Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-26
THE AMERICAN CONGRESS.
An Extensive Excursion Prepared FOL
the Foreign Delegates.


What win probably be the most extensive
and expensive excursion ever given BY the
United States government has been arranged
for the delegates to the international American
congress. The principal cities of the country,
with the exception Of those in the extreme
south and west, will be visited during
October and November, and in order
that 1t may be done well the most elaborate
preparations have been made by those who will
have the matter in charge. Previous to the
starting OF the party there will be preliminary
ceremonials in this city. The members of the
congress will meet at noon Of October in the
diplomatic room Of 1.-The State department.
They will be received by Mr.. Blaine, who will
deliver an address of welcome. They win then
organize by the election of a president vice
president and secretaries, and then proceed to
the White House, where they wiz be formally
presented to the President. It is understood
that Mr.. Blaine intends to give them dinner
the same evening. The delegates were also
officially informed that the residence 1901
street had been secured for the use of the con-
gress, and that subsequent meetings would be
held there. They were also invited to make
their headquarters at that house, where they will
md writing, reading and consultation rooms
ready for their use.
THE PROGRAM OF THE TOUR
promises round Of entertainment of the high
est possible description. The various municipal
authorities Of the cities which are to be visited
will do their utmost to make things pleasant.
l5anquets, breakfasts, luncheons, receptions,
theatrical performances, manufactures, art
galleries, educational institutions, horse racing
and all the natural beauties that can be gath
cred in on the route will be drawn upon to
contribute to that admiration for the United
States which is deemed necessary to the success
OF the congress. The delegates will leave this
city next Thursday morning via the Pennsyl-
vania railroad going to West Point via Jersey
City and the West Shore road. Luncheon will
be served on the train. At West Point the
party will witness the unwilling of portraits
of Gems. Grant, Sherman and Sheridan,
the presentation address being made by Gen.
Horace Porter on behalf of George w. Childs
OF Philadelphia, and the response by Col. John
NJ. Wilson, the commandant of the academy
The delegates will witness the battalion review
and in the evening will be rendered recep-
ton by Col. Wilson. The following morning,
after an inspection of the academy, the party
will take the United States cruiser Yorktown
for New York, where they will board the
steamer Puritan of the Fall River line. Boston
will be reached at 9:O5 a. M when the delegates
will be welcomed by the mayor.
IN NEW ENGLAND.
Harvard college and number of Boston's
inititutions will be visited on Sunday, and on
Monday trip will be made to Lowell and
Lawrence, but the party will return to Boston
early in the evening. Manchester, Portland,
Worcester, Willimantic, South Manchester and
Hartford are next on the itinerary At the
latter city Governor Buckley will give a recep-
ton. Collinsville and Meriden will be touched
en- route to New Haven and Yale university
Springfield and its great armory will be in
spected on Friday, October II. From Spring
field there will be trip to Holyoke and then
the special train will run to Albany, where
Governor Hill will tender a reception to the
delegates.
On Saturday the party will leave for Niagara
Falls to remain there until Monday morning
Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland and Detroit are the
most prominent points in the next two days
travel. Ann Arbor and the famous Michigan
university will be visited on Thursday and
Grand Rapids on Friday. South Bend. Clement
Studebaker and the Notre Dame university are
on Saturdays program. Chicago will be
reached at $50 o'clock that evening and they
will remain in that city until the evening of
Tuesday, October %. Milwaukee on Wednes-
day. st. Paul on Thursday and Minneapolis on
Friday are the surprises preparatory to Sioux
City ana Omaha on Saturday and Sunday. Two
hours are to be devoted to Des Moines on Mon
day and st. Louis is to be reached at 9 p M of
the same day. Tuesday and Wednesday will be
spent there. On Thursday, Springfield, Ill,
will be visited and then the tourists will go on
to indianapolis and Louisville. Saturday
November will be spent in Louisville and Sum
day wall find the congress cropping.
THROUGH THE MAMMOTH CAVE,
Lexington, on Monday morning, and Cincin-
natl in the afternoon have been arranged for,
the departure from the latter city being fixed at
q. m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The next stop
ping places will be Mansfield, Ohio, and WASH
ington, Pa, en- route to Pittsburg, which CITY
will be left behind on Friday morning. Al
toona and its railroad shops viii be inspected
and the train will move Philadelphiaward.
From Friday night until IL 80 q. m. of Tuesday,
November IL, it will be nothing but Philadel-
phia, but at 6:l5 of the evening of the latter
date the congress will be at home-in this
city.
MRS ROWIANn,S TRIAI