St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-21
MOVING NORTHWESTWAR
The Pan-Amerlcan Delegates
Coming Our Way,


CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-The Sabbath day
was indeed day of much-needed rest
to the delegates to the International
American congress. Eighteen days ago
they started from the city of Washing
ton. Since that day they have been
speeding with lightning Iapidity
through the vast territory of the United
States. tarrying but long enough in the
'pOpulOus cities and busy towns on their
route to get a glimpse of their wealth
and resources and future prospects, and
yet to-day, as the nations guests from
the far South scanned the itinerary o f
the excursion, they saw with astonish-
ment that they had traversed less than
half of the distance over which the
pOnderous driving wheels of their en-
gine, No. 1858 (for which, by the way,
many Of the party are beginning to feel
a high regard, must roll before the long
journey is ended. To be sure, their ac-
cOmmOdations comprise everything
that human ingenuity can devise to
alleviate the tireSOmenesS of travel:
the people with whom they have
been thrown iD contact have been
most cOnsiderate Of their welfare, and
programmes for their entertainment
have been promptly abridged or other
suggestion; but. nevertheless, the last
week has been most eXhausting in its
demands upon the physical strength of
the delegates, and they welcomed the
announcement that to-day they were at
liberty to rest. Consequently, few of
the party were seen at the breakfast
tables this morning, and it was well
along towards noon before the major
ity of them deserted their cOmfOrta-
bic beds and appeared in the lobby
of the hotel where they are stopping.
Carriages had been kept in waiting by
the reception committee, and such of
the eXcursiOnists as felt inclined were
driven along the lake sfront:or in other
attractive places. After dinner about
thirty of the party were taken in charge
by the local committee and escorted to
the Armour mission and kindergarten,
where 1,50O children are cared for spirit
uaIly and materially. The usual Sun
day service was in progress when they
entered the building, and after the sing
ing of hymns they were shown into the
kindergarten. There were no demon
strations or departures from the Ordi-
nary practices of this school, except that
the children had been gotten together
on Sunday instead of week day, but 1T
may safely be said that upon no other
occasion during their journey were
the delegates more deeply iE-
terested than when the $50 lit
tie tots, neatly but plainly attired,
whispered first words and then sang in
small infant voices, and with such eX-
preston as the teachers warning finger
could inspire, of the mother dove and
her little ones and of the baby's birth
day. "'These children are just from
the mothers breast" said an impulsiye
MEMBER who comes from the Argentine
Republic, land nature is their first
book" and he pointed to a dove which
scared with outStretched wings above
the teachers head. The visitors re-
luctantly turned their backs upon the
little school to inspect the dispensary
attached to the mission and to look at
the rows of substantial and well-ap-s
pointed residence, whose rental goes
towards maintaining the mission. The
carriages were again called into reQui-
sition, and the distinguished visitors
were taken on a long drive along MIchi-
gan avenue, where they saw how Chi
cagO's wealthy men live, and soon back
to their hotels for dinner. This even
ing, at the suggestion of those in charge,
the delegates were left undisturbed for
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