Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-08-28
BIG DAY WHEN
TAFT COMES
Committee of Fifteen Will Make
All Arrangements


lar session last evening, mainly for
the purpose of considering the COM
ing to our city of President Taft. who
is soon to make tour of the west,
as has previously been announced in
the Evening Press. About fifty men,
bers Of the club were present and all
seemed enthusiastinc over the COM
ing of the president. The meeting
was called to order and presided over
by Mayor Hamilton. The minutes of
the former meeting were read and
approved
Secretary Hopkirk read the. COM
munication from L. G. Monroe, sec
rotary of the Spokane chamber OF
commerce, in which he outlined Pres
ident Taft's western trip, and asking
that this city make preparations for
visit from the chief executive. as
he would stop here for a short time
while en- route to Hayden Lake, where
he and his party would enjoy an hour
at golf. 1t is probable that the visit
to Occur d'Alene will be on Septem-
Der %, although the exact date is
not set yet.
Mayor Hamilton said that the Spo
kane committee desires to have the
local l. N. G. company at the depot in
full uniform to act as the presidents
body guard while he is in the city, as
every precaution must be taken fo.'
his safety while he is in the state Of
idaho. Should Mr.. Taft decide not
to leave his train, but speak from the
platform, the militia will form a hol-
low square around the end of the car,
but should he consent to speak fror.
the band stand in the park. Company
G will escort him to the stand and
there surround the same for the per-
sonal safety of the president. 1t was
decided to instruct the committee in
charge OF the formal arrangements
to procure suitable and appropriate
decorations, and plenty of them, for
the event, and to have the national
colors greatly in evidence around the
depot and park.
Mayor Hamilton said: 1T is not
every day that President Taft comes
to Occur d'Alene, and we should all
join in and make a greet event of 1t
and make 1t a success in every par
ticular"
1t was the voice of the meeting
that the mayor appoint committee
of fifteen, composed of some of the
leading business men of the city, to
arrange for the event, with power 10
act in any manner they desired to
make the day a grand and successful
one in every particular, and for them
to confer with the Spokane committee
and to have everything in readiness
when the time arrives.
Attorney Black. in a few remarks.
stated that in view of the fact that
President Taft was coming to Occur
d'Alene 1t should be thoroughly ad-
vertised in all parts of the county so
as to give all who desired a chance
to come and see him, and he made a
motion to the effect that the commit
tee see that his coming was well ad-
vertised, and also that the city be
literally decorated with flags. The
motion was carried unanimously. II
was decided to get the band to play
at the depot while the train was CON-
ing In and other selections IL the
time would warrant It,
The Spokane apple show display
came up and was discussed pro and
D con. 1t was learned that what tbs
D city of Spokane wants is a large an6
D magnificent array of apples of every
0 kind. size and variety. The prizes
D are liberal and they want a big dis
D play from Occur d'Alene and Koote
mai county. 1t was decided that tbs
display would be made and probably
0 In two exhibits. one being on irri
gated and the other being on non-lr
rigated land, as the general opinion
0 prevailed that the best display couls
0 be made from the fruit selected from
Q the latter land.
The committe selected to visit tia
0 county commissioners and have a
0 audience with them regarding the Sc
0 curing Of the Kootenai county exhibit
0 at the Seattle fair for a permanen
exhibition In this city was not pres
: ent. but Il report came in that Com
o,tssfonar Taushw saHA that he hat