Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-10
Arrangements Being Perfected for
the Cleveland Trip.
BOOMING THIS CITY FOR 1896
Where the Washington Delegates
Will Be CHARTERED.
A SERIES OF MASS MEETINGS

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to Cleveland. Ohio, where he went to make
arrangements for the entertainment Of the
delegates from the District of Columbia to
| the international c. E. convention, to be
/ held in that city next July. He was ac-
companied and assisted by Mr.. w. II. II.
Smith. chairman Of preliminary committee.
Washington, 90.
They are enthusiastic over the arrange
ments already made by the Cleveland COM
mittee for the comfort of the delegates TO
| .he convention. and for the success of it's
meetings, and are confident that this con-
venton will fall behind none previously
held and in some respects bids fair to out
strip them all
The arrangements made to assign each
delegation to some particular church is a
very pleasant feature. The church edifice
will be used headquarters and rallying
point for the delegation, and the delegates
will be entertained in the homes of the
members of that particular congregation. In
this way our young people absent from
home will be assured a warm home wei
come and a delightful sojourn in places of
unquestloned responsibility.
The Washington committee asked for
quarters for 800 persons and mas been pc
culiarly favored in being assigned TO the
Epiphany Reformed Episcopal Church,
the corner of the famous Euclid avenue
and Glen Park place.
modern stone structures on that avenue,
in the midst OF some Of the finest resi-
dences. in one of the most attra ctive por-
lions of city of handsome homes and
fine church buildings. Here Is to be the
home of our young endeavorers during the
five days of the convention.
The Convention Hall.
Convention Hall will be reached by a
five-minute ride on the Euclid avenue cleo
trio cars and a ten-minute walk. A cross
town line is promised, and. if completed,
will take the delegates to the door of the
hall The great tent will be but block
from the point where the delegates will
leave the electric cars. The committee also
secured headquarters for the officers of the
Union at the Stillman House. where the
United Society officers and trustees are to
be located. but this. as we'll as the other
hotels. are at a much greater distance from
the hall, and entirely inadequate to accom-
modate the more than 10000 which are ex-
pected at the convention. The combined
hotel capacity is only about 5000.
The Washington committee were met
upon arrival at the Stillman House by Mr..
Cody, one of the entertainment committee,
and weret AIKEN out to inspect the hall, COR
ner Of Wilson and Scovill avenues. where
the convention is to be held This hall is
to seat 10000 persons in such position that
the speakers will easily be seen and heard
by every delegate. Its acoustics. tested
u.
and the difficulties of previous con-
ventions of hearing moderate-voiced
speakers in remote parts of the hall will
here be obviated A large tent is also to be
provided, some five or six blocks away with
seating capacity of 1900 and music
hall. with seating capacity Of 5000, is to be
utilized, IL found necessary. The auditorium
numerous exits
In this connection it may be stated that
the singing at one of these great meeting
places will be conducted by NJ. Percy s.
Foster, who so recently has demon stra ed
his ability in that line in connection with
the Moody chorus choir. Delegates are to
be supplied with a unique souvenir badge"
consisting of little diamond-shaped hook
let or twelve pages, containing views of
points of interest in the city, inclosed in
celluloid covers, secured with ribbon and
pin. They will also be furnished a two
color map or Cleveland, designating meeting
places. state headquarters, hotels public
buildings, parks, etc. The Cleveland com
mittee also promise "salubrious breezes off
Lake Erie to fan the fevered brow on the
warm summer day"
The Washington committee were courte-
ously invited to meet with the Gle leland
81 committee, and spent a most delightful
evening with them in the chapel Of the
Euclid Avenue Disciple Church of which
Rev. j. H. Tyler, the chairman OF the
Cleveland committee, is pastor
Active Work Here.
Now that the extra services of the Mooey
meetings over, the Washington pre-
liminary committee will begin a series of
mass meetings in different parts Of this
city to boom the interests of the excursion
of Endeavorers from this city to the Cleve-
land convention. July Ills, and to further
stimulate the enthusiasm In ;he efforts
to secure the great convention for Wash
ington in 1896. The first of these meetings
will be held the latter part of this month
probably on Monday evening, March 70
! at First Congregational Church, and Rev
j. Il. Tyler, chairman of Cleveland 81 COM
mittee, has consented to speak conc erning
| this convention. Addresses and reports Will
also be made concerning Washington, Do
The Preliminary Committee Work.
| Although there have been no open lemon
| STATIONS. within the last six weeks OF the
work which is in hand looking towards
/ the securing of the c. E. convention of
| 1896. that work has nevertheless been visor-
/ ously prosecuted.
| detailed plan of campaign has been
| mapped out, and the work incident to it
| is being enthusiastically carried on. Reso-
| lutions indorstng the movement have been
transmitted to pastors and Christian En-
| deavor Societies and have been signed by
| them and returned to the chairman of he
/ committee on invitation, Mr.. w. b.
/ Robson. A book in which the committee
| intend to secure the signatures Of
/ thousand business and professional men in
! this city pledging their support ami CO.
| operation has been put in circulation.
| All who have yet been approa ched
| have signifed their entire willingness to go
| or record as being heartily In sympathy
with the movement.
\ large delegation Is expected to go to
| Cleveland next July, at which time and
place the decision is TO be made as to
where the 96 convention will be held.
| Many societies are actively at work
| raising funds for the purpose of sending
| delegates. and the indications point - a
! larger and more enthusiastic delega lion
than any former year has witnessed.