The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-29
ON TO WASHINGTON.
Annual neccing ef she National Edoca
rtonaI Association J1ly 7-12, 1898.

rtouaI Association Joly lie, 1898.
The National Association is now
recognized ss one OF the most power
fuI sgencies cf educational develop.
ment n America. The vital questions
ncerning education are there dis
cussed by the ablest men and women
in the nation. Every kind Of institu-
tion is there represented the uniyersi-
y, the college, the academy, the pub,
Ilc school, the kindergarten, the nor
nal school, the technical school.
These meetings are attended by thou
sands Of teachers from every STATE n
he Union and from Cansda.
y vlSi: 20 The Pans CT America is
one Of peculiar interest. No ether
city in America offers such variety
OF cbiecls Cf interest ana instruction.
The Capitol building is magnificent
stone structure $50 feet long. II this
massive pile are the chambers OF
United States Senate, House OF Rap
rasentatives, Supreme Court ana varl-
Gus Other rooms, such as the PEesi-
dents room, the mabIe room, the Is
dies psrlor and statuary hall. Near
oy IS the new congressional library,
the best equippeS IL America. Scat
tered over the city OF nearly 800, 0O0
inhabitants are the sta!e, war and
0ayy building, the treasury, The pat
en-: oHce, the agricultural building,
the bureau Of engraving, the smith
scnian institution ant national mU
scum. the ordnance museum, Inc
White House, the Corcoran art gal
lery, the to.anicaI gardens, tee Wash
ington monument, the arsenal, the
navy yard, the soldiers home, the
general postofice, Forl's thes!ra, etc.
Just across the Potomac is the famous
Arlington, the former home K )bert Z.
Lee. Fifteen miles down the river Is
historic Mount Vernon.
!! IS probable that Congress viii
Re - session during the meeuDg CT the
Association.
Washington has more than tsen-
ty-fye hoIeIs. Board per day, EQ
ropesn plan, ranges from IS cents
Upward. Board, per day, American
plan, ranges from $50 upward.
Boarding houses clfer rates from Is
ceots to $3.50 per day for rooms only,
and 81 25 20 $2 90 ger day for rooms
and board.
TIE railroads will sell round trip
tickets 81 one fare plus 81 membership
iee in Inc Association. Tickets Will
be on sale July 4!h, 5.b, 9Th and Tn,
limited 10 July 15.h. Il, however, the
t2ckets are Cepositen with The joint
!Icket agont IN Washington, 8! az x
perse Of SO cents, on oc before July
12!h, the limit will be extended 10
August 2lst.
The South Carolina State Teachers
Association meets ST Harris SpIlrgs
July Is. :. party cf teachers a-G
their friends III company Win The
Stats Director Will leaye Harris
Springs Immediately after the &@joUrE-
ment ot the Safe Association. Per
sons going IL this party viii have
choice Cf 81 rail 20 Washington, or
r2il 10 Norfolk aDd beat up tre POO
mac.
all who desire 10 join this party
viii please notify the Direc.0r IS esr-
II SIS possible, thai rs may make
! proper arrangements for them. ar
! Ggema2Is Tor board should be maGe
bst0re July Isl. 10 o11 IS required
&c JON any party CT 10 navel BY any
route save !ha! OF his own cooiC9.
Tha D0eG!or would be glad to nave
The 2&m5s CT al who intend 10 lake
.13 isig, g!.e.1e: IS o2e O; his party
! or ro.. &2.:e icr any .1lc..E!,-Tr :l.oc
/ ul4.i2a desired.
w. L. HAND, Chester, 8. O.
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