Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-10
outbreak Of vigorous applause which greet
ed his wish that fine cdifce be put up
for the associations needs.
Looking Forward.


Looking Forward.
Mr.. W. H. H. Smiths subject was "a
Glance Forward" Much had been said, he
stated, of what had been; but he wanted to
speak of the great work definitely before
the members of the District union. He was
glad, he said, that SO many Of them had
visited Boston in July, because they could
better understand what was required OF
them in order to make the convention In
'96 In this city a success. He impressed his
hearers with the magnitude OF the work to
be done, and said, although Boston's ar
engagements were well-nign perfect, yet
Washington must eclipse Boston II possible
IL not in the completeness OF the arrange
ments, yet certainly in the larger opportu-
mites here presented for carrying them out
Glance with me-" said Mr.. Smith, VINO
Is chairman of the committee of :G. "hrst
at the decorations See every store every
shop, every car, every church draped WIN
flags and colors. and in every meeting
place decorations hanging from the roof,
on poles and upon ropes. Look at the
white-capped messengers and members OF
committees with their badges ana ripoons-
there will be between three and four thou-
sand of them required to do the Work
going about the city, escorting guests. at
tending to details. perfecting arrange
ments. Then look to the time Wnen Inc
daily press catches the enthusiasm, ana
mammoth editions are run or and eiaD-
crate accounts beautifully Illustrated are
given descriptive of the movement. See
the interest rising and swelling. watch DEL
egation after delegation filing through a
crowded depot; trains delayed; homes, no.
tells. churches. streets, parks and public
places filled with the arriving crowds. I'M
agine four immense auditortums, seating
eight times as many as Convention Han,
packed with humanity, and other thou
sands out sightseeing and on excursions
because there is no room for them In the
meeting places. See them gather and listen
to their songs everybody singing. even the
police-they did in New York and Boston
and they will do so here. Look forward
to all these things and you have only an
imperfect idea of the events that shall
certainly come to pass before another
twelve months have rolled away. Between
then and now lies an immense amount Of
untring work; between then and now
much sacrifice must be made if We are to
make the convention here a success. Mas
sachusetts and Pennsylvania are each GO
ing to send 10000 delegates and Maine
bargained to send one delegate for every
Washington fan we distributed among
them. and they got two or three thou
sand. There will be more than 100000 peo-
pie here, and it may be that we shall even
have to hint that it is warm in WASHINGTON
in July in order to keep a reasonable limit
upon the number of visitors" Mr.. Smith
sketched rapidly the vast influences for
good convention neld in this capital city
would have, not only directly upon the city
itself, but also upon the varied outside in
'eresIs "nlch are mere represented. HIS
eloquent appeal for united aid in the her
culean undertaking was listened to with
the greatest attention.
Missionary Work.
During the evening the Chinese umbrella
was formally presented to the custody Of
the missionary committee of The union by
DR.. Marion NIGH. Hull, the retiring chair
nan. who made a few earnest remarks on
missions and mission work, which were
received with greater interest because the
young man himself expects to go as for
eign missionary after his preparations are
completed. Miss Florence Shuttle the
rewly appointed chairman of the mission
airy committee, received the trophy. 1t is
the intention of the Distrist Union not to
allow the umbrella to pass cut of it's pos
session, if it is possible by renewed mis-
s:onary activity and liberality to retain
the distinguishing reward so recently re-
ceived in Boston,