Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-27

tario Quebec md Nova Scotia, the fitting forcrunner ef the great international con vention ill St. n0uis :s .Ia;:a 1890.
 It was Lers that Mr. ]. ". Raer of Roch- ester, Efinn., was introduced as the new general secretary of the society, Mir Ward having resigned his position on account of i'll health Two of the pieasantcst features of this convention wcro the reading of q letter of hearty sympathy from the presi- dent of tho United States and tho aston ishing figures which represented the growth of the society up to that time. Said President Clark in his address on this oc- casion: "On July 1, 1880, thcro were re- ported 7,672 societies, with 4S0, GOO mem bors. Just l l months later there were re- ported II 013 societies, with 660, 900 mem bers. As many societies were formed dur ing tho past Il months as during the first seven years of the existence of the society. Every month 17,000 have been added to our ranks. Every week corps of 4,000 young soldiers enlist; every day five full companies of new recruits have joined this army, and above all at least 70, GOO have joined tho churches in America from the society,"
 In February, 1S9l the decennial ami versary of the order was observed in Port land, Me, although the convention was not held until July in Minneapolis Tho society still kept on its wonderful increase, and in fact, the report at every conven- tion has been largely q repetition of that made by President Clark at St. Louis, tho only difference being in tho figures, which every year grow larger.
 Much has been written and said of tho coming convention, and the plans of tho general committee haye been very thor oughly gone into, but thcro arc certain points which will be handy for reference The main meetings will be held in Mechan ics' building and in two immense tents which are to be put up on the Common One will be called Tent Williston, in hon or of the church where tho first Christian Endeavor meeting was held, and the other will be Tent Endeavor Besides these i'm menso places overflow meetings arc to be held in several churches between tho Com mon and the site of the Mechanics build ing and adjacent to the route between the points.
 Under the Arrangements of the recep- tion and accommodations committees here will be a competent chairman ill charge of each depot and steamboat landing in tho city, who will be responsible for the guests arriving at his station.
 On arriving at state headquarters the delegates will bo taken care of by joint accommodation and reception committee They will register, receive their pro grammes and badges and then arrange for accommodations. Only by displaying the badge can entrance be gained to the hall and tents. For the convenience of those who have quarters at hotels, member of the reception committee will be at each hotel with programmes, badges and regis ters.
 At tho Cleveland convention last year a systematic effort was made to have the city generally decorated in honor of tho occasion. The committee in charge was very successful in this particular, and pub lie buildings, business houses, churches and homes were decorated as profusely as possible with convention flags and colors and othor appropriate emblems in honor of the Endeayorcrs. The decorations in themselves were feature of the occasion, and added much to the general interest and aroused moro enthusiasm than would otherwise have been the case.
 Boston, with much larger convention, will not be behind in this manner of ex- pressing appreciation of the convention and its members.
 The decoration committee, under the direction of Chairman H. G. Dixon, is busily engaged in arousing interest upon this point A letter will shortly be sent to the business houses of the city, urging general decoration of business houses and residences, and assurances have already been received that the responses will be general and hearty.
 One of tho features of this convention will be the flag which has been adopted. This is the official flag and combines the colors of the convention in Q happy man. ner A diagonal line divides the flag into two parts, the upper half being crimson, with good sized copy of the monogram of the order, and the lower half white, with Boston, '95, '" printed in red. The