Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-01
NATIONAL GRANGE
Spokane Will Give Royal Enter
tainment to the Changers.

Spokane Chamber Of Commerce Has
Prepared For the Pleasure of Those
Who Attend the Annual Meeting to
Be Held In November.
AS there is much interest among
members Of the Order in every eastern
state in the trip to be made to the state
of Washington next fall to the annual
meeting in Spokane. we print a letter
to the worthy master Of the Washing
ton state grange. written by the sec
rotary of the chamber of commerce of
Spokane, which will give some idea Of
the entertainment awaiting those who
attend:
Dear Mr.. Kegley-Replying to your
inquiry regarding courtesies to be ex-
tended to the national grange, we pro-
pose the following:
First.-We will furnish conven-
ton hall and committee rooms.
Second.-We will provide you with
hall, with theater equipment, for two
afternoons and evenings.
Third.-Your delegates will be guests
at a great public banquet to be given
in their honor by the Spokane chamber
of commerce.
Fourth. Your delegates will be
guests of the Spokane chamber of COM
merce on a trip through the Spokane
valley as far as Occur dAlene and
Hayden lakes. In Idaho.
Five.-Your delegates will be guests
of the Spokane chamber of commerce
on a trip through the Palouse country
as far as Rosalia or farther If time per-
mits.
Sixth.-An information bureau will
be provided which will give every one
attending the convention information
regarding all parts of the city. This
information bureau will direct those
attending the convention to hotels and
restaurants
Seventh Badges will be provided
for the delegates and also for all others
who come to attend the convention.
Eighth.-We will furnish you with
the services of a press bureau. which
will send the news of your convention
to every city in America.
Nnth.-Our committee on entertain
ment and reception will cooperate
with your officials to the end that
every one who comes to attend your
convention will receive such attention
as will make him feel at home in the
city.
Tenth.-There will be addresses Of
welcome by the governors of the states
! of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana; by the mayor of Spokane
and by the president of the Spokane
chamber of commerce. Our entire
membership of LOO will be invited
to participate in a reception to be Civ
en- in honor of those who attend the
convention. This not only includes the
delegates. but every one who is present
to attend your sessions.
Will you please convey to the off,
cials of the grange throughout the en-
tire country the cordial greetings and
best wishes of the Spokane chamber Of
commerce and say to them that every
one coming here to attend the national
grange convention will not only be re-
ceived cordially in this city, but also
In every other western city he visits
Chambers of commerce in all the cities
of the west have notified us that 1t
will be a very great pleasure to them
to entertain your delegates and others
en- route here to the convention. Dele
gates and others should arrange their
time of leaving for the convention so
as to enable them to visit the principal
communities en- route here. After the
adjournment of the convention the
chief cities and communities of the Pa
ci6c coast will be glad to entertain
your people. The principal cities be-
tween the Mississippi and Spokane and
those on the Pacific coast have writ
ten us urging us to extend to the gran
gers a very cordial invitation to visit
them. Representatives from many of
these cities will be at the convention
to extend personal invitations
The entire west extends to your peo-
pie a cordial invitation to come here
and partake of western hospitality.
The entire west will cooperate with
you to the end that the convention in
Spokane be the most successful and
the most largely attended of any con-
vention in the history of the national
grange. Yours respectfully.
SECRETARY CHAMBER OF CON-
MERGE.
Spokane, Wash.