The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-19
DELEGATES ON THEIR TRAVELS.
The Route of the Members of the
American Congress. q III

WASHINGTON, September Ex-senator
Hoar has triumphed in the matter of getting
the visitors to the three Americas Econfer-
ence to stop at Worcester. When he learned
that the city was left out of the programme,
he appealed SO persistently to Secretary
Blaine, that the latter gave way and granted
him two hours. This concession and the
decision to take the visitors to West Point
to witness the. presentation of the Grant,
Sherman and Sheridan portraits have re-
suited in several changes in the programme
for New England and New York. The
party will leave Washington at s O'Clock on
the morning of the I'd of October, and run
direct to West Point, reaching there at 3.45
o'clock in the afternoon. At 4.30 O'Clock oc-
ours the ceremony of the unveiling of the
portraits presented to the academy by Mr..
George W. Childs of Philadelphia. The
presentation speech will be made by General
Horace Porter on behalf of Mr.. Childs. and
the speech of acceptance will be made by
ant of the post. After the ceremonies will
occur parade of the Cadets, dinner and
reception. The next day, October 4th, the
party will 60 down the Hudson river on the
new cruiser Yorktown and will take the
Fall River boat at $50 p IN. for Boston,
reaching there on the morning of Saturday,
the 9TH, at 9 o'clock. Mr.. Il. Jefferson Cool
idge, the Boston member of the American
delegation, had arranged very entertain
ing programme for Friday afternoon, but
the party could not reach Boston that day
on account of the ceremonies at West Point.
The gentlemen in charge Of the programme
much regret their inability to accept the
hospitality of Boston on Friday, but they
are looking forward to an agreeable and in
structive programme on Saturday and Sum
day. On Monday the run will be made to
Lowell and Lawrence to visit the mills in
those places. The party will return to BoS-
ton that night to accept the invitation of the
Commercial Club to dinner, as they are un-
able to accept it for Saturday night.
On Tuesday, October 8. the elegant special
train of the delegates will go to Manchester
and Portland, leaving Portland Tuesday
night for Worcester. Here Senator Hoar
will have an opportunity to play the part of
the graceful host to our guests from the
to spare, however, for the schedule calls for
a visit to Wilimantic, CT, at Il a. IN. to visit
the thread works, and for run to Meriden
and New Haven, where the rest of the after
noon and evening will be spent During the
night the train will run over the Connect
more axes and other edge tools are made for
the South American market than in
any other place in the United States.
From Collinsyille the party will
go to South Manchester, Ct,, to
turn to Hartford during the afternoon @ M to ac- m
cept the hospitality of Gov. Bulkley in the
evening. The following morning, Friday,
October II, the party will go to Springfield
and spend the day there and at Holyoke.
That night they will leave for Troy and Al
bany, and from there they will 90 West by
way OF Niagara Falls and Buffalo. 1t was
found necessary on account of the West
Point ceremonies and the stop at Worcester
to give up visit to Providence, much to the
regret of the gentlemen in charge of the ar
rangements. There will probably be no fur
ther change in the programme, as the con-
companies. and Secretary Blaine has ap-
proved the nlans