The Washington times., 1902-10-06
Ladies Public Comfort Com
mittee Members Attended
to Wants of Wives, Sisters,
and Daughters Of Veterans
WERE HOTEL GUIDES
Cabs We're at a Premium Last
Night, and Even Street Car
Seats Scarce, But Visitors
Were Made Comfortable.

Nearly every train that came into
Washington yesterday brought delegates
to the women's conventions, which will
be feature of the current weeks pro-
ceedines.
Members of the ladies' public COM
fort committee were in attendance at
both railroad stations and the steamboat
wharyes from early in the morning until
a late hour last night to receive their
associates and direct them to the quar-
tiers which had been reserved for them.
The ladies we're invited to share tho
darge booths at the depots with the citi-
zens' public comfort committee and
everything was done to make the work
OF caring for arrivals as easy as pos
sible
Had IL not been for the provisions
made b. the women's public comfort
committee many members of the differ
ent organizations would have expert
enced considerable difficulty in reaching
their respective destinations Cabs
were al a premium, and one was fortu-
maize even to secure a seat in a street
car. However. these Inconvenience
were overcome by the committee and
the visitors were escorted to their rooms
without mishap.
Hostelries Filling Up.
Nearly all the hotels of the city and
many boarding houses are quickly fill
ing up with the delegates. Headquar-
ters for the four largest women's or
ganizations have been established at
the Ebbitt House. Among the promi-
nent arrivals yesterday was Mrs. Calista
Robinson Jones, national president of
the woman's Relief Corps. Mrs. Jones
is here to attend the twentieth annual
convention of the corps, and will pre-
side at the meetings during the latter
part OF this week. She is accompanied
to Washington by Mrs. Amanda Thomas
Newcomb, her aide.
Others who registered at the E5bitt
last night were Mrs. Franck, Miss
Franck, and Miss Amelia Houghton. of
Houston, Tex: Mrs Alice Imgard, Mrs
w. d. Tyler, Mrs. Abigail Routson, Mrs
J. NJ. Criley, Mrs. Jennie Cannon, Mrs.
Stella McClannan, Mrs Alice Braustella,
Mrs. Ellen w.-Applebaugh. Mrs Lenora
I: Carr, and Mrs. Ora Miller. all of
Wooster. Ohio.
delegates to the convention of the
National Association of Army Nurses
began arriving at their headquarters,
the Bancroft, early yesterday, and the
regular guests of the hotel evidenced
much interest in the comfort of this Sc
old ladies, whose duties during war time
were of such solace and happiness to
men in the field and hospital.
Business Meetings Thursday
There viii be nothing important today |
ahecting the women's organizations, but |
tomorrow at o'clock the first cere- |
mony of the week will be observed bv a |
meeting OF the Ladies' Aid Society. Sons
OF Veterans. in the hall at 80 Pennsyl-
rania Avenue. While the annual con-
Tentions of each order, beginning Thurs
day morning, will be the most important
affairs OF, the week as far as the women
are concerned, they will be of a strictly
business character.
The chief social events will be the
three large receptions Wednesday even
ing at Convention Hall. when the ladies'
of the Grand Army, the Woman's Re-
lief Corps, and the women's citizens
committee will receive General Tor
rance and his staff. Each will hold a
reception of its own. the first organi-
zation being the hostesses from to S.
the second from to 9, and the last ,
from until 1920 o'clock.
Music will be furnished by the United | ,
states Marine Band, the decorations and G
lluminations will be something out of !
he ordinary, and every detail of the i
calculated to make them f
memorable to those who have been hon. r
'red with invitations.