Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-15
REPORTS OF THE c. e. coNvENrIo,
One of the Things That Pleased the
General Officers.

One OF the Things That Pleased the
General Officers.
To say that the officers of the United So
ciety OF Christian Endeavor are pleased at
the treatment the recent convention re-
celved from the press of Washington Is to
express the situation very mildly. One of
them was telling yesterday Of the time the
convention was held in New York. One of
the leading newspapers Of that city was
anxious an to be REGARDED as the official organ
OF the convention, and promised that II 1t
received the backing Of the officers If the
society 1t would devote full column and a
half every day to reporting the proceedings
The contrast between that sort Of enter
prise and the manner in which the Wash
tngton papers treated them was freely com
mented upon
President Clark the president Of the Unit
ed Society, said last evening that it would
be hard to exaggerats his feelings of ap-
probation. especially for the treatment they
had received from The Star. II was sur
prised.' he continued. "at the fullness and
accuracy with which The Star reported the
proceedings of the convention. l know that
the trustees were greatly pleased, and 1 am
sure that thousands of copies will he Ire
served Tor future reading. As for myself
s sn keep Inc stars report In scrap book.
1or IT gives a more graphic and picturesque
story OF the convention than does the off,
cfal record 1t was remarkable how much
space You devoted to the convention when
ton was on at the same time One Of the
most attractive features of The Stars re-
ports was the generous manner in which
the convention Illustrated The por-
traits We're excellent. and gave Gle a
splendid idea of the personnel Of the ss Their
ing l would like to express my thanks for
the kindly attention of the press Of Wash
ington."
Secretary Baer said: what pleased me
even more than the completeness and ac-
curacy OF The Stars reports was the fact
that they We're serious and earnest. They
were not trifing. and there was no attempt
70 treat the convention m a frivolous way
IN ract 1t was noticeable of all the Wash
ington papers that they seemed to catch
something OF the real spirit of the occasion
and reproduced it in their pages"
Mr.. William Shaw. the treasurer of the
society. said: "Of all the En1eavor conven-
IONS there was never one that received
better treatment at the hands Of the press
me stars reports were noticeably fun and
accurate As we were only able 20 attend
one meeting at time, the Newspapers
gave a bird s-eye view Of the whole con-
Vention at once. such as no delegate could
get IN any other way. 1 know that thou
SANDS or papers were sent home by the
delegates to their families and friends who
were unable to come OH themselves
Inc stars reports were admirable; they
were sympathetic and IN lust the right
spirit" said DIR. James l.. Hill of salem.
Mass, who has been for years one Of the
trustees of the United Society ..'hey will
Dc particularly helpful to the delegates in
the echo meetings. the aftermath and per-
maps the most important part Of the con-
Vention. You know the delegates are ex-
pected TO make report Of the convention
10 their local societies when they get home
ana for this they must rely mainly upon the
newspapers. For such d one The Star will
be invaluable. A person who is rot satisfied
with those reports could not be satisfied
with anything"
one OF the most enthusiastic of all was
Chairman w, H. H Smith op tho commit
tee of $50. Ever since it was first decided
mat the convention should be hell in
washington this year. he said THE Star
has been one of our strongest and most
faithful allies. In every possible way It
mas aided the movement and helped to
make the occasion a success. To The Star
and to the other papers Of Washington 1
would IKE to express my personal graft
tude: VI The Stars reports OF the con-
vention it is only necessary 10 saw that thew
were all that one could possibly have asked
for. knowing that whatever The Star I'M
dertakes to do 1t does in a thorough ard
whole-Souled way"