Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08

nations capital during their stay for the
convention. yet upon the reception COM
mittee, numbering over one thousand men,
bers, led by STAFF of sixty persons, is
officially devolved the duty of giving espe-
cial attention to this matter
Rev. f. b. Bagby, the committees chair
man, is the only minister on the committee
OF 90: is pastor of the Ninth Street Chris
tian Church, and during the last Congress
was chaplain of the House of Representa-
tives. He is a Virginian, and studied at
Aberdeen Academy and the Kentucky Uni
Nersity, finishing at the Yale Divinity
School. After serving for a short time three
churches in West Virginia and one IN New
port News. he spent year in eTanSeliStic
work, in which he was particularly success
full 1t was while he was thus engaged that
he invited to this city at the time of
the dedication of the mission of the Chris
tan Church on Capitol Hill, to take charge
of that work
Under his illustrations it has grown
steadily, and movement is under way to
build a church. the congregation having
outgrown the chapel, SO that even standing
room at the regular services is at a pre-
MUM. Nearly half the congregation is
made up of young people. and there is a
large Christian f,ndeavor Society connect
ed with the church. Mr.. Bagby is thor
oughly in sympathy with the Christian En-
deavor movement and principles, and as
president Of the local Junior Union devOtes
a considerable portion of his time to its in
able literary work, and is the regular cor
respondent for the Christian Guide, de-
nominational paper. besides contributing fire.
quently to the Golden Rule and other re-
ligious publications.
MIR Bagby's right-hand man is Fred L.
Fishhack, the secretary of the committee.
Every member of the reception COMM tt ae
is in one sense a bureau of information,
ready to be called on at any time to satisfy
the proper curiosity of strangers. Many
have been making study of the points Of
interest in the city never before, care
fully reading some guide book if it were
a required college study, with the result
that they are better Informed the sub
even though they may have lived here all
their lives.
The members of the reception commit
tee in the several societies are ia charge of
the arrangements for the reception SatuT-
day night. in which duty. of course, they
VIII receive the assistance of the entir.
society to make the occasion in every way
a pleasant one for the guests.
The Committee on Excursions
Subordins tie by the plan of organization
to the reception committee, but connected
Immediately with it. and almost co-ordi-
rate in impt rtance with any of the '96 con-
vention committees. is the committee on
excursions. One of the delightful features
of enterta inment provided WaShingtons
visitors is in the form of excursions of va
rious kinds bicycle runs into the country
and side trips to points of historic interest
Two afternoons of the convention are spe-
cially set apart in the program for sight
seeing ana excursions. and advantage will
be taken Of many odd moments for enjoy
ing a ride on the city's smooth street sur
faces or into the attractive suburbs and
along the cool and shady roads Of the