The Delta independent., 1901-04-19

Washington, April 15.-The Presi-
dent, Mrs. Mckinley and party will
leave Washington by the Southern
railway Monday morning, April 29th,
at 1880 O'Clock, for a tour to the Pa
cifc coast, and return, covering per-
iod OF between six and seven weeks.
They will have train consisting OF
n private car for the President and
Mrs. Mckinley, two Pullman compart-
ment cars, two Pullman sleepers, u
dining car and n combination car.
The members of the Cabinet will ac-
company the President with the excep-
ton of Secretaries Gage and Root and
Attorney General Knox, the preson-
mel including Secretary and Mrs. Hay,
Postmaster General Smith and Miss
Smith, Secretary and Mrs. Long. Sec
retary and Mrs. Hitchcock and Secre-
tary and Miss Wilson, Miss Mary Bar
ber, Henry L. Scott, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Moore, Secretary and Mrs.
COrtelyou, DIR. and Mrs. Rixey, sew
eral stenographers, representatives of
the press associations. three illustrat-
ed weeklies, the Washington dailies,
probably n representative of the press
Of San Francisco and one each for the
Western Union ana Postal Telegraph
companies.
The train will arrive mt Memphis
Tennessee. Mt 4:3O p. IN. of April 3Oth
and go on from there to New Orleans
via Nicksburg and jackson. The next
stop will be at Houston. Texas, May
Bird, going from there to Austin and
San Antonio. Sunday, May 9th. will
be spent Mt Ell Paso, from whence the
train will proceed to Phoenix, Arizona.
and from there to Redlands. Califor-
nia, after which Los Angeles will be
visited. The next stop will be at San
tn Barbara and San Luis Obispo. Sat
urday and Sunday will be spent in Del
monte. and on Monday the train will
go on to Santa Cruz and San Jose.
reaching San Francisco May 14th and
remaining till the Goth, visiting many
points Of interest in the vicinity.
The tour will also take In Portland.
Oregon. and numerous places In Ore
gon. Washington and Montana. after
which the President will see the Vel
lowstone National park and come east
through Salt Lake City. where he will
spend Sunday June 2nd. presumably
attending services In the big Mormon
tabernacle.
Leaving Salt Lake at noon. Monday
the party VIII go to Ogden and make n
short visit there, leaving at 1 y. IN. The
following morning Glenwoou Springs.
Colorado. will be reached. and few
hours will be spent here. the train leav-
ing sufficiently early to reach the
Royal Gorge before dark and arrive ut
Denver early the next morning.
The morning of the 9th will be spent
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Remarkable sunday school Toar
Denver. Colo. April 15.-Thcre start
ed at Richmond. Virginia. February
18th, tour OF Sunday school workers
that is unprecedented. They have WIS.,
tied with great success the principal
cities Of the South and nre now con-
tinuIng westward across the continent
to San Francisco. They return cnst-
ward through Utah, reaching Colorado
Springs for the Colorado State Sunday
School convention to bc held ih that
city Mny 7th. Sh and 9th. The tour
Involves 1900 mites OF travel for each
person, embracing eighteen states and
territories. The party consists OF the
following leading Sunday school work
ers OF the land: Mr.. Marion Lawrnncc
OF Toledo, Ohio. international general
secretary; Professor ii. N. Hnmill Of
Illinois. International field secretary.
and Mrs. Hamill. n primary worker OF
great efficiency: Professor Il. o. Excel
Of Chicago famous convention leader
OF song. and Rcy. Il. w. Spillmnn OF
North Carolina, Sunday school spc-
cialist.
1t is meet thnt Colorado's reception
OF this party be equal to that accorded
to them by other states. To that end
each Sunday School in the state is ex-
pectcd by the state association to send
one or more delegates to the state con-
vention. All evangelical denominn-
tions cooperate with and constitute
this association. Considerable work
has been done during the yenr and the
association stands stronger than ever
before although far behind most east
ern states.
The Trienniai International Sunday
School convention will meet In Den
yer during 1902 and the state conven-
ton this ycar liz to devise plans to In
crease the efficiency OF the work In this
state preparatory to the international.