Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-20
AN IMPORTANT
EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION


A PROPoS Of the forty-sixth an
~ nual convention OF the Ma
- tlonal Education association
TO be held at Cleveland June
70 TO July 3, 1t Is predicted that IL win
be the largest meeting yet held by this
great association. not excepting that
at Boston In 1903 with Its estimated
attendance of $4,000. The Forest city
IL preparing to receive this host Of
convention guests and to demonstrate
that, although 1t may not be either the
largest or the richest, H. is certainly
one OF the most hospitable cities In
the United States. II has long been
known as a "city of homes" built up
as 1t is with mile after mile of residen-
tial streets and avenues lined with
handsome detached dwellings. each in
It's own setting of green lawn, shade
trees and shrubbery
To the homes of Cleveland has the
appeal for accommodations been made
and not in vain has the local commit
tee asked hospitality for these guests
In many eases where II could be at
forded hospitality has been freely Of
fered In the tens OF thousands of
others q moderate compensation only
win he charged. Practically accom-
modations for all who come are al
ready assured by most systematic
and thorough canvass conducted from
the Offices OF the executive secretary.
The many excellent hotels and apart
ment houses viii be able to care for
10000 people. At Euclid Beach park,
on the lake shore, the National Educa-
ton association win have little city
~ uth l.
taken care of during the convention.
These tents will have wooden floors
and be furnished with cots bedding,
linen, rugs and water gas and cleo
tricity. while ali care of them viii be
undertaken by the management. Be
ing close to the lake and on the skirts
of the large amusement park will give
this summer feature advantages that
will please many people The "veran-
da life" of Cleveland is one of its most
salient and comfortable characteristics
during the warm weather Every
separate house has its verandas of
moro or less commodious proportions.
which, when decked out with red car
pet and gay cushions and furnished
with wicker chairs hammocks, couches,
swings and tea table, make outdoor
sitting rooms whose dangerous case
the convention guests will in nowise
despise. The restaurants, temporary
and otherwise. viii cope satisfactorily
with the merely physical hunger of the
educational army. whose mental appe-
lite will be so generously appeascd by
the programmes of lectures and dis
cussions prepared for II by the asso-
citation. Rest rooms are to be cstab-
ished all through the downtown dis
trict and at the department meeting
places, where the tired pilgrims of this
educational journey may drop In and
find easy chairs and summer weather
comforts awaiting them. These VIII be
at school headquarters, Cleveland So
rosis parlors, the shops and the banks,
of which Cleveland has an unusual and
splendid array. These will for the
most part be in charge of the Prinoi-
pals club, the Grade Teachers club
and other teachers of the elementary
schools.
For the masculine members the
SchoolmRsters' club Will maintain a
rest room in the handsome quarters of
the Cleveland Athletic club, generously
prohered for the purpose. For this
same fortunate minority OF visitors to
the city the Young Mems Christian as
sociation viii issue cards of hospitality
admitting them temporarily to all the
advantages of the well equipped head
quarters building.
Cleveland hasn't spent all its ener-
giles upon arranging for the lodging
and physical comfort of its guests,
however. There are plans afoot for
interesting things to do or to see or to
hear every hour of every day OF the
whole convention week. "Open house"