The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
Exposition Committee Of
Washington and Executive
Guests Of Commercial
Club at Luncheon
GOOD ROADS TOPIC
OF MANY ADDRESSES
Visitors Promise Assistance
in Making Fair of 1915
a Great Success

Governor Ernest Lister of the state
of Washington and the members OF thu
Washington exposition commission
were the guests OF the Commercial
club and the exposition commission
yesterday at o'clock At luncheon
given in the Commercial club. The
washington commission consists oi
John Schram. Frank l. Hale. Mrs. II
W. Allen, Mrs. w. A. Hoizheimer, Huber
N. Rasher. Elmer e. Johnston and Rich
ard Seeyle Jones. who came to this city
formally to approve Of the plans Of the
s175, Washington state building.
Sixty-seven guests were seated al
the table, including members OF tho
fair commission. representatives. OF
Governor Johnson and Mayor RoIph
and prominent men and women of the
city. besides the guests of honor. The
luncheon was an elaborate affair IN the
best style of the Commercial club
After 1t ended r. B. Hale, who pre-
sided introduced the various speakers
saving Governor Lister for the last
Mr. Hale welcomed Governor Lister and
the members of the washington com
the subject of good roads. which pri.
marily brought Governor Lister intc
the state, he having just attended .
good roads conference at Eureka. He
alluded to the action of California ir
bonding itself for slS,000,oo0 for good
roads and hoped to see completed by
the time the exposition opens the ocear
to ocean highway that has been SO Ions
talked of and planned for.
GOVERNOR LISTER FELICITATED
The people Of San Francisco. he said
were particularly pleased to see Gov.
ernor Lister present on account of thu
interest heH showed In the exposition
The presiding officer expressed the de.
sire that Washington might be thu
first state to perfect It's plans and gel
on the ground.
Mr.. Hale then called upon Thomas
H Williams, harbor commissioner, te
deliver an address of welcome as ths
representative of Governor johnson
who was unable to be present.
Supervisor j. Emmett Hayden, as tn,
representative Of Mayor Rolph. VIII,
also was unable to be present. on &C
count of other duties, welcomed Gov
ernor Lister and the mepbers OF tn,
Washington commission to the city.
Mrs. E. S. Simpson was called upol
as a representative of the woman
board, and briefly described the origil
and work of the board and how II cam
to be connected with the exposition
She stated that the board will be Ii
charge of California's Host buildin,
and take full charge of the entertain
ing during the fair.
John Schram, president OF tn
Washington exposition committee, ex
pressed the belief that no more fittini
occasion for the holding OF q world
fair could have been chosen than th
opening OF the Panama canal. Califor
MIA, he said, has the responsibility o
staging the biggest exposition eve
held. The Washington commission
would undertake to expend what 1t ha,
to spend In a manner to reflect credi
upon that state.
WOMAN DEMOCRAT SPEAKS
Mrs. w. A Hoizheimer OF Seattle. on
Of the members of the visiting commits
sion. told briefly of the work th
women of her state are doing. She sal,
she was an ardent democrat and like,
to talk democratic politics. but sup
posed that was barred at nonpartisal
luncheon.
Randolph Stuart Of Vancouver wa
called on as a representative OF foreign
nations and spoke briefly on the inter
est the entire western coast has In tn
Governor Lister was tho last speak
er. He stated that he had just com
by automobile. with Governor johnson
from Eureka. over some of the wors
roads he ever saw, stopping one nigh
at Weayeryille, a beautiful place tha
must have dropped down from heaven
as it couldn't possibly have got into tn
| valleY~by the roads.
The governor took advantage of tn
1.-f, ~ m n. L -
he said all the western states great,
need. He added that when he visites
Weaverville with Governor Johnson
! it was the first time a governor o
California had ever been In that de
| lightful little town.
| WASHINGTON WILL BE ACTIVE
In regard to the exposition, Gov
ernor Lister said he was anxious tha
1t should be great success, and tha
all the people of Washington woui,
do all they could to help to make
one, for they realized that they. toe
would benefit from it.
I'VE of the west" said the speaker
have q common interest that bind
us together. The exposition will no
only be of benefit along educationa
lines. but 1t will cement friendship
among the Pacific coast states"
What we need to make our grea
cities greater" he added, lis prope
country development. We need NOR
far-ls and perhaps fewer town lots.
After the formalities at the Com
mercial club were over, the visitor
were driven in automobiles to the ex
position grounds to approve of tn
plans for the Washington state build
ing. This afternoon they will leav
the Mission street foat at I o'clocl
and make a trip about the bay In tn
tug Irwin.
The members of the commissio,
and Governor Lister. who is accom-
panied by his private secretary, Irwil
w. Ziegaus, will depart for home today
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