The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-18
COMMITTEES AT WORK.
Arranging the Details for the Big Chris.
tian EndeavOr State Convention.
Address to the Citizens.

last night two important meetings of
Christian Endeavor committees We're
held and transacted business relative
to the approaching state convention to
be held here Oct. 6, and s. The COM
mittee of '96, the main executive body,
met in the Young Mems Christian as
sociation building, and the reception
committee, which has over 200 men,
bers, met in the lecture room of the
First Presbyterian church.
Other cities have been lavish in their
decorations during the convention
periods, and, that Scranton may be
equally emphatic in its welcome OF
bunting, the Committee of sc decided
to issue a public request for generous
decorating. The following open letter
on the matter was approved:
Scranton, Pa, Sept. H. 1896.
To the Business Men and Citizens of
Scranton
The tenth annual state convention of the
Young Peoples Society OF Christian En-
deavor will be held in Scranton on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. g.
and s. 1t will bring to the city at least
1900 visitors. While it will be primarily
Il religious gathering, still the effect of
such Il large number of delegates in the
city will be felt in business circles. Scran-
tons welcome should be commensurate
with the magnitude of the convention.
The committee of 80 the executive COM
mittee of arrangements therefore requests
that business men fittingly decorate their
stores. and citizens their homes, to give
expression to cordial welcome to all del
egatcs. The convention c0lOrs are to be
red and white, and there Is also a special
~ designed flag. Hoping that there will
be generous response to this request for
decorating the city, we are, for the COM
mittee of SO,
Charles r. Daniels.
Chairman, Committee of '96:
ID. A. Stone,
Chairman, Decorating Committee.
1t was decided to hold the final pre-
convention rally in the Penn Avenue
Baptist church on Thursday night, Oct
!. The arranging of programme was
relegated to Rev. w. F. Gibbons. Rev.
w. III. Stubbebine and c. e. Daniels.
Places for holding committee confer
ences on Wednesday of the convention
were designated as follows: Social,
First Presbyterian church; lookout
Second Presbyterian church; prayer
meeting. Penn Avenue Baptist church;
temperance and citizenship, Grace Re-
formed Episcopal church.
Miss Della p. Evans and T.. s. Will
iams, chairmen of the mammoth recep-
tion committee, presided over the ses-
sion of that body. The committee is
one of the most important attached to
the convention machinery and is COM
posed of ten members from each of the
twenty-three societies in the city. Each
of these bands of ten is headed by a
lieutenant and the whole is divided into
four groups representing the central
city. West Side, North End and Green
Ridge. There are four captains, one
for each group. Thus the work of so
large body is carried along without
confusion through it's two chairmen.
four captains, wenty-three lieutenants
and over 200 members.
The reception committee will meet all
incoming delegations and escort them
to designated headquarters in certain
churches according to an already es-
tablished schedule by counties.