Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-09
OFF FOR BOSTON.
Four Hundred Endenvorcrs Start for
the Hub.

Four Hundred Endenvorcrs Start for
the Hub.
The Baltimore and Ohio depot was crowd
ed this morning with hundreds Of Chris
tian Endeavorers, who left at 1910 for Bos-
ton, in attendance upon the fourteenth in
ternational convention, and there were
many hundreds more friends and relatives
at the station to see them off, Many
badges and washington. go" buttons were
to be seen decorating the breasts of the
happy and enthusiastic young people, and
the beautiful District banner found a con-
spicuous place in the crowd. There were
some wet eyes, too, as farewells were said
but bright faces, songs and merry laughter
were especially characteristic of the occa-
sion. Mr.. Foster and Mr.. Elliott of the
transportation committee We're on hand,
and were besieged with questions and ques-
TONERS as to tickets, state rooms on the
boat from New York, accommodations in
Boston and thousand-and-one other mi
mute details, but they stood the fire good
naturally, and their faces showed the sat
isfaction they felt that after their hard
work of the past few months such large
ly attended excursion had been successfully
launched. Fully 400 delegates from the so
cieties of the District of Columbia left for
Boston this morning-probably the largest
body Of religious workers that has ever
gone out from the national capital.
The Itinerary.
follows: Leave Washington this morning
at 1910, arriving in the afternoon in
New York, where they will board the boat
for Providence RI, reaching there early
tomorrow morning. After breakfast a
train from Providence will arrive with
them in Boston within twenty-four hours
Of their departure from this city. Wednes-
day forenoon and afternoon will be devoted
to getting settled in the hotel, and to such
sightseeing as may be desired, and in the
evening one or more of the twenty pre-
liminary meetings will be attended. The
members of the committee of a6, however,
Mes srs. w. II. H. Smith, a. $. Taylor, Will
lam b. Robson John B. Sleman, jr, John
D. Morgan, Miles NJ. Shand, w. A. H.
Church, e. B. Bagby, C. S. Clark and w.
reception rendered by the Philadelphia
union to them and the committee of '95,
together with the officers of the United So
ciety. After the convention has closed
many of the delegates who do not return
directly home will take advantage of the
various local excursions which have been
arranged to such points of interest as Ply
mouth, Concord, Lexington, Salem, Port
land and the White mountains, for which
greatly reduced rates are offered. Alto
getner, the convention trip promises to be
most profitable and enjoyable
The list of those who are members of the
party has already been published in The
Star
To Make Addresses.
Several Of Washington's pastors and
teachers will make addresses during the
convention. DR.. Samuel H. Greene was to
have conducted the closing conservation
service in the main hall, but his departure
for Europe last week will necessitate a
change in the program. Mr. Elphonzo
Youngs, jr., took his cornet along with him,
end will assist in the leading of the in
spring music which is such a feature of
these conventions. Mr. Miles NJ. Shand.
president-elect of the District Union, and
Mr.. John B., Sleman, the present secre-
tary wifi each lead one of the sunrise
prayer meetings. Thirty thousand copies
of the souvenir fan have been sent to Bos-
ton, and will be distributed there to adver-
tise Washington, o.
An interesting feature of the convention
will be the great good citizenship rally, to
be held on Boston Common Saturday, at
which the venerable Dr. Smith. author Of
America" will read his patriotic verses,
and the assembled multitude will sing the
grand old hymn. Friday night there will
be meetings addressed by seventeen foreign
delegates, who have come from all over the
globe to take part in the convention. The
Washington party will be quartered at the
Copley Square Hotel on the same square
with the Mechanics building, in which the
sessions of the convent ton will be held