Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
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able smoothness and So far there is every
PROJECT of I; most successful convention.
The reports that re:ched headquarters
today from. the various church headIuar-
tiers about town were of the most sncour-
aging description. So far as heard fl ON
not the slightest friction has occurred in
the work of receiving the delegates and
assigning them to headquarters. 1t isS a
tremendous undertaking. but the worK has
been so thoroughly divided up shat it seems
to be moving along like clockwork.
Chairman Smith Happy.
Mr.. W. H. H. Smith, the chairman of the
committee of '96. said today that he felt
amply repaid for all his labors by the good
news that was being received from all
slices.
The Michigan delegation" he said,
(which has been assigned to ny church.
the North Presby terrain, reached the church
last evening about IL o'clock. The work
of regiSt ering them and assigning them to
homes was gone through with SO easily
and satisfactorily that it was positive
pleasure Every visitor from whatever
delegation seems to think that his home
is just about the best. and that the people
at the church to which he has been assign
ed could not possibly be more hospitabe-
Mr. E. A Fultz, special correspondent of
the Cleveland World. arrived in Washing
ton last night He said this morning that
the Cleveland Endeavorers world reach the
city today. fully four hundred strong. They
are coming to boom Christian Enleavor
ard are not looking for another convention
for the forest city this trip. He expressed
himself as highly pleased with the manage
ment of affairs by the Washington commit
tee of '96. Mr.. Faltz is here 10 prepare a
special article for the World for the benefit
of the Cleveanders who were unable to
come on for the convention.
An arrival who met with a warm recep-
tten this morning was Mr.. George C. Wood
ruff Of Litchfeld. Conn. who was formerly
Rev. Mr.. Woodruff of this city. He vas
the pastor of Faith Chapel, a branch of
the New York Avenue Presbyterian Chrir n
but resigned in June 1894. Since then he
has dropped the reverend from his name
and is now the proprietor of the Litehiield
Enquirer He was welcomed by many OF
the local ministers who were at hea lqIar-
ters- He reports a great deal of enthusi-
asm IN Connecticut over the great conven-
ton and says that the state delegation
more than 700 strong, will reach the city
this evening.
Keeping Track of the Delegations.
The transportation managers of number
of the parties which are en- route for WASH
ington have been thoughtful enough to
keep Chairman Smith informed of their
whereabouts. and the result is that it is
possible to learn at headquarters the exact
time of the arrival of each delega lion.
one to three hours late. and Secretary Nor
gan has prepared a schedule which keeps
track of all the parties that are on their
way. and from which one can learn at a
moments glance just when each will get
here.
As fast as the delegations reach the city
they are sent direct to the churches to
which they have been assigned. There
they are registered and looked after gen.
orally. so that the officers at headqua cte.s