El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-21
RECEPTION
COMMITTEE
Of the Teachsr's Convention
Take important Steps.
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
Has Already Been Subscribed For
Entertainment Purposes and
Every Possible Effort WILL Be
Made To Entertain the Visitors
On a Grand Scale.

The reception committee met at the
city hall last night and many impor-
ssnt su bjects in reference to the enter
tainment of the teachers we're decided
The meeting was called to order by
the mayor . few minutes past eight
o'clock. The following were present:
Mayor Magofin, chairman; Professor
Felix Martinez, Professor Roach, DR..
F. w. Gallagher, J. A. Smith, Capt.
-. Bsall, j. b. White, B. S. Catlin,
Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Rawlings, P. M.
Millspaugh, T. E. Shelton, J. r. Free
man, DR.. E. 81. Irwin, Judge Harper.
The committee appointed by the
mayor for the purpose OF getting list
of those willing to let rooms
for the accommodation of the teachers
made its report. They Fave secured
bsds for 2164 persons aud hope to GET
more In she next few days. Those
who have not been seen by the COM
mittee, or those who have been seen
and who find that they can spare an
other bod or two, will please send In
their names to the mayor at once.
The average price for rooms will be
so cents, and while there will be some
rooms over this price few will be rented
for less. The names of those Who have
rooms to spare are being Ike pt in q book
The train to their stopping places.
The books ala show whether male or
female rCOmers are wanted, and those
who accept women roOmers only will
be sure to get them.
There were ordered printed 25O0
cards, which will be for the use Of the
ommittee who meet the trains. On
each card will be written the address
of q place where roomers may be ao
tod nd he Oh
the room per day. A card of this kind
will be given to each visitor-frst 20
the teachers and women visitors and
then to other visitors
1t was agreed that the mayor name .
to meet the trains at sta
lions near Ell Psso, and while coming in,
provide the people with addresses of
homes where rooms could be procured
This method will relieve any copees-
tion at the deposs, other than providt
Ing vehicles. The committee will NEE
the trains at Toyah on the Texas s.
Pacific and Sanderson on the G. Fl. l.
S. A; others will board the trains at
Sierra Blanca.
After some discussion it was decid-
ed to send only teachers to the houses
that had promised to take them, and
not to give out the cards promiscuous-
ly to any one and every one.
IL WAS QGClQSU 10 use one porch OF
the court house for the headquarters
Of the teachers only, and the general
In formation bureau and headquarters
viii be either in the chamber of COM
merce, Ia case the building is ready
In time, or In the D. R. Francis build
ing, a room there having been offered
by B. f. Hammett.
The mayor was requested by the
to call upon the different
aud carriage owners in the
,isy and ask of them that no charge In
excess of % cents be made for carry
.ng the visitors from the train to their
rooms.
There are to be placed in the plaza,
court house, Chopin hall, city hall
central school, aud general hesdquar-
bers barrels OF ice water for the visit
ors. There will be men employed to
haul water from the mesa and see that
the barrels are kept full and supplied
with plenty of ice.
Mrs Rawling speaking for the
women of the city, said that they
would do sIl in their power to make
the convention success, and that if
the committee had any requests to
make they should be made at once.
The women we've to hold a meeting in
the city hall today at ten o'elok.
Messrs. Catlin and Putnam were
appointed committee to secure ban
nsrs, chairs, and tables flor the various