The Portland daily press., 1882-10-04
MEMORANDA.

The PRESS will publish tomorrow, Thurs
day morning, revised edition Of the directory
of guests attending the meeting. Those who
perceive errors in the list printed Tuesday are
urgently invited to make corrections, and those
who see omissions are asked to bring to this
Office the changes and additions necessary TO
make the directory correct.
The PRESS will contain from day to day full
and official reports of the proceedings OF the
Board. Those who wish to secure these re-
ports can leave orders at the PRESS counting
room or at the branch office in the corridor OF
City Hall near. the head of the stair. We
shall at the conclusion OF the meeting publish
special issue containing full account Of the
session and embracing all the reports given in
our daily edition. Applications or this spec
ial edition-,the only complete and authorized
report of the four days meet ng-should be
made today. Delay for applications may seri-
ously interfere with the fulfiment Of orders
Rev j. f. Stevenson, d. ID. of Montreal will
be in attendance at the meetings. He will pos
siby address the conference.
In the Common Council Room the location
OF the various missionaries is designated by al
phabetical letters on poles.
Tne Bangor Theological Seminary has . re-
cess this week, that the professors and students
may have opportunity to attend the meetings
Of the American Board @. NJ. r.
When the noon trains arrived yesterday the
Eastern, Maine Central and Ogdensburg sta
ton was crowded TO overfowing in q second.
An arrangement bad been made by the COM
mittee with number Of the hackmen to take
passengers for 25 cents. Some of the hackmen
who had made the bargain, however, shamful-
ly repudiated it, charging their passengers 80
cents. II the boys engaged as guides could
have all been present this would not have hap
pened, but school was not out at the arrival
of the noon trains.
A large number Of boys from the High and
Grammar Schools act as guides for guests Of
the Board on their arrival in the city.
Barges are now provided by the COMMITTEES
on transportion to assist in conveying passen-
gers from point TO point.
The neighboring towns responded nobly to
the call for refreshments for the tables in Re
ception Hall. Liberal donations were received
from Gorham, Cape Elizabeth, Ssccarsppa,
Falmouth and other places About $50 were
supp lied with dinner yesterday and 200 with
supper.
Meals are furnished in Reception Hall only
to those who have been provided with lodgings
whose meals were not included.
A gentleman from New York, who has at
tended all the meetings Of the Board for a
long time, says he never saw more elegant
looking tables or better viands
At Congress Hall, the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union are furnishing excellent
meals OF the best quality. They seat about 150
at a meal
The City Hall stage has been handsomely
carpeted. Only the corporators and officers Of
hno DOatu nave S5ab5 on Ln6 plaLOrm. 1noy
are a splendid looking set of men.
The horse cars were running with great fire.
quency yesterday, and will SO continne until
the close of the meetings.
The Portland & Rochester had three extra
cars on their noon train yesterday, to accom-
modate the rush of passengers. All the roads
had to put ON ex ira cars.
The meeting in City Hall last night was we'll
worth looking at. The great hall was packed
with one OF the finest audiences ever seen in
the city There must have been 5000 people
in the hall.
Quite scene was presented at the Second
Parish vestry yesterday, in the strangers from
the country enjoying their picnic dinners.
The Boston & Maine railroad having bsen
notified that all visitors can be accommodated
in the city, will not run a late train to Old Or
chard Beach, as advertised in the Missionary
Herald; but large number having expressed
desire to visit Old Orchard during their stay
here, round "trip tickets, Portland 10 Old Or
chard and return, good on any train, will be
sold on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday OF
this week.
Hosts desiring to purchase tickets for their
guests to meals at the w. @. T, U. restaurant,
will find them at Congress Hall at any hour.