The San Francisco call., 1896-04-10
pie in the world, is now on his way to this

pie in the world, is now on his way to this
City.
Mr.. Shaw will arrive in San Francisco
at 10 AS A. NJ, April Is, and will speak that
evening in Oakland. On the following
afternoon, Sunday, April 19, he will adj
dress mass-meeting of the Christian En-
deavorers at the Young Mems Christian
Association. While in this State he will
visit Sacramento, San Jose, Los Angeles
and San Diego. and address mass-meetings
at each of these places to stir up interest
in the international convention to be held
at Washington, D. c., in July of this year.
Mr.. Shaw's chief purpose in visiting this
State, however, will be to ascertain whether
San Francisco is in a position to entertain
the international convention of Chrstia n
Endeavor in 1897 Mr.. Shaw is anxious
to know how interested the people of this
State are in the great convention and if
sufficient accommodations can be secured
for so large a delegation as will come to
this City.
1t will be remembered that in Nav,
1894, John Willis Baer, the secretary of
the United Society of Christian Endeavor,
visited this City with the object of secur-
ing from the railroad companies the
special rates necessary to obtain for this
City the annual convention of 1895
Owing to disagreement existing at that
time between the members of the Trans
continental Association Mr.. Baer was
not successful, and the convention was
won by Boston.
determined to bring one of the great
iy,fa al <1 81, -
Gate, and, finding it impossible to secure
the special rates necessary for 1895, they
made strong fight for the convention of
1897. While no rate has been fixed as yet,
the "'97 committee" appointed Dv the
Golden Gate Christian Endeavor Union to
secure the convention for California is Of
the firm belief that the rates which they
are desirous of obtaining will be given.
They believe that the action of the Trans
continental Association in fixing a rate of
$50 for the round trip to Chicago and San
Francisco for the Republican National
Convention is sure guarantee that like
rate will be given them, especially when
tn g convention will be so much larger.
Rolla Y. Watt, who is chairman of the
97 committee and chairman of the COM
mittee to receive Mr.. Shaw, when seen
yesterday said:
"Mr. Shaw is coming here to look over
the field as an officer of the United
Society of Christian Endeavor, Incl
dentaliy to encourage the Christian En-
deavor workers and talk up the interna-
tional convention to be held at Washing
ton next July. But Mr.. Shaw is coming
out here principally to ascertain whether
San Francisco or California is really in a
position to suitably entertain SO large a
body as the '97 convention will be- He
will also see that the cost of the conven-
tion-amounting to $50, ,O00-be fully guar
anteed before the California delegation
leaves this City for the Washington con-
vention, and determine as to whether
suitable meeting places and hotel accom-
modations are to be found.
''The convention meetings will be largely
attended" said Mr.Watt, "and there will be
three in progress at one time. Three large
halls or tents, seating over 5000 each. will
be required. All the delegates pay their
own expenses, but must be sure of suitable
accomm odations before the convention is
in session. Mr.. Shaw is the treasurer and