The record-union., 1895-05-15
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR CONVENTION.
1t VIII Meet Here One Week From
Tomorrow.
Some Fifteen Hundred Delegates are
Expected-The Various Local
Committees.

TIE members of the local branches of
the Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor are now busily engaged in per-
fecting the arrangements for the coming
State Convention which opens in this
city one week from tomorrow. The
convention will be one of the largest ever
held in the State in point OF numbers or
delegates. The present expectation Is
that it will be composed of about loo
persons.
Letters are being received daily from
the various delegations requesting mem
bers of the local committee to secure ac-
commodations for them. The young
people composing the organization are, as
a rule. persons in moderate circum-
stances, and it is proposed to find free
accommodations for as many as possible.
To this end families are requested to open
their homes to delegates, each household
to entertain one or more, according to
circumstances.
The members of the Entertainment
Committee are meeting with success and
desire to thank the citizens Tor their
hearty cooperation.
The new Pavilion has been selected as
the place of meeting. George Boyne has
been awarded the contract of erecting
the wigwam and decorating the hall. 1t
will be fitted up with all convenienceS
possible for the comfort and pleasure of
the hundreds of young people who will
assemble from all parts of the State. There
will be located within the building a
Postoffice, Bureau of Information, Bag
Rage-room, etc.
a special choir of one hundred voices
will help to swell the grand chorus.
The convention conyenes at 3 o'clock
on Thursday, the 23d. On Saturday
morning an orchestra of fifty pieces will
arrive from Oakland, to remain through
out the convention, and will render
sacred concerts.
A special train will leave San Francisco
at $40 a. NJ. on Thursday, coming by
way of Niles, where it will be met by tho
San Jose delegation. There will also be
another on Friday evening. This train
will return on Monday morning at L
O'Clock In order to allow teachers and
others to resume their duties.
The number of delegates will no doubt
reach the original estimate, which will
be about 1000.
Let Sacramento exert herself in max
ing their stay pleasant and send out over
the entire State words OF approval.
Z. E. Clark. ID. D., of Boston, President
of the United Society and founder of the
Christian Endeayor movement, will ar
rive on Friday from the north aud re-
main for the convention.
Few organizations, religious or other
wise, have made such rapid progress in
the last few years as that of the Young
Peoples Christian Endeavor There are
now in the United States no less than
1886 societies, 7,49l Juniors, 46 Inter-
mediate, and 26 Mothers. In Canada
there are 2.ll6 Young Peoples Societies,
800 Juniors and l Parents. In foreign
lands there are are $3.50 Young Peoples
Societies and l59 Juniors. The total
number of societies ise3S. .074 with total
mem bershlp of =, 2S4, No. California had,
as shown in the annual reports read at
the Riverside Convention last May, 931
societies with a membership of 4, $50.
Following are the various committees
selected TO make the necessary arrange
ments and to look after the welfare of the
visitors:
Executive Committee-G. A. Capen.
Chairman; 4. 4. Williams, Congrega-
tional; Howard Mcintyre, Presbyterian;
w. q. McMillin. Christian; w. A. de
NJ erritt, Lutheran; George Ormsby, Oak
Park; Rev. Dr.. Hoyt.
Finance-A. p. Soule. Chairman: G. A.
Capen, Congregational; w. u. McMillin,
Christian; Howard Mcintyre, Presby-
terian.
Music-W. W. Milne. Chairman: W.
II. Gibson. Sixth Presbyterian; j. G.
Walling, Lutheran; Miss E. Z. de Merritt,
Congregational; Miss o. f. Horton, Oak
Park.
Hall-W. G. McMillin, Christian; G. A.
Capen, Congregational.
Entertain r. NJ. Stevenson,
Chairman; Mary G. Sawtelle, A. f. Will
Jams; c. C. Cooley, Congregational:
George Clifford, w. A. de Merritt,
Stephen Ehret, English Lutheran; Mrs.
d. ". Hoffman, Mrs. w. C. Curl, Oak
Park: Jessie Aitken, Stella Cady, Frank
Gillett, Sixth Presbyterian; 4. w.
Scholes, +. NJ. Jones, Miss Lille Grader
Christian.
Reception-Rev. ]. E. Denton, Chair
man; Z. NJ. Campbell, j. A. Laidlaw,
Miss Rowena Stephenson, Sixth Presby-
terian; q. Max Webster, Mrs. 6. a.
Capen, Charles Lewis, Congregational;
A. z. Soule, j. n. Dodson. Mrs. f. NJ.
Jones, Christian; j. G. Walling, English
Lutheran; w. G. Men eely, W. C. Curl,
Oak Park; Miss Jennie McCaslin, Four
teenth Presbyterian.
spondence-G. A. Capen, Chair
man; Miss Jennie Miller, Miss Josie
knight, Presbyterian.
Floral-Jennie S. de Merritt, Chair
man; Flora Hartwell. Congregational
Rena Hoskinson, Sophie Snow. Luth-
eran; Beulah Goddard, Nora Slater. Oak
Park; Laura L. Hess, Mrs. Frank VAL
entine, Sixth Presbyterian; Gertie Tap
pan, Emma Holzinger, Christian.
Printing-W. G. McMiIlin, Christian.
Press-W. w. Milne, Christian,