The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06
4 CONVENTION CITY.
sEtTTLE-s CAPACITY FOR CARING
TOR LARGE CROWDS.
r. n, y fsa~ssed by the Fourth of July
Business. the Proposed Interra
rton Next Year. the Lc1s berm~n'r
Excursion This Month - Local
Christian End~asorers Leave for
raneIseu,


pr giiege - cttizeus Of SEATTLE % hear
many times during the past year. the
claims q THIS CITY as a place Cor large
meetings ard conventions viii sooner or
later ~ recognized ~ the present there
Is more tnan likelihood tnat TIE inter
national convention u me EpHoTth
League viii be held Ia this city IL 1855.
and the capacity for entertaining large
numbers 81 strangers ana the attractions
0f ths city Itself and lts suburban Tesor ;
VIII "a a long way toward shaping tha
decision % those having the matter Of
.ocaIion ia hand
During the past week Il has been demon
stTtted that Seattle hotels can easily ac-
comm0oate cro~d OF Bfes} strangers.
WITH room 20 spare. ard this without tax
Ing the resources, for temporary accom-
mediation ia the least. The matter pre-
seats itself in another light that has n
loea. interest in the departure sunday for
Minneapolis of "a number OF Seattle men
who 20 10 attend the meeting In that city
OF the Grand Lodge Of E.lhs Almost sim
ultaneousiy with their departure comes
the news By wire OF the fearful heat that
IS prevailing all through the East ami the
middle Vest and which iS a customary
thing az this time az the year Last year
the Grand Lodge ri Eks met at Atlantic
city. and apart from an Unforeseen disas-
ter the complaint lay ia the almost un-
bearable weather on the Atlantic coast
Portland is expected 20 make an effort 10
hrins the next years meeting TO the Pa
cifc coast. and should the attempt prove
successful the change in conditions viii
be strong Endorsement of the Mort Invest
~ place Of meeting during the summer
months. With the Elks at Portland and
the Epworth League al Seattle. this end
az the United States viii draw a great
deal Of attention. and the result viii be Of
material benefit 30 the Pacific coast.
This statement was literally expressed
Yesterday bs many Of the large party If
Christian EndeaYorers who ca me over
from Tacoma. where they had stopped at
the state convention on their way TO san
Francisco To attend the national meet
ing 81 the Y. + s 9. r There We're
in the party many from Eastern Wash
ingt0n. in charge of Adolph Nelson and
" NJ. Burns. Of Spokane. and members
from Montana in charge Of Rev. w NJ.
Jordan. Of Deer Lodge. There We're also
members from New York and Idaho who
came over from Tacoma to see Seattle.
The British Columbia section Of the big
excursion went through Saturday night
In charge of Edith McFarIane OF Fancou-
yer and some of them were in this city
yesterday
They were met here by n. q. Shuey.
Madison street cars were boarded and
trip 10 the lake vas enlivered by singing
the SONGS most popular with the members
Of the society. A. Madison park steam
ers were taken for Teschi park. and the
excurslonists were returned ~ the city
by the YeSIer way cars. Other trips were
made - the hilltops overlooking the city,
and all OF the members expressed them
selves rs delighted with Seattle and sur
Z zs y7. tn OH
was due 10 number Of the excursionists
that another Endorsement Of Seattle - Il
convention city was given. Nearly all re-
turned 10 Tacoma on the FLYER in the
afternoon 20 rcfute the statement made
~ them in the city OF the botjomleSs
hagbor that they wouldn't see much in
Seattle"
Most II the Seattle Endeavorers bound
for San Francisco LETT on the Northern
Pacific train for Portland At o clock The
party consisted Of Hon ". r and Mrs
Wood Rev " ~ G Temnle. Rev. sam
uel Green pr r. G. kubOurne. Miss Alice
Nundax. Mrs Proctor Miss \ l.. John
son Miss Nae Dodge Miss Carrie q IA
Wis. Mis- Lille r. White, J /. Hartman.
George TIdduck and Miss Frances Fatter-
son.
~ Tacoma the Seattle people will Join
the general excursion, leaving At o'clock
for Portland on a special train OF ten
tourist yleepers The cars We're decorated
with Characteristic banners. on which
were printed Spokane iwT club" Mon
tsna y ! : e. p" and "B e Provincial
g + Union" ON the other seven cars
were banners with the lcgend Washing
ton q r Union"
After the convention IN san Francisco
thousands ~ the Eudeavorers intend re-
turning rs tho Northern routes and a
very large proportion 81 these viii visit
Seattle The Northern Pacific road has
been compelled - refuse any more eN-
curston business % the Yellowstone park
u0tn after July o. ewing 10 the rush for
fhat popular resort
Wa0e The Christian Fndeavorers are
docking uorihward another hig excur-
s.3u wlll be headed for Puget sound II
VIII he thar II the lUw5ermeu. and they
are expected 20 reach Seattle on the even
ing - Juiy O. The many visitors 70 this
ciiy during the present year viii greatly
advertise Seattle and It's clsims 90 some
~ tAs areat national events of another
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