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terest among prominent men of the eastern states who 

 are identified with the movement to establish reserves 

 in the Appalachian and White mountains. Letters have 

 been received from all over the eastern states approving 

 the suggestion and expressing the hope that the matter 

 will be scheduled for discussion at the Sacramento 

 meeting. The officers of the Fifteenth congress are: 



President, Hon. George E. Chamberlain of Oregon. 

 First vice-president, Hon. John H. Smith of Utah. 

 Second vice-president, Hon. H. B. Maxson, Nevada. 

 Third vice-president, Hon. G. E. Barstow of Texas. 

 Secretary, D. H. Anderson of Chicago, 111. 



The members of the board of control, which is put- 

 ting much time and effort on the plan.3 are : George W. 

 Peltier, vice-president of the California National bank, 

 chairman; Governor James N. Gillett, Mayor M. R. 

 Beard, Attorney W. H. Devlin, ex-Senator Marshall 

 Diggs, President C. F. Dillman of the D. 0. Mills' 



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Hon. H. B. Maxson, Second Vice-President. 



bank, Colonel E. A. Forbes, Cashier J. M. Henderson 

 of the Sacramento bank and Colonel H. I. Seymour, 

 manager of the Buffalo Brewing company. 



Executive Chairman W. A. Beard has now turned 

 his attention more to the local end of the gathering 

 and has appointed committee chairmen as follows, .each 



chairman being authorized to appoint the members of 

 his committee: Reception headquarters and reception 

 of delegates, M. Diggs, chairman; decorations, Colonel 

 H. I. Seymour, chairman; accommodations, J. M. Hen- 

 derson, chairman; entertainment, Mayor M. R. Beard, 

 chairman; meeting place, George W. Peltier, chairman. 



Hon. George E. Barstow, Third Vice-President of the Fifteenth Congress. 



R. D. Stevens was made chairman of the finance com- 

 mittee. 



Chairman Beard of the executive committee has 

 issued a call for a meeting of this committee to be held 

 in Chicago, July 6th. This preliminary meeting is 

 for the purpose of laying plans that will make it na- 

 tional in scope and to outline a program that will cover 

 the interests of the entire country. The executive com- 

 mittee members reside in many states and territories. 

 The call for a special meeting follows an extensive cor- 

 respondence in which the move has been approved by 

 practically the entire membership. The meeting is 

 called in Chicago in order that it may be easily acces- 

 sible to eastern as well as to western members, and 

 representatives of both the East and of the West will 

 be in attendance. 



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