The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-19
MANY MAYORS OF ILLINOIS
SPENT YESTERDAY IN CAIRO
IN BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
Mayor Parsons Gives WeIcome--AbIe Papers Read
Discussed---Excurson to Neighboring Towns
Smoker Last Night---Todays Program
Banquet at The Halliday

we're here because. we're here be-
cause, we're here; and other soul.
inspiring refrains. Hon. Miles Fred
erick Gilbert presided over the
smoker and made several very neat
little talks by way of Introducing
other speakers. The evenings pro
gram was opened by Photographer
Fawkner who with the aid of Mrs.
Fawkner took tlSblight picture of
the assemhiage. n The Germania
Maennerchor sang a lively selection
and was compelled to sing two more
before the audience would be salts
fed, Joe McNulty sang fine solo
with accompaniment BY the Il. nj. #.
band of which he is a member, and
was generally applauded.
In starting the speech making Mr..
Gilbert said the mayor had thrown
the keys of the city into the river and
had left all doors open to the visit
ors. This would be an informal af-
fair for pleasure and for expressions
vi mutual go0u Will.
Mayor Paden of Evanston, was first
called upon and spoke feelingiy In APP
probation of the entertainment given
the association by the mayor and
people of Cairo.
Hon. Walter Warder made one OF
mis- happiest and most eloquent talks,
He spoke OF the struggles to build a
city here and how it had been ac-
complished under the leadership of
Mayor Parsons; but the general
tenor OF his talk was humorous and
was received with frequent laughter
and applause
Mayor Kern of BelleviIle made a
strong talk for self government by
cities. contending that the mayors of
the state should dictate to the legis-
lature what manner of laws should be
passed by that body, instead of the
legislature fixing all manner OF limi-
tations on the cities. The present
system was in violation of what all
the great statesmen Of the country
had always contended for: self-gov-
eminent for the people. The people
of the cities Of the state were it's
strength, not the farmers; and these
should dictate what the laws should
be Instead of government by the
people for which Washington. Jeffer-
;r9n huI J5
had now government by injunction
and at Springfield government by
Jack pots" Mr. kerns had a good
word for Cairo which he said had
passed through the fire and come
forth unframed and more respected
than ever.
Others spoke briefly and then the
party partook of luncheon set by
Sculln & Ricketts,.
The executive committee named by
Mayor Parsons to aid him in man
aging affairs for the visitors are AL.
dermen Greanev, Faudree. Walsh,
Cannon, Neff, Mcdaniel and Burke.
Program For Today.
$50 m.--Paper. 't7hblic Health
and Sanitation" DR.. W. A. Evans
Health Commissioner Of Chicago,
Discussion lei by DR.. r. NJ. Mara
teller. ex-mayor of Geneva.
ll.00 a. m.--Paper. THE Construc
tion, repair and maintenance of pave
ments," Mr. Clark G, Anderson, city
| engineer OF Moline,
Discussion led by Mayor Fred ]
Kern Belleville.
12:f5 p, m.--Tnformal addre .
Duties of public OFFICIALS" Mayor
| Sllas Cook Of East st. Louis.
200 .rl.~-Business meeting aud
election Of officers.
d.20 y. m.--River excursion with
Irnch on Steamer Dick Fowler. By
courtsey Of Saunders Fowler, Padu
| cab, Ky,
900 p. n.-Tanauet at the Halliday
hotel