Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-14
Committee Of '96 Removing the
Things From the Armory.
THOUSANDS OF DELEGATES STILL HERE
Expenses of the Convention Within
the Limit Of Subscription:
ALL WORK WE'LL DON E

The headquarters Of the committee of '96
at Light Infantry Armory today presented
very much the bedraggled appearance that
one would expect after q week of such
hustle and work as the past has been. The
work Is not over by any means, and 1t will
certainly be several months before the COM
mittee will have its affairs in shape TO dis
band. In point of fact today was as busy
as any of its predecessors. for there was
almost as much work involved In getting
the visitors started for their various homes
as there was in receiving them last week.
The booths where the religious denomina-
tions and state delegations had their down.
town headquarters were being dismantled
this morning, and the expectation was that
general headquarters would be moved back
| tomorrow to the former onices on F street.
| Not nearly as many Of the visiting dele
gates have left town as one would have
| expected. great many stayed over for
| the exercises at Mount Vernon this after
| noon. while other thousands, feeling that
| they had not had sufficient opportunity to
see the sights Of the national capital. are
likely to stay on for several days more.
The reports Of the railroad ticket agents
show that at least 10000 tickets have been
deposited for further extension and, as
| tickets that are used by the 18th do not
have to be so deposited. this proves thai at
least that number of people are planning
| to remain over Wednesday. great many
OF these will undoubtedly avail themselves
OF the chance to make little excursions into
new territory. Many from the west are
planning to spend few days at the sea-
shore, SO as to enjoy the novelty Of a dip
| In old ocean, while Gettysburg and the
other battleffelds, New York, Fort Monroe
and other points of interest will get their
share of the host. Many of these visitors
are planning to make further stop when
they get back to Washington before start
homes vii ba
better part Of fortnight before this city
sees the last of the Christian Endeavorers
Visitors Enthusiastic.
TO say that the visitors are enthusiastic
over their reception in the capital is to ex-
press 1t but mildly. They have enjoyed
them elves so thoroughly that they return
home unable to say enough in praise of the
beauties OF Washington. 1t would be in.
teresting II one could only know how MANY
OF them are talking Of repeating their
visit in the near future, when more time
can be given to sightseeing. They would
meet again at the convention at San Fran
cisco next year, but the distance from the
stern states. where the c. f. movement
is strongest, is so great that it is doubtful
If more than 10000 will make the journey
to the Pacific coast next July.
The general opinion around headquarters
today was that the estimate Of the regis
tration committee Of the numbers who at
tended the convention was altogether too
small. 1t is now certain that a great many
delegations were not fully registered, and
visitors who, feeling that they were not
full members OF the society, declined to
register. For instance, of one section of
the Tennessee delegation it is known that
only one out of five was registered. For
this reason. and also taking into considera-
ton the reports of the ticket agents. Chair
man Smith said to Star reporter this
morning that he was satisfied that an esti-
mate of 10000 visitors from out of town
was a conservative one and well within the
actual numbers.
| The members of the committee of '96 are
| very much elated today over the success
| that attended the convention from first to
last. Until today they were all so busy
that they scarcely had time to figure out
that everything is practically finished, and
they can look about them, they are con-
| graduating each other on the smoothness
with which the whole affair passed off.
sort, end none OF any Importance. With
all the crowds in town. there have been no
| serious accidents reported nor any real
sickness In fact. about the only mishap
| that befell them was the fall Of Tent VII
lston, and that was something that could
not have heen foreseen or prevented. The
Church Of the hall committee in getting the
tent up again so quickly has come in for
a generous share Of praise.
Coed Financial Showing.
One Of the chief causes of congratulation
| is the fact that the expenses of the con-
vention have been kept well within the
| limit of the amount contributed by the
| citizens of Washington and the members
of the local union. and this. too, without
! skimping or being compelled to practice
any mean economies Everything was
done on a proper scale, but a close watch
was kept on all expenditures, and not a
cent was spent foolishly or wasted. The
committee a
close Of the convention without deficit
| is largely due to the strict watchfulness
| and care that were exercised from the be-
ginning. For example, by close figuring
| the seas and platforms were placed in the
| three tents for about $1,000 less than the
first estimate, and as the contractor
| that much additional has been saved. On
the cost of the badges almost as much
was saved The committee nnds itself now
| with something like 10000 Of the official
programs on its haEds, but as they con-
| tain the words and music of many of the
most popular Christian Endeavor hymns
they are already selling rapidly to state
and local unions at So a hundred, that
from this source the committee is likely
| to get back the better part of $500.
OF the three big tents that were used for
the. convention only one was purchased
outright, the other two being leased fer
the occasion. 1t Is thought that the tent
the committee owns can be sold, SO as to
return fair proportion Of the cost, and
tneTe Is a poSSlDlilty tnat IL may be taken
| for the convention in Nashville, though
that is looking a long ways ahead. 1t will
not be needed at San Francisco for that
| city has a couple Of halls large enough to
| accommodate all the delegates who are
! likely to go to the convention.
Taking Down the Tents.
Just as soon as the tent meetings were
adjourned last night the work of dismant-
ling the White Lot was at once begun.
This afternoon the appearance of the con-
| vention meeting places was vastly different
from what they looked like during the past
| six days, and as the thousands Of dele
| gates who assembled in them will remem-
| ber them. -.
! BY 4 o'clock this morning every electric
| light on the grounds was down and all
the wires were orderly bundled up. This
| morning the decorations were removed.
At o'clock this afternoon Tent Williston,
| for the second time since 1t was originally
erected, was fiat on the ground and ready
! to be unlaced and packed away. All the
chairs and benches had been taken from
Tent Washington, and there was only a