El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-11-08
ROOMS FOR 1000
TEACHERS MUST
Be PROVIDED BY
SANTA FE PEOPLE
City's Capacity Will Be
Taxed to Limit to
Handle Visitors
COMMITTEE NOW
MAKING CANVASS
Rooms, Rooms, More RoomsI

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This Is the cry of the local commit
tee in charge of the teachers onven
ton arrangements. The Chamber Of
Commerce office, where convention
headquarters are established, is al
ready swa.mped with applications for
accommodations during Thanksgiving
week. From all parts of the state
these applications are coming In by
every mail, and on Saturday evening
there was on file requests for accom-
modations for almost 500 teachers,
and this number is growing by every
mail.
Realizing that the city's capacity
will be taxed to the limit to handle
the large crowd of educators who Will
attend the convention, the committee
on rooms and accommodations, 30
strong, are combing the entire city to-
day in a drive that is intended to sup
ply by tomorrow evening, pledges OF
accommodations for not less than
1000 people for the four days that the
teachers convention will be in ses-
sion. The hotels and st. Vincent's
sanitorium will be able to care for
about 500 guests during that week,
but it Is imperative that provision be
made In private homes for an addi-
tional 1000 people. Mrs. Adelina
Otero-W Warren and Mrs. "A. B. Renehan
are supervising the work of canvass
ing the city for these accommoda-
lions, and they state with confidence
that "the people of Santa Fe will
again make good"
From all parts Of the state are
coming reports that indicate the
largest attendance, by far, eve re-
corded at a meeting of the New
Mexico Educational association; like
wise expressions of good will for
Santa Fe, for all of the teachers who
attended last years convention en-
joyed themselves and are looking
forward to the same good time this
year. A. letter received by Secretary
Doyle, of the Chamber of Commerce,
on Saturday from Superintendent Jay
T. Conway. of Colfax county, stated
that Colfax county would be repre-.
scented at the convention with its en-
tire teaching force Of about $50 teach
ers. Miss Eckles, who is being mem
toned prominently for the presiden-
CIV of the association this year, ad-
vises that practically all of the Grant
county teachers-140 of them-will
be in Santa Fe for the meeting. San
Miguel county expects to send $50
teachers, besides the large delegation
that DIR. Roberts will have here from
the New Mexico Normal university.
All Of these counties were all repre- |
sented last year, but their delegations
this year will be double at least the
largest they ever had before at al
state meeting.
To care for this crowd properly the
people of Santa Fe will be called up
on to fix up every bed and cot that
can be in anyway utilized during
Thanksgiving week. The teachers
realize that they must make some al.
lowances in the matter of accommo-
dations during that week, and are
perfectly willing to double up" Last
year in many Santa Fee homes as
many as six or seven teachers were
CHARTERED in one room, and it was
considered a privilege as well as a
lark.
The committee will compile a COM
plete directory of all convention
quests this year, so that friends seek
ing each other will be able to read
lily ascertain where one another are
being entertained. For this reason
the committee asks that people who
have already made arrangements to
entertain kuests during that week,
communicate with Mr.. Doyle at the
Chamber of Commerce office, Phone
148 SO that this directory will be COM
plete and reliable. Turn in the names
and address of anybody you are to en-
terrain without delay, this is import
ant! Last year much confusion and
annoyance was caused at the last
minute because there were people
who did not appreciate the great han
1icap the committees were working
under and failed to report to the GEN.
trail committee the names of their /
AS a result some local people
we're disappointed in not receiving (
he guests they expected.