The herald., 1896-07-06
Is to Open on Wednesday at
Washington
VAST ENTHUSIASM SHOWN
Promising the Greatest Meeting o.
Its Kind
The Capital City Taking Preparations "a
Entertain the Fifty Thousand Visitors
A Good Program Arranged
Associated Press snec,a, w,rs.

ASSOCIATED Press Special Wire.
| WASHINGTON June 5.-Between
10000 and $4,000 visitors to the capital
city are expected during the next ten
days to attend the sessions of the fif-
teenth international Christian Endeav-
or convention, which begins on Wednese
day, the Sth inst. and continues to the
18th. A vast amount of work, preparing
the program for the convention and for
the reception of and entertainment of
the Endeavorers, has been done by the
local committee. From the enthusiasm
which has been apparent all over the
country it seems to be assured that the
gathering will be the greatest of its
kind ever held. A combined seating
capacity of 10000 will be availible at any
time during the convention, and the
meeting places will be more numerous
than ever before. Three great tents
pitched on the White lot, governmnt
rsrvation just south of the presidents
mansion, large hall and a number
of churches will constitute the princi-
pal auditoriums, and at certain times
meetings will be held simultaneously
in all.
Aside from the interior decorations of
the tents and churches, the citizens of
Washington, particularly the merchants.
have entered into the spirit of the con-
vention and have Joined in making the
city attractive by the liberal decora-
tion of their homes and places of busi-
ness. Shop windows are bright with
convention colors, shields and other de-
vices in colors bearing the words well
come" are prominently displayed, and
fronts of stores and buildings are
draped. The government authorities
have lent their assistance in decorating
the public parks with approriate foliage
devices, which include the working out
in plants and flowers the familiar
E." and monogram combinations of the
letters "Y. P. S. C. E." The convention
flag in colors and other devices with
scroll work is also seen. A prominent
feature of this years convention will
be a chorus of 1000 voices, which has
been in training long time for the
gathering.
The program committee has had in
mind tha hicvclists who attend the con-
vention, and for them nurnpv. ~s runs
been arranged. The program for the
meetings of the convention is about COM
pleted. In general it contemplates early
morning prayer meetings. and the
churches of the various denominations
represented from $3.50 until Ills. From
$3.50 o'clock until we'll towards noon are
to be held the meetings for addresses,
reports, praise, and the discussion or
various topics in the large tents. and
some of the large halls and churches. In
the afternoons, scattered throughout the
convention days, there will be denom-
national rallies in the several churches,
officers and committee conference. de-
nominational missionary rallies and an
informal reception to all officers Of the
state, territorial and provincial Endeav-
or unions by the officers and trustees OF
the united society of Christian Endeav-
or. The evening sessions are to be sim
liar in many respects to those held dur
ing the morning.