Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-21
CONVENTION PREPARATIONS.
what Christian Endeavorers Have
Done for the July Meeting

information about the complete prepara-
lions being made in this city for the ap-
preaching Christian Endeavor convention
is being scattered broadcast throughout the
country. 1.-The Golden Rule" the official
publication of the United Society of Chris
tan Endeavor, recently devoted an entire
Issue TO the interests of the July conven-
ton. From an article on "Our Hosts and
Their Preparations" which it contained
the following is quoted:
The Washington conventions greatness
SHINES forth in its preparations. A large
company of noble men have thought and
Planned, day and night, for more than a
year past, that there might be nothing
lacking in Washington, nc. And they have
succeeded. In great things and in small
things they have planned with all the care
OF conservation, and the result, as more
tkan NIFTY thousand Delegates will testify
at the conventions close, is complete sue
cess.
Washington Endeavorers are afro NTH
convention enthusiasm. The convention is
The chief subject of thought ana nraver
ana taik among them. For weeks past the
various convention commit es-enlertsin
mcnt committee, reception committee 70
lstration committee, hall committee. r.sb
ers, chorus and press committees bz,a
t 1een meeting. planning and drilling fer
theF Work next July. A tremendous
amount or interest has been manifested an
every one OF these gatherings and To a
man the Washington Endeavorers have
SHOWN that the convention of '1,G he ,ba,r
Iabors, head, heart and hand
The contagion has spread, and The buef-
ness men ana citizens of Washington gen.
Siaiy' many OF whom have shown the
depth Of their interest by the .,jze Of tbsir
contributions to the convention fund ali
are eager to help, and are looking forward
10 the coming of the convention with hirb
est anuclpauons Press and pulpit, by
their full and frequent reference TO the
convention, but voice the general SEMI
nlent mat exists throughout the entire Dis
trict Of Columbia.
AS soon as the delegates reach Washing
ton-or, rather, long before their trains get
10 the convention city-Chairman Ragbv's
uninterrupted stalwarts of the rec.nfion
committee will give them a fore:aste of the
convention welcome. Well-traiued SQUADS
OF EndeaNorers, each one a living guide
book to Washington and the convention
Will receive arrivals at the railroad stations
ard steamboat landings. The delegates
then viii be escorted to the church head
quarters, where the entertainment and
registration committees will take them in
charge and introduce them TO their WASH
lngton homes. Each delegate will register
as IN the past, and receive his convention
badge. souvenir program. map of the city
and assignment to a home.
The idea of church headquarters will be
magnified by the Washington committee
The homes Of the state delegations will be
grouped Immediately around their church
headquarters, and the EndeaVorers of these
churches are making abundant provision
for the complete comfort and convenience
of their guests. Most of them even now
are in correspondence with the states that
they are to entertain, so that cordial rela-
lions may be established before Washing
ton is reached.
The spirit that prevails in Washington
Will be manifested in hundreds of little acts
of thong htfulness. For example the public
squares of the city, in all likelihood, will
be decorated in the convention colOrs, red,
white and blue. Information booths will
be established at convenient points
throughout the city, especially at the rail-
road stations Directories Of delegates will
be maintained in the church headquarters,
SO that friends may find each other easily.
Concerning the homes of the delegates
at the convention, it IS necessary to say
little more than that Chairman Shand who
is beloved by a great host Of Endeavorcrs
has the work of entertainments under his
direction. Homes Will be carefully chosen,
and the expense will be remarkably low
Delegates may secure entertainment of any
pature-rooms without board, rooms with
board and rooms with one or two meals
just as they may choose. The cost will be
anywhere from 81 TO 81 n day, the last
named figure, of course, providing for ac-
commodation in the large hotels The
Astounding hospitality of Washington will
be cherished for years TO come as a de-
hghtful memory by all the Endeavorers
who are permitted TO enjoy il during the
convention season,