Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
ON TO WASHINGTON
The Cry Of Christian Endeavorers
Throughout the Country.
PENNSYLVANIA'S BIG DELEGATION
One Thousand Expected From the
City of Philadelphia.
FROM THE EAST AND WEST

Preparations are being actively pushed
throughout the country for organizing
| delegaticEs to attend the fifteenth nterna-
| tional Christian Endeavor convention In
this city in July. Excursion managers are
| busily engaged in issuing circulars and in
formation pamphlets, receiving and an
| swerng inquiries from intending delegates
| and speaking to public meetings of En-
| deavorers, telling about their plans and
! arOusing interest in the coming gather
! iEg.
| When two Christian Endeavorers meet,
| these days, usually the first question asked
is: Are you going to Washington?'' AT
least that seems to be the state of feeling
| among the members Of the organization in
Pennsylvania, and is fairly Indicative of
the interest existent in all parts of the
| United States and Canada.
| Pennsylvania delegation will be the
| largest of any at the convention Prob
| ably eight thousand will have Washington
for their objective point when the July
| days come Philadelphia, unique in the
| honor of having the largest local union in
| the world, will do her full share toward
| swelling the hosts from the keystone state.
| Arrangements for the excursion of the
| Philadelphia Union are about complete,
| and a handsome booklet of sixteen pages
has been issued, giving detailed informa-
| ton of the itinerary, arrangements for ac-
| full particulars of side trip, which Is to
be taken Immediately after the conven-
| tons close
A Thousand From Philadelphia.
| 1t is confidently expected that at least
1000 Endeavorers will represent the
| Quaker city in Washington in July. More
than eight hundred attended the Boston
| convention last year. so the estimate seems
very conservative. There is great interest
|
Careful planning is necessary in order to
| have everything in such large delegation
pass off smoothly and pleasantly. w. A.
| Gillespie has charge of the arrangements
| for the Philadelphia delegations visit to
| the convention, and he has visited the city
| early and often to complete arrangements
| that will, he believes, as compared with
| previous efforts prove more satisfactory
| manager made all his arrangements here
| in person, and also went over all the
ground TO be covered by the proposed side
trip
| A special train made up of two sections,
has been secured. and will leave the city of
brotherly love Wednesday morning. July
| s, shortly before noon over the B. and o.
r. R.-Royal Blue Line-comnS through
without stop and arriving about 800, thus
| giving ample time. no matter how large
the delegation. for the members to become
| nicely settled in their temporary homes be-
fore the opening sessions of the convention
at 7:30 Wednesday evening.
The official headquarters of the Phiiade-
| phia Union will! be the Arlington Hotel,
| within easy walking distance of the CON
ventioE tents in the White Lot. But be-
| cause the convention city is close at
| hand, and such a large delegation will rep
| resent Philadelphia, one hotel. no mat
| ter how large, would be of sufficient size to
| provide for all who desire such accommodate
items. The Hamilton House has, therefore,
| been secured, in addition, for the exclusive
use of Philadelphians, and these two we'll
known hostelries. within a few squares of
places, will be the centers about which the
| delegates from Pennsylvania metropolis
will rally.
| A Reception Planned.
One Of the plea annual features OF
! the Philadelphia Unions trips to Christian
| Endeavor conventions IS reception, which
is held after arriving in the convention city,
to which are invited the officers and trus-
tees of the United Society, the officers of
the Pennsylvania Union and hosts OF
| others. This years reception promises to
| be of the most brilliant and successful
ever held, and as at the Arlington, with its
commodious and beautiful parlors and ban
| Quet hall, an ideal place for the reception is
| assured No pains will be spared by the
advisory board of the union to make the
coming event an occasion long to be re-
| membered. 1t will be held Wednesday
| night, July s. Immediately at the close Of
| the meetings to be held earlier In the even
| ing In the various churches. Another re-
| ceptlOn VIII be attended by these delegates
! Saturday evening. July II, at Calvary Bap-
fist Church, which is headquarters for the
entire state delegation from Pennsylvania
The Side Trip.
The morning after the closing session Of
| the convention-Tuesday morning, July II
two hundred of the Philadelphia contingent
will start upon the annual convention side
trip. Bor three years past the Philadelphia
Union has had its annual side excursion,
personally conducted, each in turn pro-
| nCunced in every way success, but the
| trip planned for this year promises to eclipse
| all previous efforts. Bright and early Tues
| day morning, before 8 o'clock, a special
| train will leave over the Baltimore and Ohio
| railroad and its first stop will be at Harper's
| Ferry. The eXcursionistS will remain there
| long enough to see the site Of the old John
| Brown fort, and to view the magnificent
| stretch of scenery in the three different
| states, which there come together Ieay-
| ing Harper's Ferry, and passing over to the
| Norfolk and Western railroad, the train
| will journey down the historic and pic
turesque Shenandoah valley, until the Cav
| ems of Luray are reached. Several hours
| will be spent in visiting the cave, and the
| midday meal will there be served. About
o'clock In the afternoon Luray will be left
| behind, while the excursionists push on
| toward the Natural Bridge, which is sched-
uled to be reached about I o'clock In the
evening.
After night spent at the Natural Bridge
| hotels, the party will spend the entire day
Wednesday-in sightseeing leaving for
| home Thursday morning. After a seven
| hour ride, this city will be reached and
sufficient time will be allowed during the
| stop-over here in which to eat a SQUARE
| meal and collect anything that NAV have
been left behind before taking up the Vir
glnia excursion Before dark the special
train VIII make its final start for the dele
| gates home, and Philadelphia will be
| reached by about o'clock
The entire trip, as planned for Philadel-
| pnla delegates, including the most copvan
ton excursion, will occupy eight DAYS.
Inc actual expenses, exclusive Of the side