The herald., 1897-09-10
A Party of Fifty-four Ar.
rived Last Night
SIX C0NGRESSMEN WITH THEM
MET AT THE DEPOT AND ESCORT
ED TO THE VAN NUYS
They Are Here to See All There Is to
Be Seen-Will Be Shown Los
Angeles Today

A large and distinguished party, prin-
clpaly from West Virginia headed by
Congressman B. B. Dovener of that
other members of congress, arrived in
the city last night on a special train over
the Southern Pacific and took apart
ments at the Van Nuys. The party came
to California for the purpose of present
ing to the U. S. S. Wheeling a magnifi-
cent service of silver, china and Of cut
glass given officially to the vessel by a
special act Of the West Virginia legisla-
ture as an evidence of the appreciation
of that state of the honor conferred
upon the capital of the state in the nam
ing of the vessel. The service was for
mally presented at the Mare Island navy
yard September 1st and since then the
party has been visiting the numerous
places of interest in California. Having
seen about all there is to be seen in the
northern and middle section of the state
they have come south to continue their
sightseeing, or as Mr.. Dovener ex-
pressed it, "to see what we have been
told Is the grandest portion of what is
certainly one of the grandest states in
this grand country" The trip was ar
ranged by Mr. Dovener and has been
styled the Dovener party. He has been
placed in control of their movements and
has prepared an itinerary which in
cludes nearly all the important places
not only hereabouts but also on their
route home.
PERSONNEL OF THE PARTY
There are f1fty-four persons in the
party and they have been on the road
since August 26th They expect to reach
their homes again by September 30th.
Leaving San Francisco Tuesday at a.
m. on special train, they spent nearly
one whole day at Fresno. They then
came on south. going to Santa Barbara,
where most of yesterday was spent.
Leaving there 1t $3.50 o'clock in the after
noon, they reached the Arcade depot at
9:05 o'clock last night. A special commit
tee of the chamber of commerce consist
ing of Messrs. Frank Virgins, W. E.
Hughes, G. j. Griffith, ]. S. Slauson,
Charles Weir and E. F. c. Klokke met
them at the depot where special was in
waiting to convey them to the hotel.
Upon reaching the hotel a number of
other prominent citizens met them, but
as all the party were greatly in need of
rest, there were only a few brief intro
ductions in the lobby and the visitors re-
tired as soon as they could be, assigned
to their rooms.
The delegation is composed of the fol-
lowing persons: Congressman r. b.
Dovener of West Virginia, Congressman
James A. Walker of Virginia, a dis
tnguished ex-Confederate general;
Congressman and Mrs. Charles N.
Brumm of Pennsylvania Congressman
and Mrs. John H. Bankhead of Ala
bama, Congressman Warren Miller of
West Virginia. Congressman Roswell p.
Bishop and r. F. Bishop of Michigan,
Mayor John R. Butts of Wheeling, Hon.
Thomas E. Davis and wife of Grafton,
w. Va. (Mr Davis is one of the most
prominent Republicans in that state
and has several times been mentioned
as the next candidate of that party for
governoC, Major and Mrs. Lee Hay
mond and Miss Ida Raymond of Clarks-
burg, W. Va. major Raymond is per-