Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-07-16
TIE CONVENTION Is OPENED.
Hundreds Of People Turned
Away From the Hall.
COAST IS WELL REPRESENTED
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San Francisco, July 12.--The long
anticipated California, '97" of the
Christian Endeavorers became reality
with the assembling Of the two vast au-
diences at the Mechanics and Wood
ward's.pavilions this morning. Ten
thousand people filed the Mechanics
pavilion as early as $3.50 this morning,
and crowds Of delegates and visitors
who came later were turned away, no
room being left for them on the inside.
The hall was vast bouquet Of colors.
All was animation and happiness, with
the thousands eager to applaud or cheer
at every opportunity.
The formal opening was by Rev. F.
Il. Clark, the founder and president Of
the great Christian Endeavor move
ment. DIR. Clark was received with
frenzied applause by every person in
the building. Every man, woman and
child stood upon benches and chairs
waving aloft flags. banners, handker-
chiefs--in fact, every conceivable OBJ
ject to be had. The demonstration
lasted several minutes, and DIR. Clark
appeared much affected by the hearth
ness Of the welcome.
The meeting at Woodward's pavilion,
while not SO large, owing to the smaller
capacity Of the building, was equally
enthusiastic. The hall was crowded
and hundreds blocked the streets on
the outside. Secretary Willis Baer for
mally opened the convention at this
meeting.
The Christian Endeavor hosts have
completed their conquest Of this city.
They have arrived in such numbers
during the last "a hours as to permeate
every quarter OF the city. All through
tho late hours Of the night and every
hour this morning, trains have arrived
from east. north and south, bearing
thousands of delegates and visitors.
Special boats have carried the crowds
across the bay, and at the ferries they
were met by scores of white-capped
guides whose sole duty it is make the
delegates welcome and to pilot them to
the headquarters at the Mechanics pa
vilion, where every delegate is regis
tered and directed to comfortable quar-
tsrs in some rart of the city.
The scenes at the pavilion resemble
a national political convention, except
that women are more in evidence on
this occasion than usually attend great
gatherings. In fact, fully two-thirds
OF the delegates are of the geutler sex.
But their presence tends to make the
sceae more striking in color and more
animated in spirit. All the streets in
the business district of the city and in
the neighborhood Of the different head
quarters are oongested with the count
less thousands of visitors.
Every one seems to be on the move,
as If the coming breezes from the Pa
eifc are most welcome after journey
through the burning alkali plains.
Men and women alike are decked
with ribbons Of purple and gold, En-
deavor colors, on which are words an
nOuncing their state and town. Streams
Of delegates poured into the pavilion
throughout the night and this forenoon,
and the young women engaged in the
registration department was prepared
for anything, and not even the big Mas
sachusetts delegation could rattle them.
The busiest scenes this morning are
about the California headquarters.
There are 10000 Endesvorers in Cali
fornia, and it seems as though most Of
them intended putting in an appearance
at some time during the convention.
Not the least attractive part Of this part
of the pavilion is the score of pretty
California gisis who are engaged in dis.
tributing badges and impsrting infol-
nation to all those who call.