Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-12
Party of Five Hundred in
Washington Today.
TOUR OF INSPECTION
CONDUCTED THROUGH CAPITOL
AND CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
Visit Paid the White House-Luncheon
Served at Arlington Hotel
Welcome Extended.

o,tiva Porto Rican school teachers
bro,,pbt TO this country on government
transports and given six weeks at the sum-
mer schools of Harvard and Corneli UNI
yersities now on summer study TRIP
arrived in Washington at II O'Clock this
morning on a special train in two sections
over the Pennsylvania railroad. They
came directly from Philadelphia. and Will
return at o'clock this afternoon.
They were met at the station by DR.. Ro-
land z. Falkner who will be commissioner
of education for Porto Rico after October
L. DR. f. w. Lord assistant commissioner
of education and several other officials OF
the bureau of educa ton in this city. With
the teachers was DR.. S. NJ. Lindsay, pres
ent commissioner of education for Porto
Rico. who joined the party at Philadel-
phia
\ special program. arranged by cit
liens entertainment committee composed
of members of the Board of Trade and the
Business Mems Association. was carried
out to the complete satisfaction of the WIS.,
itors.
The teachers are as happy and pleasant
looking a group of persons as one would
wish to see After being shown the Cap
itol and the Library of Congress, they were
entertained at luncheon at the Arlington.
where Commissioner mcfarland made an
address of welcome. From there they
went Immediately to the White House and
room.
The party is made up of both men and
women. though the former in the ma
jority Nearly all are young people. There
are ten sections. each under American
district superintendent Section 10 is com
posed of girls and boys between the ages
of IA and III, from the normal school of
San Juan. established by the first commits
sioner of education for the island. Section
comprises all of the colored teachers in
the party.
The following are the superintendent, ac-
cordng to their sections: First, l.. P.
Ayres: second. +. N Copper; third r. r.
LutZ: fourth j. r. Melows: fifth. C. V.
Richard; sixth, Mr. Foucaud; seventh. Mr..
Eckman; eighth. ID. Kelley; ninth, John
zimmerman: tenth Miss Ruth Cottleit
Tour of Inspection.
The trains arrived considerably later than
was expected, and even then some of the
party were delayed. AS the time in this
city was limited, however, no delay was al
lowed in boarding the eight special cars at
pennsylvania avenue and 9th street and
going to the Capitol. As soon as the first
car reached its destination a column was
formed on the pavement and. with DR..
Falkner and Capitol policeman at it's
mead began to move toward the Sena te
wing.
Going slowly enough to permit those in
the rear to catch UP and fall in. the col
unn entered the building on the first floor
and wound through the corridors of the
Senate side. Some attempt was made to
explain the different parts Of,,the building
but in the narrow halls only those in front
could hear what was said. On the way to
the House of Representatives wing halts
were made in the rotunda and statuary
hall. and DR. Falkner and others told of
the Significance of pictures and statues
When the House side had been duly ex-
plored the party issued from the building
from the floor of the chamber and walked
down the south steps
The Library of Congress was next Wis
tad 4, -.
been great in the Capitol but they were
now at loss to express their greater APP
probation of the beautiful building oppo-
site. DR.. Faulkner explained 10 those who
could understand English the meaning of
various pictures, and tried his Porto Rican
on those who could not understand the
English tongue.
So large was the party that little groups
were continually straying away from the
e rest, or losing track of the head of the
column. AS consequence when the time
came to take the street cars for the Ar
lington. shortly before l o'clock. another
halt had to be called, while the stragglers
were gathered in. They came from all di-
rections. and some who had been delayed
IN their arrival had not yet seen the inside
OF the Library.
Reception and Luncheon.
Commissioner mcfarland. in behalf of the
board of Commissioners of the District, to-
gether with many representatives of the
Board Of Trade and the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION. welcomed the Porto Ricans in the
parlors of the Arlington shortly before 2
pm. Music furnished by the United
States Engineer Corps Band while luncheon
was served The Washington Board of
Trade represented by the following
committee: William V. Cox. Gen. George
NJ Sternberg. Thomas W. Smith. DR.. A.
T. Pardon. W. H Singleton, Prof. Chas
w Needham Rev. John Gordon, Prof
Charles +. Neil, b. H. Warner, Prof. Louis
L. Hooper Prof. Thomas w. Sdwell w
p Van wickle. General George ii. Harries,
Cuno H. Rudolph. William NJ Shuster. Sam
uei ]. Prescott. Prof. Court F. Wood, Simon
Wolf and Robert L. Stone.
The Business Mems Association was rep
resented by Secretary Barry Buckley and a
number of the members
Welcoming Address.
In welcoming the teachers Mr.. Macfar-
land said:
we of the national capital, your ma
tional capital. as we'll ours. welcome you
most heartily. Six years ago Porto Rico
was little more than a name to us. Then
came the war for humanity. which swept
the Spanish flag from this hemisphere and
brought your beautifl island under the flag
OF liberty and justice Since the day when
the Porto Ricans rejOced in the coming of
their liberators we have been constantly
drawn together. We of this country
watched with sympathetic interest the es-
adjustment of the new government of
Porto Rico by Gen. Davis and Gov. Allen
and take pride In all the progress which
has been made under 1t. We foresee i'm
measurable development in all ways-de-
velopment impossible under Spanish rule.
We look upon you teachers as leaders in
the new life of your people. with a great
opportunity. and therefore a great respon-
sibility. in the making of Porto Rico's flu
ture. We glad that you have come to
the United States. and believe that your
visit will be of value not only to yourselves.
but to all whom you reach Far better
than books are your personal impressions
OF the United States. II Is especially for
tunate that you are here at the political
heart OF the nation
1T is good for your patriotism to see the
historic buildings and avenues. crowded
with the memories of great men and great
events. and even more to see the President
OF the United States. typical American pa
triot. who. like his martyred predecessor.
under whom Porto Rico emancipated,
has steadily labored TO advance your in
ferests. Porto Rico never had better
friends than President Mckinley and Presi-
dent Roosevelt. And in this they have had
the support of all that Is best in the Ameri-
can people"
DIR. Lindsay responded in behalf of the
teachers, thanking the Commissioner and