The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18
CUBAN VISITORS DELAYED
Government Transports Tardy i'll
letting Away From Boston.
The Teachers Expected to Arrive In
Washington About Noon TOday-A
Change in the Programme for
Their Entertainment Made Neces-
sary-Aii Ready for the Reception.

The Cuban teachers, owing to delay in
ports from Bos;an conveying the party to
New York. will not arrive in this city I'M
til some time after noon today. The four
transports, with 1887 Cuban and Porto
Rican teachers on board, arrived in Brook
Ign late last night. The vessels were
South Brooklyn, and the party will not
disembark until this morning. when they
will be transferred to barges and Will be
taken to the depot OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad at Communipaw. 1t is ex-
peated that the first train bringing the
Party will leave that depot at about Z
o'clock for this city. The second and third
sections will follow at intervals of ten
minutes.
The visitors will be met at the Balti
more and Ohio depot In this city by ths
guides selected from the students of the
high and normal schools and members Of
the reception committee. number of
cubans who reside in Washington viii act
as interpreters. Major Twombly, secr@ :
tary OF the committee having in charge
the entertainment of the strangers, has
issued directions that all the guides shall
report at the Baltimore and Ohio depot
reception room at lis p. m. sharp. Each
guide Will wear white badge with crossed
American and Cuban flags, and bearing
the words in gilt lettering. Cuban teach
ers. 1900. Washington, ID. c." A blue
streamer with the words 'Escort-Guia. ;"
the latter the Spanish translation OF guide,
is attached to the badge. Similar badges
Will be distributed to the teachers at the
station. and special badges have been made
for the President and Commissioner Mac
farland- Owing to the lateness of the hour
at which the party will arrive 1t has been
found necessary to alter the arrangements
for the entertainment OF the visitors. The
citizens committee. composed of Commits
sioner Mcfarland. John Joy Edison, ". S.
knox, Barry Buckley, Thomas W Smith.
George H. Harries. Theodore Noyes. Wal
ter Stilson Hutchirs, and John f. Will
kins, met last night and framed the fol-
lowing programme:
Upon arrival The parry will be escorted
to the Capitol and. after a brief inspec-
ton. will board electric cars, which VIII
convey them to the hotels where they
Will be qunrtered during their stay in the
city. The men OF the party will be ac-
commodated at the National Hotel and the
ladies' will be distributed between the Ok
ford. Elsmere. and Vendome Hotels,
where dinner will await them. At p III.
4 special reception viii be rendered to the
visitors by the President at the White
House at which the Marine Band will rem
der programme OF music
After the reception the guides will es
cort the party to Glen Echo Park, and
in the auditorium the visitors will be
welcomed in an address by Cimmiss oner
Mcfarland. The Vice President OF the
Board of Education will also make brief
address. A band concert and entertain
ment will follow. lunch will be served
to the visitors at Glen Echo. Returning
the party will be conveyed to the Congress
sional Library. The visitors will then be
taken to their respective hotels, where
supper will await them Sunday will be
spent as the party may desire. Churches
to which the majority of the visitors be-
long have rendered invitations to them to
attend divine service.
At 1880 o'clock the first section of the
train conveying the party returning to
New York Will start from the Pennnsyl-
vania depot. The second and third sec
lions will follow at intervals of ten min
utes.
Free transportation for the visitors has
been provided during their stay by the
Washington Traction and Electric Com
pany Major Sylvester has arranged to
have squad of police at the depot to re-
ceive the strangers. and will have de-
tail at such points as they will visit dur
ing their stay in the city.
The itinerary for the remainder of the
trip was announced yesterday by Colonel
Kimball August 20 and q will be spent
in New York. and August 90 and 90 in
Philadelphia. Monday the teachers will
make a trip to West Point and will visit
adjacent points of interest