The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-16
LODGING FOR 10000
D. II. Painter Begins Work Upon a
Most Imposing Task.
ASSIGNING ROOMS FOR THE N.E.A.
Plans Made to Conduct Delegates
to Rooms With Little
Friction.

The work Nof providing rooms for the
members of the National Educational as
ISOLATION will be pushed with great vigor
this week. D. H. Painter, chairman of
the bureau of information, to whose
charge the work of listing rooms and as
signing delegates to headquarters falls,
began active superintendent of this work
this morning. The task before his COM
mittee Is to secure hotel accOmmo odat1ons
for 5000 and rooms in private houses for
like number. The problem of rooms
in private houses is the one to which
special attention is now being given.
The various announcements Of the need
of rooms has brought already nearly 5000
responses. All of these offers of accom-
modations are now being listed in manner
that will enable the committee to give
exact information in regard to each room
instantly. The city is to be divided into
districts and the rooms are being listed
In this way When room has been as
signed to an applicant, either by mail or
in person, a card will be given to him
containing the particulars of the accom-
modations and how to reach the place.
When the visitors begin to arrive, these
cards will be given out at the main bu-
reau of information at the courthouse and
there will be large corps of guides to
show the visitors how to reach their places
Of assignment.
The bureau of information will register
the arrivals and make card index of
them, so that any person can be found
without delay. There will be check room
at the courthouse headquarters and the
transportation Office and secretary's office
will also be found there. All of these Of
fees, however, will be represented at the
/ West Hotel and the exposition building.
Most Of the inquiries in regard to hotels
and rooms are now coming from the In
dian department, whose session begins
on Monday morning. Many of the members
of this department will arrive on the 5th
and 9Th. The extension of the rates in
the south until Oct. L has given great
impetus to the interest in that section
and many parties are planning to come
for the convention and spend the rest of
the summer in and around Minneapolis.
Among Mr.. Nye's letters have come re-
quests that he act as rental agent and
secure cottages for parties.
A guidebook called RED Letter Days in
and Around Minneapolis" prepared under
the direction Of Mr.. Nye of the Commercial
Club Is now in press. 1t will contain
brief sketch of the city; an explanation
of the system Of numbering the streets,
with an outline map; another map show
ing the depots, places of meeting, public
buildings, ETC.; schedule of the hours
| of the meetings.; lists of social events,
points Of interest in the city, drives,
cursions. The information in this book
is condensed and carefully compiled to
| cover all points of Importance a.a d.
The reception committee will have rep
resentatives at the trains and at the bu-
reau of information, as well as at other
| places where the members will congregate
outside of the meetings. At the state
| headquarters there will be local represent
| tatives, arranged for under the direction
| Of Miss Mary s Howe