The evening times., 1895-10-01
FLAG AND SONG ADOPTED
Christian Endeavor Committee of
'96 Holds a Meeting.
Plans Laid for the Great Gathering
and Several Bodies Appointed
to Map Out the Work.

The 's6 committee of the Christian En-
deavor Union of the District met last
evening at the Raleigh for discussion OF
plans for theinterna: iona lChristianc cndeavor
convention, to be held at Washington in
July next. Those presen, were Messrs. W.
II. H. Smith, Percy S. Foster, Charles S.
Clark, John B. Sleman, ir., John d. Morgan,
w. A II. Church, Miles NJ. Shand. W. F.
Stowell, Grant Leet, Judge Anson s. Tay-
lor, and Rev. E. b. Bagby.
Mr.. W. Ii. II. Smith presided and Mr.. John
ID. Morgan acted as secretary. Committee
organization was the firstsubiect considered
and the committed list adopted is as follows:
Finance committee, one chairman. one
secretary, twenty-threc members, with an
auxiliary committee consisting of one
member from each Christian Endeavor
Society; ha!i committee, 10 consist of
chairman, secretary. four electricians, tWT
architects. two builders, two tent-makrrs,
one plumber, one chairman ol uSncf coih-
mittee, one chairman OF decoration COM
mittce: a decoration cOInInittet. To DC
subcommittee of the hall committee, 10
consist of n chairman ana eight mrfnbers,
with an auxiliary committee OF three MEM
bers ir6m each society: an ushers' com.
mittee, to consist of a chairman, four chief
ushers, four assistant chief ushers. with
an auxiliary committee OF nine from each
society; an entertainment committee, 10
consist of a chairman, secretary, chair
man OF excursion committee, and twelve
chairman OF sections, with an auxiliary
committee consisting Uf seven m'liiiit!s
from each society, to be divided into
twelve sections; an excursion Committee,
consisting OF a chairman, who is To be a
member of the cntcrtai inmcnt committee.
and six members, with an auxiliary com
mittce OF one member from each society;
reception committee, To consist OF
chairman, Il secretary, fifteen members
IN ,ll II rfffRnn
members TO have charge of railrUuG WORK,
fifteen members 10 have charge OF church
worS, ana fifteen members to have charge
OF Headquarters WORK, with an auNillary
reception committee, tO average fifteen
members from each society; music com
mittee. to consislol chairman, aud twelve
members. with an auxiliary Commi ttee
of one member from each society, to Sc
lcct singers, organize and drill as directed;
q press committee. TO consist of seven
members; printing committee, To con
sist of seven memhers, and n registration
committee, to consist of 4 chairman secre-
tary and five members, with an auxiliary
committee of three members from each go
cicty.
A letter wIs adopted for transmittsl to
each local Christian Endeavor Union, urg-
ing earnest and hearty cooperation in the
great work. A circular of Instructions was
also adopted. The convention flag de-
temined on will be red, white and blue, Il
broad, white bar crossing it diaGonally,
with the word Washington in red. The let
ters C. L. VIII stand out in the upper left
triangle, and the figures 90 in the lower
right section.
Thousands of these will he distributed
through the country between this and con-
yention time. The date for the opening of
the convention has not been fixed, bat it
viii probably be from July : tOJuly 13.
The song of welcome to Washington
written by Carlton Hughes and set to the
a
mittec will meet on next Monday mt 4:3O
for the purpose of inspecting sites for tents.