Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-11
0TTUMWANS
PLAN FOR BIG
C0NVEN NT|0N
DELEGATES TO DEMOCRATIC
STATE GATHERING WILL BE
WELL ENTERTAINED WHILE
Il. - -
GUESTS OF THE CITY.
COMMITTEES WERE
NAMED LAST NIGHT

MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS
TALK OVER ARRANGEMENTS
FOR CARING FOR 1000 VISITORS
WHO WILL COME HERE JULY 81
The 1000 delegates and visitors to
the state Democratic convention In
this city Wednesday, July ~ will be
we'll entertained. Everything will be
done by the Ottumwa Commercial as
sociation and citizens of Ottumwa to
make the visit of the thousands OF
Democrats to Ottumwa on that date
one Of pleasure. A mass meeting OF
citizens and the convention committee
of the CONNER association was
held last evening in the association
rooms and 1t was the sense OF the
meeting that nothing should be left
undone to show the visitors a great
time while here in attendance at the
convention. The object of the meet.
ing was to secure advice from the
citizens and business men on how to
make arrangements for the care and
entertainment of the 1000 or more
visitors who will be here at the time.
While the attendance was not as large
as expected, those present were very
enthusiastic.
Chairman Reed Talks. So.
N. F. Reed, chairman OF the conven-
ton committee Of the Commercial
association, who was very instru-
mental in securing the big gathering
for Ottumwa, called the meeting TO
order and he was named as temporary
chairman. Charles Wellman, Of the
same committee was chosen secretary.
Chairman Reed told Of the task which
confronted the Ottumwa citizens in
entertaining the coming convention.
He stated that there would be be-
tween 1000 and 1000 delegates pres
ent besides 500 or more visitors. He
told of the necessity Of committees TO
solicit funds for the decorations, music
ETC., and stated that it must be given
due deliberation so that the delegates
would not have poor impression OF
the city when they left. Everything
was left in the hands of the Ottumwa
citizens by the Democratic state cen
trail committee except the program.
Numerous Citizens Talk.
Charles Wellman, T. H. Picker, w.
+. Harper, w. J. Donelan. Rev. Father
James Foley, Claude Myers, James
F. Powell, ]. K. Mahon, l.. T. Crisman
and others spoke on what arrange
ments should be made for taking care
of the big convention. 1t was decided
that the committees should be ap-
pointed to take care Of the matter OF
the whole and work out the details
later. The discussion of the arrange
ments occupied considerable time and
the ideas Of the various business men
and citizens met with the approval OF
the others.
Plenty of Entertainment.
Among the entertainment already
furnished is the engagement of the
Fifty-fourth band for three days. AS
the majority Of the delegates will ar
rive on the night preceding the con-
vention, the band will meet all of the
trains and escort the incoming dele
gates to the Ballingall hotel where the
bureau of Information will be located.
According to the plans as expressed
by Chairman Reed, the band may rem
der a few numbers at the Grand opera
house where the convention will be
held, but they will spend the biggest
part Of the day playing on the streets.
The convention will be held in the
Grand opera house. This is the larg-
est place to be secured. AS the seat
ing capacity Of the theater is about
1900, there will be room for the dele
gates from the ninety-nine counties,
the press Of the state and for few
visitors who will receive admission
tickets from the state central commit
tee. Chairman Reed states that res
ervations must be made at the opera
house for the delegates. The second
reservation must be made for the
press of the state who will have many
staff representatives present while
the third was the visitors.
viii Decorate Streets.
The streets Of the city and the resi-
dences will be profusly decorated with
flags if the plans of the committee ap-
pointed for that purpose do not mis-
carry. The electrical display on the
streets will also be brilliant and
everything will be done by this com
mittee to put the city in gala attire for
the big convention. j. w. Garner was
selected as chairman of the deccra-
tion committee and he will appoint as
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