Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-08-20
WILL ENTERTAIN
METHODISTS
numerical Club and Citizens Will
Welcome Conference

CNSAAu6 III the GluDIOOulSy GhlI6u "
consider several matters of impor-
lance. About fifty members were
present. The meeting was presided
over by Mayor Boyd Hamilton. The
secretary read the minutes of the
previous meeting, which were ac-
eepted and placed on file. Secretary
Hopkirk stated that the first thing
of Importance was that of the COM
ing Columbia river NJ. E. conference,
which convenes in Occur d'Alene for
five days, beginning August 81. He
said that last year the club extended
an invitation to the conference, which
was in session in Wenatchee, to come
to this city this year, and notwith-
standing the fact that several other
places were after it, it was voted to
come here, and now that they were
coming the club should take some ac-
ton regarding the entertainment of
the guests. Rev. w. H. Fry was pres
emit and was called upon to state
what was needed.
Rev. Fry said that the citizens as
whole had responded very literally
when asked to open their homes In
entertaining and that all the churches
had shown desire to help along that
line. He said in substance, in cover
ing the ground of what was needed:
Gentlemen, did not come here
to place on the club any great respon-
sibility, but inasmuch as they had
extended the invitation, 1t is but
proper that they should have a part
in the planning and arranging. About
three hundred will be here in our
beautiful city at the coming confer
ence and entertainment must be pre-
pared for them We have planned
and have arrangements nearly COM
pleted for the serving of dinner and
supper in the church basement each
day by the Ladies' Aid society, and
in thus doing all that will be neces.
sary will be for the people to give
bed and breakfast to the visitors. We
have about one hundred to provide
for yet. In order for the ladies tt
serve these meals as is planned Il
will be impossible to secure all thai
will be necessary, so | have inaugu'
| rated an idea to raise some money tt
| aid them and it is meeting with greai
success. l am arranging a 42-pag'
book, which will be 6x9 inches II
size, and will contain pictures of oui
leading business places, hotels, etc.
and also the program of the confer
!, ence, together with. advertisement
of the business men. 1t will act a
a conference souvenir from our beau
tiful city.
THE program will open with
general reception on Tuesday evening
at which time Mayor Hamilton vii
welcome the gathering in behalf o
the city and the Commercial club
+ Bishop Smith will respond in tn
name of the conference. On Thurs
i day evening there will be a pleas
] ant steamer excursion on the lake
! and this has been made pos
e sihle through the generosity @
. J. C. White, who places his boats
]. the disposal of the conference tina
0 evening. One thing we should dt
e and that is to royalty entertain on
9 guests and to place upon them
d lasting impression of our beautift
r Occur d'Alene. This city has alread
0 an excellent reputation as a CONVEX
e ton city of exceeding hospitalit!
5 and we should retain that. Thel
e win be noted men here from man
: of the largest cities in the Unite
L States, and now is a good time to in
5 press upon them the fact that v
represent the very best city and coul
e try of any part Of the west. This b
d ing a fact, we should not be bacl
ward, but should rather put fort
e every effort and improve the oppO
is tunity now within our reach to mai
= the week one of good fellowship an
II welcome every guest with hear
# greetings.
II There is a movement now und'
II way to select a permanent locatic
1t for the annual conferences, and a re
e olution will be introduced to desiI
e nate the city Of Occur d'Alene as Il
+ permanent place for the Columb
rivar conference This will mes