The Washington times., 1903-08-09
Enthusiastic Reception to
Visitors Held at the
Ebbitt House.
JOE M. JOHNSON ABSENT
Called Home by Aath of
. His Father-ProM of
the Convention.

4 cordial welcome wSs extended to
the delegates, ox-delegatas and visitors
to the Forty-ninth International Typo
graphical Union at the receptions held
by Coi\ i\un5NA ty'ypognphss.l Union, No
101, and the W6Amans Auxiliary in the
Ebbitt House last Sniglt. From o'clocE
until u and after, tn parlOrs and cor
ridors of the hotel V<re crowded with q
gay throng. Acquaintanceships were re-
newed and old friends heartily shaker
by the hand.
The mems reception was held in the
dining room. Although the meeting was
entirely informal, +. y. Whitehead
chairman of the committee on arrange
ments, acted as chairman and intro
duced Prof Willis Moore, chief of the
Weather Bureau
Welcome to Delegates.
Mr. Moore is himself an old printer
and has been prominently connected
with many unions. He welcomed the
delegates and visitors TO Washington,
and congratulated the union on its pro
gress. and the auspieious opening OF
the convention He went on TO speak
of his weather representations in hu-
moroLs manner. and said tkat he would
do his best TO provide fair weather dur
ing the coming week.
Among the prominent men connected
with the union who were called on for
speeches during the evening was Mark
l. Crawford. of Chicago. ex-presIdent OF
the International Typographical Union.
He wa greeted with loud applause.
Frequent songs by the assembled
typos helped to make the meeting still
more jolly. A quartet from the Gov
ernment Printing Oalce sang several
selections and made decided hit.
Women's Reception.
Upstairs In the parlor the women were
holding an equally enjoyable reception.
Between four and fve hundred were
present, and the entertainment was as
great a success as the efforts OF the
entertainment committee deserved.
The entertainment committee consist
ed OF the following Katherine X. Spen-
Ger, chairman; Mrs. Thomas Allen By
erts. and Mrs J. A. Huston.
The program arranged by the commit
tee included concert BY William r.
Haley's Washington Orchestra, selec-
tions by the Government Printing Office
quartet. a solo by Kate y. Ellis. a fancy
dance. and song by Dorothy Wolf. q
plano solo by Myrtle Jacody. and TIVE
recitations hy Charles Weston After
this program was concluded, refresh
ments were served.
Many Arrivals.
Already more than l25 delegates.
forty ex-delegates. and twenty-five vis-
itors have reached Washington. Many
more are expected this morning ani to-
morrow. \ large number Of the lela-
gates were n Baltimore last night.
and VIII remain there today fer the en-
tertainments planned by the Baltimore
union
Those no have already registered IN
Washington are:
Delegates-W. F. Hudnau. St. Joseph
No; g. +. Louck. Kansas City, No. O.
E. Brown. Duluth, Mimi; L. H. Morley,
J. l. Johnson, Springfield Ohio. r. NJ
Yelvington. Elwood. Ind: ". p. Wilson
Trenton. y. j., F. Il. Lewis, Watcrtown.
y. y; G. ". Snow. J. W Hayes Mime
apolis MINI; i. j. McCurdy. Roanoke
Va: 4. Craen, S. Louis. No: T
Shringer, Lincoln. Neb.; W =. Harding.
W. :. WardlOw. Atlanta. Ca. c. W.
Shoree, Johnstown. Pa: Miss c. E.
CathCRrt. st. joseph No: II. D. Keeler
a. Moessner. Columbus. Ohio. II.
O'Donnen. Warrington D. c. II r
Krel!e. Seattle, Wash: @. r. Estcrlinz
Denver, Col; r. Y Ateu. Houston Te, :.
T. i. Wheelan. Tri-City. No. 1O7,
=. HalluEl, Sashville Tenn; b Koch
man. Cincinnati. Ohio, y. Hanley. Nash
Vile, Tenn; r. VI. Hartley. Kansas Citv.
Mo; =. NJ. Gossel WimDy. Mass: ". s.
Osbon, Dayton, Ohio; T. {. Bryant. La
fayeJte. Ind: J. p. r. Sanders. George
Zeh. ST. Paul. Mimi; W. II Terrtll
Terre Haute. Ind; J. G. Marshall. In
dianapolis, Ind: 4. z. Gibson, Marion
Ind; L. A. Homstem, Chicago, Ill: w
H. Stewart MuskegOn. Mich: George
Rcttig. jr, J. I. Leigh, ). NJ McGowan
H. i. McGowan, Chicago. III; G. "
Clifton. Philadelphia. Pa. ID. J. McCul-
Iough. New York; e. Ilreft. Philadelphia:
james Payne, Chicago, H.; 3. +. Bo-
dine. Philadelphia, "a; Z r. Stark
wether, Nattoon, Ill: W r. McErath,
Schenectady y. Y. Q. +. BCtZ, Indian
apolis: J. II. Price. Atlantic City, \. j..
J. b. Baylis. Ansonla, Conn: G. A.
Martin. Chicago. Ill; ". FAIRIES. PEiia-
delphia. Pa. l. y. Haught, Norwich,
y, y; T. 7. O'MaTa, New York; W.
Newman EIShart, Ind; L. Sheriff.,
Glens Falls, =. Y; /. J. COpenharse.
Omaha. Neb.: ". H. Horn. Canton.
Ohio; p. 3. s Thayer. Boston, Mass.
c. ". Usher. c. J. ShurT, Milwaukee.
Wis: F. Foster, Cripple Greek, Col;
II. c. Coliey. Sioux City; ". W. ShoT-
wood, TarrytoWn. y. Y; William Gil
mour. Montreal. Canada: ". T.. over