The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-28
THE EsDEsvoRERs.
Arranging to Intercept Delegates TO
the National Convention


There was a meeting og the state exscu-
tive committee fl the parsoTs Of Plymouth
church Saturday evening al 100 Tor the
purpose OF discussing various matters o.
business pertaining to the Work OF the
state union
A letter from President Francis K. Clark
dated az Berlin. December Il. wa read %
Chairman Ewing. President Clark viii
Esturn 10 America r. time 70 attend the
fntarYsa iona! convention. 70 De held a. ssAn
Francisco IN July. There wsFe asso let
fers read from absent members Of tie sx-
ecutive committee. Pans for the pro-
grarnnas OF tha nsxt annual state conFsn-
ton. 20 be held IN Tacoma. beginning July
2 were thoroughly discussed IL Is ex-
pscted that this will De the largest and
most enthusiastic convention ever held IN
the state owing 20 the fact that 81 taxes
place just few Days prior 70 the begin
ming Of the International convention al
San Franciseo. thus af1ording the commit
tee an opportunity OF placing on the pro-
gramme some OF the most prominent men
% tho country. VINO viii be 90 their way
20 San Francisco. Among the names sug-
gesged were Canon Richardson. Russell H.
Convict and Weyiand noyt
william II Lewis expects 20 20 East
coon and viii there consult Genera So
Rotary Basr concerning speakers pe- {
adapted 10 treat the various Subjects 70
be considered. Mr.. Lewis VII most Ike
IL be proyIdsd a. this time with circulars.
which are TO be prepared BY the franspor-
tstion committee. setting forth the attrae-
tons Of Puget sound. for the purpose Of
inducing as many as possible Of The 1853
or Is 90 Eastern delegates 20 The interna-
ttonal convention 10 return this way and
spend a week Or as sort Of after-p.eas-
nre trip.
The transcontlnental rate Il expected 20
4fF4g ~ inn
for visitors 70 do" the most important
places on the Coast before returnlHK. The
rate between here and SAP Francisco has
not yet saeen settled upon. but II viii be
low There IL talk Of chsrtering q steam
er. John T.. Hartman, r., chairman Of the
international convention transportation
committee, reports responses coming IN
from the small towns In all directions. and
already az this early date spokane has
listed seventy 1--we who VIII attend the
great convention. Mr. Hartman thinks
there viii be- AZ least 500 Eastern dele
gates who viii Tetarn by way Of Seattle
and Tacoma.
Chairman Ewing read a letter from Gen
erAl Secretary Tsasr indorsins Miss Fran
cea II. Patterson. az Noo9y's Institute. Of
Chicago. who f. deeply Interested IN mis-
sionx and Christian Endeayor work ard
desires to make an extended trip through
the West The matter was referred TO
Rev n n. IAnEenfsltar. Of Tacorna. state
superintendent OF missionary work.
Tho msdwinter convention q Endeavor-
ers AZ Everett begin~ tomorrow evening
al 80. The steamsr Greyhound VIII leave
Seattle a. 80 g. m. making n special trip
for The convention delegates. large at
tendance r. expected.
The society Of the First Christian church
conducted the services a. the County hos
pitsi yesterday.
frsas
| meeting IN Plymouth church at so New
Years morning
Tho society of the Cumberland Presby-
| terian church Is side awake and FUN OF
| interest. They have added a number Of
new members recently. both 10 the Senior
and Junior societies.
The seed literature committee 81 the
First Christian society sent a Iargc box q
magazines ana papers % the prison al
WaIls Walis last week