Evening star., 1896-06-11
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvORERS
The Weekly Sectional Rehearsals Of the
Great Chorus Tomorrow Night
Work Transacted by the Entertnin-
Headquarters for Delegations.

Tomorrow night the four sections of the
Christian Endeavor chorus will hold their
regular weekly rehearsal. For next week
a change of night is announced. On ac-
count of the Moody choir excursion to
Bay Ridge Friday, the 10Th instant, and
because of the annual meeting and cleo
ton of officers of the District Christian
Endeavor Union the evening of the same
day, Chairman Clark of the music COM
mittee has advanced next weeks rehearsal
from Friday to Wednesday evening, the
nth instant.
The four sec tions of the chorus will meet
in the following churches tomorrow for
rehearsal: Section A, Metropolitan Pres
byterian: section B, First Presbyterian:
section c, Vermont Avenue Christian; sec
ton d. First Congregational. Some Of the
special anthem music which will be sung
as solo numbers by the chorus during the
convention sessions will be practiced for
the first time at tOmorrow'S rehearsal
Another hotel contract was closed yes
terday, the excursion manager for
northeastern Pennsylvania engaging the
Litchfield for his delegation. The head
quarters Of the Pennsylvania delegation
will be at the oxford, but as this hotel Is
entirely inadequate for all Pennsylvanians
who may uesire hotel accommodations
rather than be quartered in private homes,
additional quarters have been secured Ihe
Philadelphia Union will occupy the Airing
ton and the Hamilton, the city unions OF
York and Harrisburg will be at the Gar
endon and now northeastern Pennsyl-
vania has completed it's arrangements for
stopping at the Litchfield
The Entertainment Committees.
A meeting of the entertainment COM
mittees. both central and auxiliary, was
held last night in the Calvary Baptist
Sunday school house. which was of great
nd at nv
bers. Reports from the various managers
Of the several districts into which the city
has been divided for the purpose of can
,assing for accommodations disclosed the
fact that quarters had been secured among
the homes of the citizens for 2O.UOO visitors.
While the committee has been very ener-
getic and active in it's canvass, it was
pointed out last night that there Is need
for additional accommodations, and plans
were discussed for further house-to-house
search for rooms, which will be at once
begun.
simultaneously with the me citing of the
entertainment committees, the central and
auxiliary decorations committees discussed
plans at meeting. also held in the Calvary
Baptist Sunday school house. Up to this
time the decorations work has been largely
preparatory and has been accomplished by
the chairman and members of the central
committee. But now the members of the
auxiliary committee will be called on to
sist in securing from merchants and house
holders elaborate decoration of the city
in both the business and residence sections.
In addition to planning for this work a
number of other matters, including the
uniforming of members of the convention
committees and the decorating of church
headquarters. were discussed.
Musicale.
musicale was given last night oy the
members of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church ir the Sunday school room, with
the result that about 500 realized
toward the church fund for entertaining
the delegation from Connecticu, to the
July convention Dr. F. j. Woodman,
chairman of the social committee. bad
charge of the entertainment. Only stand
ing loom was to be had when the program
was commenced. and even that was at
a premium. Convention flags and other
decorations were used freel; to add to the
attractiveness Of the occasion. The pro
gram consisted Of vocal and instrumental
Elees. and some of those who took part
were Messrs. Miller. Gapen. Embry and
Peirson. Mr.. Desrain, Miss HaIlman, Mrs.
H. B. Hallifeld, Mrs. General Pickett
Prof Shorts. Miss Gertrude Dana, Mr..
Guy V. Collins. Prof Eisrian. Miss Mar
garet Kuntz. Mr.. J. Barton Miller and
the Eastern High School Quartet
The Junior Rally.
The Junior Christian Endeavorers of the
District are busily preparing for the great
junior rally of the coming convention.
This rally will be held Saturday afternoon
July H. in Tent Washington. A junior
chorus rehearses every Saturday afternoon
at 3 o'clock in the First Congregational
Church, under the direction Of Mr.. Percy
S. Foster. the junior superintendents of
the city are requested to bring as many
children as possible to the rehearsal on
Saturday afternoon and all children In the
city under sixteen years of age who play
on musical instruments are invited to join
the orchestra, which will rehearse at 4
pm. on Saturday in Calvary Baptist
Church. under the leadership of Miss Mat
tie Bartlett.