Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-27

growth of this wonderful society or be- held tho thrOnCs at any of its recent conventions would like to stake his rep utation for accurate prognOSticatiOn by declaring against their predictions, No less a parsonage than Governor McKin- ley was completely taken off his feet by the crowds at the convention of last year held at Cleveland, yet that gathering was smaller by many thousands than it would have been but for the widespread railway strikes of early July.
 In order to accommodate the crowds SaengcrfcSt hall, the largest auditorium ill Cleveland, had been engaged, and arrangements had also been made for overflow meetings. Major Mckinley, us governor of Ohio, had been asked to mako the address welcoming tine con- Vcntion to the state.
 Where shall make this address?" he quericd, after consentinS.
 Tn Saengcrfcst hall, was the reply.
 Do you know the size of Saengerfest hall?" ho asked ill amazcment.
 "YcS, was the reply, ";tnd we are fearful that it will not hold all the peo- pie. But We have made arrangements for overflow meetings if necessary.
 Don't you think you may be mistak- on as to the size of the hall?" he asked. Hadn't yuu better tako smaller one after all? Don't you know that an au- dicnce of 5000 or 1000 will appear like q corporNl'S guard under it's mighty roNf?"
 Bat the members of the new commit ,l,. II, dcrStOOd the situation perfectly and made him promise to hc ready to repeat his address of welcome if it should bo necessary. When the time came, McKin- lry'S eyes hulSrd out with aStoniShmCnt, for S,cn2crfrSt hall was crowded to the doors, and he had to repeat his address twice, making three deliveries i'll all Ti!r total attendance at the Cleveland convention could uot have been less than 23. OCO. and thrrc k no doubt that uu- | der moro pr0pitiuuS circumstances it would hHvc been 10000, for in 1899 there We're 35,oU0 delegates at New York In tho circumstances it iS not sur pr;sinE that Boston k Getting Ready, with a h;g C and Il big R for the myri- ads of EndcAvurcrs. Months ago n com l plrtr statement ui what the rity'S hotels cuuld dN i'll the way of entertaining Straug, yS WHs prepared, and it Was then madr plain how many tens of thousands of the delegates would hLyC @ be other wise provided for In arranging for the surplus a big list If private houses Where temporary huardrrS will ho entertained has been gotten up. and il is q surpris- | ing th!n%. s,ty the Christian EndcaNUI officials. r. note the large number of | houses tu ho thrown open by families of wealth who would not think of taking i'll tranSicntS at any other time or in any other circumstances.
 But the operations of tho local com mittCrS are by no means confined to the ScCurinS of lodgings in private houses, for several large school buildings that will hc unused during vacation time | have been engaged, and some public | halls. In these cots will be set up so as to transform them into vast temporary l durmitGrivs Of course largo propor | tiou of tho delegates will be housed in the suburbs. since it would be quite i'm. l possible to care for them all within the city limits. but while thusc who go out will bv little fMther away from the big meetings than the others the dis tanrc will hr moro than offset by tho beauty If tl.r surroundings, for Boston suburbs arc ,lI,l,,uS the most attractive ill tho whole world
 The first meeting If this big couvcn tinn, beside which tho great rulitica convrntionS of today arc but mcrc neigh