Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR SONGS
The Four Divisions Rehearsing for the
Great Gathering.
Badges for the Members to BE Pro-
yided-A Busy Time at the
Headquarters.

Chairman Clark of the Christian En-
deavor music committee is of the opinion
that the 1000 enlistment mark of the con-
vention chorus will soon be reached. By
the time of the next rehearsals Friday
evening there will be ready for distribution
to the members of the four sections tenn
porary badges which will be required to be
shown at all subsequent meetings of the
chorus. The rehearsals have become so
popular that the churches in which they
are held are frequently crowded with per-
sens anxious to hear the spirited music,
but who do not belong to the chorus, and
do not contribute in any way to the musical
success of the singers. In order that the
sections may not be hindered in their
work by outsiders the plan of equipping the
members of the chorus with distinctive
badges has been devised.
Chorus Badges.
These are to be of acknowledged card
beard, of red, white and two shades of
blue, distinctive color for each section of
the chorus. There will be d perforation at
the top, so that they can easily be tied in
a button hole pinned to dress, and will
hear the inscription 100 Convention c. E.
CT orus.'
After a few eeks these temporary
badges will be superseded by the perma-
nent, official chorus badge, the design for
which is not yet completed. This latter
badge Will secure admission for the wearer
to the tents and meeting places during the
convention, and also to the public re-
fearsals which it is proposed to give some
time in June Some time next month when
the work OF the chorus is in an advanced
stage of preparation, it is thought that the
citizens Of Washington would enjoy hear
ing the convention songs as suns by 1900
trained voices. the largest chorus ever or
sanlzed or drilled in this city, and the
music committee is discussing plans by
which such desire can be gratifed.
Busy at Headquarters.
Every one is busy at Christian Endeavor
headquarters. The ushers' committee, with
Chairman w. w. Everett in charge, is
planning the great work which has been as
signed to it; the central finance committee
| is arranging plans for general canvass of
the city for convention funds; while the
decorations committee is discussing the
decorations with which it is proposed TO
adorn the churches, dwellings and meeting
Places at the time of the July meeting. The
printing committee, too, is hard at work on
| the map which is being prepared for the
printer and will be distributed gratis to all
;he delegates who register at the conven-
ton.
Chairman Smith and Miles NJ Shand of
the entertainment committee, both of
whom We're out Of the city Thursday even
ing addressing local meetings of Christian
EndeaVC:erS in the interest of Washington
so. have returned, and give splendid ac-
counts of the interest of EndeavorerS in
other states in the approaching convention.
Mr.. Smith went to Germantown, where he
was entertained at dinner with the officers
and eX-officers of the local union, after
which he addressed a big meeting, and was
the principal speaker of the evening. The
advisory board of the Philadelphia Union
came over IN body, and an invitation was
urgently extended to Mr.: Smith to make
an address before the Philadelphia En-
Geavorers at big rally which will be held
the 18th instant. Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Fos-
ter have consented to go over and tell the
Phiiadelphians about Washington's prep
arations.
Mr.. Shand spoke Thursday evening at
York Pa, and Friday morning a county
convention at Havre de Grace He found
the people wideawake and interested, and
pretty compliment was extended him i'll
| the decorations of the churches, in both of
| which were freely displayed the colors and
| flag of the Washington convention.
There is talk at headquarters of organ
| iZing messenger force. the members of
which are to be drawn from the ranks of
| the Junior EndedVor societies. The head
quarters section of the reception commit
tee, composed entirely of steaographers and
typewriters. is doing yeoman service in the
matter of attending to the heavy CORE
spondence and other clerical work of the
committee. and it is thought that members
of the Junior Union will be equally willing
to serve the committee if it is decided to
organize d messenger force.