Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-16
OFF FOR NEW YORK.
Departure OF the Pan-American Dele
gates on Their Weeks Vacation.

There was busy crowd and a babel OF
tongues ct the 9Th street depot this morning
Spanish, Portuguese, French and English and
various combinations of all of them fioated out
on the clear atmosphere as twenty-five men,
bers Of the international American congress,
aided and abetted by twice as many secretaries
and attaches, endeavored to have their baggage
checked. They were of for their week of vaca-
ton in New York. In the waiting room were
number of ladies-wives of members OF the
party. Secretary. Blaine, looking as bright as he
did ten years ago. and Mr.. Walker Blaine, were
both intent on seeing that the foreigners re-
ceived due attention. The Brazilian minister,
Senior Valente, occupied a good deal of the
Secretary's time Mr.. William L. Curtiss. en-
veloped in a befrogged and Astrakan- trimmed
overcoat. was as busily bilingual as
became the executive officer of the con-
ference, while Capt. Bourke. Lieut.. Lemly.
Mr.. L. w. p. Smith and Mrs. Edward Treseot,
all attaches of the conference, kept things
moving toward departure on time. Tourist
Agent S. W. f. Draper, who conducted the
party on its forty days tour, was in charge of
the train. and with Col. Robert Parke and Mr..
Toy looked after the Pennsylvania railroad
company's end of the contract. The baggage, of
which there was a large quantity, WAS soon
aboard. and at $50 the special train pulled out
for New York. The train consisted of engine
332. with George Frederick at the throttle;
combination smoking and baggage car No. GIL;
vestibule dining car Continental and parlor
cars Perdita, Juliet and Paula. Mr.. Roland
Mitchell was train conductor and Capt. Eye
represented the Pullman company. Commits
sary Duncan of the Pullman company saw that
the dinIn. car WAS fully stocked before the
train left the depot.
THE NEW YORK PROGRAM.
The special train is timed to arrive at Cort-
landt street at $50 this afternoon, and there
the party will be received by the committee
and escorted to the city hall After an intro
duction to Mayor Grant the visitors will be
roomed at the Fifth Avenue hotel, where they
will dine at @. This evening they will visit the
Casino or attend the ladies' reception at the
Hamilton club, Brooklyn, the members
choose. The Normal college, the Metropolitan
museum of art and the museum of natural his
tory VIII be visited tomorrow, and that evening
the party will attend the ladies' reception at
the Union League club. Wednesday will be
given over to an inspection of the charitable
and corrective institutions. Wednesday night
occurs the reception at the Metropolitan opera
house by VIM. {. Whitney, Geo. G. Haven and
Director Stanton. After a drive across the
Brooklyn bridge Thursday morning. recep-
tons at the Equitable building. the stock ex-
change and the chamber of commerce will fol-
low In the order named. The seventh regi-
ment will entertain the visitors in the evening.
and at $3.50 pm. there will be a reception at the
Scottish Rite hall rendered by the Spanish
American literary society. The fire and police
departments will be put through their PAGES
Friday and that night there will be a banquet
at Delmonico's rendered by the Spanish Ameri-
can commercial union. The delegates will re-
turn to this city on Saturday. Twenty-Five la
dies accompany the delegates.
THE RECEPTION AT GEORGETOWN COLLEGE.
reception was rendered Saturday afternoon
by the faculty and students of Georgetown
college in the CASTOR memorial hall to some
fifteen members of the international American
conference. An address of welcome was
delivered by Rev. Father Richards. Senior
Zegarra the first vice president of the confer
ence, responded. He referred to the fact that
be was a graduate of Georgetown college. A
short address III behalf of the students was
made by Mr. VIM. q. Mckechne and an adj
dress in Latin delivered by Mr.. I. Joseph
Semmes followed. A Latin poem was read by
MIR. J. E. Duross and an English poem by Mr..
W. J. Donnelly. These concluded the exer-
else. and the guests partook Of an informal
luncheon