The herald., 1897-07-15
Made an Impression on the
EndeavOrerS
TWENTY THOUSAND GLASSES
WE'RE SERVED AT THE SOUTH
ERN CALIFORNIA BOOTH
Leonard Merrill, the new State Pres
ident, Tells of the Good Mis-
sionary Work Done

Leonard Merrill, president of the local
union of the Christian Endeavorers, re-
turned Yesterday from SanFrancisco and
brings most gratifying accounts OF the
way this section was represented at the
convention there, and its effect on the
visiting delegates and their friends He
saws the Southern California booth was
the handsomest in the building; that the
amount of literature distributed was
phenomenal, and that on Saturday 20
900 glasses of lemonade-real lemonade,
not sweetened water-were distributed
with immediate and satisfactory results
in the way of smacking of lips and ex-
CARNATIONS of enjoyment.
From in the morning until in the
afternoon Mr.. Merrill and five assist
ants were squeezing lemons, and until
midnight afterward they helped the four
others who had been serving the luscious
beverage There wasn't a thing to eat
or drink in the other booths except in
that representing Santa Clara county.
where there were few peaches and some
bouquets of flowers, and in one other in
which on a small table, were some
peaches, cherries and plums on plates.
but not one in a hundred even saw
them.
JUST FASCINATED
The Southern California contingent,
aided and abetted by Robert Hale, turn I'd
turned themselves into bureau of in
formation, and stood in the booth ant
talked themselves black in the face, tell
ing people the truth about this section,
and everybody was wild with delight.
Some said they never meant to go home.
and others declared they were simply
going to settle their affairs and then
return to California for good And Mr..
Merrill insists that the great majority
OF the people have the means to carry out
their threats; that the best hotels in
San Francisco, like the Palace, aldwin
and Grand, were crowded to the doors
and that if they come here to settle il
will mean very much loy' good to- the
country.
RAILROAD TROUBLES
The question of railroads then came ur
and Mr.. Merrill did not hesitate to say
that the united, society of the Christian
Endeavor of whichr the C. E. president
CI each Sldle Is HOW Il lltllDtI, utiu
five-hour meeting discussing as t.
whom the blame was due regarding TIL
vexed question of return tickets an(
routes. 1t seems that the fact was de
veloped in San Francisco that many o.
the people with whom the railway com
panies booked the different delegations
in the east were not responsible repre-
sentatives of the Christian Endeavorers
but persons who, for consideration
either in money or transportation, and
who were working in the interests, there
fore. of certain railway companies
routed the delegations back by Portland
In some states there were no less thar
five men industriously at work divert
ing the business away from this end OF
the state.
When this state of things was diacov-
cred investigation was Immediately in
stituted without definite result other
than that the Southern Pacific company
issued thirty-day ticket for SIS so
round trip, and taking in Santa Monica
Long Beach. Riverside and Pasadena
as well as Los Angeles, which would en-
able people to get down into this section
for that length of time and still making
their return tickets by way of Portland
good.
A T,ARCF TNT-T Try