The Washington herald., 1920-04-27
Local Committee Completes
Program to Entertain
College Convention.
700 VISITORS EXPECTED
VIII Take Trip to Annapolis
To Watch Boston
Crew Race.

In q meeting yesterday afternoon
Of the executive committee and
the various subcommittees OF the
Harvard Club OF Washington. ANAL
arrangements were made for the
annual convention OF the Associ-
ated Harvard Clubs. Of America.
to be held here Friday and Satur-
day of this week. and men deinite-
ly assigned to duties in connection
with welcoming and entertaining
the 700 Harvard men who will
come from thirty-one States.
Members from distant States. who
are expected to arrive Thursday.
will be met at Union Station by a
reception committee in charge of
Alexander i. Pect<ham. Booths will
be established 70 supply informa-
tion and make arrangements for
accommodations for the incoming
members. The transportation COM
mittee will take them to the var
ious hotels
Register Mt willard.
Registration of Washington Har-
ward men and those arriving early
will begin at 2 p m. Thursday at
the willard Hotel. At 10 o'clock
Friday morning every man is sup
posed to have registered Upon
Registering each. will receive a pro-
gram and q badge, which Is the
key of admission to the various
events
The New York delegation, which
is a large one, will arrive on O
special train Friday morning to be
followed shortly after by the Bos-
ton delegation in special coaches on
the Federal express.
The first thing on the program 10
q business meeting which will be
held in the big assembly room OF
the Willard, beginning at 10 o'clock
Friday morning and last through
the afternoon with an interval for
lunch
A special luncheon is arranged
for the council of the Associated
Clubs, composed of one representa-
tive of each club. Walter j. Nc
Coy, chief justice Of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia
Is the representative Of the WASH
ington club.
Giee Club to Perform.
Following the business meeting
the guests will be driven through
Potomac Park in automobiles and
then to the Chevy Chase Club for
dinner. After the dinner an enter
tainment will be given by the New
York, Boston, st. Louis, Pittsburg
and Washington delegations, con-
sisting of little stunts" The
stunt" Of the Washington club will
be handled by a giee club under the
direction of Myron w. whitney.
Headed by a brass band, the
guests will march Saturday morn
ing from the willard to Fourteenth
and New York avenue where the
electric cars will take them to An
napolis for a visit to the Naval
Academy. This program is under
the direction of franklin d. Roose-
yelt. Assistant Secretary of the
Navy.
To watch Boat Race.
After a reception by Governor
Ritchie, Of Maryland, the members
will take luncheon in Smoke Hall
and then. from the decks of sub
marine chasers, will-watch a boat
race between the Navy crew and
the Union Boat Club of Boston,
which will send a crew composed
entirely of veterans for the occa-
sion
Leaving Annapolis at o'clock
the members win return to Wash
ington in time for a banquet at the
Willard, where addresses will be
made by President Lowell. of Har-
ward; former Secretary, of the In
terror Franklin X. Lane; Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Franklin D.
Roosevelt; James Byrne, president
of the Harvard Alumni Association,
and G.. c. Kimball, president Of the
Associated Harvard CIuhs