The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-24

Men With New Suits and the Pretty
Girls With New Spring Bonnets March
Up the Street--A Bright, Cheerful
Crowd-Work of the Reception Com
mittee--Meeting at the Auditorium Last
Night-Generous Welcome.
The arrival of every train yesterday
brought delegates to the Kansas Chris
tan Endeavor Union convention. They
were mostly young people and the boys
wore their new suits and tasty neckties
while the girls looked charming in their
new spring bonnets and tasty new
frocks
When they arrived at the depot they
were met by members of the reception
committee who informed them where
TO go to get assignment to good rooms
and volunteered any other information
desired.
1t was well dressed intelligent crowd
of young people who knew what they
were about and instead Of being taken
in hand by committees Of safety and
slowed away in secure places the young
men and women walked in groups up
town and inspected the store window
decorations in honor of the visitors and
then went inside to see what kind Of
goods Wichita merchants kept.
Many Of those who came in on the
mornig trains were from the thriving
young cities within a radius OF fifty
miles Of Wichita who were no strangers
in strange city but who knew where
all the big and prominent churches
were located. They were at home in
Wichita and they inquired in bust
ness sort of a way the price of rooms in
the residence center of the city and
how much the hotels would charge per
day.
The First Presbyterian church, cor
ner Lawrence avenue and First street,
was the headquarters of the reception
committee. 1t was decorated in the
most magnificent style with innumer-
able American flags, large and small
The chandeliers, galaries and even the
pulpit shown resplendent with flowers
and Old Glory and the emblem of the
society.
In the front Of the church was a space
set apart and guarded by three large
ropes for the reception committee. In
side this temporary enclosure at small
tables were seated Messrs L. L. Nc
Clure, T. A. Dorsey, w. II. Smith, \.
W. Lichti, VIII Loveland, w. @. Dean,
O. a. Reach, J. NJ. Townsend. NJ. L.
Carver, J. Il. Vincent, George +. ROg-
ers and Miss Celia Wood who assigned
delegates to rooms and made a record
Of the same.
In the center of the church was Miss
Myrtle McCarty with a table and the
delegates all went to her to get their
badges and those outside of the city
registered their names. At noon there
We're 10 names registered.
The badges distributed To the dele
gates were neat and attractive. In the
center oh the badge is a large heart in
the center of which is the Society's en-
blem. In circular form around the
heart is the words For Christ and the
Church" under which is Kansas" On
the bottom of the badge is a very fine
representation of the auditorium, in
which the convention is being held.
Above and below the center emblem is
the words Eighth Annual Convention
kansas Christian EndeaVor Union,
Wichita, May, 1896, 1895"
Delegates were Informed by the re-
ceptiOn committee that they were I'M
able to secure rooms at private houses
in the center Of the city for less than
80 cents per day; some of them took
rooms without amurTnur and thought
that cheap enough while others said if
they had to pay that price they would
go to the hotels and be done with it
Il
q room and to be allowed to eat any
where they pleased.
The night trains brought larger dele
cations but they were all disposed of
in a satisfactory manner and the dele
gates, most of them. went to their room
so as 10 be ready for the evening ser
vice. The largest crowd came in on the
Santa Fe at > p. IN. on this train were
the president, Prof. n. :. Kelley of EN-
TIE. q Of !
renee and Superintendent Rev. +. Q.
Denham of Kansas City.
The delegates, when they had alighted
from the train, made quite showing
for four or five blocks on East Douglas
avenue as they filed along the side
walks The Kansas City. Kan, and
EmpOTia unions carried banners and
the largest part OF the delega lions seem
ed to be from those points. All the
delegates wore badges and they We're
everywhere on the streets conspicuous
The Officers were not all here when
the meeting was called to order in the
auditorium but some of them reported
later. The officers OF the union are as
follows:
President-Prof. D. S. Kelley, Empo-
ria.
First Vice President-Rev. W. L. BY
ers Topeka.
Second Vice President-Rev. ]. s.
Davis, Kansas City.
Secretary-8Iiss Bessie f. Shelton,
Kansas City. Kan.
Treasurer-George o. Foster, Law
renee.
Superintendents-Te r.
Smith, Wichita; Good CitiZenship-Rev
]. q. Dougherty, Kansas City Kan;
Mothers SocietieS-Miss katherine,
Wilson, Topeka: Bible Study-B. {.
McQueSten. Jr.. ottawa: Missions-Rev.
Il. Q. Denham. Kansas City. Kan.
Junior Work Superintendent-Mis
Ruth Nash. Topeka.
Directors. L. Roby, Topeka: Rev
w. i. GarSeS, Sterling; Lieutenant T..
II. Catlin, L. s army. Fort Riley. Kan.
When the meeting assembled in the
auditorium a 80 o'clock last evening
the great building with lis occupants
presented an imposing spectacle. There
was a great thrOng Of earnest Christian
workers. many OF them young but they
made UP in enthusiasm what they lack
ed in years. These young workers arc
already taking the place Of older people
In church work and helping to fulfill
the Masters prophesy that the church
shall endure To the end of days.
The large building presented over
head wilderness Of flags. banners and
buntin@ There were American fiaSs
everywhere and in the midst in many
places could be seen the emblem Of the
Christian EndeaVor union The stage
was surrounded with flowers and in the
back ground was a representation Of
the rising sun. covering the entire wall
In the rear of the stage. II was formed
of red and white bunting surrounded by
blue. In the center of the sun was the
emblem Of the Christian EndeaVor
union in white; all Of which presented
a brilliant scene under the glare Of cleo
trio lights.
When the meeting was called 10 order
and the immense throng had become
quoted Rev. J. Sidney Gould arose 10