The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-28
AN IMMENSE GATHERING.


four Thousand Voices in the Choir.
Three Thousand Committeeman
dreds of Speakers.
The city Of Washington is all astir
haking preparations for the Fifteenth
international Christian Endeavor Con-
&entlon, tn be held in that city on July Sth
18th inclusive All of the details of
he convention are in charge of the gene
al committee of twelve members, assist
9d by subcommittee in all parts of the
Pity, to the number of three thousand
he meetings of the convention will be
6ieid in three tents, located on the White
BOT with total seating capacity of thirty
thousand. in addition to which numbers
pf churches in the immediate neighbor-
xiood will he used for overflow meetings.
CENTRAL Hall Will be used for State head
\ Quarters, at which point the general in
aformation bureau will be maintained
M The music of the convention will be one
1bf the most interesting items of the pro-
sEramme. y chorus of four thousand
9foiccs has been organized and subdivded
Bfnto four sections, all of whom will use Il
Especial hymn book prepared for this meet
Ming. The singing will be under the con
3trol Of Messrs. =. 5. Foster, Ira ID. San
Ekey, Peter Bilhorn and II. O. Excel. and
Fin addition tt large orchestras at each
Injecting, instrumental solos will be rem
dered by the Park sisters, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert f. Burleigh, of Concord, n H.. 3,
Elphonzo Youngs, Jr, Washington, and
u William y. Excel, Chicago ILL.,
The general committee of the convention
4 have offices occupying the whole of the
second floor OF 1927 L street, all Of which
5were handsomely furnished by the mcr-
A chants of that city.
n The list of speakers include prominent
men from all parts of the world
The daily papers of Boston, during the
A convention of last year, commented on
\ the beautiful arrangement of growing
\ flowers in the public parks. An effort
will be made by the Washington people
to excel the Boston display, as already
two hundred thousand plants are being
arranged in appropriate and attractive
order by the public gardener
The reception of the thousands of del.
egates is in charge of the reception com
mittee, of which Rev. +. Il Bagby, late
chaplain of the House of Representatives,
Is chairman. He has on his general com
mittee an efficient staff of sixty persons,
which are divided into four sections
namely, headquarters section, railroad
section, station section and church sec
ton. The detail work of this committee
will be in the hands of one thousand
young people, all of whom will wear
white hats or caps, appropriately inscrib-
ed. Their duties will be maintaining
information bureaus, postoffices, etc A
committee OF two or four will meet all
incoming trains about fifty miles from
Washington, 10 provide against the delay
of delegations after the arrival IA ut sta
tions.
Admission To this great meeting can
only be had by presenting Il convention
badge, and ii i very important that all
visitors should register with their State
transportation manager as soon as posi-
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The Virginia postofice in Washington
will he the First Baptist Church, corner
Sixteenth and O streets, n w. to which
point all mail should be addressed
No free entertainment is furnished by
the committee. all delegates, as usual.
paying their own expenses Homes will
he provided, and the rates charged will
be: Rooms only. 80 cents to 81; rooms
with breakfast. 81 to 81 %: rooms, with
three meals, $3.50 to 50. The Riggs
House will be headquarters for Virginia,
and the rate 81 per day Accommodate
tions in Washington can be had only
through the state transportation mana
ger, and all inquiries should be addressed
to him.
The railroads and steamship lines have
granted Il rate of one fare for the round
trip, good until July 31st, provided tick
cts are deposited with joint ticket agent
on or before July IA. Robert Lecky, Jr.,
Richmond, Va. is State Transportation
manager for Virginia, to whom all inqui-
ries should be made for the purpose of at
tending this great gathering. He will
furnish map i'll colors of the city of
Washington on receipt of two-cent
stamp to pay return postage. 1t is not
required that person attending this con
vention should be II Christian Endeav-
0rer, but a friend of one.
Bicycle runs will be made each day,
conducted by Washington wheemen
Places of interest surrounding Washing
ton will be the objective points in these
runs.
One hundred thousand visitors are ex-
pected ut this convention, which will
make this the greatest gathering of
young people ever held in America
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