The morning times., 1895-07-14
Washington Ent|eav0reTs Given a
Splendid Reception.
THEIR POPULARITY GROWING
Union CONGREGATIONAL Church Filled
With Al Host Who Entertained the
District Contingent Sang Our Songs
with En'husistsni- Appropriate Adj
dress by Presid dent Sha w a I'D Oh theirs.
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or Boston and the entertaining powers
of Washington combined at the Union
Congregational Church tonight, with The
result mat there Yas one OF the best re-
ceptions i'll the Hub OH this festal night,
for il was the tine when at each State
headquarters the visitors We're royalty re-
ceived by their hosts!
AT the Union Church, which Is District
headquarters, the crowd of delegates with
red, white, and blue badges and '96 but
tons on their dresses and coat Iapels quite
filled the large Sunday school room.
The District delegates assembled at
Copley Square Hotel shortly before
O'Clock, and, piloted by President Shand,
marched in double file down Huntington
avenue to West Newton street, and thence
to Columbus avenue and the Union Church
where they We're received with true New
England hospitality by the pretty and
polite Unionists.
AS each Was hingtonian entered the church
he was presented with an Identification
and after exchanging greetings passed, on
TO the auditorium. Here a musical and
literary programme was rendered as only
WaShingtoniaas can perform.
OuR DELEGATES ARE POPULAR.
Two weeks ago The Times predicted that
the Washington delegation would cut
wide swath in the Hub, and they fulfilled
the prediction tonight to the queens taste.
President Shand was the presiding Of
ficer on this occasion, ard he introduced
the Unions pastor, Rev. Or. Boyuton, WHO
assured the Wa51ingtonians OF their wei
come and referred PLEASANTLY 10 the con-
vention of 90
Mr. Shand made an appropriate response
for piano solo. Mrs. Byram played one
of De Koven's compositions in pleasing
style and was heartily encored. Miss Zue
Brockett, the popular clocutionist of the
delegation, gave two humorous recItations;
Mr.. Ephonso Youngs played as only he can
on his cornct, aud Miss Matte Bartlett
Sweetly sang soprano colo
or course, Washington, sc" was on
the programme and the delegates sang it
IN manner to vigorously refute DR.. Boyn-
tons pleasant lnslnuatiOn that ii was an
unfamiliar tune.
As fitting climax TO such a programme
there was a liberal supply OF Yankee re-
freshnents served in the chapel. They Were
made all the more tasteful By the service
Of the sweet girls of the Union Society.
There was an aftermath in the way OF an
hours social intercourse and at a season
able time the District delegates returned
10 their domiCile. The list OF those present
Includes each one OF the 400 District
Endeayorers
PLANS FOR 90
Not only at the reception were the Wash
ingtonians strictly in evidence, but at the
big Massachusetts State rally in Mechanics
building, where 10 ,OO0 Bay State En-
dcavorers gathered. Mr.. w. II. ii Smith,
chairman of the committee of 90, spoke
OF the plans for that gathering and MIR
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awhile during the rally. 1t was another big
night for Washington.
Score another victory for The Times.
Not only did the District EadeavoTer's favr.
orite home paper get mere twelve hours
ahead of its morning contemporary, but
checked the sale of that paper The boy
at the hotel was stuck on what few copies
he ii al and the numbers at the Union Church
remained unsold, as, did also some copies
Of The Times leading evening contem-
porary.
There is a great demand for The Times
and the delegates sareunanmousinthca aSSer-
tion that The Times has the most volum-
nous and most readable news from the Dis
trct delegation.
The universal popularity of the Washing
ton delegates was again manifested this
afternoon at the Art Museum. Some red,
white and blue delegates gave vent to their
feelings and sang Washington, 90"
in vigorous style, whereupDn a conservative
female Hubbitc stTenuously objected To such
a procedure and appealed 10 the Waterman,
b1t the bIue-Coated guardian was District
sympathizcT and politely informed the lady
he declined To exercise his authority to
that extent
POINTERS FOR US.
The Washington delegation, as the heir
apparent to the next Christian Endeavor
convention is the most interested in the
way Boston is playing the role of hostess.
Speaking Of this subject to day, one OF the
District delegates said:
Il notice that Boston didn't say a great
deal about what she was going TO do for
the visitors, but she went TO work and did
il. That's why almost all the visitors
bave been taken by surprise at the arrange
ments They got so much more than
they expected. If we hoSpitahle Wash
ingtonianS do as we'll the Cold -blooded
BostoniauS,' we shall not complain"
Judge Arson s. Taylor, chairman of the
Good Citizenship Committee of the District
Union, aroused considerable interest in and
enthusiasm for the work or ms committee at
the conference OF good citizenship COM
mitteeS in the Park S rect church.
"Our chief work i'll Washington" said
Judge Taylor, lis to abolish the saloon.
We have been fighting the past year, with
the Anti-SaloOn League, and have sue
cseded in knocking out about seventy-five
saloons, reducing the number to few
over 400 in the Capital City.
The greatest national disgrace from
which we are now suffering is the saloon
in the basement Of the Capitol building, and
we insist that that too must so. The
scenes in the saloon i'll the Capitol on the
night before an adjournment are such as to
make the heart of any Christian bleed. l
am not going to say anything | cannot
substantiate when l say that not only citi-
Zans. but members of Congress, are seen
so drunk that they can hardly stand. The
Capitol saloon is the disgrace we are trying
to abolish
Mr.. George w. Havcll the musical di-
rector OF the Central Union Mission, ar
rived in Boston this afternoon and is quar-
tered at Copley Square Hotel. He Will
probably stay until the close of the CON
vention Many OF the District Eudcavorers
who were at the Cleveland convention were
pleased to see Miss Merriam Smith, secre-
tary of the Cleveland convention of '94,
at the Copley Square Hotel to-day. She
is at the Boston convention with large
delegation from Cleveland, which numbers
about 600.
Z Mr. E S Conner of the First Congrega-
tional, is also in Boston. He was at Dis
trict Headquarters, and in response to in
uTiiries. said his brother, Mr.. l.. A. Conner,
jr, formerly president of the District
Union, is enjoying his new home in Pitts
burg and business is prosperous. Among
all the District delegates none is more popu-
lar than w. w. Everett, of Calvary.
The East End Endeayorers arc quite
largely represented and the Metropolitan
PRESBYTERIAN delegation is way up in the
list when it comes to taking i'll the meet
ings and the sights.
ARDOR UNCuILLED BY RAIN.
Sixty Thousand Persons on Boston
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