Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-05
Many Conventions
AT The Fair
wegTiMos or NATIONAL Asso'
CITATIONS AND EXCURSIONS
vii sRlNo THOUSANDS TO
rns LEWIS AND CLARK CEN,
rENNiAL.

Trip. by the fame OF foruahu "S '"'
n the most beautiful cities In the
states. and by the stories OF
great things TO be sec at the Lewis
and Clark exposition, many associa'
lions OF land.wide membership are
planning 70 hold conventions at Port
land next summer during the Centen.
NAL. Most OF The conventions VIII
be held IN Festival Hall at the expo.
milton. where the large auditorium,
built for such purposes, VIII be
found an attractive meeting place
Other associations which arranged 70
hold their annual meetings at other
rIi,es hay. planned 60 attcal the fair
IN a body. The total number Of gath
crings so far scheduled is about
thirty. and these will bring an az.
grega,e OF some 10000 people to the
fair. Besides these. many other nat
ional organizations, as well as a num-
Der Of western associations, will prob
Aabsy plan for conventions 70 be held
1t the western Worlds fair,
Probably the most important from
! scientific standpoint AZ least. Will
be the convention Of the American
Medical Association. which win be
held July lila, and bring together
$500 doctors. many OF natlsaai or
world wide fame. The Associated
Frsfsrnities Of America will meet
9aas arorx. the Natio nj 'ssd
Posts association with brias lagsih.
o. AZ many members. AMI he Nat
iDusI association ~ Latter Carriers
viii lrcfAbiy bring 1000 10 he cx-
rxsi.icn. About a thousaaf knights
al The grip win attend shs unyca
s..ta of the United Commercial .Trav-
srcrs cf Oregon and Washington. ari
fs Wy OF the order Of railway con.
1nettTs viii meet In c~onyent'Da The
Grad Lodge Knights ~ pv.I;ns, ~
O-estn III expected 10 meet 1000
sironc. and there will p~ro5a,iv ee
~ mLny In attendance ut the SEES
sions OF the Masonic Veteran asso
citation Of the Pacific Coast.
The National Editorial association
which will meet ut Guthrie, o. T,
will, afler its convention, take |
twenty-five day trip visiting man.
points OF interest In California ant
other western states. and spending
several days ut the fair. Two specia
trains win be necessary To conye!
the party. which will number ~ !cas
1900 The National Lumber Deal
ers' association. which will meet a
Omaha. will visit the exposition
Afterwards, coming west on a specia
train. The National Association o
Railroad Commissioners will like
wise have . special train 10 ccnve!
Ito members 10 Portland after NEE,
Ing ii convention 1t Daadwooi N. u
A number OF specially conducte,
excrrsions will bring many person
to the fair Probably the largest q
these will be that which Ii beinI
planned by the California Promotion
Committee. Of which Rufus p. Jen
nings n secretary. Mr.. Jennings ea
pecis to run several special trains I
Portland on or about the openinI
date. June !. and has invited man
distinguished educators. statesmen
and business men to Join the party
The Missouri Pacific Railroad will
nj = specially conducted excursio
which. starting at indianapolis on Jun
g. win provide for visiting man
points of interest In the west and IL
several days at the fair. Mrs, T.. n
Cuthbert Of Toronto. Canada. tn
welIknown lecturer. who brought
party to the coast last year, will cil
duct an excursion 10 the Lewis an
Clark exposition AT Portland. sh
Mccormick agency Of PHILADELPHIA
will hring another party. and J..
Freeiand OF Washington. D. G.. vi
manage a specially conducted exen
sion from eastern points.
Portland offers many Attraction
for visitors that other cities can ne
boast Known far and wide rs I'll
"Rosr City" IL Is al lis pest in n
summertime. when the 'nila. e..
climate assures relief from the g,
pressiyeness Of eastern and mrldi
west heat. and nature. regre sllei /
the winter rains, shows her ~saiisfa
lion By covering the eits with
wealth Of green and riot os bIoonir
flowers. The exposition, ihoug
much smaller than that AZ St Loui
will be In many ways o attra
tive, being compactly laid out. III
designed to emphasize to essierne
the wealth and greatness OF II
western country. Hotel aac1mmoj
lions in Portland are of the bes
and no .x.ortion will oe pern..s
Besides q large numier u frs. cia
hoeteIries, the city is covered vi
lodging houses and thousands of re
pie will open their homes 10 sIsito
al a reasonable rate