Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-13
Z II R lSTlAN ENOEAVOR
Active Workers in Showing the Ad-
vantages of This City,
The Hovement for Washington as the
Meeting Place of the Gre.tI,,er
national Convention of 80.

An active. hustling series Of efforts are
being made by the members of the Chris
tan Endeavor Society of the District of
Columbia to have the great international
convention Of 1896 meet in this city. 4 pre-
liminary committee. of which Mr. w. H.
II. Smith is the chairman, and the members
are leading and active representatives. of
Christian Endeavor societies throughout the
District, have in charge the interests of
this city in this respect. They are doing
excellent work. During the past month,
owing to the fact that the Moody meetings
were going on. the committee have held no
meetings. Their work, however, has not
come 10 a standstill. This was evident at
the meeting last evening of the committee
at their headquarters, 1909 New York ave-
nue.. The chairman, MIR. Smith, presided,
and there was full attendance. 1t was
stated by the chairman that reports had
been received from number Of state
unions In regard to their choice of a place
for the meeting Of the convention in 1896.
OF those responding large majority were
in favor OF Washington. and a great many
of these were enthusiastically in favor OF
this city.
The selection of a convention city lies
with the board of directors but the voice
of the state unions is naturally potent
one with the board, and the indications are
that that voice will be largely for Wash
ing Inc various SbDcOHltnibbSeS BnNo
which the preliminary committee is divided
gave encouraging accounts of the various
parts of the work assigned to their care.
1t is proposed TO present to the board OF
directors a request, signed by 1000 Of the
leading business and professional men OF
this city, asking that the convention meet
here two years hence. large number OF
| these signatures have already been OBJ
| every one who is approached signs With
alacrity.
Proposed Big Hall.
| 1t is the intention Of the committee TO
issue a booklet which will give in concise
| form the many advantages Of this city as
place for such a meeting. This booklet
will soon be in press and ready for dis
| tribution. A large hall is to be erected.
and, while the plans have not all been PER
fected. the idea now is to put up build
ing, temporary in characte-, and seating
some 10000 people. in the immediate vicin-
tty &c Convention Hall. In that event both
buildings can be used.
The Endeavorers of this city publish a
monthly paper, and the next issue will
have a supplement which will be in the
interests of Washington in 80 and Cleve-
land in ~. Ii will contain cuts of the
| headquarters of the District delegation in
Cleveland, views of the city, and other
should be represented at the coming con.
vention in Cleveland in July next by as
large delegation as possible. Some think
that 800 Endeavorers will go from this
city, while others are of the opinion that
the delegation will number 500. However
that may be, ii is the intention to hold a
series of mass meetings every two weeks
in different parts of the city for the pur-
pose of stirring up an interest in both the
convention OF this year and that OF 80
The first of these mass meetings will bt
held on Monday evening next at the First
| Congregational Church. Rev. DIR. Tyler
flsa oh. ..f
committee, will be present and deliver an
address.