Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-09
GREAT C.E. CONVENTION
Wilmington Delegates to
Start for Cleveland Tomorrow
A WEEK IN THE FOREST CITY"

Then the Delegates WIN Return Home
by Way OF Niagara FaIis-The Pretty
Souvenir badges with Which They
Are to Adorn Themselves s-Their Enter
tainers.
Wilmington, with its numerous Chris.
tian Endeavor Societies, will send a
proportionately large number Of dele
gates TO the thirteenth international
Christian Endeavor Convention, to be
held In Cleveland this week
The Wilmington delegates will leave
this city at 3 % to morrow ON a special.
to join the Philadelphia union. Both
divisions will leave that city at b O3 D.
m, on special train mae up Of Pull
man cars
Entertainment for the wumingtonians.
When the delegates assemble in the
Forest City" on Wednesday thew will
find complete arrangements made for
their comfort Members of the recep.
tlon committee viii meet all dele.
cations as they enter the cltv
and will escort them to their head
quarters. The members Of this
committee will be distinguished bv
white yachting caps trimmed with gold.
white and gold being the official colors Of
the Cleveland Union. The Wilmington
Endeavorers will be entertained by
members Of the Fohl Memorial United
Brethren Church. The various COM
mittees have been making plans for n
year, In order TO eclipse anything that
has ever been done in that line before
II Is expected that the attendance will
be 5000.
where the Meetings WIN BE Held.
The two principal places Of meeting
are on Wilson avenue, bread and
beautiful lhoroughfare running south
from Lake Erie.
seangerieat Hall stands on the corner
oil scovill and Wilson avenues, and
mammoth tent will be pitched on the
corner OF Cedar and Wilson avenues.
hach place will easily accom-
modate 10000 persons. Two
large churches near bv have
been secured for overflow meetings.
Music Hall, with a seating capacity of
OiOOO has tean secured In case q meeting
Is needed In the business part Of the
city. Fifteen of the largest churches
and the Y M @ A Hall have been secured
for opening meetings on Wednesday
evening. The motto Of the hall COM
m'ttee is, Seeing, ye shall hear and be
comfortable
Two large chorus choirs and two
orohestraa will lead the music. Percy S.
Foster OF Washington. d. c.; d. @.
Lincoln, of Philadelphia, and ]. G.
Warren, Of Cleveland, will have coarge
OF these choirs. The music. slways one
OF the most inspiring clements In these
gatherings, promises to bs unusually at
tractivo az the Cleveland convention.
The Delaware Delegates.
The following are the Delaware dele
gates; Miss Ella Cur,ett, Miss Esther
NJ Smedley, Miss Loretta NJ Farmer,
Miss Sarah Procnow. Miss Anna Lincoln,
Miss Mary Grandel, f. T. Walker VIII
liam Tatnall, Miss Jennie M. Jones. Miss
Emma Butz, Miss May Booth, Miss
Aollie Smith, Mrs NJ E Cartey, Miss
Harriett Hinson. Miss Lena Hill, Miss
NJ Hamilton, Miss Mary Parker, NJ. p.
sterling. Of this city; Rev D Hutche.
son. Of Harrington; w. Brown, r.
VI. Boyd, Of Smyrna; Miss Bella Rice, OF
Viola; and Rsv. S. q. Ohrum, OF
Laurel
The party viii return from Cleveland
about July 8, by way OF Niagara Falls
The convention badge TO be worn BY
all the delegates. is designed to be !
beautiful little souvenir lt Is a diamond
shaped booklet. containing twelve page.
Of exquisite half-tone views Of The
Forest City" enclosed in beautifully
autographed celluloid covers.