Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

vice president and general manager of the
Grand Trunk railroad; secretaries w. NJ.
'Acworth of the board of trade of England;
C. c. Waldo, ex-vice president of the Ameri-
can Railway Association: G. Lembourg, ma
tional Railroad Association of Belgium; o.
Ostenfeld of the Pennsylvania railroad and
al Lewis of the Pennsylvania railroad
Social Events
The delegates will be well looked after
socially today. This afternoon at O'Clock
an official reception will be rendered them
by Vice President Fairbanks at the White
House. Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Fairbanks
will attend. The delegates will enter
though the east door of the White House,
and headed by the officers of the seventh
congress, will march in procession to the
blue room. where they will be received by
the Vice President and the party he has in
vited to attend him. The delegates will be
required to show their cards of member
ship in the congress at the door. Col.
Cromwell and the other members of the
White House staff will be on hand to man.
age the affair.
This evening from to I O'Clock. the
delegates will be received by Major w.
Marion Grnnell of the Illinois Central rail-
road and Mrs. Grinnell. at their home, 1921
Connecticut avenue.
Excursion to Mt. Vernon.
The excursion of the delegates to Mt.
Vernon yesterday afternoon was a notable
affair About a thousand of the visitors
took advantage of the invitation of the To-
cal committee and boarded special street
cars at the corner of 18th street and Penn
sylvana avenue. The cars were furnished
by the Washington Traction and Electric
Company and the departure was superin-'
tended by General Harries. vice president
of the company The eXcurSiOniStS were
conveyed to the eth street wharf, where
the steamer Manchester was waiting. Dur
Ing the interval of waiting for the passen-
gers all to arrive a concert program was
rendered by section of the Marine Band
under Assistant Leader Smith. The boat
pulled out of the dock few minutes after
2 with the band playing The Star Span
gled Banner and all the delegates re-
spectfully standing bare-headed until the
selection finished. The national airs
of Great Britain, France and Germany
We're also played and similar compliment
given by the assemblage. On arrival at
Mt Vernon the party made the pilgrimage
to the tomb of Washington headed by the
band. At the tomb the band took station
on one side. playing Nearer, My God to
Thee" as the delegates and their ladleS
passed before the entrance ana viewed the
vault A.,
house and grounds, during which time the
band rendered a program of natlonal airs
and music identified with the nations rep
resented at the congress. which was near IT.
iIv anpIauded The return trip was made
without incident. Chairman Fairfax Har-
rison of the local reception committee anu
his capable staff of assistants were MOST
constant in their attentions to their guests
A corps of porters of the Southern rail-
road were on hand to look after the wants
of the excursionists. Washington WIS
raached shortly after 6 o'clock, and the
delegates boarded special street cars on
which they made the return journey 10
the hotel.
last night the delegates and their wives
,,ara the guests of the trustees of the Cor
coran Gallery of Art. They were received
Inv commissioners Mcfarland and Bldoie
After the formal greetings the delegates
roamed through the corridors and viewed
the collection of pictures and statuary.