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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-10

Where West Virginia Legislators
WIN Reside 49, tOHgressman-Elect
D0w Getting Some Pointers.

Special to fhe Eosist.r
WASHINGTON. ID e.. December g.
s.r.Ior Fr,sr.r vbo has nade mis-
u..., D.. .,..-....
s.t.iI sessions past. mas made ID ch}nse
across the street to the Shoreham. where
r.. H.. taI.,1 ausrtmcrts fol himself and
........., an, .... ......... ... WI,
-'- .','. '.' Ho'i1.-| S' AZ '''e
nam ,- jon" ','' ''.'"' 'l " eS1
'i-.i'., always makes '.'S '''''', O'''' ',' ;
".. l.- '' ".- 'e''' '''." "'S ''.'--''' IL.
E always >''"eS 'I' winter mere. 9y"-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-10

Nav, e amt with much on rab-
bits
d" Coons?'
law. l never tried i'm
Rats
a. 'Es too big
What is he good for, them
"''E's the bes' flea dawg / ever seed
an. they is powerful bad hyar-see i'm
each en- And the dos certainly did
catch three in less than three minutes.
Washington Star
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-10
WANTS THE WILL SET ASIDE.

LONDON. December "a morning pa
per announces that Arthur Kitson will
bring am action against Sir James Ktson,
member OF Parliament. and other members
of the family. 10 set aside his fathers
will involving half million pounds. on
the ground Of INSANITY and undue IN
fuence. II was Arthur Eitson VINO, some
time since. obtained cl2oo0 damages
AGAINST Or. James Playfair for SANDER.
imparting information TO his life regard
ing Mrs Kjtson that he had tanned in
a profes slonal capacity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-10
He Was Not Much of Hunter, but
Had Other Good Points.

Last summer l boarded a month in
a country house in the mountains of
Virginia" said a department clerk TO
q Star reporter.
The fayorite member Of the family
was dog. He was a yellow mongreL
and seemed fl for nothing on earth but
to distribute Aeas. l have never seen
a dog so badly afflicted with these MIN
bic insects. His entire time. except
when he was eating. seemed 10 he oc-
cupied in biting himself. But the man
of the house almost idOliZed the worth
less animal.
Tibet air tn hes dawg in Nirginny,
the old man said one evening.
els he q good rabbit dog? l asked
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-10
ElFth Wheeling Property l.r

In order 10 close the estate ~
Patrick ken1ey. l hereby Off
the property BELONGINGS -o ll.
tate. situated Jl -Le Eest Side
street. between I.i-h 'au- So.
~ ti.......l ... .. a..
brick house fronting Oh Mar
also tWO-stOTy brick house.
Alley +. said Market and q
both paved with bri D. I-l
in very good condition. tic best
age auQ AS q whole is Scr.
opportunity Tor iLTrst-.lt a.
otherwise. being ia tine L
best part " he city. VII SCI.
or IN TWO p-l.a. For part. -.
JD..-, .. ......
s '-~i-'. strator L-ta-e
au27eh. 7gl Marie
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-10
ApppOvrs Tur MESSAGES.

PARIS. December 9-The Figaro strong
" approves Of President Cleve,and's mes.
sage to Congress and says: ut proves
that apart from the fomerters of inte-n2-
tonal discord there is reserve ~ wise
men i'm America who are swayed solely by
the dictates of conscience and reason.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-10
no CUer \ COM - on DIV
A GOOD DOG.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II II fails
20 cure. PC.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-10
FOR SAIL

House. IS rooms and hail. A. sr
Centre Wheeling. sI,luu
House. / rooms. BRICK, t..t
Eighteenth street. slflu.
Splendid brick house. b rooms t
gases, bath, hot and cold wafer.
between u and -itl streets -- ...
house b rooms and st-r.
street sixth ward, terms easy,
500 Buys house. rooms. l...
Centre VI lce-lLs so cash. balance
LotS on Linn ST. and Nc-OAOll
Wheeling. so 10 $50 each. oL t-r.
meuts
Splendid building site for dw
Fourteenth ST.
House rooms. brick. Jacob street. s , #.
ward, easy terms 8 go
Building size for dwelling. q
street. Firth ward.
Elgnt-r1Om fame house. bath. 81
cold water; also double Crane hcl- ,
rooms on each side with All necessary
buildings; suitable Tor two faWi'le
gases. Between Seventh and
streets, east Side Of Market STREE
50El32 feet A bargain at $500.
House, y rooms. large centre hall
modern cOuyeuicuces. and large Dor $751;
2lr9 Chapl!ue street: cheap and lerm e.
House, a rooms. brick Fifteenth
cheap So 0u.
House. s rooms ard hall. 18th st., $500
Busln>ss property GA Market 81. al C s.
craze price
$40. $500 $50. $500. 5000 and $500 10 ,I.
or :eal estate.
NESBITT & DEVINE.
Tel CAB. 1889 Market street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-10
FOR sALEREk- E5TATz
FOR SALE.

TOR SALE.
Fullding lots on Thirteenth street.
Building lots at Edg.ngtol.
Building lots Al Gresgsvile.
W. v. HJGE E rpo
aux Room IS, CITY BaaA 8....'-.
DEAL ESTATE AND Io-
Ii ,GENCY. JA1iEs Z. HANNAH
1865 Main Street. ~eCCnl i...-
Estates managed, property r.1..t -
rents collected Persons havag Da5.--..
LEI or sell, and those wishing 10 re.. 9--
are invited 70 cai. Special attel.o-
o. Ward properly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08

carried on by the juniors last summer.
When the season, closed it was found that
all expenses had been met and a surplus
rem aimed in the treasury. The project will
not be undertaken again this year. for the
reason that all interest and energy Is be-
ing expended for the convention, but an
other season may see the good work du-
plica ted and enlarged.
For the year beginning last October the
following officers of the union were elect
ed: president, Rev. e. b. Bagby; vice pres
ldent, Mrs NJ Ross Fishburn; secretary,
Miss Adelia F. Randolph; corresponding
secretary, Miss Mary v. Fenwick; treas
urer. John B. Sleman. At an election held
last month the following officers were
CHOSEN, their terms to commence in Octo-
Der: President. Mrs. w. H. Pennell vice
president, Miss Estelle Foster; secretary,
MISS Adella f. Randolph; corresponding
secretary Mrs. Charles H. Lane, nee Miss
M: " Fenwick; treasurer c. Q. Bohrer.
FROM the annual report Of the secretary
Tor the year ending in June, it appears
that the Junior union is composed of 81 So
cleues, with total membership of 2.539, of
whom l,722 are active members, 734 are
associate and 80 are honorary. The plan
OF monthly conferences of the superntend-
ents Tor discussion of current topics is
nkely 10 be of help to Junior workers,
wnlch mas proved so successful and help
iul IN the past. is still continued, and the
junior union of the District of Columbia is
today In an excellent, Furnishing condi-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08
Plan of Recistratiau.

The plan of the registration committee
is simple A card is provided. upon which
each delegate Is to write his name, home
address, society of which he is member.
and state delegation with which he rame
TO the city. This is handed upon his ar
rival TO a member of the committee sta-
toned at the church which has been spe-
cially designated as the headquarters for
the particular delegation with which the
member is connected. Accommodations
are assigned to each guest. and record is
kept of every visitoross TO where he came
from and where he is stopping.
4 plan has been devised that " II simplify
to a wonderful degree what has heretofore
proven TO he the tedious process of T,gs-
tration. Blank cards have been sem out
to the excursion managers Tor distribution
to the delegates and it is the expectation
that these cards have been Iillel out while
journeying toward the convention city. At
the church headquarters assignment cards.
previously prepared. are exchanged for The
registration card. The delegates now ard
tells the address of the house in which he
is TO stay during the conventions Gupi-
cate gives the same information To the
registration cOmmItte2-while the reg Stra-
ton card left at the church headqu arrars
is a record Of the delegates presence in the
city, and from it can be obtained necessary
information as to his home, residence. So
ciety. &c. In this manner the registration
of delegates is accomplished without The
stroke of pen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08
COST OF THE CONVENTION.
Ihe Plan by Which Funds Were
Raised to Defray EApensea.

ii was estimated that the cost of the
convention would be in the neighbcrhood
OF sZi,oo This amount was calculated
from actual items of costs ascertained and
from expenses incurred at Boston and
other prior conventions. The most i'm
rortant items of the expense account are
as follows: Rent of two tents, one new
tent and fixtures, freight on tents putting
up, care of and taking down tents, seats
eLu platforms In tents and public comfort
arrangements, rent of halls, literature ia
pits' pooths, etc, speakers and trustees
eApenses' badges, lighting tent and
grounds, decorating tents and meeting
places, printing and committee expenses.
registration, programs. stamps and sun
dries.
10 meet these expenses 1t was decided.
altef long and G; lest discussion, to raise
two-fifths of the sum frcm the Endeayorers
OIL washington, and to ask the merchants
ara others who would be immensely bene-
.teu IN business way by the presence IN
tne city CT so many visitors to contribute
the remaining three-ffths. The members
oi the societies have responded well. and
the $1,000 expected from this source has
teen subscribed
In order to encourage contributions from
the lUo Endeavorers dncluding junors) in
the District, the finance committee decided
upon plan of installment contributions CT
varying amounts, extending over a period
OF twelve months, SO that even the small
sum OF $l2O could be subscribed and paid
at the rate Of 10 cents per month Two
rewards were held out as Inducements 20
subscribers. the first being, usiI the Ian
gIage of the committee in its circular, 1.-THE
dividends of blessings to be derived from
the convention and the second a hand
81 mely engraved bond. signed by every
member of the committee of '96. suitable
Tor framing as a souvenir of the occasion
ard OF the interest and support Of the con-
tributor
In accordance with this plan the mem
bers of the auxiliary finance committee
enlisted" contributors in the various So
cieties, who agreed to subscribe for the
bends. which were arranged in series from
to L. with amounts varying from $40.
payable s. monthly, to s1.2O. or 10 cents per
month. ~
financial interests q series of contributors,
foil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08
BUREAU OF INFORMATION.
some or the Work Accomplished by
the Press Committee.


This is the veritable information bureau
Of the committee Of SO, and through il the
plans and completed arrangements have
been from time to time made public The
press committee has not confined its work
to supplying news TO the local papers; in
fact, that has been only small part of its
labors Information is given out to the
secular ana religious press of the entire
country, either through the regular news
associations or by means of special ntelli-
gence bulletins. A number OF such bulle-
tins have already been issued, some of
them illustrated with maps and plans over
1860 copies of each being distributed, prin-
cipaly to Christian Endeayor papers all
over the country, and the committee was
Sratified to receive Immediately after the
first one had been circulated, Secretary
Baer's sincere commendation that II was
one of the best press bulletins he had ever
seen put out
Besides these information bulletins a
mum Der of descriptive articles on Washing
ton and the convention We're prepared for
general distribution. The committee also
supplied a arge number OF the organs of
The state unions with electrotypes of views
of public buildings, places of interest, the
convention flag, &c. for illustrating articles
on appropriate subjects.
Photographs and biographical matter of
leading workers and officers of the differ
ent state unions for the Use of the local
press and the information of the commit
tee have been collected.
Another task that has absorbed the re-
cent attention Of this committee has been
the issuing of the official program For
the first lime this program has been print
ed outside of Boston, where the matter
for il is always prepared. This year aft az
IN" type had been set and proofs corrected.
the plates were Stereotyped and expressed
20 this city. where the BIO 1klets were print
ed and bound.
The committee is a believer in home in
dusuy, and has made every effort to give
its work to local firms. This practice has
not been departed from, and local printers
have been awarded the contracts for The
big jobS-the publishing Of the map and
progrlrl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08
QUARTERS FOR DELEG ATEs.
Systematic Work Pursued by Tho
COmmittee on Entertainments

Upon its organ iZation in November last
the entertainment committee Immediately
began canvass Of the zeal hotels. learn
ing how many delegates each would agree
to accommodate and at what rate. From
the information thus obtained Chairman
Shand was enabled to lend material aid to
many Of the excursion managers from the
various delegations who desired hotel head
quarters for the delegates from their
unions. majority of the best hotels re-
spondcd to the committees request for in
formation. and reasonable rates have been
granted. More hotels have been secured
for delegations this year than at any prior
conven ion.
But the assigning of states to hotels was
only one phase Of the work devolVing upon
the entertainment committee. and was
done entirely by the central committee.
by lar the most important and arduous
task, and that which required the assist
ance of each member OF the large auxil-
larry body, was the canva ssing of the city
to provide accommodation for the great
majority who are not to be cared for in
hotels.
Early H. May this house-to-house cam
Nass was made. The city was divided into
districts, each in charge OF one of the
members of the central committee ana
under his direction the canvass In his Dis
trict made The returns were tabu-
lated on specially prepared cards. which
cient numb rs 10 the different church head
quarters, where the assignment of dele
gates to their boarding places Is made
The duties of the committee may he gem
orally outlined as follows: In the first place
a section of the committee. forming por-
ton of the STAFF, looks after the advance
welcome given to incoming delegates by
ser ding out designated persons to rect
visitors from other unions while al route
and TO extend a foregleam of the welcome
which awaits them. A second section of
| the committee, constituting another por-
| ton of the staff. has charge of the ARA nge-
ments at the stations and of the details Of
the reception committee appointed to as
sist them. These members are on hand to
u elCome the delegations when they arrive
at the depots and take them in charge. TO
! conduct them 10 their state headquarters.
! \ third section gives a further welcome at
! the church headquarters, and, after the
delegates have been assigned to their homes
| pilots them to their respective stopping
| places The fourth section Of the Staf has
| been hard at work for several months past
! doing clerical work at the Headquarters of
| the committee OF 90 The four sections in
! TO which the staff of the reception commit
| tee Is divided are known as the HEADQUARTERS
| section. the railroad section, the depot Sec
| ton and the church section. Each consists
Of fifteen members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08
LIKE AND ARMY.
How the Committee of '98 Was Sys-
tematically Organized.

In its plan of organization the COM
nittee and all the subordinate working
bodies auxiliary to it are not unlike mill
tary companies. There is the general-in-
chief, his principal advisers, themselves
cbairmen os important committees. Nearly
all of these committees are subdivided into
central and auxiliary bodies--the central
committee. comparatively small as to num-
bers, whose members plan out the general
scheme Of the particular work for which
the committee is organized; and the auxil-
larry body, comprising the main force of
workers, to whom the chairman looks for
the execution of the plans. This auxiliary
committee is composed of delegations of
from three or four to fifteen and twenty
and sometimes more from each Christian
Endeavcr Society in the local union, and is
IN charge of chairman or aid" he is
of1lc1ally termed. While the name and adj
dress of each member of the auxiliary
committee Is a matter of record at head
quarters yet the aid is the one usually
communicated with. To him are sent all
NOTICES OF rlasS- meetings committee con-
ferences, and by him this information is
passed On to the five or ten twenty men,
bers associated with him.
Ihus, from the chairman of the commit
Tee OF No down through the chairmen of
the several convention committees and the
ans OF the auxiliary committees to the
masses OF the members, there has been a
SysteUdtlc, symmetrical scheme
OF organization. The members of one of
the local societies enlisted in the ranks of
convention committee are responsible
primarily to their aid" the aids report
10 that member of the central committee
In whose district they work or under whose
erection they have been designated to
serve; tie central committee members are
subordinate TO tie chairman of the COM
mlttee, and he is a member of the commit
tee OF ~. and in daily conference with it's
Chairman. Just as in the army there is
commsnder-1n-chief, major generals gen.
erals IN command of briga 3es colonies.
captains. corporals and privates so in the
smaller army of local Christian Endeavor-
ers, united in the magnificent Undertaking
OF arranging for one Of the mammoth in
ternational conventions, there is chair
fhah-in-chief, chairmen of eight important
committees chairmen of four scarcely less
important subcom!rttees, aids or chair
men OF subdivisions of these bodies of
workers, and the workers themseIves-,be
privates in the host
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08
MEETING PLACES PROVIDED.
Tents and Central Hall. Well as
Some of the Largest Churches


What has been done in the way of pro-
viding meeting places has been accom-
plished by the central committee, without
the assistance of any auxiliary body. such
as is attached to most of the other conven-
uon committees. Not only have the two
huge tents which were used last year in
Boston for places of meeting been secured
ard erected for this years gathering but
az additional tent of like dimensions with
the others has been bought 1t has been
named Tent Washington, and with Tents
Nilliston and Endeavor ocoupies The hip
ellipse known as the White Lot, oIS feet
east and west by SOS feet north and south.
Each is designed to hold in the neighbor-
hood of lc,ooo people, the platforms alone
accommodating as many persons as can
comfortably be seated i'm any of the cifv's
largest church auditoriums. Forty-six
thousand two hundred and twenty-eieht
square fee; of space is covered by these
mammoth caEvases. They are 2al feet long
and 1S2 feet wide and fifty-five feet high al
the pitch of the roof
Besides the tents, Central Hall and fiv.
OF the largest churches have been provided
Tor convention meetings. The hall, situated
halfway down Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween the treasury and Capitol, is the
largest OF the auxiliary auditoriums f.
seats about 5000 people. 1t was dedicated
Tor public use by the Christian Endeavor.rs
OF the District last January on the occa-
sion of their fourth annual convention
The hve churches which have been chosen
Tor meeting places. in addition to the tents
ana the hail. are all of them large ones of
historic interest and especially convenient
IN location to one another and to the tents
AFTER the convention is over the hall
committee VIII have the thankless task of
cieahing up and restoring things in the
ehurches and on the White Lot to their
normal condition and good order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08
THE FIRST ENDEAvORER
Mr.. W. q. Pencil Now Resides in tie
National Capital
His Example Was Largely RespOnsi-
bic for the Formation of the First
Society Ever Organized.

There lives in Washington city at present
a gentleman who may be justly regarded
as one of the chief and NEST important
agents in the formation of the great Chris
tian Endeavor Society, and it was largely
owing to his Christian efforts and personal
influence that the initial society was
brought into being at the Williston Church
of Portland The fact that Mr.. William II.
PennelI was the first signer of the consti-
tuition is well known, and he is properly
proud Of the honor, but 1t is also equally
as true that Father Clark owed in a large
measure the success of that first society to
Mr. Pencils endeayors. When the con-
stitution was first read to the young peo-
pie who had assembled in Pastor Clark S
parlor, that bleak and frigid February day
in 1881. there was hesitancy on the part of
all when the question of signing it was
considered. The pledge to attend prayer
meeting unless detained by some absolute
necessity, and to take some part, no mat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08

Rev. ESerton r. Young, who Is to speak
tonight at the First Baptist Church, is
well known as a missionary, author and
traveller. He was one of tie speakers al
he great CONVENTION in New York in 1892
and also spoke to a large audience at the
International students missionary conven-
ton in Liverpool last January HIS life
has been largely devoted to the work
among the North American Indians. His
work mas been wonderfully blessed and
through his efforts much good has been
accomplished in the Indian tribes He Is
an orator of much power, and popular with
young People.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08

Rev. L. 5. keyser of Dayton, Ohio was
born March Is, 1876. in Tuscarawas county,
Ohio lie was graduated from Wittenoerg
Theological Seminary, Springfield, Ohio
After serving churches at La Grange Elk
hart, Indiana, and Springfield. Ohio. ne was
elected, two years ago, to his present DO
sition of managing editor OF the Lutheran
Evangelist. MIR. keyser has also become
quite We'll know as a writer on natural
history. At the meeting at the Central
Presbyterian Church he is on the program
for an address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08
An Organization That Has Grown
Rapidly in the District.
ITS WORKS OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY
A Training School for Young
Workers in the Church.
AN INTERESTING HISTORY

Work among the juniors is an especially
important feature of the Christian En-
deavor movement. Careful attention is
given to the training of those who, within
a few years. will assume the responsibilities
of duties in the senior societies, and these
younger members are banded together in
societies OF their own. In the District of
Columbia there exists a flourishing union
of Junior Endeavorers. which, while not
of such early organization as the senior
union, of which it is auxiliary, has won
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08
The Star as IL Souvenir

The weeks issues of The Evening Star.
from July to IA. inclusive, will form a
valuable souvenir CT the Christian En-
deavor convention. The reports Of the pro-
ceedings will be readable. complete, and
handsomely illustrated. The Star for the
week will be sent to any address in the
United States or Canada for ten cents.