The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-14
THE BRYANS' RECEPTION
the NOuINEE AND MS WIFE
GREET FOUK UNDRED PLOPLL.
The Mismanasement THAT Has Character
t,od His Movements Followed Him
Here-A Conference.

NEW YORK. August l3.-Mr. and Mrs
Bryan we're at home to visitors IN the
ladies' parlor Of the windsor Hotel TINS
morning. The time set ior the reception
was ii O'Clock. out 1t Was ha!f an hour
later before The Drcsiasniia! CANDIDATE
and his w.fe. accompanied by Nj. 81.
John. drove op u the hotei 90 an open
carriage and were shown 70 the reception
room. on the Ars. floor, facing on Fiith
avenue.
Sir. Bryan slept wei at Mr.. ST. JONAS
house last night. despite the excitement
u the meetilss at tnc Bertnoio@ ana
Natls0n SQUARE Garden. he breakiastrd
nc $50 O'Clock ta;s morning. ana then
devoted 90 hour 20 going through ms
mail. IL TOOK two letter carriers 10 de-
liver the mall.
At lO O'Clock Mr. ST.. john summoned
SIR Bryan 90 conference Win senator
TWman. of Sol.h carolina. ex-senator
Walsh. of Georcia. senator blackburn. ot
Kentucky. ana Representative Benton
Mcmillan. OF Tennessee.
After The conference tFe start was
made for The Windsor Hotel. There WAS
uo demonstration OF any sort when Mr.
Bryan and party arrived m tho Windsor.
MIsMANAGE-IENr
The msmanleement so mucn IN ew-
deuce at last nights bis meeting. was
again conspicuous. There Was no one ih
authority TO meet tlc party. and for 10
moment they stood in the entrance OF
/ the hotel. 90 loss whore 20 10. Mr.
! Scnau who WAS waiting in the corridor
relieved the strain by pointing towards
/ tLe STAIRS and Mr.. st. John led the
WY.
The receiving party took up positions on
/ Tie floor of the p4rior. and an attendant
/ descended tc the bail and announced that
/ "Mr. and Mrs. Bryan are now receiving
Mrs Bryan stood between her husband
and Mis-. Sewall She wore dress or
/ black rowered silk with snort JdcHcr
/ The rcvcrs of which, trimmed with Jet
beads. were thrown open showing 'front.'
! of white crepe
Nr. Bryan wore his wel-descnned suit
/ of black and alpaca coat hls necK-ue
was of black anl White cotton cneck.
llr. seual looked uncou1ortapy warm
| I'm q black frock coat. check trousers and
Datcnt-leather SHOES. 1he pre- gamme am
rounced by AIR 81. Jonn was tnal tnere
snould be no tand-snakng. Inat prom
ise was disrceardcd. Everyone or tn"
four hundred or moro. VINO attended me
reception. shook hands wlth eacn OF the
/ three. The reception lasted less than an
hour.
BRYAN PLEASED.
Mr.. 81. John said to-day that Mr.. Bryan
was very much pleased with the attend
ancc at tho Madison Square Garden meet
ING. and regarded it as q tremendous sue
cess.
From l2.3o 10 l.a0 o'clock Mr. Bryan in-
formally received the members Of the
National Committee ard ~ the Notihca-
ton Committee at tho Windsor Hotel
Jimmie" Onve- acted as master or
ceremonies.
FOR WOMEN ONLY.
At least ono hundred women accepted
the invitation 20 meet Mrs. Bryan il
Mrs. Bland 40 a RECEPTION leid for No-
men only > the parlors of The Windsor
House. at fOrty-siXfh street and Fifth
Avenue this afternoon. lt was prob
ably because the rcrrpfionu bad not been
properly announced that tine attendance
was so smaA Az o'clock. the hour
originally seL only tWenty-tnrce women
were waiting in the handsomely furu..h-
cd par'or- Hair and hour later AFR.
ST. John escorted Mrs. Bryan. Mrs.
Bland and Mrs Stewart to the room and
/ the women n0ckel around them. There
was kind of formal handshaking and
then the rest OF tine reception hour was
1 PASSED in informal chatting.
Mrs. Bryan professor herself as wei
/ pleased Win last nights Dig meeting.
/