The evening times., 1896-07-07
VANeUARD OF THE HOSTS
EndeavOr Headquarters Alive
With Workers and Visitors.
HOTEL MEN REST EASY
tWasRumored That Delegates w would
Not He Sent to Hotels That Have
Bars Attached-The Report Ridi-
culed-Important Announcements.
The Changes In Plans.

A look like that on, the face of man
WHO has lost his last TREND shaded the
countenance OF many eotel proprietor for
{; little while this morning, all because the
ruIIor was circulated that the Christian
Endeavor committees had blacklisted those
hostelries that have bars in connection
with them. ,zl
The committees on reception and enter
tainmeut had made assis snments OF a large
number OF the most prominent hotels for
delegation headquarters. IL was uuder-
stood, OF course, that the majority OF the
visitors IN these Delegations would lodge
and eat at their respective headquarters.
Every hotel proprietor, las consequently
been making preparations for the enter
tainmeut of the hosts. The market list has
doubled, a new army OF walters has been
imported in most cases, and the little
rOoIus next to the roof that are only used
on iuaug occasions have been busted
out and supplied with cots and wash basins.
1t was no wonder, then. that the pro-
prietor scOwled on the clerk. Tie clerk
| went In and eyed the head waiter and the
latter kicked the first man under him and
caused him to drop tray of empty dishes.
when the rumor was first circulated that
the bar would have to be closed or the hotel
must do withost Endeavorers.
| II was only rumor. ho oweyer. The hotel
I, prOprietors had all learned differently by
noon. and they are now going ahead with
| preparations for the greatest convention
| that has ever been held in Christcndom.
DENIAL OF THE REPORT.
| Rev. f. B Bagby chairman OF the recep-
tion committee, was out of the city when Il
reporter inquired at Endeavor headquar-
| ters for him.
'.Oh, there is not one word of truth in
| that report. Who started it?' said and
asked young lady with three &c. E."
| badges on the front OF iIer shirt waist, who
| was pointed ont to'the reporter as one in
position TO talk in Mr.. Bagby's absence
''of course we would rather the hotels
did not have the bars connected with
them chimed in sweet-faced young
lady, who wore only two badges, bat who
had handful of crisp, new Endeavor
| flags. But we can't help il. How silly
The visitors must go some where"
We'll. was present ut all the meetings
held by either the reception or the enter
tainment committees last week" continued
the first lady. There was not one word
said against the hoteis. You see we have
arranged headquarters for a number of
the delegations and that list Will not be
changed"
Would any other committee have au-
thority to pass IA resolution against tie
hotels?"
mo, sir; IL they did, it would amount to
nothing. But am sure it is only an id lie
report, and 1 would only like TO know how
such things get started"
An even score OF hotels have been set
aside as delegation headquarters, though
that, of Course, does not imply that every
hotel In The city will not receive its full
quota of guests to the convention. The
list includes the following hotels: Ebbut
National, Howard House, Cochran. Ban
croft, Regent. st. James. willards, Els
mere, Normandie, Fredonia. A rlington. OK.
ford, Liichfield. Clarendon. Richmond. La
Fetra's. Lincoln and Grafton. At least 8
dozen OF these are equipped with bars o,
buffets.
ARRIVAL OF VISITORS.
Although tue skies served notice early
this morning that Washington might be
visited at any moment by beavya and pro-
tractcd rain, the ardCr- OF the Christian
EndeaNor convention Committees was in
no Wise diminished Preparations for The
RECEPTION OF the visitors were continued
with unabated vigor, and on no workers
race was there pcrceptible any shadow
though the clouds rolled threatenlnyiy
overhead.
Visitors from nearby States began to ar
rive at an early hour in numbers which
would indicate that this gathering will b,
an exceptionally large one, even for a Chris.
tan Endeavor convention. ParticuIa ri,
large numbers Came in from PennsyIvani,
ana massachusetts and most Of the o;he
Eastern and Middle States were rcDre
sehteu, as We're also the nearer Souther,
States.
SO far, however. only unofficial visitor
nave arrived. The delegations. anna
eh''y' nave timed their departure 80 ,ha
they Will arrive together at the last mo
ment.
AT The Endeavor headquarters No. 132.
f street, all hands were as busy AS beeS
lie distribution of badges and other in
sigma CONTINUED in increased volume. an,
many were the crisp dollar bills taken in
Then there were those who wished to pur
chase views Of the city or were seekip,
Information about some of the thousa nj
and one matters peculiar to conventio
gatherings.
At the Washington Light Infantry head
quarters every one was ready and waitin,