The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
LOOKING TOWARD ST. Paul
THOUSANDS OF WOODMEN PRE-
PAIRING TO COME HERE
IN JUNE
SAINT WILL HAVE TO HURRY
Task of Entertaining One Hundred
Thousand Delegates and Vis-
itOrs for Week Is
Big One.

''I do not believe the people of St Paul,
and particularly the business interests
that will be directly benefited financial
1y, have anywhere near a correct idea OF
the magniture and Importance of the ma
tional convention of Modern Woodmen,
called to meet here next june" said Mr..
j. F. Egan, OF Rock Island, H., at the
Windsor, last evening. Mr. Egan, who
is connected with the national Wood
men headquarters, located at Rock
Island, has been in the city for the past
three days looking after some matters
connected with the June convention.
Yesterday morning. accompanied by
Gov. Van SAINT Mir. Egan visited NUM-
Der of st. Paul's representative citizens
and all the daily newspaper offices. His
explanation of the magnitude of the June
convention and the necessity that exists
for elaborate preparations 10 the end
that the multitudeS coming may be salts
factorily cared for, was convincing, and
both Mr.. Egan and Gov. Van SAINT were
assured that nothing would be left I'M
done that would in anywise tend to pro-
mote the success. of the convention.
Last night the chairmen of the various
local committees, working under PreSl-
dent H. A. Monroe, of the St. Paul Wood
men convention executive committee,
met with Mr.. Egan at the Windsor, and
the situation was thoroughly canvassed.
Mr. Egan in his talk to the committee
charmen, expressed the opinion that in
telligent advertising of the attractions
and resources of Minnesota and st. Paul
would be more successful than anything
else in insuliug a large attendance. If the
railroads that handle this convention
business. he explained do not find it
convenient to assist the local convention
committee with cash contributions, the
least they can do is to thoroughly adve"-
tise the big meeting through the distri-
button of 100000 or 100000 pieces OF
observation-disclosures, leaflets and booklets
specially prepared, and dealing with the
national convention in particular, be-
sides giving all available data concerning
St Paul, it's many June attractions and
general resources. Make the people
abroad, and the Woodmen especially,
want to come here and spend a week.
You had a little national convention
of 10000 or 10000 G. A R. men a few
years ago." said Mr.. Egan, land the
citizens of st. Paul opened headquarters
several months in advance and employed
a corps of clerks in the work of perfect
ing arrangements for their reception
national convention is coming here next
June that will bring at least 100000 Wis
itors from contiguous territory, and yet,
aside from the very creditable work done
by the local Woodmen committees, do
not find the people of St. Paul awake to
the necessity for organized effort. More
than twice as many visitors are coming
as attended the G. A. r. convention and,
so far. nothing has been done looking
to their proper reception"
President Boardman, of the Commercial
club is fully alive to the Importance for
action. He states that within the next
week he will arrange conference with
the Woodmen executive committee, and
that as soon as a definite programme
for work is outlined, the business inter-
ests of st. Paul, and especially those in
terests which stand to profit the most
by the influx of visitors, will not play
dead
Chairman l. B. Lott of the Woodmen
committee on hotels, sent out circulars
yesterday to all hotels, restaurants, etc,
requesting report as to the number each
can care for. He already has on file
requests for quarters for about LOCO peo-
pie, but has as yet placed but one dele
gation-that from Wisconsin, at the Mel
ropolitap hotel.
Gen. ]. H. Reece, adjutant general OF
Illinois, Will arrive in St. Paul, accom-
panied by Hon. B. D. Smiths of Man
kato, early next month. The purpose of
this visit is to make final arrangements
for the Woodmen-Forester encampmenC
to be held here during convention week.
Gov. Van SAINT has placed at the disposal
of Gen. Reece all of the states national
guard tentage. but this will not be
enough, as fully 5000 uniformed Forest
ers will go into camp mere and remain
all week. Gen. Reece expects to get the
Wisconsin National guards tentage also,
and is negotiating with Gov: La Toilette
lette is a leading member of the Wood
mems society in his state, q refusal to
lend is not anticipated.
At the meeting last evening the chair