The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-10

excitement. The members of the great
Endeavor society could not ask for better
weather than marks the opening day OF
the convention. A bright sunbeam rests
over the city, light breeze is stirring,
and the temperature is very comfortable.
A few clouds are visible in the sky, but
they don't threaten rain, and the conven-
tion managers are very well satisfied with
the arrangements of the Boston weather
man.
Fakirs are doing a rushing business in
the streets in the sale of Endeavor flags
and emblems, and every man, woman
and child in the city seems TO have be-
come imbued with the convention enthu-
siasm. At the convention reception head
quarters at Mechanics Hall, messengers
are constantly bringing reports from the
1000 white-capped Endeavorers, who are
at the railroad stations and boat landings,
giving aid and direction to the delegates,
from all parts of the country, from East
port TO Galveston and from Tacoma to
Key West.
The work began at o'clock this morn
ing and at noon about 5000 delegates had
arrived and registered at Mechanics Hall.
ii Is estimated that when the religious
exercises preceding the convention begin
tonight, at the 20 meetings that will take
place simultaneously IN as many churches
and halls, 10000 delegates will have ar
away are reported late, but Chairman
Gilman OF the reception committee be-
lieves the foregoing estimate TO be con-
servative. Ii Is expected that about To-
600 more dele gates will pour into the city
late tonight and early tomorrow morn
ing, and the indications are, that as an
ticipated, fully 90, 200 delegates will at
tehnd the various meetings of the con-
vention.
When the San Francisco delegation
arrived this morning via the Fitchburg
Railroad il included only 10 persons, al
though IL was expected to comprise 100
The small number caused regret at
headquarters and was explained by the
westerners as being the fault OF the rail-
road companies, which, they said, had
at the last moment refused TO allow a
"stop-over' in Boston of more than seven
days. Southern California's delegates of
30 came i'm early this morning and the
LosAngeles delegates Immediately began
canvassing to Offset the claims OF Port
land, San Francisco, and Seattle for the
international convention OF 1897.
Among other delegations arriving be-
fore noon today were 800 from Quebec,
250 from Ontario, 800 from Cleveland, 40
from West Virginia, 1000 from Pennsyl-
vania 800 from the District of Columbia,
$50 from Maine, $50 from New Jersey, 80
from New Hampshire, and a separate
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adelpbla.
As yet the reception committee has ex-
perienced no difficulty in disposing of the
throngs of delegates that have arrived.
The hotels are expected TO take care OF
about 10, 600 persons and accommodations
have been secured for 10000 I'm the city
and its suburbs. The great restaurant in
Mechanics Hall Is ready to feed 1900 per-
sons daily, and arrangements have been
made to supply 80, 600 lunches TO delegates
at the two big tents on the Common.
The hall and tents are now all ready
for the opening meetings OF the conven-
tion. They have total seating capacity
of 2S, 900, the hall 5000, and the tents 10, :
600 each. In each auditorium provision
is made for a chorus OF 1000 voices which
will participate in every convention
session. The tents are located
on the parade ground on Boston Com
mon, i'm the heart OF the city, and are
each 25ix1S2 feet The seats are arranged
I'm semi-circular form and both tents are
brilliantly lighted by electricity and
Handsomely decorated.
the trustees OF the United Society OF g.
T.. are this afternoon holding their
annual meeting at the Hotel Brunswick
The question OF removing the headquart.
ers from this city to Chicago Is under
discussion, and plans are being passed
upon for the further extensicu - &. Il.
work throughout the world.
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