Evening star., 1903-08-03
TO ENTERTAIN GUESTS
ARRANGING TO RECEIVE THE
PRINTERS NEXT WEEK.
Excursion to River View Next Mon
day - An Order Given for 1000
s-Subcommittees Chosen.

Final arrangements are being perfected
by the reception committee of the Typo
graphical Union for the entertainment OF
the delegates who will be in the city next
week for the forty-ninth session. At
meeting yesterday held at Typographical
Temple the committee of arrangements ap-
pointed the following subcommittees to be
at the various railway stations and steam
boat landings to meet delegates and visitors
and escort them to their destinations:
Pennsylvania station-D. J. Roberts,
chairman; I. c. Parsons. Joseph G. STEELE,
w. S. Shinncrer. Joseph c. Whyte. Charles
Durno. l. Walter Sharp. James A. Healy.
Thomas Healey. Frank NJ Hatley, Walter
V. Smith. +. +. Geyer Michael j. Maher.
Thomas l.. Jones. b. a. Lineback. John a
OEyun.
Baltimore and Ohio station-wiliam ii
Bailey. chairman: w. G. Glenn. A. NJ. But
ler. F. w. Strettcn Charles II. Cove. Chas.
T. Graft, E. A. NJ. Lawson, o. J. Ricketts,,
7. A, Bynum. Dexter s. Hussey.
Norfolk and Washington steamboat
wharf-w. F. Crump, chairman: A. w.
Bowen, u. V Chisholm. T. J. Fitzwilliam
Clint o. Price.
Excursion to River View.
The following committees will accompany
the visitors on the various boats to River
View Monday. August 10:
Boat leaving at 1890 a.m-George F..
Halsey. 7. J. Shober. l.. G. Hover, Alex
ander Gordon and Robert E. STEINER.
Boat leaving at 2:3O p.m.-Jesse F. Grant
John ODonoghue. Charles NJ Robinson, Z
]. Sheriff and Charles A. Shelton.
Boat leaving at p.m-W. NJ. Garrett,
Hugh Everett. w. F. O'Brien, Fred l..
Davis and William NJ. Bass.
Boat leaving at 6:45 p.m.-C. II. Ennis. J
J.. Holland. f. II. Thomas, w. G. Glenn snC
F. W. Stretton.
Boat leaving at 7:15 p,m.-Charles T..
Graf. Ed NJ. Towson O. ]. Ricketts,, T. a
Bynum and Dexter s. Hussey.
Sunday, August .. guests coming from
the north and east will stop over in Balti.
more. where they will be entertained by the
local union of that city. They will go t.
Annapolis by steamer. where they Will visit
the Naval Academy. thence to Tolches:er
where crab feast will receive their atten
tion. st. Louis has planned to entertain
all the delegates passing through that Cit y
on their way to the convention and will ac-
company the last parties here in time tc
join the Baltimore party on their excursion
A Big Order of Cigars.
The delegates to the convention will not
lack for smoke while they are the guests
of the Washington union, 10000 cigars
having been made to order for their use
While the men busy at the convention
during Wednesday. Thursday and Saturday
the ladies Will be taken on the seeing Wash
ington cars and other forms OF entertain
ment provided for them.
The badges very handsome pieces Of
work. that for the delegates consisting Of
red ribbon suspended from a gold bar
bearing the words goth Session |. +. U
Washington. ID. c.. August 10th to 18th,
1"H' Swung from the bottom of the rib
bon Is 4 relief In gold of the Capitol build
ing. The press badges are ornate affairs
in oxidiZed silver with a connecting rib
bon. the upper bar having the word Press
in black on a ground of ivory. They are
said to have cost $50 each. These badges
will be distributed to the delegates on their
arrival and registration at the headQuar-
ters at the Ebbitt House. At the same
time each delegate will receive an envel-
ope containing his ticket to Baltimore to
the entertainment of the Union there one
for the Arlington and Mount Vernon trip
and another for the carriage ride through
the city.
There Will be about 400 delegates and
their families on the excursion to River
side Wednesday of convention week There
have been .,,U, of the souvenirs printed and
they are held by the printers to represent
the finest work that has ever been turned
out in this city. They will be distributed
during the latter part of this week.
President Lynch and Secretary Bran
wood will arrive here and be at the head
quarters Wednesday next and the dele
gates are expected to follow them closely