The morning times., 1897-03-04
ALI Sorts and Conditions Visible
in the Corridors.
I0WANS WERE DISAPPOINTED
Gov. Drake, and Party Did Not Ar
rive in Time for State Reception.
Prominent Personalities at the
Various Houses and Their Move
ments Yesterday.

hotel lobbes for the last few days became
a crush last night, and it took an under
standing OF football tactics to move about
in any direction but that in which the
crowd swayed and surged A rush line
was gathered about the desks, and the
hotel register passed from hand to hand
quicker than quarterback ever snapped
a ball. The interference was so good that
a man might almost have his hand In reach
Of the coveted prize when lie w ould sud-
denly feel himself almost lifted from his
feet, and find that a phalanx, three deep,
had wedged itself between him and the
desk. The clerks, as umpires, paid little
attention to fouls, slugging, and off
side plays. The hattie was to the strong
and active from first to last, and little
men, who did not care to crawl under, gave
up the fight early, and retired from the
field.
After 6 O'Clock in the evening the class
Of people in the iobbIeS changed as much
aS though the morning crowd were dele
gates to Christian Endeavor convention
and those in the evening visitors TO u
prize fight.
The men whose names are on every
lip as the foremost politicians of the
country had full possession during the
morning hours. Their staffs and aides,
sometimes in Brilliant uniforms, fitted
here and there about the hotels, making
engagements for their chiefs, canoeing
those already made, and giving inforlna-
tion To those not fortunate enough To see
the big man personally. Sprinkled about
among these was the genuine swell, the
man whose presence is sought after by
the social dame, with aspirations toward
social queenship. This was the morning
crowd.
The evening crowd was composed Of the
great American citiZenry, the ''get there
sort, who believe if a crowd / S not moving
fast enough to get behind it and push Is
their bounden duty And they did. They
bad things all their own way in the lob
bies and corridors of the hotels. They sat
where they pleased, walked where they
pleased, and If they did not understand
clearly all that was going on they asked
the first man they saw about it; if he did
not answer to suit them, they asked the
next. They were not. US rule, guests
of the houses, but were there TO hunt up
friends; To try and see some of the promi-
nent people, or else just out of curiosity.
With the advent of this crowd the other
disappeared as ifby magic, The uniforms,
which had been such prominent feature
about the hotels, were nowhere to be seen.
The theaters and large residences of the
city hadswallowedth them up. Some retired
early in anticipation OF today's hard work,
and some were up at the Capitol.
The arrivals OF prominent people were
e.. lar fa
ahead, and were safely in them by Tues.
day night. Some chose to. take "potluck'
with the crowd but they are now sorry
that they made no noarraugenents ahead, and
are making the best OF 'one cot, one pillow
and one blanket, with all valuables deposited
in the office safe
1t was a great disappointment to the
Iowa contingent resident in Washington
that Gov. Drake and his staff and others
from the Hawkeye State were So much
delayed that they could not enjoy the re
ception planned for them at Willard S from
to / 0 O'Clock
The parIors OF the hotel were florally
decorated. and every Congressman who
had wife was present with her, dressed
in her finest gown, to do honor to the gov
crnor and his suite.
Senators Allison and Geary We're un-
avoidably detained at the Capitol, but
Mrs Geary was present for some time
and stood at the head of the line, Mr.. and
Mr. and Mrs. Lacey beside her. Mr.
Lacey made the int Productions and Mrs.
Henderson, Mrs. Updegraff, Mrs Per
kins, Mrs Dolliver, Mrs. Hepburn, Mrs.
Hager, Mrs. Hall, and Mrs Curtis were
| in the receiving party. Representative
| Clarke, Hon George NJ. Curtis, and Miss
| Curtis, Hon Alva L. Hager and daugh-
| ter, Hon D. B. Henderson and daughter,
Hon w. F. Hepburn, Hon. John a. 7.
| Hull, and Hon. Thomas Updegraff We're
| present.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson did not
put in an appea rance until he and every
one had given up expecting the governor
and his party.
| Among others present We're: Mr.. Rath-
bun, Mrs. Mcpherson, Mrs. and Miss Terry,
| of Zurich: all the Congressional families
! that board at Willard's, Mrs. Babbitt,
| Washington correspondent of the New
| York Home Journal; Miss Durham, a. B.
| Cummins, of Dcs Moines Col and Mrs.
| Swords, Col Manning, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F.
| Curtis, Mrs Mary Leyton, of Iowa; s. II.
| NJ Byers, author Of ''Sherman's Marching
| to the Sea, and Charles NJ Wright owner
| OF the Burlington Hawkeye.
The Harmer Club, of Philadelphia, $50
strong, are housed at Wizards. Many
| ladies' accompanied the boys, and last
J night was spent about town and at the
| theaters.
| A. NICK. Griggs, bright young news
paper man, representing the Norfolk yir-
! ginian as staff correspondent during the
! inauguration, is atsthe3 Riggs.
| MANY members of the large marching
! clubs which arrived yesterday were seen
/ around the lobbies of the hotels last even.
| ing. They were easily distinguished by
| their styIe Of dress and all seemed to be
enjoying themselves thoroughly.
DR.. Frank E. Agnew,a a prominent physi-
clan of Paterson, n. J., is at Wizards.
| Wizards Hotel has many guests from
tine far West. Towns in Oregon, Wash
ington, and Montana form large per
| centuge Of the residences recorded upon
| the register
! Hon. E. H. R. Green and Hon. c. w
| Ogden were at dinner with Gen. Terrell
at the Arlington last evening.
| Mr. and Mrs William d. Sloane. Miss
| Sloane, and Miss Lila V. Sloane, promi
| nent society people of New York, have
| apartments at the Arlington
The First Regiment Band, OF Wilmington
| Del. serenaded Vice Presdent-elect Ho-
| bart in front of the Arlington Hotel last
| night.
| s,sRn;jing in the lobby of the Ebbitt House
yesterday morning, leaning against a
friendly pillar, smoking Havana cigar
| and reading a morning. paper was Hon. w