The times., 1898-07-06
PAsT|nEs FOR EDUCATORS
The National Association Will
Enjoy Peculiar Privileges.
RE, EPTl0NS In PROSPECT
Many of the Elite of Washington
VIII welcome the Visiting Thou
sands to Their Homes-HistOric
PiIgrimages to He Mnde-Eirst
Session This Evening.


tional Association will have an oppor-
tunity To obtain "side glimpses" into |
Washington City not generally afforded |
visitors of a week The main road is !
generally we'll travelled; the Capitol, De- !
partments Smithsonian, Museum, and the |
rest will be done in the correct fashion |
and according to some eyes the city will |
have been seen, but the local committee
of the National Educational Association
has arranged paths off the beaten track
for the members of the association.
THE Oaks, the home of Col and Mrs.
Blount. one of the representative old
homes of Georgetown, recalling associa-
tions of the past which in the old town of
George | are fretted through and through
with vital points of interest and quaint
foikslore; Belmont" the home of Mrs.
A. l.. Barber, which rises, a lofty white
castle on the commanding site of Upper
Fourteenth Street, representative of all
that is wealthy and luxurious: Twin
Oaks, a superbly built country home
standing high above the old Woodley
Road III the midst of rolling hills, cool
green pastures. and wel-laid garden
spots full of momentoes of travel. curios
from ancient lands, pregnant with the
atmosphere OF science, art. and broad
culture, the home of the late Gardiner G..
Hubbard; the little toy house" of John
r. Mclean, in the midst or its square
of trees and snrubbery, an ideal spot for
garden parties-these are the Washing
ton homes which will be opened to the
great association collectively.
The Strathmore Arms. a boarding house
which for years has been the home of
many representative men and women,
statesmen. noted politicians, lawyers,
! judges, army officers and writers, with
| dining hall which echoes still with anec-
| doteS told by Vice-President Wheeler,
| Senator ingalls,, Judge Harlan, Senator
| Edmunds. Speaker Reed. Senator Frye.
! Gen. John A. Logan. Bronson Howard,
/ George Kennan and countless others, also
| opens its doors with a special reception
| to the National Education Association.
The committee art education will be
| treated 10 a private view Of the Congress
! sionai Library. the Halls of the Ancieuts
| that remarkable resurrection of the splen-
did art and architecture of old Egypt,
| Assyria and Greece. Rome and Asia
| Minor. whose portal with gigantic
| columns recalls the famous temple of
| karnak, and whose halls, the Alham-
| bra. an ancient store of pottery: and
| an elaborate reproduction OF the House
! OF Pansa al Pompeii-this new marvel of
/ Washington is also thrown open to the
] National Educational Association.
/ Together with these flashing glimpses
into the historic. the artistic the wealth
! and culture OF Washington City. there is
also combined the picturesque, for under
/ the great stone arch which arises out of
the depth of the Potomac woods, Cabin
John Bridge. the National Geographic
Society win hold a grand field meeting
with the National Educational Associa-
| tion.
Following are the announcements for
the week at evening time:
Wednesday-The committee on books
and school appliances. Mrs. Spencer.
chairman, VIII give a reception TO the
national council and the officers of the
National Educational Association and to
the local committees from to IL p m,
in the Halls OF the Ancients, New York
Avenue between Thirteenth and Four
! tesnth Streets. The committee will be
sisted by the publishers artists and sci
entists under whose direction the edu-
cational exhibits have been prepared.
Thursday-Opening session at conven-
tion hall.
Friday-The committee on physical
education Miss Stoneroad chairman,
will give a reception and lawn party
kindergarten games and refreshments)
at the grounds of John r. Mclean, cor
ner of Nineteenth and 5 Streets north
west. A complete registry of ikndergart-
ners at LaFetra's. northwest corner of
Eleventh and G Streets northwest. were
where kndergartners may rest, make
appointments and write letters
rday-Afternoon-In compliment to
the National Educational Association. a
field meeting of the National Geograph
I Society will be held at Cabin John at 3
o'clock D. m. Addresses will be deliver
ed on % the work of streams in geo
graphic development. (2) the effect of eli
mate in geographic development 90 time
as a factor in geographic development.
and (D geographic teaching in common
schools. The place of meeting may be
reached either by the Great Falls Eiec-
trio Railway by the Chevy Chase and
Glen Echo Railways. or by bicycle or car
riage over the Conduit Road. Cars will
leave Washington terminus of the Great
Falls Railway, on High Street, George
town terminus Metropolitan and Capital
Troction Company lnes) at l, 1:20 and
} 1:4O p. m; fare, four car tickets for the
round trip, six tickets for . cents Re
: freshments may be obtained at the place
of meeting. The meeting will be open
to members of the society and the Ma
! tional Educational Association. II is an
. | ticipated that meeting of the society
; | will be held in the National Theater on
! Saturday evening. July g. at o'clock The
< meeting will be devoted TO a symposium
of geographic teaching. in which the lead
ing geographers and educators of the
/. country will participate. It will be oper
: to members of the society and association
> Evening-The committee on business edu
cation Mrs. Spencer, chairman, will give
a reception at their department anC
e friends in Spencerian College Halls
j Academy of Music Building. Ninth. cor
= ner of D Street northwest from to L
o'clock.
: Monday-The committee on art educa
tion, Mrs. S. E. w. Fuller. chairman
has arranged for private view of the in
!, terror decorations of the congressiona
4 library building. accompanied by a tall
=, from Mr. Bernard R. Green. architec
!. and superintendent. on their art motive
and adaptation to the architecture of tn
;. building A social reception will be Civ
en- to this department in the drawing
rooms of the Central High School, Mon
day, July IL, at s m. The committe
U on child study and on primary education
q Edith C. Westcott, chairman, will Civ
a Joint reception at Belmont. the hom
of Mrs. \. l.. Barber.
Tuesday-Closing session at conventios
e hall.
# Col. and Mrs Henry F. Blount will Civ
a reception to the council officers of tn
National Education Association at thei
residence, 1.-The Oaks Georgetown; o
= Saturday afternoon and evening to tn
:. ground council.
Mrs Gardiner Hubbard will give re
ception at a date which will be announce
,e later.
A. The committee on manual training.
l. A. Chamberlain, chairman, will also ar
IS nounce it's reception later.
ar The exhibits are follows: The Hall
n of the Ancients. general school exhib
le ton, publishing companies. kindergarten
1t model chemical and physical Laboratories
y Prapp's art exhibit SDpnceriau mems