Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-13
NAMES WORKERS..
Tho Part This State Il Taking At Christian
Endeavor Convention At Washington.

washington, July 1.-THE member.
Of the Maine delegation to the bis
Christian Endeavor convention nov
being held In this city, have now come
to receive more favorable impression
of the city than was to be obtained
| from their first experience. When they
| came In, Wednesday afternoon, the
rain was falling in torrents. Yet the
| party numbering about 175 were in
| the best OF spirits.
The trip had been very pleasant and
entirely free from the petty annoy
| apces and delays which often attend
such large gatherings. The delegates
were loud in their praise OF theis State
treasurer. l. w. Case of Lubec, who had
personally conducted the excursion
TEL the folks in Maine we had
splendid trip and Mr.. Case is the prince
of excursion managers" was the com
mon exclamation. The journey from
Boston to New York was over the Fail
River line and the beautiful steamer
Pilgrim was the scene of the first
prayer service of the Maine party.
Tuesday morning.
The efficient manner in which the
Neutrality-suspicious. are caring for the
gathering multitudes, is no better evil
denced than at the railroad stations
In addition to a large bureau of in
formation, committee ranging from
a dozen upwards is assigned to each
state, and promptly on the arrival of
the train escorts the visitors to their
state headquarters which was some one
Of the Washington or Georgetown
churches. Here another committee re-
ga s.d Il
to their several rooms
Maine was assigned to the West
Street Presbyterian church in George
town The location is unfortunate.
but the members of that church have
more than offset this by the royal well
come extended and the elaborate deco
rations that have been provided
The church proper Is decorated with
two American flags, extending from
each corner near the chancel rail. The |
chancel space is filed with potted |
plants. Across the organ pipes in large |
letters is the society motto For Christ |
and the Church" In the rear o. the |
church. in imitation fresco upon the |
wall, are the state notices of Maine |
Attempt Great Things for God; Elk |
pect Great Things from God"
The most elaborate decoration, how |
ever. are in the lecture room. over 80 |
barrels of pine cones were brought |
from the State for the purpose of |
decoration, and these have been used |
with effect. Back of the platform is |
an immense easel. l6 feet high. with a |
background of white cones entirely. |
and trimmed with pine branches. In
the center, worked in bunting of green
and gray color. are the initials &C. E."
while the top has worked in the word
Welcome. Eight barrels of cones
We're used for this alone. Leading to
the lounging room are portiercs made
of pine cones, while along the walls
are strings of cones. There is a regis
tration booth and postofiicc on one
side of the room and on the other a
booth of the Good viii Farm a
Christian Endeavor enterprise in
Maine where poor boys are taken care
of. Samples of their work will be sold
to visitors to the headquarters as SOU
vcnirs
The stand is decorated in pine
houghs and cones, and looks pretty
booth of interest is the float
ing f.ndeavor booth, which represents
the Maine contingent and which is
built of oars. fishing nets and anchors.
arranged. The decorations
In the Sunday school hall are elaborate
and pretty.
Tho president of the Maine organic
alton of Endeavorers. Miss Cora Bick
ford of Biddeford. is very active at
caring for her fellow pill
81 inns, and in arranging for the Maine
rally this evening. when represent
ltives of the Pine Tree State residing
IN Washington will receive their
friends from home. A number of good
speakers nave agreed to he present
md participate, and ii is expected the {
Nelliin viii fairly ring in loyalty to The
grand Old State.
Miss Bickford came in advance of |
he Maine delegation to enable her to
% present at the council of state pres , ,
dents, which met. Tuesday. While I
he exercises were semi-secret she
talked as freely as she consistently
'ould. saying among other things that t
t was the most helpful meeting in the ;
history of the society and that some !
lew plans would be speedily promul-
sated for extending the usefulness of c
christian Endeavor work
Maine has a right to rejoice in this i
ereat International gathering of Chris
MOTTO "Dirigo." in this work. In Will I
iston church, Portland, Feb. >, 1881 !
his society which is now represented q
n every civilized nation on the globe. Q
lad its birth. II is a Maine institution +
rom the beginning, and it was accord p
ngly well founded and rightly di- 5
ccted Its founder. Rev. Francis T. +,
lark. then pastor at Williston church,
$. as he should be, the center of at
raction. Although now a citizen OIL
massachusetts,. he is loyal to the State
md church where was launched the II
york which has made him famous
the world.
Hardly less prominent than the dis
inguished DR.. Clark, is Mr.. William