Evening star., 1896-07-04

coAnHftlee from the various eoc1etleS, on
which to record the members in their So
cieties. An equal number Of badges and
cards were given out, and to each aid was
given only as many as the returns made by
the presidents called for. In no case will
badges or programs be issued to any who
are not members Of local Christian En-
deavor societies, and only one badge will
be given to each person. as the number is
sued to the aids today will but just provide
p1esSsnsR rSe se bR"'eF reported previously by the
Badges and cards were distributed today;
maps and programs will be sent to the
churches in bulk Monday. Just as will be
the case when visiting delegates arrive,
local members will be given a badge, map
and program when they register. The prac-
ttce given the working committees while
registering local Endeavorers will enable
the members to 60 through the operation
Of receiving and assigning delegates from
abroad with accuracy and dispatch.
mo More Rooms Needed"
That the entertainment committee has
about completed its lnbors is silently testi-
fed to by a placard which is conspicuous
in headquarters today. on which is lettered
mo More Rooms Needed" The entertain
ment committee has labored diligently and
faithfully, has made two canvasses Of the
city in search Of homelike accommodations
has prepared tens of thousands Of intro
duction or assignment cards, and Is now
according to location, SO as to make the
work of assigning delegates to homes
comparatively easy one.
Citizens are warned against any persons
onering to secure designated number of
roomers for those who have offered their
homes to the entertainment committee. 1t
has come to the attention of the committee
OF W that certain person or persons have
agreed to send to housekeepers willing to
accommodate some of the visitors, one or
two or ten or more of the delegates and in
return for this service are to receive COM
pensations Of varying amounts. Chairman
Smith stated to Star reporter that such
an arrangement was entirely unauthorized
and without the sanction of the committee
He said that the committee had never given
out to any one on any pretext a list of
houses which were offered for the accom-
modati of the visitors and that If house
Keepers were paying to have delegates sent
to them during the convention they were
being imposed upon.
The Last Public Rehearsal.
The last Of the public rehearsals of the
chorus was held last night in Central Hail.
and section c, with Mr. P. s. Foster, di-
rector. was greeted with the largest and
most enthusiastic audience of the series
The singing merited the encomums that
were bestowed upon 1t, and Excell's an
them Wake the Song had such a stirring
influence that nothing would satisfy the
audience bit It's repetition. Beside the
chorus numbers. Miss Matte Bartlett as
sisted in the progra m with piano solo,
and Miss Florence McNelly sang a contralto
solo, The concluding number, America" :"
WAS sung by the audience and chorus with
inspiring effect.
Tomorrow evening at the Luther Place
Memorial Church a union Christian En-
deavor service will be held. There will be
brief addresses by a number of Endeavor
ers and the Christian Endeavor choir will
lead the music
General Movement Toward WASH
ington.
AS was stated IN The Star. a number of
Christian Endeavorers are already on their
way to this city to attend the fifteenth in
ternational convention, which opens We'd
nesday next. By Monday general move
mcnt toward the capital will take place
Especially is this true of the northwest
Several state delegations, among them be-
ing those from Nebraska, Wisconsin, Min
nesota and North and South Dakota, will
rendezvous in Chicago and leave there Tues
day morning. Many of these far-away
states will not send delegations numerically
strong enough to require special trains, but
in Chic ago they will join forces and come
the rest of the way together. Delegations
from the states mentioned will come over
the B. and O. railroad and are expected to
arrive Wednesday before noon. rate of
$3.50 has been granted from Chicago, and
tickets will be honored through to Balti-
more.
Five or six delegates are planning to come
from Oklahoma. These will go to ST.
Louis and come on with the Missouri dele
gates on their special train, which is sched-
uled to arrive Wednesday at 3:30 in the
afternoon. The transportation manager for
Oklahoma expresses great pleasure at the
kindness and courtesy Of the committee of
SO in furnishing information and advanc-
ing the interests Of the delegates from the
far southwest.
Some of Peunsylvanias Z mn will arrive
Tuesday afternoon. One hundred and forty
delegates from the counties of Indiana
Cambria. Blair. Center. Clearfield, Hunt
ingdon and Mifflin, in western Pennsylva-
MIA, will leave Altoona Tuesday shortly
after o'clock in the morning and will have
over twenty-four hours in Washington be-
fore the convention meetings begin.
Another delegation that has planned to
arrive Tuesday is that from West Virginia
Their special train will leave Grafton short
ly after 3 o'clock, delegates from Wheeling
and Parkersburg starting q few hours ear
uer, and all will arrive here about II D. m.
West Virginia expects to send from $50 to
200 delegates.
The Maryland Delegation.
Maryland's close proximity to Washington
will allow delegates from beyond the Dis
trict line to come and go as they please,
and for that reason the excursion manager
for the state has very little definite informa-
ton from which to estimate the number of
delegates that may be looked for. A large
number. however, especially Raltimoreans,
expect to attend for short periods it is
learned, or will come and return each day
Excursion rates are granted by the rail-
reads. and 1t Is probable that special ex-
cursion trains will be run for the benefit
Of those In and near Baltimore Arrange
ments are being made for a grand rally Of
Maryland Endeavorers and their friends
from all over the country at Bay Ridge July
IA, the day following the convention. Spe-
cial exercises are being planned.
Like most Of the other New England dele
cations, that from Maine will travel from a
convenient point to New York by one of the
sound lines of steamers, and from there
come over the B. and o. railroad. 1t is be-
lieved that the party will arrive here We'd
nesday about 1:8O pm. Some of the dele
gates intend to make the trip from Port
land to Boston by sea, as well as sailing
down the sound, but the official party will
embark first at Fall River. The Maine dele
cation will have its headquarters in the
West Street Presbyterian Church, and has
very thoughtfully sent ahead of it a number
OF pine cones with which to decorate its
rooms.
Canada's Contingent.
Canadian delegates will travel over an
especially picturesque route Those from
Quebec leave for the convention Monday
evening early and reach Plattsburg, n Y,
at o clock, where steamer will be in wait
Ing. Delegates will sleep aboard the boat.
which will not begin sailing until o'clock