Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-18
ENJOYS EN- ROUTE HERE
BOER DELEGATES UNDER ESCOURT
OF LOCAL COMMITTEE.
Left New York nt 3:sO O'Clock This
Afternoon-ArranE for
Reception.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-The Boer deie-
gates will leave for Washington this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. The committee ap-
pointed by the citizens of Washington TO
| escort the visitors to the national capital
arrived in New York early today, and, after
breakfasting at the Pennsylvania railway
| station. drove to the Hotel Manhattan,
where they were received by the ENJOYS
| The delegation is composed of Senator Allen
and Representative Robinson of Nebraska
Representatives Ridgley of Kansas. Daily
| of New Jersey and Sulzer of New York ana
C. r Bride of Washington and Cornelius
Vanderhoff of Baltimore. After they haa
been introduced to the Boer delegates Mr.
Sulzer formally invited them to Washing
| ton and Mr.. Fischer made brief response
Mr.. SulZer, in the course OF MS REMARKS
said: I'VE want to assure you OF our
hearty sympathy for your iberty-loV1ng
people in their grand struggle for freedom
Senator Allen assured the ENJOYS thiit
they had the sympathy of 9s per cent of
| the American people.
Mr. Vanderhoff then invited the ENJOYS to
visit Baltimore at the termination of their
Washington visit. The invitation was ac-
cepted conditionally.
Delegate Vessels. speaking with refer
ence to the published report that the en-
voys are in this country under the auspices
of the Boer National Relief Association,
said today: THE envoys are not here un-
der anybody's auspices. They come with
credentials from the Transvaal and Orange
Free State
The three peace commissioners from the
South African Republic and Orange Free
State, who have been in New York several
days will arrive in Washington this even
ing at $50 o'clock. over the Pennsylvania
railroad. They will be accompanied by the
congressional delegation, which went to
New York last night, headed by Represen-
tatiVe William SulZer.
The coming of the ENJOYS will be made
the occasion of a demonstration by the
Boer sympathizers in this city. The mem
bers of the local committee will gather at
the 9th street depot this evening at
o'clock. They will escort Messrs. FISCHER.
Vessels and Wolmorans in carriages 10
the Arlington Hotel, where at O'Clock
general and public reception Will be tender
ed the visitors in the main parlors. IL Is
planned that brass band snail preceue
the party up Pennsylvania avenue en- route
to the hotel and that red fire ana roman
candles shall burn
At the Arlington the address of welcome
will be delivered by Col. James G Berret'
while brief speeches will be made by
number of senators and representatives All
persons whose sympathies are with the
south African republics and who wish to
pay their respects to the peace envoys are
invited to the reception this evening.
ARRANGEMENTS for the big mass meeting
at the Grand Opera House Sunday evening
to be addressed by the delegates from kru-
ger and SteNn, Will De perfected tliiS even
ing Proceedings will begin at 10 o'clock
and the demonstration is expected to be
repetition of the enthusiastic gathering OF
thousands on two previous occasions during
the past few months when meetings of Boer
sympathizers were held The members OF
the local reception committee are:
Senators Teller. Allen, Hale, Mason. Pet
tgrew, Wellington. Tilman, Hoar. Cock
rell Heitfeld ]. X. Jones. ]. P. Jones,
Bacon, Berry Culberson, Daniel. Martin,
Turley Vest, former Senator Roach.
Representatives William Alden Smith,
clark of Missouri De Almond Chandler.
Fitzgerald of New York. Gaines. Gibson
Hay, Henry of Texas. Henry Of Missis-
sippi Hit, Jett, Jones of Virginia
Terry Vaniiver Williams of Mississippi,
Caldwell Allen of Mississippi, Bailey of
Texas, Belamy. Carmack. Cooper of Texas.
Cummings. Daily. Emerson. Esch, titzger-
aid of Massachusetts, Fitzpatrick. Fox, Nc
Clellan. Maddox. McRae Otey, Quarles.
Rhea, Richardson. Ridgely, Rixey. Robb.
Ryan, Salmon. Scudder, Shafroth and
Sheppard
Col. James. Walter Stilson IIutchns Rosa
F. Downing. Col. Rees:de ID. Finhccasse
Richard Campbell. Michael ]. Kcene, Mr.
O O'D0noghue, w. A. Croffut. Blair Lee, Col
F. Mackey. Cornelius Van der HooSt. Fred
Gieseke, Franklin II. Mackey. S. S. Yoder
Gen. Yoder Col. Lee Crandall, Judge VI. F.
King. James L. Norris, Capt. O'Farrell
t'Otter L. l6riut. w lillitu TlttI Ho"ol'S
j. E. Herrell. William Holmead. Louis Bch-
rens Conrad Schwab, Ed. Scanlan Charles
Slater Fl. ]. Schulteis, DR. Charles F. Rus
sell Gen Floyd King, Christian Heurich,
Edward Abner, William Bride. Schrader,
w. C. Dodge, Fritz Reuter-, J. NJ. Devine.
F. A. Newman, Frank Claudy. Hugo
Kuerschner. Charles Schafcr Charles Gers
dorf p r. Moran. II. K. Schade, jackson
Ralston Gen. Brindel. Andrew Lipscomb,
Richard Peyton, Judge Little, Samuel
Blythe. Max F. Ihmsen. William Terry,
Clifford Rose. George W. RouZer. A. +.
Heiss. f. L. Sullivan and Arthur Dunn.