The evening times., 1899-04-10
DELEGATES TO CALI
At THE White House
international League Of Press
Clubs Convention
Newspaper Men to Come to the Cap
ital Saturday.
Sessions to Open I'm BaItfnore To-
morrow-visitOrs to BE Roy
ally Entertained.

On Saturday of this week the delegates
to the International League of Press Clubs,
which will meet in annual convention in
Baltimore tomorrow, will visit Washing
ton. Besides seeing the sights Of the Ma
tional Capital. they will visit the White
House, where they will be rendered re-
cep:ion by President Mckinley.
The convention In Baltimore is to be
held under the auspices Of the Journalistic
Club Of that city.
Nearly sixty press clubs In the United
States and Canada are included in the
league. and all of these are expected to
send delegates to Baltimore.
The convention will be called to order
tomorrow afternoon in Royal Arcanum
Hall. Baltimore, and the episodes OF the
week will practically find an end on FRI
day night, when a banquet 10 the dele
gates, the Baltimore newspaper men. raem-
bers Of the Journalists Club and few
others will be held in the large banquet
hall Of the Masonic Temple.
President Mckinley may be one OF the
guests at this banquet. A committee of
the club has received his assurance that he
Will be present II he can possibly arrange
to do SO. 1t is felt by the members of the
committee that he will come. but he says
he will give final answer by Wednesday.
Among the speakers expected at the ban
quet. in addition to President Mckinley
are Secretary Hay. who will respond to
Newspaper Men and Newspaper Clubs in
England" Col. A. X. Mcclure, of the
philadelphia Times" Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith, who is booked to
talk of The Honor Of Journalism" and
Hon. Lemuel Ely Quigg, OF New York
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew. Senator JOS
eph r. Hawley. Representative Amos j.
Cummings former newspaper man-and
John Addison Porter, secretary to the Pres
ident, have all been invited to be present
At o'clock tomorrow the convention will
begin with the reception OF delegates and
alterantes at the Journalists Club. At 3
p m. the first business session will be held
at Royal Arcanum Hall. where addresses
will be delivered by Governor Lowndes.
Mayor Malster and others. At p. m.
the delegates will be taken to Electric Park
on special trolley cars. where an old fash
ioned 'Commers" will be held. with
vaudeville entertainment on the stage OF
the Casino.
AT a. m. on Wednesday the delegates
and their hosts will board the steamer
Virginia for Old Point Comfort the op-
portunity thus being given OF seeing the
Chesapeake Bay and its interests by day
light. II wind and tide do not prevent. a
stop will be made at Annapolis en- route,
and luncheon will be served on board.
Two business sessions will be held on the
steamer between Baltimore. and Old Point
and after dinner at the Hotel Chamber
lin a dance will be held in honor of the
International League.
On Thursday there will be a trolley ride
OF inspection, stopping at Newport News.
Hampton. and Fort Monroe. The bat
tleshps now building at Newport News
will be inspected, as will the Soldiers
Home. at Hampton. a business session
will be held at the Hotel Chamberlin
and. after dinner the party will leave for
Baltimore. The steamer will leave Old
Point at S p. IN.
Early Friday morning the boat will
reach Baltimore, and at II n, m. there
will be a trolley ride of inspection through
Baltimore. the cars starting from the
switch in front of the Masonic Temple, on
North Charles Street. At n m. lunch
will be served at the BaltimUae Country
Club, Roland Park, en- route and at 4
p. NJ. the party will return-to the- Hosel
Rennert, which will be the headquarters
of the delegates and those whom they
bring with them during their stay IN Bal
timore. At o'clock that night the BAN
quet at the Masonic Temple will begin.