The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18

largely dependent upon the report which
William Shaw, the treasurer of the United
Society OF Christian Endeavor has to make
when he returns to his Eastern home.
Mr.. Shaw will arrive in Oakland this
morning at 10:45 o'clock. He will be met
at the train by committee of the local
Endeavor societies, and no effort will be
spared to see that he is duly impressed
with that side of the bay. In the evening
he will address large mass-meeting,
which will partake of the nature of re-
ception.
At the conclusion OF the meeting COM
mittee of San Francisco Endeavorers, con-
slstin.; OF ]. S. Webster, DR.. r. L. Rigdon.
DR.. L. E. Kelley, Donald Mackenzie and
Professor J. A. Wiles, will escort Mr.. Shaw
TO this City Apartments have been pro-
cured for him in the Palace, and these will
be profusely decorated by members of the
society.
Mr.. Shaw has been prominently con-
nected with the Endeavor movement al
most from its beginning, having served as
first president of the society formed in
Phillips Church, Boston. in the fall of
1888, by Rev. F. E. Clark, now president of
the Worlds Christian Endeavor Union.
He was born on February II, 1860, at Bal
lardvale, Mass, where his home now is.
For several years he was in business in
Boston, but retired in 1887 to accept a posi-
tion on the Golden Rule, the official organ
of the United Society.
In the spring of 1890 he was appointed
to the position OF treasurer Of the United
Society, and in 1895, when the Worlds
Christian Endeayor Union was formed he
was elected treasurer of that body also. 1t
is largely due p his ceaseless watchfulness
and business ability that the United Soci-
ETY., through its publishing department,
Is able to conduct its great business with
out receiving any contributions or levying
a cent OF dues upon the Christian En-
deavor societies. Mr.. Shaw is familiar
figure at all the Christian Endeavor inter-
national conventions, and his resonant
voice, coupled with his quick wit, brightly
proclalms the power of the young Chris
tian business man.
Rolla Y. Watt, the popular and ener-
getlc chairman OF what is called the
Committee of 1897, whose duty it will be
to plan for the entertainment of the great
Christian Endeavor Convention, to be
held in this City in July, 1897, in an inter
view outlined what has been done toward
securing this convention, as well as the
preliminary work yet to be accomplished
IN order that there may be no possible
doubt of its coming here. He said:
California lost the National Republican
Convention by scratch. San francisco
oSuAoASLlhtSQ us dDlllly 10 entertain large
number OF people when the Sir Knights held
their triennial conclave in this CITY, again
when the Grand Army of the Republi held lis
encampment here, again when the National
educational Association came TO our hospitable
shores
San Francisco was naturally disappointed at
her failure to capture the National Republi-
can Convention. We now have however. a n
opportunity TO secure the presence in onr
midst OF very much larger number of people
from all parts OF the world than the Repnbli-
can Convention could have brought
1893 the committee having in chsroa tho
securing of the International Christian Eli
deaYor Convention went to Montreal with a
large delegation, having the Endorsement of
the Governor OF the State, the Mayor of the
CITY, the Chamber of Commerce and other
public bodies and many of the religious organ.
lzatlons. and secured the convention of iSo5
for California. We failed 10 hold it for 1905
because OF our inability to secure railroad
rates low enough TO induce large attendance
hence the convention went to Boston and
over $4,000 delegates attended; probably the
largest convention the world ever saw
Our committee made q determined effort a I
Boston to secure the convention for San Fran
cisco in 1897, and succeeded, on condftion
that satisfactory railroad rates could be So
cured. The action of the TranscontinenfsI
Association in fixing $50 rate from the Mis-
souri, River (round trip for the Republican
Convention Jnstifies the expectation thar fhe
same rate will be made for this larger body
The citizens committee asked TOR 800, 900