The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-12
CONVENTION OPENS TO-DAY
OF THE MEMBERS OF THE Nd
TTONAL TYPoTHET4E.

"oA Hour hundred VIII Aetehu-Fih'
Programme Arranged by Local Com,
mtttee-Reception to Delegates and
Guests I'm Colonial HALL To-night-Th'
Big Carriage Ride.
members of the United Typothetae Of
America are completed and by this noon
the majority of the great body of men
and their wives will have arrived in the
city. A very large delegation of ladies
will come from all over the country
and cordial invitation to join in all
excursions and receptions will be ex-
tended to all who accompany the dele
gates.
President Wilson H. Lee said yester-
day afternoon that SO far three hun
dred and eighty eight have expressed
their intention of attending the conven-
ton from out of town. This number
does not include the large local delega-
tion, which would bring the number up
to over four hundred and twenty-five.
From present indications it will be one
of the most largely attended conven-
tions ever held by the Typothetae. The
general committee has spared no pains
In providing for a splendid entertain
ment for their out of town guests, as
will be seen by the following programme
for the four days of the convention:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IL.
Reception of delegates at the New Ha-
ven house.
Meeting of executive committee.
pj m.-Reception to delegates and
guests at New Haven Colony Histori-
cal society building.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10.
$3.50 a. m.--Opening session at Colonial
hall.
2 p. m.-Carriage ride about the city,
starting from the New Haven houseto
East Rock Park and thence to Pc
quot club house on east shore.
6 p. m.-Shore dinner at the Pequot
club house, and an informal hop and
band concert.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IA.
$3.50 a. m.-Business session at Colonial
hall
p. m,-Excursion by railroad to Hart
ford, the capital of the state. Car
riage drive and reception by Hon.
and Mrs. Leverett Brainard at their
residence.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Is.
$50 a. m.--Business session at Colonial
hall.
2 D. m.--Visit to Yale university build
ings.
Z p. m.-Banquet at Warner hall
5 p. Hn.-Theater party for ladies at
Hyperion theater-May Irwin in Sis
ter Mary.
The executive committee, which will
meet in the New Haven house this
morning, will map out. the business of
the convention and will make its annual
report. The special train carrying the
New York delegates and friends will ar
rive in this city about o'clock. The |
New York Typothetae have chartered a
steamer and will take their members |
and wives and friends on a sail to
Glen Island this morning previous to |
their coming to this city. A shore din
ner will be served at Glen Island, after
which the party will take the steamer
to Portchester where they will meet
the special train which will carry them
to this city
The large Boston party will arrive in
New Haven at sos on the Boston ex-
press. A committee from the local Ty-
pothetae will meet the visiting delegates
1T the Union deport and will escort them
10 their headquarters at the New Ha-
ven house.
An interesting event to watch during
he convention will be the carriage ride
about the city on Wednesday. Every
open carriage in the city has been en-
gagged for the event, but there are not
enough, so barges, wagonettes and
lrags have been engaged in connection
With the others. The procession will be
he largest ever held in New Haven and
will include .tiftyfour landaus, one
lrag, four barges, three three-seated
arriages and a wagonette. Three
mounted policemen will follow the pro-
session over its route to see that the
arrIages don't crowd. The route will
,e as follows: From the New Haven
louse, up College to Grove street, to
1illhouse avenue, to Sachem street, to
Whitney avenue, to Humphrey street,
o Orange street, to East Rock park,
rarnham and English drives, to State
treet, to Ferry street, to Grand ave-
tie, to Quinnlpiac street and from
here to the Pequot club, where a shore
inner will be served
The Old Guard band and an orches-
"a will furnish music for an informal ,
op at the Pequot club house, which i,
ill be handsomely decorated for the ,
ccasion.
Wilson Fl. Lee will preside over the
inner and will doubtless call on few :
{ the delegates for brief speeches.
This evening there will be reception :
the delegates and guests at Colonial .
ALL where all the meetings of the con- .
antion will be held.
MEETING LAST EVE
ING.
A meeting of the general committee
I arrangements was held last night | J.
the office of Tuttle Morehouse & Tay-
r and final instructions to the various =
'mmittees were given. Three members
ON Bridgeport, one from HARTFORD
id one from Meriden were present, and II
all there were about twenty-five pres
It.
The number of ladies and gentlemen s.
tending from the various cities is as u
flows: ~
Gentlemen. Ladies.