.
They wan all notifications in hand
not later than Friday morning, giving
the number of guests and rate that
will be charged.
In view of the fact that the assem-
bly, is such a very large body of peo-
pie and their coming here means so
much for the welfare of the city in
the way of advertising our advantages
as a summer resort and as a CONNER
cha center, the committee feels war
ranted also in appealing to private
families who do not make a practice
OF taking boarders to provide for the
entertainment Of as many of the as
Sembly people as possible. making
their charge for the same as nominal
as they can not more than 81 per day
If possible, as this is the rate which
Mr.. Mebane especially desires and Is
offered elsewhere. Every n who a
possibly provide for the entertainment
of one or more guests in this way dur
ing the assembly are urged to notify
some membe Of the committee at
once. And, too, it may well be said
that it is h patriotic duty of every
private family to rally to the aid Of
the committee In this important mat
ter. especially In view Of the fact that
the regular boarding houses are usual
1t will be Of interest to note that
probably one-half of the members Of
the Teachers Assembly are ladies.
The Messenger several days ago re-
at some length to the great ad-
xontooo IL will be to the city to have