The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-01
ARE AFTER ROOSEVELT.
School Children Make Request That
the Vice President Deliver an
Address to Them.

yesterday morning delegation or
pupils from the Scranton High school
called on Colonel Watres and made the
request that in case Vice President
Roosevelt attends the Thirteenth regi-
ment military ball. an effort be made
to induce him to stay In Scranton until
the following morning and address the
assembled school children of this city.
Colonel Watres is in hearty accord
with the request and has already taken
some steps toward consummating the
idea. 1t is thought that about eight
thousand school children could be seat
ed in the drill room of the new ar
mory and If Colonel Roosevelt ap-
proves of the plan. teaching will be
suspended in the various schools on the
morning of June IS and the. pupils as
sembled in the armory to listen to STIR
ring wc"ds from the lips of the vice.
president.
At the meeting of the executive com
mlttee of the armory opening, held in
the board of trade office last evening.
w. II. Taylor occupied the chair. in
the absence of Major James w. Oak
ford, and received reports of rapid
progress from the charmen of all the
committees.
Since the tickets We're placed before
the public on Wednesday last the sale
has been very rapid and it is believed
that nearly all of the two thousand
double tickets can be disposed of in this
city alone. AS an instance of the feel
ing that has been aroused toward the
great social affair. one of the commit =
teemen disposed of forty-two tickets
yesterday afternoon, and so reported
last evening
Conrad Schroeder was instructed at
the meeting last night to proceed with
the construction of the forty boxes,
which will encirclc the dance floor, at
once. The boxes will be sold at one
hundred dollars each. The names of
Mortimer F.. Fuller. John f. Brooks
and Captain Frank Nandling We're add
ed to the sale of boxes committee. The
committee wish it stated that persons
desiring boxes should not wait to be
solicited.
In behalf of the invita- ton committee,
Colonel Watres asked that Congress-
man Connell be requested by the en-
ecutiVe committee to send a personal
letter to General Wheeler in coniunc-
ton with the invitation that will be
sent him. 1t was also suggested that
the printing of the programmes be
stayed until It be more fully learned
what the prospects are for the coming
of President Mckinley.
All the heavy equipment rooms on
tn" first floor will be used as check
rooms for garments. thus insuring
against crowding or congestion of any
kind. The contract for the decorations
has been closed. and they will be in
place ready for inspection on the night
Of Jure II.
Major w S. Millar reported that he
has been kept very busy attending to
requests from out-of-town officers seek
ing hotel accommodations, and re-
qtlested that the reception committee
be notified to attend to that branch of
work. A vote of thanks was extended
the management of the Steel Tire
Wheel company for their consent to
Shut down the steam hammer on the
night of the ball
Lieutenant Colonel T.. w. Stilwell has
perfected plan for the handling of
the carriages that received the COM
mendaton of the committee. All We
hicles, public and private. will be re-
aured to enter Adams avenue, south
of the armory. at or before Gibson
street is reached and discharge its oc-
cupants at the Adams avenue entrance.
Leaving the armory, persons having
private carriages will take them at the
Myrtle street entrance, and holders of
public carriages will enter the first ve-
hicle to be found at the Adams avenue
entrance, upon presenting carriage
ticket.
The secretary of the executive COM
mittee was instructed to request the
Scranton Street Railway company to
reverse the running of the cars during
the early part of the evening, so that
the cars reach Green Ridge via Adams,
instead Of Washington avenue.