The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-06-05
PLANS BEING PERFECTED
FOR RECEPTION AND ENTERTAIN
MENT OF SOUTH AMERICANS.


Charge of the Matter Held Last Evening
A Reception to be Given in Republican
Hall-Business Places Requested to Dec
orate-souvenir is Nearly Completed.
A meeting of the general committee
In charge of the reception of the South
American delegates who will visit New
Haven June 21-22 was held in the
Builders exchange last evening. Chair
man Max Adler presided and about
thirty members of the committee were
communication had been received from
Mr.. Green of the Philadelphia museum,
stating that the delegates visit to this
city would be longer than was at first
expected. They will arrive in this city
from Springfield on the afternoon of
June q and will remain until the 1155
train Tuesday evening. The delegation
will be met on it's arrival in this city
by the mayor and the reception COM
mittee.
They will be driven in carriages from
the depot through Union avenue to
State street, to Chapel, to Church, to
city hail. where they will be enter
tanned and served with luncheon, af-
ter which If the hour is not too late
drive will be taken to East Rock. 1t
is requested by the committee on deco
rations, of which James A. Howarth is
chairman, that business places and resi-
dences in the central part of the city
and along the route to be taken in going
from the depot to city hall be suitably
decorated as a mark Of respect to the
visitors. An arch will probably be
erected at the corner of Church and
Chapel streets, which will be decorated
in bunting and flags of the nations
represented by the delegates
General George H. Ford announced at
last evenings meeting that the ex-
penses of entertaining and receiving
the delegates would be, so far as can
now be estimated, as follows: For en-
tertainment. $780, hotel bills, not less
than 5000; carriages, $3.50, The matter
of giving a reception to the visitors
was then brought up and General Frrd
thought before deciding definitely to
IL,
should be looked into. Colonel Frank
7. Lee reported that $197 had been re-
ceived in subscriptions in addition to
the profit on the advertising in the
souvenir, which would amount to be-
tween $500 and 1000. President Hotch-
kiss of the Young Mems Republican
club then offered to the committee the
use of Republican hall on Temple street
in which to give reception to the
South Americans on the evening of
Tuesday, June %, If the committee so
desired
Professor William E. Chandler moved
that the committee recommend to the
chamber of commerce that a reception
and light luncheon be given to the del
egates at Republican hall on the eve
ming mentioned above.
General Bradley suggested that the
motion be amended to provide for any
contingency that might arise In the
delegates not arriving here In time for
the city to entertain them before the
evening of June %. Such an amend
ment was, however, after discussion,
deemed to be unnecessary as the gentle
men of the Philadelphia museum who
are directing the trip, have stated that
the delegates would surely arrive here
on the afternoon of the 21st and it was
considered advisable to act on this
statement.
On motion of Mr.. Howarth the sec
retary was directed to write and ascer-
tain at what time of day the visitors
would arrive in New Haven.
General Ford amended Professor
Chambers motion to the effect that if
any deficiency should arise in the
amount necessary to pay the expenses
of the reception, the chamber of COM
merce would be requested to meet it.
Professor Chandler's motion as amend
ed by General Ford was then passed.
Professor Chandler of the publica-
tion committee exhibited to the COM
mittee an advance copy of the souvenir
book. The book contains about 1926
pages and fifteen half-tone views of
New Haven, which will be interspersed
among the reading matter. One hun
dred copies of the souvenir will be pre-
sented to the delegates and the copy
for each individual member of the dele
cation will contain his name embossed
on the cover. These one hundred copies
will be bound in cloth, five hundred
copies will be sent to business firms in
Central and South America and num-
ber of copies will be distributed among
the advertisers in the volume. The ar
ticles on New Haven, Its industries,
places of interest, natural advantages,
ETC., will be in both English and Span
ish one page being in English and the
opposite page the same matter in Span
ish.
Messrs. Galpin and Barnum, who at
tended the banquet rendered a few
days ago in Philadelphia to the dele
gates, gave interesting reports of their
trip.
On motion Of General Ford, 1t was
voted to refer to the entertainment
committee the entertainment of the
visitors by the chamber of commerce,
with power to act. General Ford also
moved that any expenses or plans pro-
posed by the various committees be re-
ferred to the executive committee,
which is composed of the chairmen of
the other communities. On the sug-
gestion of Mr.|Adler, 1t was decided that
a meeting of the executive committee
would be held at the Quinnipiac club
next Friday evening to hear committee
reports.
The delegates will be taken during
the forenoon of Tuesday, June %. to
visit various manufacturing establish