The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-24
GETTING READY
For the German Baptist
Meeting.
Important Action Of the Com
merCidl Club.

merCldl CluD.
There was a very important meet
ing of the Commercial Club, Wednes-
day evening, to complete prepara-
tions for the German Baptist Annual
Meeting.
President Huston, who had been
appointed at the last meeting, to ar
range committees for the various
branches of the work, reported the
following committees, selected with
great care and well adapted to the
work given them
The Commercial Club will meet
every Wednesday evening, and each
committee is expected to report at
every one of these meetings. the
progress of the work.
Committee on Securing Tents.
This committee is to rent 75 tents
and erect them upon the Fair Grounds
and rent them at g so per week dur
ing the meeting. 1t is said that many
OF those coming to the meeting prefer
to take little outing and it is thought
little money can be made for the city
from the renting Of these tents. The
committee consists Of:
G Z Yoder, o Batch. ] A Bradfute,
buck. Isaac Miller. p Shaw, G ID Campbell.
Jos Cotton. A r Filson. DIR Harbert, +
Mitchell, A G Elliott
Committee on Railroad Accommodations.
This committee has in charge the
assistance OF the railroads in catering
to the wants and conveniences Of the
visitors. This committee will decide
upon the desirability Of erecting tenn
porary depots near the grounds. The
members are:
Geo II Allen, W Z Sloan, A Jay Miller, Z
N Hamilton. West, A r Immisch, +
fws GocheaaSG s.hfy ksnSedy sSs ksrF hiiisas s
James Wonders @ Durnell, L Cory.
Committee on Music and Concerts
1t is thought that it would be desir-
able to have band concerts in the
Courthouse yard during most OF the
week and this committee 10 to arrange
for these:
Cowman, W MscKinnon, J "
Denny, A l. Wright, ] w Young, q CHockett,
z Arnold. J NJ Abraham. g n Frazer, W W
/ Osborn, II II Good, II + Knight, A + Swan
K Miiligan. + Whitehfll.
Committee on Police For Grounds
The Honorable w. T. Haviland.
Mayor Of the city, is made the sole
member OF this committee and he ID
requested to arrange for ample police
protection on the grounds to maintain
order.
| Committee on Reception.
This committee is expected TO meet
all incoming trains and in 60 far %
possible direct each visitor to the head.
quarters of the Entertainment com.
mittee. The members are:
EKCampbeII. w Kaufman, Jesse Reagh
] W Thatcher. G walker, g 2 wcrreIl, {
@ Kuert- J c Sullivan, Harry McLaughlin
] r Snyder.
/ Committee on Enfenainmsat.
This committee is to find lodging
places for all Of the visitors. They an
directed to open an Office in q centra
location at once and begin the work o
tabulating all requests for dodgers
This committee will employ Q clerl
and will also provide Bureau Of In
formation in the Courthouse yars
during the Conference. The member
are:
II r F Tremain, n Gearing. G T Brandon
] c Brand, O Simpson. ID J Skeen. N
| Roebuck, Howard Bell, Byron Swfsher. (
McCracken, Amos Miller, ii Btgiey, Ansol
Garter.
| Committee On Water and Light.
This committee will extend the wAte
pipes over the grounds and erect cleo
trio lights where they will be needed
The committee is composed Of:
: Nv Elliott, DR. A E Grimm, p Dickir
Roger. c F Martin, g G Parker. VIM Bartol
Jos Ranney, w W Riddle, Rienhart,
N More, 9 Blair, N @ Boals, 8 A Buct
anan.
Committee on Buildings and Grounds.
Il 1t shall be their duty to prepare th
!, Fair Grounds for the meeting, eret
the buildings necessary and when th
meeting is over dispose OF all the lun
ber. The members are:
JAHartzler.JDI d Inskeep, Joseph swishe
V s G Fisher, s Kerr, William Lane, w
| Niven, James Lockhart, ID @ Keller, g
r Detrick. J c Hover. d 9 Moots, d Carr,
4 W Coulter, John Emery.
Committee on Furniture. Queensware. Ets
Shall provide and have on Il
d grounds on May % all the queenswar
b ltinware and hardware called for in tt
contract between the Commercial clu
l. and the Locating Committee Of Il
q German Baptist Brethren. The onl
n furniture to be provided is fifty chai
and these the committee is empowers
to rent. At the close of the meetir
the committee is to dispose OF Il
y hardware and tinwsre to the best q
l. vantage. The members are;
n A Butler, G McMllen, E Geiger, O 9 A
Ia len, u Carr. A t Fawcett- ID X Hennese
G Davis, ] Georgople, W II Elwell, w
Kloepfer, f short, T ] Cook, r Rober
DERRICK, ID W Askren.
r Committee to Secure Fuel
r. In the contract between the Cor
g mercial club and the Brethren Cor
mittee ten cords OF wood was agreed
h. be furnished by the Commercial clu
- This committee will secure the wo'
- and arrange to have whatever is u
used taken back by the person sellil
it. The committee consists OF: