The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-25
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SEND INVITATIONS
st. Paul Is Busi|y Engaged in
Preparing for the Conser-
walton Congress.
TEN THOUSAND DELEGATES
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st. Paul, Mimi, July 25.-Three ex-
ecutive secretaries. a carefully organ
ICED bureau cooperating with the
press, a joint st. Paul
board of local managers
and forty stenographers are working
overtime on preparations for the i'm
mense national conservation congress
which meets in st. Paul September
SO. Ten thousand delegates. a larg-
er number than the Northwest has ev-
er entertained at any previous nation
al meeting, are expected and every
section of the United States togeth.
er with practically every foreign coun.
try has already sent notification of or
fetal representation. Invitations are
pouring out of st. Paul by the thous-
ands, each a carefully prepared orig
inal typewriter letter. Every govern
ment department head and officer
from the president down, every state
governor, the heads Of state depart
ments, mayors of cities and prominent
men in every line Of business are in
cluded in the requests to attend, and
measures have been taken to extend
the invitation generally not only to
men in official life. but all Americans
interested in conservations and the
problems connected with that subject.
The Official Program.
The official program. conferences
over which have seriously delayed the
completion of arrangements for the
entertainment Of the visitors, is prac-
tically complete. 1t has been definite
1y agreed to and among other promin-
ent men will include both President
Taft and former President Roosevelt.
1t is probable that Louis r. CLAWS
and Attorney Brandeis, to whom OBJ
lection was made. will appear on the
program although the latter may de.
eide not to run the risk of possible
embarrassment to the Minnesota COM
mittee by being in attendance. An
nouncementS covering the details of
the program will be made within a
few days and President B. n Baker
officially announces that all the points
under discussion have been agreed up-
on in perfect harmony and that the
program will represent the best judg-
ment of the Minnesota committee as
well as of the national officers and
leaders of the conservation movement.
Secretary Thomas Shipr OF the nat.
ional association and Assistant Secre-
tary James c. Gipe have both estab-
lished permanent headquarters in st.
Paul until the close of the congress.
Secretary Ships first action upon ar
rival was to reserve the state suite
at the new st. Paul hote. which has
been chosen as headquarters for the
congress, for Colonel Roosevelt.
The first day of the congress. Sep
TENDER 5, viii be presidents and gov
errors day. 1t is expected that there
will be present the governors of all
the western and many OF the eastern
states. remarkable gathering of pub
lie men.
The entire municipal auditorium.
seating 10000 will be reserved for the
sessions of the congress Tentative
plans for possible conservation exhib-
Its have been abandoned in view OF
the prospective attendance which
promises to tax the capacity OF the
building and will require the entire
arena for its proper accommodation.
The building is city block in length
inside and viii be magnificently dec
Grated
Arrangements are in progress to op-
en- thousands Of private homes to the
visitors. should the attendance prove
greater than can be successfully &C
at the local hotels.