Evening star., 1900-08-18
TIRED, BUT HAPPY
Cuban Teachers Arrive After a
Wearisome Trip.
SLIGHT CHANGE IN The PROGRAM
A Superior Throng of Men and
Women the City's Guests.
NOTES OF THEIR COMING

1t was a hot and tired. but nevertheless
eager and expectant crowd of men and
women who reached the Baltimore and
Ohio depot between 1 and 1:39 o'clock this
afternoon For two days they had been
wearied by trip by sea and rail from
Boston They had risen at > o'clock this
morning eaten hurried breakfasts. and
then been whirled to Washington But
fatisued as they were. and hungry as they
were as well. the Cuban teachers showed
plainly how glad they were to reach at
last the Mecca of their aspirations, to
which they and their fathers, too, had
turned their faces So patiently while theS
offered prayers for freedom. In all their
number. comprising nearly 1,40o, it is Ger
tain thas the satisfaction of being IN w ash-
ington overcame all unpleasant tmpresslons
that a long and tiresome journey hau
made. ,.,,
1t was in Washington that the tremendous
problem of their release from u bondage
that was worse than slavery was STUDIED
They were TO see the capital in which the
mighty mathematiclans had worked anu
struggled They were to see the president
whose aeneficent purpose ana exalted cour
age had been so great factors III tHe uHel
60 utiou of that vital question 80 they
were ti.ied with emotions 50 natural TO tne
southern peoples and gra ana thdhh-
fuiusss were chief of these
The Impressions Created.
less impressive to an observer familiar with
their past and optimistic about their future
In stature perhaps they would be classed as
small n comparison with the same number
OF American schOOlmaSters and school
rnarms but as intelligent. superior men and
women they would hold their own with any
similar number of Americans pursuing the
same iVOCdti0nS.
Il was q superior throng in every sense;
well dressed. well poised. There were
scores of handsome and scores. too, OF
pretty faces, whose attractiveness even
travel stain and heat assaults could not
dlsngure hide.
As they waited in the depot bearing the
scrutiny Of the curious crowds that always
gather such occasions, and exchanging
in s.bilant Spanish whispered opinions about
their surroundings. IL was interesting to re-
fleet what a great object lesson they mad
received and were receiving OF the institu-
tions the principles and the people of a
free country. and to what vast extent
this new knowledge would be impaired by
them to the little ones IN Cuba, and the eff
feet in turn such information will have IN
forming the futures of the tots when they
grow big enough to fashion such things.
These were satisfying thoughts. and IL was
satisfying well to realize that the visit
ors were going to be given another lesson
10 be equally as long remembered: that
they were about to be taught what Wash
ington hospitality was. They got taste
of this as soon as the first comerS dis
embarked. which relieved the anxiety they
naturally felt at their physical condition
after such trip.
The young gentlemen and ladies' who had
kindly consented to act as their guides,
and. If need be. their philosophers and
friends. were all at the station at 12:30
under charge of Lieut. Col. Van Motter.
Mr. Thomas W. Smith and Mai H. H.
TwOmbley of the reception committee were
also there. Each wore a badge bearing
crossed Cuban and American flags, and in
gilt letters the words: Cuban Teachers,
1900. Washington. d. G." Each also wore
blue ribbon with the words "EscOrt-Guia,"
the latter word being the Spanish equiva-
lent for escort or guide.
Changes I'm Program.
When the first section arrived, train OF
nine cars few minutes after 1 o'clock.
MIR. Barry Bulkley of the reception oom-
mittee, who had gone to Baltimore to meet
them. introduced Mr.. Mann. who had the
t,Ir!-rs in charge. TO Messrs Smith and
Tw'.nhIey- When the latter gentleman
std--d that the program contemplated an
immediate visit Of the teachers to the Cap
itol before. going 20 their hotels Mr.. Mann
stated that such a thing would not be ftasi-
bir, and said:
They nave had nothing to eat since
o'clock This morning. They have had
tedious trip from Boston and a hot one
from New York. They must be taken to
their hotels at once
The plan to visit the Capitol was accord
ingiy dropped, and the teachers, when the
last section arrived and all had gathered,
took possession Of twenty special cars
placed a. their disposal by the Washing
ton Traction Company and We're taken to
their hotels.
were conveyed thence on Capital Traction
cars. While at the depot and en- route each
teacher was given one Of the souvenir
badges similar TO those worn by the guides,
and they were very much gratifed al this
courtesy. After the departure from the de-
pot had been arranged for Messrs. Smith
and Mann he'd further consultation about
the program Owing To the fatigue the ex-
cJrsiunSts had undergone Mr.. Mann said
il would be out Of the question for the pro-
posed visit to the Congressional Library to-
night to b. made.
He said the teachers had had no sleep
for Two nights. Accordingly 1t was decid-
and refreshed themselves their entertain-
ment today would b. confined to the re-
ceptiOn by the President at $50 and the
outing 10 Glen Echo Park
Mr.. Mann said It would be very greatly
appreciated II the reception committee
could secure admission for the teachers TO
The Capitol tomorrow morning. as they
were all destrOus Of seeing that historic
building. II is understood the committee
Will endeayOr TO secure this privilege. Mr..
Mann also stated that the teachers would
not attend church IN a body tomorrow, as
they would not he able to do so, because
they will leave Washington about noon.
The Trip to Glen Echo Park
1t was arranged that special cars TO take
the teachers UP the river would begin leav-
ing 10Th and H streets at $50 o'clock TO-
day and take the groups as they leave the
White House
striking and unique souvenir program
for :he exercises and entertainment at
Glen Echo Park will be given to each per-
son present this evening, and will doubtless
be carefully kept pleasant memento of
Washington by the teachers.
The first page bears illuminated flags OF
the United States and Cuba. crossed over
the shield and eagle, with Glen Echo
Park above and August Is 1907 below
IN blue letters. The second page Is devoted
10 the program. printed in Spanish. while
the opposite page is the same in English
The selections 10 b. played by Haley's band
are given. and then follows the program
in the amphitheater. which Will be as fol-
lows
March Man Behind the Guns" Sousa;
THE City's Welcome" by Henry b. F.
Macfarland president board Of Commits
sioners, District of Columbia; introduced