Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-05
VANGUARD ARRIVES IN
THE CITY OF THE ANGEL

The Los Angeles Times says of the
vanguard of teachers now pouring
into that city.
Like the first scattering drops that
mark the coming of a heavy down
pour of rain, score of school teach
ers from various parts of the east
reached Los Angeles yesterday to at
tend next weeks annual convention of
the National Educational association,
which will be inaugurated here next
Sunday by appropriate exercises at all
the leading churches.
Ere that day arrives, the city Will
be flooded by educators from all over
the land and even from foreign shores.
With those that arrived yesterday
came many tourists who have been
attracted hither by the low railroad
rates granted for all who pay the 81
additional for membership in the as
sociation.
All the visitors, teachers and plain
tourists alike were cared for promptly
at the temporary headquarters of the
N. E. A., in the Offices of the Joint
Railroad agency at 217 West Second
street, where certificates of members
ship We're issued and railroad tickets
were valdated for the return jour
ney
Today the registration and certlnca.
tion bureau of the association will b.
opened in the basement of Temple
auditorium, where Assistant Secretary
HOedel and members Of the local gem
cral committee completed last night
the final arrangements for the care or
the coming throng.
Room for Them All.
Los Angeles will have no difficulty
in caring for the multitude. however
great IL may be- This is proven by
the enormous list, Of hotels, apar,-
ments, ro0ming houses and rooms
alone. or rooms and board in private
residences.
Fifteen thousand individuals can OBJ
tain rooms at from so to 75 cents
day i'm excellent surroundings. not TO
mention the scores of hotels and
other places, where higher. but ex-
tremely reasonable rates prevail
Every conceivable preparation has
been made 10 give comfort to the ViSi-
tors, who will be subjected to abso-
lutely no Inconvenience in the search
for quarters. Upon arrival they ale
required to go to the headquarters a.
the auditorium in order to obtain the
certificate of the N. T.. A. which will
entitle them to return TO the point of
starting without additional ; expense.
except the 81 membership fee, and al
the same time they will register at the
accommodation" bureau, where they
VIII be given fun information as TO
rooms and board.
The bureau is in charge of Miss L.
l.. Whitlock, who performed a similar
service with distinction at the recent
meeting Of the Shriners. Miss Whit
lock has prepared a list of all places
where rooms may be had. II is ar
ranged by card index and i'm typc-
Nlag. L. A
state the price limit and n room will
be assigned. Many private houses Will
be available for the use of the edu-
Gators, where they may haye rooms
alone, or rooms with board. For such
the prices run from
~ to 81 week. Many OF these homes
are In the best residence districts.
Rates IN Plain Figures.
Rates in hotels, at apartment houses
where the tourists may prepare their
own meals II they desire, at rooming
houses and suburban hotels--all these
are set forth In plain figures on the
list, and, although the crowd viii be
great, Miss Whitlock Is satisfied that
she can fill every demand for accom-
The entire south end Of the roomy
basement Of the auditorium Is ar
ranged for the care of the visitors.
one section Of the big counter running
along the east and south sides Of the
room Is set apart for the certihcatiDn
OF membership, a branch of the work
that will be In charge of Il. l.. Shep-
ard, son Of General Secretary Shepard
Of the N. II. a. He viii have big
corps Of assistants. Adjoining his de-
partment viii be the accommodation
department, and further along will De
the postofilce that IL to be Installed
for the benefit OF the visitors.
a hollow square counter IN the cen-