Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-17
Committee VIII Begin Hunt
This Morning and Not Quit
UaiiI More Than 100 Have
Agreed 10 Go.
NEARLY HALF OF THAT
NUMBER HAVE SIGNED
Meeting at Commercial Club
Indicates Interest in Plan 10
Land Convention Is Steadily
Growing.

one hundred " more passengers
tof the BOOSTERS spcc al
I've hundred dollars In sIbscru-
Tons Tor the war raest 70 he ex-
penhed N lassoing the cauiemeu' 5
convention.
With this dual purpose for its OH
leetite TIE cOnmltter. rtappoiuted a.
The meeting held last night al the
Commercial club. uili bcein uork this
morning. The committee VIII gath
er al The Commercial club ii 10
eiOck THIS morning and start a Few
minutes later. The committee has
something 10 start With. Desultory
efforts on the part n the secretaries
u the Commercial club and Rcta
merchants association and the com
inittee ALREADY have neited fy-tF-nte
SIGNATURES To the agreement 10 Join
ne boosters special aud some money.
Last nights meeting was the big
5tst neid 80 iar. About thirty men
we're present. While the number was
nothing near what the boostmssters
hoped u would be they felt that inter-
est was Increasing The showing was
enough to revive their optimism The
drizzle was accepted ~ an excuse Tor
many who were not there. Had tho
weather been more favorable tae
crowd. undoubtedly would have been
greater Frank Mckee presided.
WIN Pick Badges.
The line-up Of the committee.
charged with recruiting boosters FOR
the special. is Col b X q. Sellers.
John BeaveH, -. a Macpherson. n
s. Lithgow. r. Mitchell. secretary
q. q. Alderman OF the Retail Merca-
.fsf
bgan 81 the Commercial club This
is the ssme committee that was nam
ed al the meeting held recently az the
sturges hotel Several members
thought they would not BE- able TO
give taeir time 90 j az first. but last
night promised TO take the time from I
their business
Another committee was appointed. Z
having for its duty the selection II I
badges and ribbons for the boosters /
VINO will make the trip 10 the rass /
city early next month Mr.. Lithgow.
Colonel Sellers and AF Macpherson I
are members
committee Is to be sent 10 ~ (
Paso several DAYS before the boosters I
start They Will complete arrange !
nents for the delegations headquarT- 4
RS and accommodations aud do !
scouting duty. This committee is to 4
~ named later
Secretary Egan last night tele- /
,raphed secretary Reeves Of the ~ 4
'aso chamber Of commerce asking /,
liin whether be could reserve head- I,
quarters for the Albuquerque party /
Il the Paso del NOIte or Sheldon no. I
e. and also accommodations for 100 1
lr more.
More Coumcn to Join.
Secretary Eg5n read several letters
rom cattlemen. answering the clubs
invitations 10 Join the association for
ne purpose of bringing the next
Meeting 70 this city. The replies
we're favorable and they we're greeted
'ith an enthusiastic demonstration. II
ppears that the least Of the troubles
. getting the convention will be ~
citing the requisite number Of cattle
men Go join
The Commercial club will urge Gov.
rnor Mcdonald to make the address
g has been invited to make before
he III Paso convention The govern
r has not yet said whether he viii
@ able to 60