Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15
THE CUBAN VISITORS
PLANS FOR THEIR ENTERTAINMENT
AND COMFORT.
Teachers From Nearby Island to BE
the Guests of National
Capital.

reception rendered by the citizens COM
mittee to the party of Cuban school teach
ers which Is expected to arrive in the city
Friday night. The citizens designated by
Commissioner Macfarland to extend to the
visitors from the nearby island the well
come Of the city have SO planned that the
strangers will have a pleasant time and
also see as much of the town as their linn
tied stay will permit.
1t is expected the party will leave here
Sunday noon for New York city, where the
members will board the transports for the
return trip to Cuba. AS will be recalled
the expedition to this country was arrang-
ed through the cooperation of the citi-
zens of Boston and the authorities of Har-
ward College with the government, and
during the past few weeks these teachers
in the new public schools of the island,
numbering nearly fourteen hundred, have
been attending a summer school in Cam
bridge and getting some insight into Ameri-
can methods. The educational course is
to be continued by means of the trip to this
city.
The visitors will arrive at the Pennsyl-
vania station. the first section coming in at
6:45 o'clock the evening named. There Will
be three sections, each containing about
$50 teachers. Those in the first section will
be accommodated at the oxford and the
Fredonia hotels, those in the second sec
ton at the Eismere, National and Vendome
hotels. and those in the third section, who
will be men exclusively, will find quarters
at the National Hotel
Will he Met at Depot.
There will be an escort to meet the
teachers at the depot to see that they reach
their quarters, and the citizens committee
has designated twenty-nine guides, nine
women and twenty men, to look after the
visitors during their stay in this city. The
guides will be designated by badges made
of the American and Cuban flags inter-
twined. The guides have been selected from
among the students of the High and Nor
NAL schools.
Saturday morning at half-past o'clock
the guides will call for the visitors at the
various stopping places and will escort
them to the Library of Congress and after
ward to the Capitol In both places every
facility will be extended and all of inter-
est in those buildings will be shown. There
will be an interesting little event at the
Capitol, it is expected the visitors will
form a group either in the rotunda or in
the chamber of the House of Representa-
tives and sing some of the native patriotic
songs.
A photograph of the entire party will be
taken on the steps of the Senate wing. The
teachers will return to their hotels for
lunch. and afterward they will be escorted
to the White House, where, at half past 3
clock, they will be received by the Pres
ident. At the close of the reception cars
will be in waiting on the Metropolitan road,
and the party will take a trolley ride to
Cabin John. They will stop at Glen Echo
on their homeward way, and in the amphi-
theater, which is capable of seating some
six or seven thousand people. they will be
received by Commissioner Macfarland who
will extend welcome on behalf of the
city. There will be band concert on the
lawn, when the program will consist MAIN
ly OF Cuban airs. The teachers will also
attend a theatrical performance, after
which they will return to the city. 1t is
thought they will be so tired after such a
round of sightseeing that they will be glad
of the opportunity of resting, and so moth
ing has been arranged for Saturday night
The Sunday Program.
A start will be made at $50 o'clock Sun
day morning, and in company with the
guides they will go about the city and see
what beautiful place the nations capital
is. Owing to the kindness of Mr.. w. V.
Cox, Mr.. Twombly. the secretary of the
committee, was able to arrange to have
the National Museum open from 8 to 10
O'Clock Sunday, to give the strangers a
ton. At 1890 o'clock the visit to Washing
ton will come to an end, as at that time the
party will take the cars for New York.
The committee having in charge the ar
rangements for the visit of the teachers is
composed Of the following: Commissioner
Macfarland, John Joy Edison. w. S. Knox
Gen. Geo. H. Harries, Theodore W. Noyes,
John F. Wilkins. W. S. Hutchins, Thos W.
Smith and Barry Bulkley. Commissioner
Macfarland is the chairman and H n
Twombly the secretary of the committee
The funds that will be required to meet
the expenses of the committee are being
contributed by citizens Among the SUBJ
scriptions already received are the foIIoyy
ing:
Thos w. Smith. s25 90
w: >. Knox. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000