Evening star., 1901-10-14
NINTH ANNUAL MEETING
NATIONAL sPIRITUALIsTs' AssOCIA-
TION TO CONVENE HERE.
President Barrett and Board of Trus-
tees Outline the Program
Members in Town.

With a reception at the Ebbitt House to-
ualists' Association will convene for the
ninth annual meeting of that body. Ac-
cording to members of the organizations,
the delegates in attendance will represent
over 700 locals, IS working state societies
and 250000 "outspoken followers" The
business sessions of the convention begin
tomorrow morning at Masonic Temple and
continue for four days.
Harrison D. Barrett of Boston, the ma
tional president, and Mrs. Barrett are now
registered at the Fairfax, together with
the following members of the board of trus-
tees: c. D. Pruden of Minneapolis, 1. C. L.
Evans of this city. c. L. Stevens of Pitts
burg, Alonzo Thompson of Fullerton, Kan.
d. p. Dewey of Grand Blanc, the remain
ing member of the board, is not expected
because of the press of urgent business
affairs. Among the others registered at
the Fairfax are E. w. Sprague of Johns
town. N. Z; a S candidate to succeed I'd Mr-
Nicum Of Buffalo.
The roll of the convention will include
also Charles r. Schirm, Baltimore, Nd; J..
w Brockwalter. Royersford, Pa; Samuel
Wheeler and B. B. Hill, Philadelphia; Mrs.
M. p. Cadwalader and Mrs. Matte E. Hull,
Buffalo; Rev. A. j. Weaver, Old Orchard,
Me-; DR.. George B. Warne, Cleveland;
IT.o GeU!se n. brooks, wheaton, III; Dr u. N
Hilligoss, Anderson, Ind; Mrs. Clara l..
Stewart, Fond du Lac, Wis; ]. c. Bump,
Milwaukee; George w. Hates, Topeka
John NJ. Ring, Galveston, Tex; Mrs. NJ C.
Reeves, San Francisco; J. B.. Hatch, jr.,
Boston; p. r. Whiting, New Haven; Mrs.
J. E. B. Dillon, Hartford; A. H. Backing
ton, Rockland, Me-; DIR. A. A. Kimble,
Bangor, Me-; John ]. Dyer, Boston: Irving
Richardson, East Aurora. N. Y: E. w.
Bond, Willoughby, Ohio; DR.. A. B. Spinney,
Reed City, Mich; John Hutchison, Jack
son, Mich; S. A. Haslett, Port Huron.
Mich, and Mrs. Sallie A. Fiske, Keokuk,
Iowa.
The delegates from New England arrived
this afternoon, and included the following
persons: Simeon Butterfield, Mrs Craw-
F: W. Smith, Mrs. Jellison. Miss Susie c.
Clark. Mr.. Morse and Mrs. Morse, Mrs.
Corey, Mrs Webber, Mrs. Ida L. Pratt,
DR.. Kimball and Mrs. KimbaIl Mr.. Hay
Mr.. J. F. Symonds, Mr.. Carnque and Mrs
Carnque, Mr.. Jackson and Mrs. Jackson,
DR.. N. w. Lyon. Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. White
head, Mr.. Cooley and Mrs. Cooley. Miss
Mrs. Lamberton. Mr.. and Mrs. Merwin,
Mrs. Anderson, Mrs Jones, Mr.. ]. w. Sto-
Wis and Mrs. Stovis, Mrs. Ketchum, Mrs.
Stumpf, Mr.. Hayes, Mrs. Wilde, Mr. R. w.
FELTON,, Mrs Nettie L. Morrow, DR.. Colt
Merriam and Mrs Copeland.
The Program of Exercises.
President Barrett and the board Of trus-
tees yesterday outlined the program of the
convention. The president will deliver an
address of welcome tomorrow morning, to
which Willis ]. Hill, editor Of Light and
TRUTH will make suitable response; an ad-
dress will be delivered Thursday by James
B. Townsend. former law partner of CAL
vim s. Brice: every evening public meetings
will be held and addresses, music and me-
diumistic tests given. Except for these few
special features the entire time of the con-
vention will be given up to business ses-
sions.
In the course of his annual report Mr.
Barrett will recommend that mass meetings
in large cities and towns be abandoned in
favor of concentrated work in specified
localities; that lyceums and Sunday schools
for spiritualism be established; that a test
case be taken to the Supreme Court of
the United States to determine whether or
not Spiritualists are subjected to discrimi-
nation that the plan Of missionary work
be changed
The national headquarters of the asso-
citation are located in this city, at No. 600
Pennsylvania avenue southeast in premises
donated to the association by Theodore J.
Mayer Of this city, the national treasurer
condition was attached to this gift that
the association should raise $4,000 This
sum has been collected and deposited with
Mr.. Mayer. 1t is probable, therefore, that
sometime late in the week the headquar-
ters building will be dedicated.