Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-12
CHRIS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Interesting Aeeting,cf the Committee Of
'96 Last Night
CorcOran Art Gallery to BE Free to
Visiting Deleeates-Mnny More
Subscriptions. Received.

Last nights regular weekly meeting of
the Christian Endea1or committee Of '96
was held in the new headquarters rooms,
-527 + street The reports Of the chair
men OF the different subcommittee were
received, and showed encouraging progress
IN the work of arranging for the gathering
nosts. Additional subscriptions to the
amount Of over 81 600 were reported, max
ing total citizens fund Of over $1,000. The
chorus enrolment was shown to be within
ooo or the desired membership of 1900, and
number Of appointments and assign
ments were made.
A letter was read from Mr.. F. S. Bar
BARN, curator of the Corcoran Gallery of
Art, stating that 1t was the intention of the
trustees or the gallery to keep the building
open untll after the adjournment of the
chrlstlan Endeavor Convention, and that
lree ADMISSION would be granted during
any Jay TO all visiting Endeavorers who
eoiiie wearing the convention badge.
An Emergency Hospital.
An offer on behalf Of the Washington
Homeopathic Medical Society was made
10 establish tent near the convention
meetlng places, SO that free medical at
tention can be supplied to any who may
neea 1t. The society has appointed a COM
mittee to confer with the committee of 9G,
quarters, where emergency cases can be
cared Tor and where homeopathic medi-
cines can be supplied. One more physi-
clans wiz be on duty during the week, at
sucn hours as may be thought advisable.
An ofer for professional services was also
received from DR.. Edwin NJ. Hasbrouck
Hats for Committee Members.
1t was recommended by the decorations
committee, and the recommends tioEs
a0ODteu Of hot
white straw hat be used by all male men,
pers OF the reception, entertainment, press
and excursion committees. with red, white
and tlue ribbon extending around the en-
tire hat, with the name Of the committee
on the white stripe in clear black letters.
Members Of the press, excursion and GEN.
trail committees will be further designat led
by the word staff following the name of
the committee. The lady members of the
committees will wear White straw sailors
with red, white and blue bands, with the
same wording as for the male members
MISS Anna j. Bell of Calvary Baptist
Church vas elected vice chairman of the
reception committee in charge of the
church work; Rev. c. H. Butler, vice chair
man OF the reception committee in charge
or the railroad weak; Miss Ella NJ. Chase,
vice chairman of the reception committee
In charge Of the railroad station work
Miss Susanne Moore of Vermont Avenue
christian Church was appointed on the
committee; MIR. d. Fulton Harris was ap-
pointed member of the press committee.
Before the committee adjourned the men,
bers We're very pleasantly surprised by the
appearance of porter bearing plates of
Ice cream ard cake, supplied by Treasurer
Z. 5. Foster. The blocks of cream were in
various shapes. e'nblematic of the different
occupations of the various committees
Cards, with appropriate notices for each
chairman, accompanied the ice cream.
The committee decided to hold its recep-
ton in the new headquarters Friday even
Ing, May %, and the arrangements for this
event were placed in the charge of the
church section of the reception committee.
More Subscriptions.
Subscriptions to the citizens fund were
reported, as follows: Washington Gaslight
Company $500; O.G. Staples Riggs House,
500; Columbia National Bank, Levi Wood
bury est. James HoteD ard the Union
Transfer Company. $50 each; William Bal
lantyne. w. NJ. Gait & Co. and w. H. Sell
den metropolitan HoteD, s25: James Y
Davis Sons, sl5: Log Cabin Lunch Room
NJ. H. Hail the Ardmore), John Small Go
ledo Cafe). Goodyear Rubber Company
Diler B. Croft, Samuel c. Palmer w. Ber-
ems & ScEs, Franklin Company, SO, and
the following subscriptions of s. each: En-
gel & Jones, F. w. Barnaclo, F. w. Wool
worth & Co., Carl Petersen, New York Bis
cult Company, John Cook, Samuel Bricker
Hartsock Bros, c. F. Rothfuchs William
A. Henderson, R. H. T. Leopold, Wright's
ticket agel cy, Geo. S. Lewis, Smith & Bal
ley, Mrs. NJ. ]. Colley, Easton & Rupp s.
E. & ]. E. Rosenthal, Gale Sherman, Tus-
carora Cafe, Vienna Cafe, which, together
with subscription of 81 from Schafer Il
Clary, makes a total of S7,12S25 received
from citizens to date.
To Ornament the Parks.
Col. J. NJ. Wilson, in charge of the pub
lie buildings and grounds, has instructed
Mr.. Brown, the public gardener.to decorate
the parks in horror of the coming conven-
ton of the Christian Endeavor, to the full
extent of the funds available for the pur-
pose. The flag ard the seal Of the order
will be conspicuorsly displayed in flowers
Of various colors in prominent locations,
probably near the camp in the White Lot,
and the motto, welcome, Christian En-
deavor" will appear in another flower bed.
An endeavor will be made to repeat the
success of the G. A. R. encampment i'll this
respect. The details of the arrangement
have not been completed.
100 TT. boards, 81; good widths; very
rice. Libbey & Co., 9Th and NY. ave-Advt