The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-28
WANT THE PRESIDENT
TOCHANGE HISPLANS
Visit Too Short for a Proper
Demonstrations
MEETING OF COMMITTEE
ALL KINDS OF SUGGESTIONS
CONCERNING RECEPTION.


The matter OF arranging for the
reception and entertainments Of Prezi-
dent Mckinley and party on thsir visit
to Salt Lake was taken up fer oo1sid-
GRAFTON yesterday afternoon by the
general COMMITTEES appointed by Gov
ernor Wells and Mayor Thompson on
Thursday Notwithstanding that 165
representative citizens had been named
on the COMMITTEES. only twenty-nine OF
them attended the meeting caIled for
yesterday afternoon in the city coJn-
eli chamber. But for all that the meet
there is no doubt, from the many saE-
gestions made concerning the receptieLs
and entertainment OF the presidential
party, that the distinguished visitors
VIII be accorded such a welcome as viii
uphold the reputation Of the people OF
Utah for generous hospitality.
By virtue Of mis- position on the ccu1-
mfttee, Governor Wells was called to
the presiding chair at the meeting.
Mayor Thompson occupied the chair OF
vice chairman and City Recorder Nys-
from was chosen secretary Of the as
sembly.
AFTER having read the oniciaI an
noUncement OF the visit OF the presi~
Dental party to Utah on June ? and g
and the answer to the governors mes
sage fnquiring II the president would
I accept the courtesy Of a drive around
the city and a visit to the tabernacle
on the Sabbath. the governor ex~
planned what preliminary arrang ements
/ had been made TO date to receive the
presidents party. Suggestions were
then invited.
Many Suggestions.
Nearly every member of the commit.
tee in attendance had a suggestion %
some sort Some wanted a big parade
/ cieties and ali OF the school children
I Others favored a trip 10 Sa1tair. and
I stil others urged that some effort be
made to get the president TO. recon-
slider his desire to spend Sunday in
retirement and attend a sacred concert
/ IN his honor at the tabernacle.
/ The governor suggested that Il would
I not be possible to get the consent OF
I President Mckinley to reconsider his
plans for the SBbDath' until he arrived
j resentative Salt Laker might explain
/ the situation by showing that il would
be impossible Tor the people or Utah to
show him all the honor they desire II
the plan TO leave this city on MOnday
noon for Ogden is adhered to and no
opportunity is allowed for some aPprO-
PIRATE demonstration en- the Sab
bath @
Executive COMMITTEES.
All these suggestions were lost In a
! motion 10 appoint an executive COM
1 mittee of eleven, the governor and the
mayor to be two of the number, and
I they to choose the others.
/ The governor and the mayor decided
/ to wait until today or tomorrow before
/ naming the other nine members Of the
executive committee.
( Jake Greenewald moved that g. COM
/ rnittee on finance be chosen and that
John Il. Dolly be its chairman. for
without such q. COMMITTEES and without
( Mr. -Dooly at its head, he doubted that
/ the Presidential reception would be a
success Mr.. Dolly resented Jake's
/ compliment by saying he wanted and
Z would accept no craftsmanship and de-
+ claring the motion out of order.
1t Was the0ydecided that the general
! committee should adjourn until the call
Of the governor through the public
press
\ The concensus of opinion was that
in a few days it viii be advisable 70
appoint a number Of sub-coHusi ttees on
finance, reception, parade. music. dec
orations, carriages etc---and that il
might be wen to have sorae women on
these committees @
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