Evening star., 1896-03-24

to the Eshers at the door cards bearing
their namess and the societies they repre-
sented. They were recedved as they en-
man Miles N. shand Of .tie esstertainnnent
committee. The party c5hsisted OF the fol-
lowing: w. H. H. Smith, chaigman Of the
Of P'egs the entertainmsn1 ri COMMITTEE. and % s.ien
T. Jones, w. w, Warwick. N. r. Elliott, ].
H. Bradford, f. N. Bradley. Charles E.
Paul E. A. Clark, W. L. Simpaon, S. u.
central entertaihrient committee. After
meeting the committee, the members Of he
auxiliary body mingled one with the other,
formed enong those who viii be for the,
next four months co-workers In a very i'm
The room was brilliantly lighted and
flag and with the rational ensign. After a
half hour of pleasant social intercourse,
those present repafred to the upper room
mittee aud the committee Of 90 Mr.. shand
made some brief introductory remarks In
which he spoke OF the tremendous respor-
silility Upon all whc were to work for tho,
siastic and weH-directed activity Of the
&C cemmittee Of ,'95. H introduced Rev. E.
B. Bagby. to SPEAK on behalf Of that COM
| mittee, and on behalf of the entertainment
C. mmittee. F. NJ. Bradley made reply.
Mr.. Shand annonEced that the meeting
was the first Of series Of six committee
meetings to be held from now on upon the
Friday evenings of this month and April.
The next meeting would be held at the
First Presbyterian Church Friday evening,
| and would be the. initial meeting of the re-
cept!on committee; which consists Of 1,O11
members. and of which Rev. e. B. Bagby
is the chairman. He also announced that
at the. next meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of the union, which would be held
Monday evening, ,AprtiB at Calvary Church,
Miss Ruth Marie Sites Of the Foo Chow
Mission. China, would deliver an address.
| In closing the meeting, he said that at the
| meeting of the committee to be held Friday
evening, April "a, definite plans and assign
ments OF work would be presented.
The Music Committee.
If the work accomplished last evening at
| the meeting Of the auxiliary music commit
| tee for the Christian Endearor convention
is fair example Of what is to be expected
from the large chorus of 1900 voices being
| formed, the music will certainly be most
prominent and effective feature Of the con-
vention The meeting was called to order
| by Chairman c. 81 Clark. and was opened
! with prayer. The chairman called atten-
| ton in the start to the fact that not all
| Of the members Of the committee were pres
ent, and urged upon those present the nee
mittee. which at the present time is the
| most important thing as regards preparing
for the convention music. =
Mr.. Clark reported that several Of the
! smaller ones had already reported organiza-
| ton and regular rehearsa1s Get your
choir started to- singing was the advice of
| the chairman, when asked what constituted
| organization.
| Among the chotfs; refbrted fairly under
way, some of them h&lding regular re-
hearsals. are those in The Mount Vernon
poiitsn PresSyterian t Ttern PresSyterian stan
Vermont Avenue Clristi9n, Assembly Pres
byterfan, Gurley Memorial Presbyterian,
Gunton Temple Pfesbyaerian and West
Street Presbyterian Churches. The men,
bership Of the aboSe-naaped choirs ranges
from fifty to one handred and fifty.
The convention. ati.leic for the use Of the
choir has been careful1y selected from
Is being printed in a. pamphlet Of f1fty-six
| pages These pamphlets will be for the
sole use Of the chorus. Il is expected that
within two weeks the various choirs will
be rehearsing these hymns.
One evening each week In April meet
ing OF the auxiliary music committee will
be held, and the next meeting has been
members Of the committee will be drilled.
in order that they anay accomplish their
very important work as leaders of the va
rious choirs being organized in the churches
| in starting the singers in the right course.
Mr.: Percy 8. Foster will probably be pres
| ent at the meetings Of the committee in
April and instruct tbs leaders as regards
r. May. It .b4hssplanned to bring the
| various choirs I'd etisr and drill them in
sectiona OF about D4Q voices each.
Public rehearsa1ey which will be in the
nature Of concerto .4iu occur. during June,
|. when the. pu1llc. q sRTge will have an OPP
| portunity OF hearing the great chorus sing.
This mammoth choru4 affords the only op-
portunity to those people who are not
Christian- EndeavoreEss bat. who are good
singers, to attend the sessions Of the con-
vention and he sure Of q seat.
The meeting. last night showed signs Of
progress all along the lines Of organisation,