New-York tribune., 1889-12-19
A BAD VISITING DAY.
THE SUN WILL NOT SMILE ON THE DELE.
GATES.
PART OF THE PROGRAMME FOR THE souru
AMERICANS oMITTED-A BUSY TINE
TODAY.


@Good morning How are yonr charges todays
was asked yesterday Of Pan-Ameroan Entertainment
Committee man.
.They are all under the weather." he replied
New York In a rainy December Is decidedly a.
pressing Rolling mlsts, driving showers and mirv
streets have lessened the ambition Of the delegates "a
be shown around After a short consultation "A
was determined to give up the trip on tho Brennan
to Blackwels Island The surgeon Of the Conference
expressed the opinion that 1t would be risky TO send
out such tropical plants" as are the Ceptral and
South Americans on such day. So Cornelius N
Bliss sent q messenger TO Henry H. Porter president
Of the Board Of Charities and Correction 10 tell hin
that the programme had been abandoned. One mem.
Der Of the visiting party IS sick But, curiously
enough. it is not tropical who has succumbed b
the climate, but Lieutenant LcmIy, u S. A., the 4.
sistant sergeantatarms.
The delegates did not all stay indoors, hoveve,
Some investigated the art Of shopping II is pursued
in New-YOrk their wives and daughters making thu
experiment and they playing the martyrs part Of
looking on and paying Others visited ST. Francis
Xaver's Church and College, in West Sixteenthst
where the president gave them a cordial reception
Enough Of the delegates and their escorts 10 IN four
carriages drove in the afternoon to Columbia Coese
where Professor Drscr, the acting president received
them and conducted them over the Institution. seth
Low the presdentelcct, came later and was intro
duced to them. The students modestly refaIncd from
giving any samples of the Columbia "yell,s but
showed much interest in the visit.
The Barge art collection was another feature o1
interest that attracted some Of the delegates who
spent pleasant afternoon among the paintings and
bronzes.
Programme or no programme, William f. Curtis,
the executive officer Of the Conference is always busy
lie has had some curious experiences since he came
New York. He has had to stand between the dele
gates and besieging army Of cranls.' Inventors Of
all descriptions after the Pan Americans. Men
with alleged claims against the various Governments
represented have sought interviews, that they might
urge these claims. one Of this class went N the
Fifth Avenue Hotel the other day TO the delegaa
from Brazil, that he might ask him whether the re-
publican Government would not be more likely TO
consider his case than the monarchical He did
not see the delegate. The biggest and NEST obstrep
erous crank Of all is the annexation crank. spec
men of this variety called at the hotel TO sound'
the Central Americans as to their views about .
project to Cuba, with Guatemala and the other
Isthmian countries, to the United states. He did
not sound them.
Last evening the delegates heard II Trovatore'
sung in the Metropolitan opera House. The special
committee appointed this entertainment consisted
of f. C.. Stanton, william c. Whitney, George q.
Haven, Woodbury. Langdon, Granville p. Hawes, ].
W. Alexander, Elihu Root and Joel b. Erhardt. Mr.
Whitney, Mr.. Haven and Mr.. Stanton were at the
opera House to receive the guests. The boxes set
apart for the delegates and their friends fol-
lows:
Boxes ss.4o-Mr and Mrs. j. O. Blaine and the Misses
Blaine Mr. and Mrs. Bliss, Miss Bliss
Box 8O-Mr. and Mrs. Flint, Miss Gleason, Mrs Howe.
Mr.. zegarra, Mr.. Decoud
BOX 6l-Mr Hughes, Mr.. Smith and rienos' Mr.
Valente, DR.. Jose Alfonso, Pauline Alfonso.
Box o3-Mr and Mrs Roat, Mr.. Rollins, MI and MIS-
Romero, W. H. 1rescot
Box 5l-Mr. and MrS Arnold, DR.. and Mrs. Guiman'
DR.. and Mrs Mendonca.
Box 52-ExJudge and Mrs. Hawcs, MI and Mrs Hen
derson, Nr. and Mrs Aiagon.
Box A-Mr Andrade and wife. the Misses Andradc, Mr.
Oysgue Soyer Mr.. Elguera
Box B-Mr Mayorgs, Mr. Vasconcelles, Mr. Ferriera.
Antonio Silva, Mr.. Castellano, Mr.. valdivieso. ,
Box C-Mr. and Mrs. Bolet Persza. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carlos Bolet, Bolet Menagas, ]. B. Calvo.
Box D-Mr. Cruz Mr.. Estrada, Mr.. Arroyo M and
Mrs. Perra, Miss Pierra.
Box E-Mr Laforestrie, Mr.. Velarde, MI Zeays. Mf'
villafranca Mr.. Fallos
Box F-Captan and Mrs. Bourke. DR.. and Mrs Ysrfss.
Martinez Silva, Mr.. Calderon.
Box G-Mr. Camaano, Mr.. Echeverria, Mr.. and Mrs.
Varas.
Box H-Mr. and Mrs. Studebaker, Mr.. and Mrs Estee,
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, Mr. Marsh.
Box I-LIeutenant and Mrs Lemly, E. A. Trescot Mr..
Peno.Toro Mr.. Bosch, Mr. Pendo, Mr.. Rossi.
Box J-Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Miss Davis, Miss Stude
baker, Mr. Preston, Mr.. Mendonca, Mr.. Draper M.
Whtehouse.
During the opera Mr.. Blaine sat in Of the nr-t
tier with Mayor Grant, Collector Erhardt and Mr.
Henderson.
To-day's programme will be adhered to. rain or
shine; and it is big one. After morning drive
across the Brooklyn Bridge the delegates will break
fast with the president and officers Of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society in the Equitable Building Then
they will visit the Stock Exchange. Charles 5. Smith
and New-York merchants will In the afternoon receive
them in the Chamber OF Commerce. In the evening
the 7th Regiment will drill and parade In their honor
I'm the armory, and be reviewed by the Mayor: Az
40 n m reception will be given TO the delegates
by the spanish-Amercan Literary society at the scot
fish Rite Hail. Madison ave. and TWenty-nlntnst
The Union League Club reception was much talked
~ Inv the Pan Americans yesterday. Few or none OF
them had ever before seen such spelndld cupnousee
80 maCnifcently decorated. The work OF the Eih0u
Floral COMPANY who arranged the beautiful exhibl,
lion Of flowers and plants, was especially commenoeo
NV them The Elliott Floral Company mas prepared
an elaborate plan of decoration for the ~
con commercial Union dinner to the deiegates 10 De
civen tomorrow evening in Delmoncos.
WEDDINGS.