The Portland daily press., 1895-07-11
FIFTY THOUSAND THERE.
The Great Christian Endeaver
Host Gathers at Boston.
SCENES AT THE STATIONS AS THE
TRAINS ROLLED IN.

Young southern Endeavorers Sang Dixie
as Well as Familiar Hymns-The Open
| ing Meetirgs-There Were Nineteen of
| TIL EN- aud all Were Crowded, too.
Boston, July 10.-Boston greeted the
| Christian Endeayor hosts. today, with a
wealth of crimson and white decorations
on her buildings and an elaborate floral
display on the Public garden. Delegates
began to arrive Sunday and 14,0OO had
registered last night Since sunrise today
they have poured into the city by
thousands, and by midnight there will be
nearly so, 900 Endeavorers in town. Each
delegation was met about one hundred
miles from Boston by four local memb bers
belonging to the accommodation and re-
ception committee, who furnished the
strangers with information about the city
and telegraphed the size of the delegation
and the hour of arrival to this city.
The male members of the committee,
with some of the young women, were in
evidence all over the station.
AT each arriving train they formed a
Gordon around the gateway, and as the
delegates streamed out, closed the line
around them like net and carried them
off. first to the baggage room, and then
to the barges and cars.
| Everybody admired the system, but the
most delightful thing of all was the cool
| headed and assured manner in which the
young people went to work
1t must have been relief to the army
of nervous and excited delegates arriving
| r.1o for nd i1-o
strangers in a strange land, to be met by
these bright-faced, self-possessed CO.
workers in the cause, who knew Just who
they were and where they wanted to go
| and the best means of reaching their
destination.
There have been people before now like
gatemen and floor walkers who were
made target for questions, but it is
doubtful if anybody was ever quite so
literally assailed, or if any one had to be
such a comprehensive encyclopedia of in
formation.
| Where is the baggage room?"
This young man will show you"
80, yes. And would you mind taking
care of these until I call for them?' and
the arrival from New Hampshire handed
over big bouquet of old-fashioned posies
that were probably grown in her own
front garden.
| Certainly not, arm t they lovely?'
What time does the Chicago express
get in?" somebody else wanted to know
tits due at II 20, but we hear it's to
be two hours late?"
| Whats the nearest place to a bath?''
was the query of fastidious delegate.
| 'I'm from Pasadena, - clerical gentle
man explained, and promised to meet
my sister here. She's tall and dark,
wears gray dress and carries green
grip. Seen anything Of herr"
| 50 No If0On't remamhpr her ~ said tho
sweet little white capper, without a trace
of smile, "brt this young man will
take you to Pasadena headquarters and
you Il probably hear of her.
THE WHOLE CITY
presents an animated appearance. On
Washington street the decorations whic h
Haunted themselves in the eyes of the
passing throng, from the facades of lofty
business blocks, newspap per offices, and
hotels, compelled the attention of every
passer by. The briliancy of the red,
white and blue streamers, the American
flags, and the Christian Endeavor flags,
seen everywhere, made the scene a
| brilliant one.
| No matter how rushed a man was with
business or with his own personal affairs,
| he could not avoid noticing the signs of
| the approaching great event which were
everywhere thrusting themselves in his
| face.
Men and boys with bundles of Christian
Endeavor flags under their arms were
| stationed near the northern and southern
depots and at frequent intervals along
Washington and fremont streets They
sold the flags at ten cents apiece, and
some of them did a. rushing business at
| that.
Everywhere fakirs were trying to dis
pose of c.. E. badges of novel design
Then there was the man with souvenir
spoons, plates and other articles. 1t is
probable that before the close of the week
all of these fakirs will have made quite a
respectable sum of money.
The delegates did not begin to arrive in
earnest until late this afternoon at the
big hotels. The Wisconsin delegation,
numbering 1s5 me men q and women, women, q fine
badges pinned on their breasts, arrived at
Young's hotel about two o'clock They
will have their headquarters here during
| the convention
The Indiana delegates will stop at
| Parker's They are not expected to arrive
until eight O'Clock Thursday morning.
Every room is spoken for at this hotel for
the remainder of the week, and it has
been necessary to turn many people away
| already.
1t is the same story at all the hotels.
Rooms are all engaged, and there is
nothing left but cot beds in the corridors.
At the Crawford house, although there
is no regular delegation stopping there,
every inch of room is taken by individ-
uals from other states who have come to
town to attend the convention.
More than 400 Philadelphians marched
into the American house shortly after one
O'Clock and were assigned rooms They
are a lively crowd. The Philadelphia
delegation will make its headquarters at
the American house during the conyen-
tion week.
The Maine delegates to the number of
250 arrived about pm. and went direct
ly to the Quincy house, where they will
be quartered during their stay in town.
AT Springfield, early this morning,
the re was a remarkable scene when q
train load of young Southerners sang old
familiar songs in the railway station
They were the Kentucky delegation, 175
strong, the Alabama party OF about so
earnest Endeavorers, and four solitary
but resolute and hard working delegates
from Louisiana, New Orleans being their
home. What a memorable scene, when
they rolled into the depot and piled out
of the cars onto the platform like bees
out of hive They crowded about their