The San Francisco call., 1899-07-07
To ENTERTAIN
THE EDUCATORS
Series of Excursions
Mapped Out.
TEN THOUSAND EXPECTED
BIG EASTERN SPECIALS WILL
ARRIVE TO-DAY.
Chief Glass Has Taken Precautions
to Protect the Visitors Against
Crooks and Pick
pockets.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES. July 6.-The general
and subcommittee in charge of the re-
ception and entertainment of the dele
gates and visitors 10 the National Educa-
tional Association Convention in this city,
and the olncers of the National Educa-
tional Association who have arrived,
spent the day in arranging to receive the
large delega tions of far Eastern people
that will begin to arrive early to-mor-
row and continue to come until Tuesday
next when the convention opens.
A R Taylor, president of the National
Council of Education. with his wife, will
arrive on Friday in time for the first ses-
sion of the council on Saturday in the
First Congregational Church. The coun-
ell holds three days session before the
opening of the regular meeting Of the Ma
tIonal EduCati tional Association.
bers ten of whom are elected annua4ly.
1t is still too early. TO make any perfect
estimate of the number of people on their
way to this city, but DR.. irwin Shepard'
secretary Of the National Educational As
sociation. confidently expects an attend
ance of a least 10000 teachers, and II Is
probable that as many more visitors VIII
arrive, attracted by the low railroad
rates. The number already mere IS not
known, as the majority OF the arrivals
have not yet registered r.
The regular trains over the santa
and Southern Pacific routes arriving TO
day brought nearly 1000 visitors to pe
was the largest number OF arrivals on
one day so far recorded. but they, We're
received in the same gracious ana nos
pitable manner as those arriving preNl-
ousIy and handled without dithCulty or
any sign of confusion. Hotel ana room
ing acCommoda tions are amply PROVIDED
for all that may come. and IT Is eNlQeh'
there will be no confusion, no matter no"
large the number.
The committee in charge OF excursions
has completed the work Of planning the
trips and is preparing the announcement
of the arrangements to-day.
The first excursion VIII he on TUESDAY
July II, the day the convention opens
This will be through the San Gaprlel al
lev. One Of the novel excursions Will DE
= night ride up the great mountain lnCIlnt
road TO the top of Mount Lowe, where the
observatory and searchlight are. santa
Barbara and he old mission there VIII DC
visited on Wednesday, returning 1huIs-
dav on July q there will be excursions
to San Diego and across the line to Old
Mexico. =.
Opening Chinese theater in huge pa
yilion. large enough to hold 1000 people
The n1av 10 be given has cast of sixty
Chinese characters.
To-night the board of directors of the
Los Angeles Public Library give recSp-
ton to the members of the library ue-
partment of the n. f. a.
The big Eastern special trains Will begin
to arrive tomorrow. Inc Kansas dld
Oklahoma special is due at $50, the IN
diana and kentucky special will arrive
Monday: also the Brooklyn Eagle special
The New York special will arrive on 1ues-
dav. -.--., g..
Chief of Police. Glass has received II from m
various parts of the country photoS OF
all the prominent female crooks and pick
pockets and is making the police force
familiar with their Countenances. 10 me
end that the teachers may be protected
against them should any be attracted
here.