Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-10
ROOM NEEDED
Temporary Homes for the Christian
Endeavor Visitors.
WORK OF ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE
Erroneous Impressions Concerning
the Three Big Terts.
TO DECORATE

The problem Of providing homes for
$1,000 visitors is not light one, but the
herculean task has been bravely attacked
by the energetic entertainment committee
of the Christian Endeavor Union, and con-
siderable canvass for accommodations has
already been made. So far arrangements
have been made for hotel quarters for about
5000 delegates, leaving very large proper
ton of the visitors to be accommodated In
private homes and boarding houses Many
such accommodations have already been
offered, but there is still need for more.
OF course, a very large number of the
visiting delegates will be entertained by
friends, and the entertainment committee
will not be called upon to provide homes
for these. The experience has been in 9TH
er cities that those who entertained dele
gates in their homes were exceedingly
pleased with the phase of the convention
which they were thus enabled TO enjoy. 1t
is understood that each delegate pays his
own way, and that no free entertainment is
provided by the committee of 90. An er-
roneous impression seems tc have gone
abroad to the effect that the committee was
raising funds for this purpose. This Is en-
tireIy wrong, for it has been the custom of
Christian Endeavor delegates from the very
first convention to pay their own way. The
penses of the meetings, and the other prep
arations incident to such a great conven-
ton. The committee has been amused Of
late at inquiries received from various
sources as to how many people were to be
lodged in the tents which are to be erected
on the White Lot. After six months of
plain statement in the public press to the
effect that the three great tents on the
White Lot were for the meetings of the
convention, it seems absurd at this late
date that any one should think that they
were for the purpose of housing the dele
gates. The local committee expect to &C
commodate no delegates in any place that
they would not be willing to sojourn in
themselves.
The committee are very DESTROYS that
householders shall fully appreciate the priv
ilege which Is presented in this opportunity
to entertain the representatives of this
splendid organization. No finer company
of young people ever assembled in any
city than that which will be in our midst
in four short weeks. The entertainment
committee, consisting of nearly 500 En-
deavorers, will hold meeting tonight at
the Calvary Baptist Sunday school house,
to listen to reports and arrange plans for
the completion of the canvass for quarters.
1t is understood that considerable success
has been attained in the first canvass, and
1t seems sure that all that is necessary to
secure the remaining quarters desired Is
that householders should thoroughly under
stand and appreciate the plans which the
committee has in mind. They consider that
those who fail to entertain Endeavor WIS.,
ftors will miss great privilege.
To Decorate Houses.
The meeting of the committee of '96 has
decided to send the following circular to
business men:
There will be at least GO,OOO visitors in
Washington from July to 10, in attend
ance on the fifteenth international Chris
tan Endeavor convention. 1t behooves US
as good citizens and business men to well
come these visitors in the most hearty
manner. What so appropriate as the dec
orators of our buildings. show windows
counters, etc, with the American emblems
and the official flag of the '96 convention,
In New York, Cleveland and Boston the
merchants left no ground for criticism in
this matter. Everywhere the visitors went
they were greeted with banners, flags and
draperies, and our nations capital, where
we are to have the greatest of all these
conventions, should never be behind in this
matter. We are sure that you will see to
1t that so far as you are concerned the dec
Cratlons shall he the best that have been
displayed, SO that when the convention is
over the visitors will return to their homes
delighted with our beautiful city and In the
manner In which the business houses rival
ed each other in proclaiming their welcome
by the wealth of their decorations.
Now for business: We are confident that
our Endeavorers will do as they have done
in other cities in attendance on these con-
ventions-that is, they will visit the places
in making their purchases that present the
most inviting appearance of welcome AL
ready we are advised of the intention Of
some of our most influential merchants to
SO decorate their business houses as to
command the admiration of our visitors
and ct the same time to display their en-
terprise. Thanking you in advance for your
hearty cooperation with us in maintaining
Cur city's good name and reputation for
hospitality, we are, etc.
The following circular will go to the
hoUseholders of the city:
IF you were to visit a neighboring city
as a member Of some organza ton, what
would cheer you most upon entering that
city? Would 1t not be the knowledge that
you were very welcome? And how can
community show its welcome to such vast
crowds as will be in attendance upon the
fifteenth international Christian Endeavor
convention, which meets in this city July
: to ID, as by displaying from every house.
no matter how stately or humble, some
emblem Omitted States and Washington
'98 flags, StreamerS or other decorati tive
articles which will show forth our greet
ing equally, If not more expressive, than
our words. The time, labor md expense
of these will be amply repaid when you
see the bright, happy faces and approving
mods of thousands of our visitors. exhibit
ing their appreciation of, and their re-
spcnsive greetings to, your efforts, and
these not only from our own ccuntrymen
but from the representatives of nations
across the seas. May we not depend upon
in this matter and to agitate it with your
neighbors, SO that they shall cooperate.
with the result that Washington '96 shall
be the most handsomely decorated of all
the convention cities? May We not suggest
that in addition to the profuse use of the
United States and of the Washington SO
official flags the manner of decoration shall
correspond as much as practicable to the
colors OF the states whose headquarters
shall be in your Immediate vicinity?
I'VE have laid the matter clearly before
you, and 1t now remains with you as in
dividuals to show your hearty appreciation
of he visit of these guests to our hos
pitable city by this outward display of well
come.
Thanking you in advance for your inter-
est and cooperation in this matter, we re-
main, etc"
Chairman Robson has reported the fol-
lowing subscriptions: Heretofore acknowl-
edged, SS.79O.25; Mt. Vernon electric rail-
road, $3.50; Normande Hotel, $50; Moody
choir, the Raleigh, NJ. G. Emery and E. s.
Wescott. s25 Martin Hebner, SIS; John H.
Gheen. Vinton & Martin, C. Thompson,
Duffy & Leannarda, F. G. Smith, ]. B.
Lord. Jos. Gawler. Frank Dorian, NJ Ball
ey, NJ. Goldenburg and Robinson. Cherry &
Co, $40; Mrs. S. V. Jackson. Owen Owen,
W. L. Durham. Mrs. A. w. Gillett. James
S. Topham, A. o. Bliss E. r. Ford, W. H.
Acker, 8. r. Waters. j. S. Thompson, Scott
& Brother. Hecht & Company and E. w.
Woodruff, s.; together with various SUBJ
scriptions under five dollars, making total
citizens fund to date of 81, 4O7.5O.