The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-05

Three Thousand delegates to the Chris
tan Endeayor convention at San Fran
cisco are already booked to return East
over the Northern Pacific and will pass
through the Sound country and the state
OF Washington" said Rolio V. Watt or
San Francisco. at the Butler last night.
Mr.. Watt Is chairman of the general
committee on arrangements for the con-
vention and has charge of the transporta-
tion department. His duties consist prin-
cipally in attending TO matters connected
with the transportation of the delegates
from all over the country 10 the conven-
ton. During the last four years Mr.. Watt
has devoted a large part of his time to
the work of getting the convention for
San Francisco and then securing rates
from the railroad companies which would
result IL big gathering or Endeavor
workers at the Golden Gate city
I'VE formerly expected TO bring about
$500 people across the Rocky mountains,
said Mr.. Watt. Recently replies were
received frem every state in the Union
to inquiries as TO the minimum and max
imum number OF delegates that could be
counted on as coming to San Francisco.
The minimum aggregated $500 and the
maximum estimates were $500 Under
stand. this is from the East alone. The
Pacific coast states will send 10000 more.
so that we will have convention OF from
IL. Go to 1890 people. The convention will
not be a dsiiberative body in any sense
of the term. every one being welcome.
but members will be entitled to prefer
ence in admission to the convention halls.
the doors being opened for them half
hour earlier than for the general public.
1.-The Mechanics pavilion, on Larkin
street, about half block north of Mar
ket street has been thoroughly over
hauled and arranged so that il will seat
ah0 people who can hear what is being
said from the platform. In the pavilion
are located the registration booths. where
the delegates will be registered and their
destination taken down. and arrange
ments made to send them thither Here
also will be the various state headquar-
tiers, which will be splendidiy and COM
fortably fitted up. In the pavilion Will
be located the press headquarters. These
will be arranged with special regard for
the comfort of the newspaper representa-
tives. Everything correspondent needs
will be placed at his disposal. including
papers. paste, scissors. writing material
and the like The telegraph offices will
be arranged one on each side of the press
headquarters, so that as fast as a man
prepares his copy he can put 1t on the
wire.
1.-The general information booth will
also be located in the Mechanics pavilion.
and there will always be somebody on
hand to answer questions. There will be
an emergency hospital on each floor of
the building and trained nurses will be in
attendance constantly.
Besides these. there will be n telephone
room. baggage room, branch postofiice,
and tables for the display and distribution
of the religious literature prepared by the
various societies and publications. The art
gallery of the pavilion has been divided
irtn W. ri III nj
which will be a rest and conversation
room and the other a reading and writ
ing room.
"The California State Christian Endeav-
or Union has reserved a space in the pa
vilion 10 by $40 feet. divided into booths.
for its various committees. The Caiifor-
MIA convention will be held Saturday night
of convention week. Seven thousand Cal
ifornia Endeayorers will be in attend
ance.
I'm Woodward's garden pavilion meet
ings will be held simultaneously with
those in the Mechanics pavilion. so that
there will be two immense gatherings in
session at the same time several times
during the day. The acoustic properties
OF both buildings have been arranged so
that no difficulty will be experienced in
hearing all that is said from the stage
A chorus choir of 1.0n0 voices Is in train
ing for the conventions and Will render
Splendid music.
THE Golden Gate park commissioners
have laid out several beds Of plants with
purple and gold blossoms. the coiors which
will predominant In the Erdeavor flag The
plants are set designs TO represent
the Endeavor flag. of which YOU have
doubtless seen copy. The city parks will
be decorated in a similar manner.
Il want 20 emphasize the fact that all the
committees are working day and night for
the success of the convention. The recep-
ton committee OF 900 Is at present engaged
In canvassng San Francisco to secure
sleeping quarters for the delegates This
committee will be- constantly at work dur
Ing the conventions. As TO the buildings
where the conventions will meet they Will
be provided with every convenience and
every precaution against accident vi be
taken by the committees"
Much of the information contained in
this interview with Mr.. Wat, was included
in an address he made at the meeting OF
the local union in the First Christian
church last night Rev. Mr.. LeftingweIi.
OF Tacoma. also addressed the meeting
Mr.. Watt said in the course of his rernaras
that the committee had raised practically
all OF the s25osN needed fer the conyen-
fions. Of which $4,000 was subscribed by
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