Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-09

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notable than any over seen in q private resi-
dence in this city-most Of the men present
having wide regulations scholars or orators
or theologians, and in many instances all these
brainy qualifications were to be found In one
individual. The flower of home and foreign
Methodism crowded the capacious hallway and
filed, from wall to wall, the spacious apart
ments. Accompanying a number OF the for
eign delegates were wives and daughters, but
these latter were In a numerical minority.
America was represented by its white and black
citizens, and quite q number OF these had
wives and daughters with them. One of the
features of the reception was the more than
ordinary amount OF attention lavished upon the
colored delegates and their companions, every
effort being put forth to make them feel at
case. To say that the efforts were appre-
ciated would be to state the fact very simply
indeed, for the Afro-Americans were delighted
beyond expression.
GREAT THRoNG OF GUESTS.
In all at least 1000 people entered the man
sion. shook hands with the host and hostess,
admired the decorations, listened to the string
orchestra, and partook of the hospitality SO
literally provided. From 9 until 10 o'clock
the crowd was SO great as to make motion diff
cult. but the utmost good hu nor prevailed.
There was an almost entire absence Of the
petty accidents which SO frequently mar
occasions of this kind, and there was not
anywhere even the shadow of impotence.
When a delegate found himself in
corner with no hope of immediate release
he simply made the best of the situation and
treated his Imprisonment as joke. This ex-
traorIinary but very proper behavior was
more apparent il the supper room than any
where else. The men actually did their utmost
to secure edibles and drinkables for the ladies
and for each other without seeming TO imagine
that they were doing anything deserving OF es-
pecial credit. In corner of the hail huge
bowl of lemonade was a center of attraction,
and, to prevent confusion, an elderly divine
took possession of the ladle and for at least half
an hour served the thirsty with all the liquid
refreshment that was good for them.
HOW TEE GUESTS WERE RECEIVED.
The receiving party consisted of ex-Mayor
and Mrs. Emery. Bishop and Mrs. Newman,
Bishop Hurst, Mrs. John A. Logan and Mrs.
Corey. Assisting in the reception. but in a less
formal manner, were Miss Emery, Gen. and
Mrs. S. S. Henkle, Mr.. and Mrs. W. V. Cox,
Miss Mcclellan and hiss Ada Burr. The pre-
sensations were made by Sir. W. j. Hutchinson
and Rev. DR.. Corey. From the reception room
the guests moved through the adjoining and
beautifully decorated apartments to the supper
room. where. amid a blaze of light, the beauty
ana fragrance of great banks of roses and the
cool verdure of magnificent palms and
gigantic plants, Jarvis served very
tne combination of refreshments. The cloak
and through these and other portions of the
house visitors wandered at will, the foreigners
being especially interested in the place because
it had been owned by both Gen. Grant and
Gen. Sherman Had the meteorological con-
ditions permitted the features of a lawn party
would have been added to the entertainment.
The delegates to the conference were nearly
all present at some time during the evening
and many of them remained until the crowd
had almost departed Rev. Thomas Bowman
.ho a.,1
Rev. and Irs. Hugh Price Hughes were central
figures, much sought after.
PRESENT TO MEET THE DELEGATEs
Among those who were present to meet the
delegates were Secretary Rusk, Gen. Cyrus
Bussey, Commissioner Douglass, Commissioner
Ross, Rev. DIR. John Lanahan, W. S. Nichol-
son, w. III. Askew, G. W. F. Swartzell, VIM. A.
Mayse and Mrs. Mayse. T. A. Harding, Albert
c. Harper. IL. Il. Mouiton, I. III. Langley, +. A.
Tasker and Mrs. Tasker, A. I. Stewart, Rev.
DIR. T. d. Huntley and Mrs. Huntley, Jesse Z.
Wilson. Mrs. and Miss Wilson and Miss Hoss of
Nashville. Tenn. DR.. and Mrs. W. p. Harrison,
Albert Tasker, DR.. and Mrs. Hills of Manches-
te-, n. H., DIR. j. W. Mendenhail of New York,
]. ID. and Mrs. Croissant, Rev. j. A. Price, D. D..
Mrs. Price and Mrs. Buck. I. i. and Mrs. Tow
ner. A. b. Brown and Mrs. Brown Il. II. Willet,
L. +. Simpson, ID. =. Cissell Maj. Thomas p.
Morgan, DIR. and Mrs. J. I. Winter, Rev.
y.
Slbley. Rev. S. Il. Murray, s. 7. G. Morsell,
James S. Topham, George Compton, Col. l..
Caldwell and Mrs. Caldwell, B. H. Stinemetz,
Hon. Fred Douglass, Charles Brunger, DIR. E.
Owens, n. L. salisbury, Secretary James E.
Pugh (of the Y. NJ. c. A. and Mrs. Pugh, X.
W. Springer, Augustus ID. Lynch, Mrs. Lynch
| and Miss Lynch, c. ii. Lacey Sites, Capt and
Mrs. A. p. Lacey, Rev. ]. W. Z. Bowen and Mrs.
Bowen, James +. and Irs. Chestnut George
Martin and Mrs. Martin, Mr.. Fuller. Mrs.
Tyler, Charles II. l.. Lemon, A. b. Duvall
and Mrs Duvall, George W. Gray, Col.
w. E. and Mrs. Rogers, Rev. NJ. F. B.
Rice. Rev. Peyton Brown, C. NJ. Burlew,
Rev. ]. J. q. Webster and Rev. S. A. Wilson
of Baltimore, Rev. G. W. Hobbs, Rev. Ezekiel
Richardson, Rev. C. W. and Mrs. Baldwin and
Miss Marion Fowler, DR.. George H. and Mrs.
La Fetra, Thomas Z. Roach and Mrs. Roach,
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Pitzer, Rev. E. S. Todd and
Mrs. Todd. Robert Cohen and Mrs. Cohen, w.
+. and Mrs. Gapen, Rev. DR.. Stevenson. Mrs.
and Miss Stevenson Of Reading, Pa, Mrs. L. T.
Waterman. I. W. Tallmadge, E. b. Osborne.
Rev. J. ]. Muir, ID. D., Maj H. A. and Mrs.
Hall, ii. II. Hough and Miss Freddie Hough.