Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-25
EDITORIAL VISITORS
MINNESOTA DELEGATION Ar
RIvEs THIS AFTERNOON.
Commissioners West Will Deliver Ad-
dress at Social Function-E1-
cursions Planned.

A large party of newspaper men. many
of them accompanied by their wives ana
other members of their families, arrived IN
Washington this afternoon on specia1
train over the Baltimore and Ohio. The
party is composed of members OF the
Minnesota Editorial Association. 100 strong,
and the visitors will remain in Washington
four days. The itinerary includes severai
trips down the river and visit TO all
points of interest in and about the national
capital.
The president Of the north star state edl-
tors association is Mr. Frank A. Day, lot
mer lieutenant governor Of Minnesota he
Is one Of four brothers, each pupnsner OF
q newspaper in the northwest. Inc VICE
president is Representative h. e. Bowen,
who served during the Fifty-third Con-
gress He became an editor after one term
in Congress and is making his first visit TO
Washington since his retirement
Another prominent member of the asso-
citation is former Representative Joel +.
Heatwole, editor of the Northheld news
and just now a central figure In northwest
ern politics. Mr.. Heatwole has peen ire
uuently mentioned as a possible candldate
for the vice presidency on ticket with MT.
Roosevelt. He is expected to join the party
this week.
Prominent Minnesotans in Party.
There are several members of the north
star fraternity who are active In polltlcai
life One Of them is Robert c. Dunn, edi-
tor of the Princeton Union and until the
1st of last January auditor OF the state OF
Minnesota for many years. He Is now
candidate for the republican nomination LOT
governor to succeed Capt. 8. r. Van SAINT.
also secretary of the Commercial CLUB OF
St Paul Charles G.. Whitney OF the Mar
shall News Messenger is regarded as con-
gressional possibility from the second Gus
Ua, n n.
ona Herald and Republican is an old-time
Washington correspondent. During the
week the Minnesota visitors Will view al
points of interest in and about washington.
Tomorrow at Marshall Hall there Is to be
a planked shad dinner, wednesday the eu-
tors will visit Mount Vernon, Alexandra
and Arlington. At the national cemetery
they will view the monument to the mem
ory of the late Cushman X. Davis, Mime
sofas favorite son, and for fourteen years
United States senator. The monument Is
to be unveiled on Memorial day, but by that
time the editors will be on their way home.
The Minnesota Association of Washing
ton will attend the unveiling in body.
Reception by Local Association.
Thursday evening the local association
will give the visiting editors reception
and provide entertainment for them.
The entire third floor Of the Postal Tele-
graph Cable building, where the Washing
ton bureau of the ST. Paul Dispatch is 10
Gated. will be utilized for the occasion.
The reception committee which met the
party when it arrived today, and which will
serve during the week, is composed of
Frederick A. Johnson. president of the
Minnesota Association of Washington;
Capt. Henry A. Castle, auditor for the
Post Office Department; ]. Adam Bede.
representative in Congress: Thomas F. M.
Eddy, F. j. Carmody. George B. Tallman
of the government printing office, Frank
M. Reed, War Department; F. H. Mander-
welt. State Department.; w. w. Case pen
sion bureau; Capt. A. r. Speel, bureau OF
insular affairs; NJ D. Purdy, assistant at
torney general; L. G. Powers of the census
Office John ]. Boober, House librarian:
George w. Esterly, Treasury Department;
Emmett Hamilton, chief clerk commissary
department; ]. P. Greeley, WV. Jermane,
Mr.. H. Kunsmann. NJ. J. Nolan, E. E.
Schooley. j. B. Smythe, C. MILFORD Dion.
Gerald A. Johnson, Joe Dreis and Hans
Momsen.
The headquarters of the Minnesota peo-
pie this week will be at the Riggs House.
Commissioner Henry L. West has ac-
cepted an invitation to address the visiting
editors next Thursday evening. DR.. w. A.
Croffut, a former Minnesota editor, will
assist the local committees during the
week.