The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-11
IMPORTANT WORK
F0RTHE HUSTLtRS
BUSY MEETING OF LOCAL COM.
MlTTEES HELD LAST EVEN.
ING AT COMMERCIAL
CLUB.
AUTOMOBILE PARADE
VIII Be a Feature-Prizes Offered BY
T. p. A,--Preparations Being
Made BY All the De.
partments.

4 The committees on arrangement
fol the Egyptian Hustleis' convention
o meet in Cairo June 20, q and %,
held an important me ting last even.
ing a the Commercial club rooms and
transacted considerable business. All
the wheels are being set in motion
| ana from the prospects the Hustlers
lCairo meet will be record breaker
in every good way
Chairman W. J. Johnston ana Prof
r G. Clendenen. secretary, presided
IN their respective capacities. Others
lpresent were r. S. Taylor Of Cen.
tralia, Mayor Parsons, T.. u. Carey,
Walter n wood r. r. Fitzgerald
Claude Winter, Chas Feuchler. Jr.
John G. Fisher, George B. Walker. ~
u stubbins, G. r. Stuart, Roy P
Ghoson and John L. Parham, Of the
various committees.
| The proposition 81 Contractor Alex
$, Erase to put TAP the bis arch 40
mated by he city council at CONNER
cial avenue and Eighth street was
accepted. the work to be done under
the supervision Of the street commit I
tee Of the city council, the city engi
Ineer and President Johnston. with a
time limit to be decided by the per
sons mentioned The arch has been |
shipped from St. Louis by boat and is I
expected to arrive soon.
Mayor Parsons. chairman Of the en- I
tertainment committee reported that I
arrangements would be made for an I
entertainment at The opera house I
two dances and Il reception for the
visiting ladies' He was appointed
chairman of the ladies' recep' ion com
mitiee and also Of the committee 70 /.
secure bands.
+. D. Carey. P. T. Langan and " I
3 Hnette were appointed to arrange
for seats and paylions at The park
for the convenience or the visitors.
Z. r. Fitzgerald was placed in
charge Of the local badge committee
and is also chairman OK the Hustlers
badge committee.
Prof. 7 G. Clendenen. chairman Of
the publicity committee reported hav-
ing thousands of envelopes printed on
the backs with advertisements OF the
convention, nine large streamers for
boa and street advertising. An order
las been placed for large posters
like the ones the Hustlers will dis
tribute through Southern Illinois and
these will be sent 70 all towns within \ h
i radius Of rs miles of Cairo. outside
)f Illinois. Prof Clendenen also re
ported that S-inch double column
oiate advertising mater had been or
tered for fifty newspapers 10 be
elected BY the committee.
Chairman E. D. Carey of the
inance committee reported the re- =
eipt of subscriptions amounting 10 h
4, f30.50 and more in sight
Chairman Chas. Feuch'er. Jr., of \
he decorations comittee stated that 4
contract had been closed with pro a
essional decorators of 81 Louis and X
hartman Winter reported that nails 4
ad been secured and would be z
auipped with telephones. electric 9
ans. ice water, etc.
IL was moved mat the secretary eX N
md an invitation to the X. NJ. X. C
, give a parade IA
Chairman w }. Johnston was in y
tructed 10 secure clerical aid to as
Isl the committees beginning May III
D and to continue In this service q
nil after the convention Mr..
]hrston also was empower d 70 ap- II
9int a committee of three to take n
large Of the flower parade in con.
-ction with the white suit parade n
be local 2 r A. has offered $50 10
'izes for The three hes decorated y
otor cars.
On motion Mayor Parsons and TIE b
.cretaries of the Board e Trade and ?
4 Commercial club we-e appointed B
transportation committee Geo h
cure the best possible rates for Do a
ustleI's meeting