The Washington herald., 1907-05-18
CAPTURE BALTIMORE
Hotel Men Enjoy Real South
ern Hospitality.
ROUND OF PLEASURE PLANNED
Entertainment Begins with Trip
Down the Bay 20 Ancient AnnapO-
Historic Senate Chamber Crab
Feast ana Big Banquets To-day.
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. Special 10 The Washington Herald
Baltimore. May l7.-The Naval Academy
Band 1T Mount Royal Station this morn
ing declared the giories Of the South in
Dixie and Maryland" a cheering
stream of men and women poured
through the gates to waiting carriages,
and were whirled away TO their hotels.
The Hotel Mea's Mutual benefit Associa-
tion of the United States and Canada.
guests Of the Maryland Hotel Mems As
soci8ton, had captured Baltimore.
They came from Washington. where the
business session was held. SD strong. iE
two special trains provided by the Mary
land body. President Deyine, of the
Washington Hotel Mems Association,
stood at the gate. chatting with President
jerome II. joyce Of the Maryland Hotel
Mems Association. just elected president
OF the national body.
"It is Splendid lie said 1T is a fitting
close Of what has been the most interest
ing convention in many years You Balu-
more people certainly know how 20 do
things right and quickly
aENp 1bNtNeEn kAUaEAlhEAtfs
The invading hotel owners and mana
gers were I'm the best Of spirits, for they
had come from O. successful convention,
and they lifted the latclstring Of the
gateway of the South with expectations
which were not disappointed Fully 30
carriages were used and enough express
wagons TO handle the big lot of trunks
and hand baggage We're on hand at the
baEgagc-To0m door when the first of the
body arrived They were driven TO their
hotels. assigned 20 rooms while the car
rjlges waited. and then TO the colchester
Company's pier. where the steamer Louise
was boarded for O. trip 90 Annapolis A
few called at the official headquarters in
the Rcausrt.
Trip Down Bay.
Tho scene ut the boat was q lively one.
On board the Naval Academy Band was
ready to take its part, and at the gans
plank the Maryland members gave every
one the glad hand and directed the load
ing. The boat pulled ont on time, at Z
o'clock. On board there was luncheon.
The boat reached Annapolis at 2.3J
o'clock Half an hour later Gov. War
field received the visitors in the old sen
ate chamber. I'm which Washington re-
signed his military c1mmissi0n-a historic
room which Gov WrfeId has had re-
stored To- the exact condition of that
period. AT ( O'Clock there was q special
drill bv the ui5sllpmgn on the parade
grounds. and NJ g o'clock dinner was
served At CarvCl Hail The return trip
was made az clock. and all the boats
met on the way f. Baltimore we've given
"a searcHlizht display. Arriving in Baid-
more at l#.t1 o'clock, the visitors were
taken I'd their hotels III special trolley
cars.
Programme for To-day.
The programme for tomorrow Includes
an aujom0biIe. ride through Druid HM
Park and into the country to BleSheim,
the home Of William Lanahan where
luncheon VIII be served. The automo-
Iilss VIII be grouped about Washington
Monument. i'm Mount Vernon place, and
the course viii be out St Paul street
Returning. the visitors VIII be taken 20
the foot Of Broadway. where they viii
board the Latruhe. for the shore Of the
Baltimore Yacht Club. There crab
feast viii DE served. Returning. Leying-
ton Market will Doe Inspected. and to-
morrow night the bauqucts will DE held
one at the B1mcrt. for the men. and the
other ut the Belvetere for the ladies.