Evening star., 1897-02-13

comfort of guests. For two days before
the opening of the congress men will be
stationed at the depots to watch for the in
coming delegates and direct them to their
stopping places nearly all having been pro-
Vlded Tor In advance. Large placards are
hung around everywhere with simple dj.
rections for the benefit of strangers, and
everything has been done that can he sue-
gested to make the stay of the delegates in
the city pleasant.
The Literature Bureau.
Ihe literature bureau is in daily receipt
OF magazines, books and pamphlets, which
will be placed on exhibition where the deie-
gates can examine them. 1t all pertains TO
children and child life, and contains hun
dreds Of suggestions for women who really
nave desire to prepare themselves for
tnat hoilest OF all duties-motherhood
The souvenir programs for the congress
are very pretty. They are printed in leaf
let book form, on heavy cream satin paper
ana up IN one corner is the portrait, in half
tone, OF healthy little child, and under il
the words. And little child shall lead
them" The title is simply National Con-
gress of Mothers"
At the top and bottom of each of the
twenty pages in the book is a quotation
about childhood, each in itself a gem land
worth the price of the book" as the say
ing goes. The paper that goes into these
programs is no small part of the cost of
the congress. The pile was forty inches
wide, twenty-eight inches long and five
feet high, and 1t took thirty-two balls of
sewing silk to fasten the pages together.
The people who expect to attend these
sessions must remember that they will be-
gin promptly at 1890 in the morning ex-
cept Wednesday, when the session opens at
10 am, at 2:30 in the afternoon and at s
O'Clock In the evening. Those who get into
their seats before the opening will get the
benefit of all the papers. Those who ar
rive late will be obliged to stand outside
till paper is finished, If it is in process of
reading at the time of arrival. This rule
Will be strictly enforced.
The ladies are antfcipatinP a pleassnt
hour with Mrs. Cleveland, who will receive
them Wednesday afternoon. The mistress
OF the White House has been one of the
prime factors in this mothers congress,
and has lent her name to it, although she
does not much believe in the "patron'
business. 1t is well-known fact however.
that Mrs. Cleveland has always taken the
keenest interest In all that pertains to chill
dren and better motherhood. Head and
shoulders above them all, however, in
handsome assistance to the congress has
been Mrs Phoebe Hearst, without whose
material aid and counsel failure would have
been almost inevitable.
The following named young ladies'
VIII act as ushers for the congress: Misses
Wilson Fill. Ferrill, Manning, Mount,
Fleming, Granville Birney and Dipgman'
The District Commissioners have sent to
Chairman Babcock of the House District
committee report on the bill to incorpo-
rate the East Washington Heights Trac-
tfon Railway Company, as follows:
Referring to Senate bill cS4O to incor-
porate the East Washington Heights Trac-
ton Railway Company of the District Of
Columbia, lately sent a. your instance for
examination and report and which report
1t Is understood. is desired today, the Com
mfssioners have the honor to say that they
have not had time to examine the bill
carefully. They have noticed, however
that the tracks are not to be laid on the
pennsylvania avenue bridge. The use of
an objection held by the Commissioners to
a former bill for the East Washington
Heights Railroad Company. A COPY of the
report upon this former is inclosed. The
way Company. named therein, has not
commenced to construct the road.
The bill referred to in the foregoing re-
port was numbered $40, and reported by
the Commissioners March g. 1896. In this
report the Commissioners said:
The Commissioners doubt the advis-
ability for the public interests of charter.
ing at the present time an additional street
railway crossing the Eastern branch be-
low Benning bridge. The Anacostia rail-
road runs into the city from the most pop-
!uated suburb south of the Eastern branch
but 1t Is not able to pay expenses. and con-
sequently furnishes unsatisfactory services;
tnis railroad has a chartered right to ex-
tend to the Bowen road at or near one of
the termini OF the railroad proposed by
senate bill $40 The Capital Railway Com
pany and Marlboro Railroad Company, al
ready chartered. have rights of the same
extensions. In fact. the latter-named road
would serve the territory in the county as
proposed to be served by the East WASH
ineton Heights Traction Company The
proposition contemplated for that company
or occupying. the Pennsylvania avenue
bridge over the Eastern branch by railroad
tracks Is deemed inadvisable'