The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17
BOOMERS MEET
IN NAPA CITY
Counties Promotion
Committee Discusses
It's Work.
More Than a Hundred
Delegates Answer
the Call.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

NAPA, June 16-The fifth annual
meeting of the counties committee of
the California Promotion Committee
convened here today in Masonic Hall.
twenty counties of this State, were
present.
On the arrival of the delegates this
morning a committee of representatives
of the local Chamber of Commerce met
them and escorted them to their various
quarters. A. Sbarboro, chairman of the
counties committee of California. de-
livered the opening address shortly
after 10 o'clock after calling the CON
vention to order. After a brief address
he introduced the first speaker. Presi-
dent L. ]. Evans of the Napa Chamber
of Commerce, who delivered the address
of welcome. The following committees
were then selected:
Credentials-H. L. Ricks, Eureka;
James A Jasper, San Diego; Walter A.
Clark, Mountain View. and T. w. Dib-
bIee, San Luis Obispo.
Resolutions--ColVin B. Brown, Stock
ton, C. A. Moody, Los Angeles; ]. c.
Ruddock, Ukia|; A. L. Hobbs, Fresno,
and A. A. Tregidgo, Vallejo.
Following the appointment of COM
nlittees addresses were delivered by
Colvin B. Brown, Stockton Chamber of
Commerce; L. j. Norton, Napa Chamber
of Commerce; A. A. Tregidgo, president
Miners Association; P. J. Lancaster,
president Willis Chamber of Com
merce; r.. Newton Lynch. secretary Pet
Rowell, editor Fresno Republican, and
Edwin Stearns, secretary Oakland
Chamber of Commerce
The report of the committee on Gre
dentiaIs, read at the conclusion of the
speeehmaking, showed that there We're
twenty counties represented at the
convention. San Diego was selected
as the place for the December meeting.
1t is understood that the convention
to be held in June of next year will
be held at Fresno.
When the noon recess = was an
nounced the delegates and visitors
We're escorted to Armory Hall, where
the women Of the New Century Club
served luncheon. An orchestra added
zest to the appetites of the delegates.
In the afternoon Delegate Ing of
Sacramento delivered the first address,
taking the place of Governor Pardee.
who was unable to attend. Frank H.
Short of Fresno, c. A, Moody, manager
of the West Magazine; D. W. Coolidge,
secretary of the Pasadena Chamber of
Commerce; r. Roberts of the MADEIRA
Chamber of Commerce.; G. H. Schulze
of the Eureka Twenty five Thousand
Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce also
spN:e.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutfons provoked lengthy discussion,
but the entire report was adopted. 1t
expressed thanks to the press of the
State, the citizens of Napa County for
their reception and to the local Cham
Der of Commerce for the arrangements
made for the entertainment of the dele
gates to the convention The resolu-
tions also express the highest regard
for the pluck shown by San Francis
cans and urge the committee to further
the work of promotion and bend every
effort to secure clean streets and parks
to beautify California towns.
Tomorrow the delegates will be
taken on a special train to Calistoga,
where they will drive to ST. Helena. at
which place luncheon will be served
by the Calistoga Chamber of Com
meree and st. Helena Board of Trade.
The delegates will return to Napa in
time for the outbound 4 o'clock train