Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02


contributors 5000.
Instructive Maps for Visitors.
After much discussion it was decided. on
motion of Mr.. Pearson, to issue 10000 small
maps of Washington with facts of interest
about the city printed on their backs, the
maps to be gratuitously distributed to Wis
itors.
Superintendent w. B. Powell, from the
committee on halls and meeting places, an
nounced that his committee had secured all
the accommodations necessary for the gen.
eral and departmental sessions of the con-
vention within the sum of 81, 300 allotted it
for the purpose Mr.. Powell also spoke in
high terms of the immense assistance rem
dered by the school teachers in arranging
convention preliminaries. An invitation
was received from the Cosmos Club, extend
ing its courtesies to the directors of the as
ISOLATION and Offering its facilities to them
for meetings.
Musical Features.
Mr.. Clarke, on behalf of the music COM
mittee, announced that soloists and quar-
tets had been secured for nearly all the
meetings of the convention and that efforts
were being made to get the Secretary of
the Navy assign the Marine Band to duty
in connection with 1t. Mr.. Blount said he
had interested Secretary Bliss in the idea,
case the Marine Band cannot be secured,
the music committee was authorized to ex-
pend $50 to get another.
Superintendent Powell announced that
the government would make fine geo
graphic exhibit at Central High School,
while the National Geographic society con-
templated a field meeting at Cabin John
bridge.
Chairman Hungerford, from the commit
tee on printing and badges, announced that
the programs and badges would be ready
in few days. A large amount OF other
routine business was transacted, and ad-
journment was had until next Tuesday at
4:15 o'clock pm, at which time President
Mckinleys decision regarding his attend
aDca at the opening session of the conven-
ton Will be made known, and the final
touches put to the important work that has
been accomplished SO far with such signal
ability.
The Committee Printing.
During the meeting yesterday Mr.. w. A.
HuEgerford, ch hartman of the committee on
printing and badges, exhibited soma ad-
vance copies of the program and specimens
of the badges decided on by his committee.
The program will be very handsome SOU
venir of the convention, being a profusely
illustrated publication of eighty pages. in
GLIDING handbook of Washington, besides
the full program of the convention.
Ten thousand copies will be distributed
gratuitously to all visitors. the advertising
paving the expense of the book. The COM
mittee has also placed orders for nearly
eleven thousand badges, which will be
things of beauty. They are made of heavy
repped silk. held by a silver pin, from
which Is suspended an enameled medallion
bearing in high colors the United States
CAPITOL the candle of the ancients resting
upon a book and the letters IN. E. A.,
Washington, July TIP, 1895" Solid red,
white and blue colors have been chosen,
al had n Ao
tive" the red, "Associate<H and the white,
Local." thus showing at glance the
status of each wearer. The badges of the
national officers and the local executive
committee will be much larger and more
elaborate than those worn by the rank and
file.
Chairman Hungerford has also contract
ed for some forty or more signs to be put
up at the depots, the public comfort COM
mittee buildings, the National Association
headquarters and at all the various church.
es and theaters at which meetings are to
be held.
The breaking out of the war carried away
Col Harires. who was the original chairman
OF the committee on printing and badges
and Mr.. Hungerford was chosen chairman
and thrown into the breach a couple of
weeks ago with mountain of work ahead
He has not been found wanting. On the
contrary. he has taken hold with his Gus
tomary dash and vigor. and in the short
SP"ec VI eihe dlIotteo MIN mas ACCOMPLISH
ed wonders. He has received tnyaiua HE
| assistance in the work from .the other
members of the committee, who are ]. IA.
Small 1r., Colin Studs, Percy s. Foster
and Mrs. Mary C. Terrell.
In his new book on Kashmir. H. e. OAR
rah gives this description of the nrave,
wheel: "A barrel eight inches long holds
Loo thin leaves, on each side of which the
prayer Is printed. say, ten times This
gives 5000 prayers, all Of which are put to
| the pious worshiper's credit in the world Il
come If, with touch of his finger he
makes the barrel revolve once But a sin.
gle vigorous impulse makes the barrel re.
volye. say, thirty times-s40, 600 prayers"
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