The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-08
BRIEF NOTES OF THE DAYS
NEWS.

Paducah. Ky. July S,--The 90
day race meeting arranged by the
Paducah fair association opened to
day under promising conditions,
Minot. y. D.. July S.-Members of
the North Dakota Bankers associa-
ton have gathered here for their m
nual meeting. the sessions of which
will continue over tomorrow.
Vancouver. B. c.. July S.-The
first convention Of Canada-We est
Young Mems Christian associations
began in this city today with good
attendance of delegates from Mani
toba. Alberta. Saskatchewan British
Columbia and western Ontario
Stockholm. July S-The leading
nations Of the world have sent dele
gates to the International Anti-Tu-
bercular congress. which began
three days session in Stockholm to-
day. The United States is represent
ed by Medical Director J. c. Wise
of the navy
Los Angeles. Cal, July S.-The To-
cal committee announced today the
practical completion of all arrange
ments for the reception and enter
tainment Of the thousands of visitors
10 h1 II
for the annual national convention OF
the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks.
Minneapolis, Mimi. July S.-Mem-
bers Of the Northwestern Lumber
Manufacturers association. the
Southern Pine Manufacturers asso-
citation and other organizations Of the
lumber trade left in a special train
over the Northern Pacific today for
Seattle. where a joint convention Of
the several associations is to be held
next week.
Bristol. Va. July S-A local OPP
ton election is being held here today
to determine whether saloons shall
be abolished in Bristol. Added i'm
portance is attached to the result of
the contest by the fact that the ad-
jacent territory across he Tennessee
line has been made necessarily dry"
by the enforcement of the new Tea
nessee four-mile law.
Atlanta, Ca, July 8.-At the ses-
sions of this, the second day of it's
annual convention, the Southern
Commercial Secretaries association
discussed the commission form of
government for cities, the work of
commercial organizations in munich
pal betterment. subsidized plants for
manufacturing municipal ajvertis-
ing, and cooperation between COM
mercial secretaries
Yazoo City, Miss. July S.-With
a great parade of veterans and
others, followed by impressive cere-
monies. the handsome new Confeder-
ate monument was formally dedicat-
ed here today The memorial con-
sists of an immense granite base sur
mounted by a bronze group repre-
senting a Confederate soldier re-
ceiving from Southern a
regimental flag. The monument was
erected through the efforts of the
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Burlington, VT, July 8.-Presi-
dent Taft Of the United States and
Premier Wilfred Laurier of Canada
were the central figures in tojay's
program of the Champlain tercenten-
airy celebration, which was carried
out in this city. The distinguished
guests. among whom were also in
Guided the British and French am
bassadors and the governors of New
York and Vermont, were escorted to
the amphitheatre by United States
and Canadian troops and the Yer
mont National Guard The histori
cal exercises Of the forenoon were
followed in the afternoon by a pa
geant depicting the early history o.
the Lake Champlain region. Tonigh
the president and other notables il
attendance on the celebration are t.
be the guests at a grand banquet il
the gymnasium of the University o
Vermont. Immediately after the ban
quet the president will leave TO
Washington.