The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-07
ALL THINGS ARE READY


San Francisco, July 6.-Ail is now in
readiness for the great Christian En-
deavor convention. About 5000 dele
gates arrived today. and twice as many
more are due tomorrow.
The baggage room Of the ferry depot
| was crowded today with trunks and
valises. Last night there were thousands
of pieces OF baggage piled in great heaps
under the steel arches awaiting owners
and there were many pieces in those
piles that owners were looking Tor out
could not find About fifteen carloads
of baggage were due to arrive today.
Tonight the chorus, the concert chorus
and the bouquet chorus gave their con-
cert in the Mechanics Pavilion These
are the singers who are to furnish the
music at all the Endeavor meetings, and
after tonight they will be divided, al
ternating the places Of their appearance,
and so singing simultaneously at diff
ferent meetings.
The Transformation wrought in the
pavilion will be surprise to the thou
sands who are familiar with its ordin-
airy appearance. The seating arrange
ments have been entirely changed, and
the roof has been given tent-like ap-
pearance by white canvass covering,
which hides completely from view the
unsightly rafters and will prevent the
dissipation Of sound among the sharp
ribs of the building. All around the
conert fall are the booths OF the differ
emit Endeavor unions.
The 1897 committee is now agitating
the question Of inducing the shipping in
the harbor to display flags and bunting
during the convention. T here ID a
probability that Lieutenant Governor
Keller will be on hand to welcome the
Endeavorers when they gather in the
big concert hall tomorrow morning. II
the opinion Of General Secretary Baer
may be accepted as criterion, the east
ern visitors will be more than pleased
with all the work of preparation and
the hearty welcome that awaits them.
The sixteenth international conven-
ton, he did not hesitate to declare.
would eclipse all past conventions of the
Christian Endeavor, and would be a
lasting monument to the generosity OF
the people on this far western shore.
Among the Endeavorers who have
come across the sea to attend the con-
vention is Miss E. ]. Newton Of Foo
Chow, the representative Of the En-
deavor societies in China. With her is
Miss Carme Hostetter, VINO has come
all the way from Toxic to be in attend
ance at the convention. Miss Newton
has brought with her a silken banner to
be presented TO the Christian Endeavor
society that donated the largest sum Of
money to the foreign missions. 1t is the
gift of the Foo Chow Christian Edaavor
union, whose greetings to the society
were forwarded to General Secretary
Baer by the secretary. Ling Muk Kek,
before the union decided to send a dele
gate.
One Of the most interesting features
at the Mechanics Pavilion will be the re-
production Of an early Californian mis-
sion, which will constitute the headQuar-
tiers Of the Missionary Extension society,
under the direction Of Miss NJ. L. Berry.
state superintendent Of missions for the
Christian Endeavor union.
The entrance to this interesting ex-
hibit will be so fashioned as to repre-
sent exactly one OF the Oldest missions
in the state
In the tower. whoch rises al the north
west corner OF this structure. will be
hung a bell taken from an old mission,
which mas been for some time past re-
posing silent in the Park museum. The
bell 3 the property Of Mrs. William Gar
ret., and is loaned for the occasion.
Five minutes before each session of
the convention opens this bell will ring
as it did a hundred years ago to call
the faithful 70 service.