The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-21
EDUCATORS WILL GATHER NEXT. WEEK Great Preparations Are Made
 for Convention CORDIAL WELCOME READY More Than 5o,ooo Visitors Are Ex- pected To Gather In Cleveland For
 Annual Convention of National
 Educational Association.
CORDIAL WELCOME READY

l Cleveland, June 2O-(Special. .)-No effort is being spared to make the forty-sixth annual convention of the National Educa- tlonal association in Cleveland June 2s to l July 8 the most memorable in the history of that notable organization. The executive officers and ehairmen, as- i sisted by committees of more than 200 of l Cleveands representative men and wo- men, have been at work enthusiastically since early in the year to perfect all plans SO that the 5000 visitors who are expect ed will receive cordial welcome and find all arrangements made for their conven- fence and comfort.
 Numerous excellent hotels, apartment houses and thousands of the cltys homes which will be open to convention guests will afford ample and comfortable accom- modations for the throng of visitors. By special permission of the United States government, Clevelands magnifi- cent new postoffice building will be open to the public for the first time, to serve as the registration bureau. It IS spacious and so centrally located at the Public Square that all the administration of the convention will be expeditiously handled. For the general sessions the fine new Hip podrome, which has recently been opened will be used.
 With the postoffice for registration and the Hippodrome for meetings, Cleveland will provide the finest and most practical places for these purposes that have eyer been furnished the association conven- tions. The smaller conferences and de- nar ri ant mes Uill ha bRld cious halls and churches in various parts of the city
 The central location of Cleveland it's accessibility by both railroad and trolley and by steamship, make 1t an Ideal place for so large a gathering as that planned this year; it's equable summer weather, its beautiful location overlooking the lake, It's charming parks and environs will all add much to the enjo: ment of those who will make 1t the mecca of their summer out ing.
 For information relating to the arrange 1 nients for the coming convention, inquiries should be addressed to William G. Rose. executive secretary, Chamber of Com merce building, Cleveland, Ohio.
 Ennui will not sit heavily upon the for tunate visitors to this years convention. l Besides the splendid educational pro- grammes planned for the general sessions and for the many conferences of the 21 l departments, the local committee has ar ranged for any number of interesting af- fairs.
 A large outdoor evening reception, with out doubt the largest reception of the kind ever held, will be given in honor of the great host of 5000 visitors, at University circle and Wade park. At one side of the circle are situated the beautiful group of 2G or more buildings belonging to Western
 
 piled Science, the stone buildings draped in ivy in their setting of wide green cam pus The location of the buildings is high and overlooks the double boulevards of Rockefeller parkway and the exquisite beauty of Wade park, often called the prettiest little park in the country. Just east of the park are the buildings of the College for Women and the Cleveland School of Art All this extent of park land and campus will be turned tempora- rily into fairyland by myriads of lights and decorations, while the park lake will be gay with g flotilla of little boats all alight On the island in the lake will be chorus of schoolboys whose treble voices will sound sweetly on the night air. The large orchestra of 60 pieces, organized for the convention, and several bands will play that evening under the trees. The college halls will be open to receive guests, and on the reception committee will be soma of the most prominent people in Cleve- land, representing educational, scientific, municipal, business and social prestige of the city.
 The same evening, receptions will be held at each of the state headquarters at the hotels, guests proceeding from these smaller ones to the general one at Univer- sity circle.
 An endless chain of street cars will con- vey guests to and from this mammoth garden party.