The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-22
A GREAT CROWD
IS EXPECTED
Many Inquiries From the
East About the En-
deavor Rates.
Various Local Committees Now
Have Everything Well
in Hand.
Room Hard to G for Rehearsals Of
Great DEMONSTRATING En-.
deavor Emblems.

Preparations are steadily going forward
for the entertainment of the Christian
Endeavor delegates and their friends who
are soon to visit this City. The indica-
tions now are that an unprecedented
number will come. The com mittee of 81,
which has charge of the preparations for
the Christian Endeavor Convention in
July. met on Thursday evening at its
headquarters in the Y. Nj. c. A. building.
There was good attendance, Messrs. Watt,
Webster, Baker Merritt, Mackenzie,
Wiles, Johnson, RAIDER, Rigdon. Rowe
and Littlefield being present. G. w.
Campbell, president OF the California
State Christian Endeavor Union, and
G. P Lowell, president of Alameda
County Union. were also present, as were
Messrs. Hus band and Vesper, represent
ing the music committee.
The transportation committee will issu e
in few DAYS compre henslve bulletin,
which will be largely distributed all over
the country. This bulletin, which will be
handsomely illustrated. will give full par
ticulars as to rates, stop-overs and excur-
sions. There has been a large mum Der of
excursions provided at reduced rates to
scenic points of the State of California
but the beauties OF Alaska and the Ha-
waiian Islands.
The finance committee has already
commenced it's canvass of the City for
the small amount of money yet unsub-
scribed. The committee has so far met
with ready response both IN the matter
of collections and Of subscriptions and
feels greatly encouraged. number OF
a a Sal, do ho fao nm,
Thursday evening as follows: Purcell
Rowe. W. l.. Culver, Robert Patterson,
o. c. B tIdwin, l.. ]. Harrison, w. B. Fry,
ID. NJ Carman, G. HI. Northrup, Allan
Pollock, II. Hyde Jr., ]. G.. Chown,
Thomas Hodge, T. c. Dawkins, W. ID.
Harmon, ]. A. Armitage. j. b. Harris.
The entertainment committee reported
that within the last week or so there has
been a great increase in the amount OF
interest taken by Eastern people in the
matter of the convention. The chairman
stated that great number had been writ
ing urgent letters inquiring anxiously
about accommodations, and seeming to
indicate that a large number are expect
ing to come to California in July, and
wish to be sure Of pleasant quarters.
The rece ption com mittee held its first
mass-meeting last Monday evening and
took the first steps In the direction of
drilling the rank and file of the commit
tee in the duties which will pc, assigned
them during convention week. The plans
of this com mittee have been laid for many
months, and all that remains to be done
is to perfect the mem bers in. their various
lines of work. e
The music committee also rave good re-
ports of its work. The rehearsals of the
chorus are progressing very satisfactorily.
The chorus has been obliged to move its
place of meeting once and it is now crowd
L. ~
Congregational Church to OVERLOOKING,
and it Is almost certain that another move
will have to be made in the imme iiate
future and larger quart rs provided for
the chorus. The mass praise service held
last Sunday afternoon for the purpose OF
inging the convention hymns was well
attended.
The ushers' com mittee is proceeding
with the organization of its committee
and promises to give good service during
the convention.
DR.. L. E. Kelly, the chairman of the
registration committee, is at present out
of the City, having gone nor h to attend
the convention OF the Oregon State Union,
so that no report was presented from that
cor mittee.
The decoration committee reported that
the plans for planting in Golden Gate
Park the Christian Endeavor emble ms
and notices were progressing satisfac-
torily The same plan Will be pursued In
some of the City squares and on the lawn
in front of the Lick monument, in City
Hall square.