The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-03
PREPARING FOR
PRES|Ot NT'S VISIT.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS NET
TO DISCUSS PLANS FOR
GREAT EVENT.
MILITARY GUARD ASKED
Ard DanviIIe Battery to Be Here
Mayor Wants Big Coal Fleet in
Harbor-WiIl Charter Boat
For Memphis Trip.


Parsons d hundred representative cit.
zens gathered al the Commercial Gil
ro,ms last night to confer with ref
erence TO the coming visit of Presi
dent Roosevelt on October 3rd. His
honor, who has shown much interes,
In the event, was chosen 70 preside
over the meeting, and Chas. X. Stuart
WAS chosen secretary.
The mayor expressed thanks for
the honor and stated the purp; Sc .,f
the ing briefly He gave also
some details of correspondence he has
had with respect to some features for
the presence here of the Fourth Reg
ment Illinois National Guard. and the
Danville Battery. These must come
by order of the goveror. Ano her fea
ture about which the mayor has had
some effective correspondence is the
presence in the harbor of Cairo of the
big towboat Sprague with great coal
tow. He has urged the Combine peo-
pie to have her here as, a demonstra,
tion Ct what can be done in the way OF
river traffic under favorable condi-
tions.
John S. Aisthorpe spoke strongly
Iii favor of grand demonstration for
the president, saying that 1t would
be the greatest event of the kind
Cairo has ever experienced and would
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af Cairo to take care of the great
mass Of people. He believed every
thing should be done to honor the
guests, also to advertise the event for
Cairos good. He favored the appoint
ment Of strong committee TO visit
Springfield and call upon the govern
or aud other officials, 10 induce them
10 send the Fourth Regiment and the
Danville ARTERY to Cairo 70 honor
the president. He made motion to
this effect.
Commenting upon this motion |
Capt. w p. Greaney of Company X, |
said he had while in Springfield re-
Gently, at the suggestion of the mayor
consulted with army and state Off |
cials regarding the matter and he |
felt sure they were all favorable to
the proposition, but were in doubt
where the funds were to come from 10
meet the expense. 1t was thought the
governors contingent fund could be
drawn upon for this and Attorney
General Stead would have to be ap-
piled to for an opinion. Capt Greaney
suggested that the committee be
made fifteen which was accepted by
Mr.. Aisthorpe, and the motion was
adopted.
Hon. Walter Warder spoke with
Characteristic enthusiasm of the com
ing event and moved that an exc
cutive committee consisting of the
mayor and the presidents and secre-
taries of the Commercial Club and
Board of Trade, be appointed with
power to appoint all other necessary
committees and direct their work.
Carried.
The committees which will be ap-
pointed are Finance, Entertainment
Transportation, Decoration, Publicity,
Public Comfort, Reception and Invita-
ton. and such others as may be deem 4
ed necessary by the executive board.
The mayor stated that one sugges-
ton which had come to him was that !
the line of march from the wharfboati
TO the Park be lined with banners !
declaring for a 14-foot channel from1 !
the Lakes to the Gulf. i
E. A. Smith said a suggestion had
been made that there would be some
politics in the presidents reception.
This was not at all the case. He. as c
Democrat. felt that ii was a mat ,
ter for the people of Cairo irrespec-
tive Of politics to take hold of and felt t
sure II would be so conducted. II
The executive committee will meet f
today TO select the fifteen delegates I
to Springfield. it being desired that '
citizens go at an early '
Eate 10 urge prompt action upon the
governor with respect the military |,
escort.
Capt Greaney said the Fourth Regi
nent had a fine band of pieces, con-
sidered the best in the state. which I
gould give us all the music we might
want for the occasion.