The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-17
Y.P.C.U ADVANCE GUARD
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEEMEN BE-
GINNING TO REACH THE CITY.
Estimates of Coming Hosts High as
O,OOO--DecOratiOns Suggested
Arrangement Details.

when special trains trOm the NOItn, East,
South and West are scheduled to reach the
city. But a number of the prominent Off
GERS of the organization are already here,
foremost among them being j. p. Tracy,
of Chicago, who with his wife arrived yes
terday afternoon and registered at the
Denison. Mr.. Tracy is a forceful appearing
young man and is chairman of the general
committee of thirteen that controls the So
city. This committee consists of J. P.
Tracy of Chicago; Rev. j. A. Alexander,
Washington, Pa; Rev. r. G. Ramsey,
Xenia, o.; Mckenzie Cleland, Chicago;
Robert Rutledge, st. Louis; Rev. ]. c.
Achison, Carnegie, Pa; Rev. 7. c. Nickel
vey, New York; Foster K. Collins, Philadel-
phia; j. M. Frazier, NJ D., Cleveland; Or
vile Wilson, Tarkio, Mo-; Rev. j. A. Duff,
Chicago; Rev. w. l. Wisnart, Allegheny,
and w. J. Stewart Parnassus, Pa. This
committee will hold a meeting tomorrow
morning at $3.50 o'clock in the Century
Club rooms, at the Denison, at which time
the officers of the convention, including the
president, secretary, press secretary and
treasurer, will be nominated and any pro-
posed changes in the constitution will be
considered. The selections of the committee
are tantamount to an election, as it is the
custom of the convention to ratify the
choice of the committee. This being the
important meeting of the committee the
members comprising it will all arrive to-
day.
EXPECTS 10000 VISITORS
]. p. Tracy who was seen at the Den
ison on his arrival, is enthusiastic in his
anticipations respecting the convention.
Il expect" said he, fully ten thousand
members of the society at this convention,
4I.s til,
number before. At the Omaha convention
last year there were about three thousand,
but that city is off to one side and GER
tainly centrally located city like this will
draw a much greater number"
How many members has the society at
large%' asked.
The number is about $4,000. There are
something like $50 local societies, ootn
North and South. The society is rapidly
growing ana possesses a great deal OF en-
ergy and vital force. We Will give TINS city
religious impetus that perhaps IL never
felt before The union has held eight great
conventions, beginning in 1889 at Ale
gheny Pa, a bout the time when the Chris
tian Endeavor, the Epworth League and
like organizations of the young people OF
the churches sprang into existence. Dr. D.
M. Fulton, of Pittsburg, now dead, was the
father OF the society. since then the poncy
of awaiting the church of all Its energy
that can be had has superseded the old
notion that no adaptable energy was 90
tainable from persons under middle age.
The wonderful success of the work carried
on by church members from fifteen to forty
years of age has in the last decade more
than justified the existence of such organ
iZationS as this and they are recognized
now as the great eVansehsuc 1orces OF me me
times. Our society is also organizing the
juniors from six to fifteen years Of age
and is reaping much success in that dlrec-
ton
I'VE are going to have a grand meet
ing and / wish it understood that every
body in the city is welcome to attend our
haNy
speaker on the programme, SO tar as l
know, wiz be present. After we get
through we also invite everyone to go with
us on an excursion to Mammoth cave ana
the Nashville exposition, arrangements
having been made to leave on Tuesday
next the trip to take five days"
Mr.. Tracy sees a scrptural Endorsement
of the convention in the Bible accounts OF
the yearly assembling of the Jews at Jeru-
salem for the purpose OF Worshiplng 500 G9d:
plan to bring people together that they
may stimulate each other in religious pur-
pose"
THE LOCAL ARRANGEMENT.
The local executive committee, which con-
sists of E. K Marquis D. L. Cowan Rev.
]. P. Cowan Rev Joseph Litell and Edwin
c. Wier, is a very busy coterie of individ-
uals. Their admirable plans for the recep-
ton and entertainment of delegates and
for the arrangements at the hall are, how
reception committee of one hundred and
an enrolment committee - twenty-five
have been appointed and the members of
these committees are being instructed as
to their duties, They will be supplied with
white caps buttons and badges in orange
and blue printed with the word Indian
apOlis." As soon as delegate arrives he
will be taken to the reception rooms at the
Oneida Hotel, where he will be furnished
a card assigning him to quarters in the
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up his card III exchange for which he will
receive button. These buttons, which Will
be given out at the DenisOn and at the
hall, are of two kinds, one having a. blue
rim, Signifying that the Wearer is a voting
delegate and the other an orange rim, sig
nifying the Wearer to be a visiting dele
gate OF the voting delegates there will
be about 1.20O, while of the visiting dele
gates 4, 900 or 5000 or more are expected
Each presbytery is entitled to two voting
delegates and each society to one more
according to its size. The visiting delegates,
however, are entitled to a voice on the
floor of the conyention, though denied the
right of voting. The wearing of the button
though more an indication Of membership
in the convention than anything else, will
also obtain admission to the hall twenty
minutes before the doors are thrown open
to the public
In order to obtain complete register and
index of everyone attending the convention
the enrolling committee will occupy the
southeast room on the gallery floor of the
hall, where corps of six men will keep
the register and conduct a general Informal
ton bureau. The local executive committee
will occupy rooms on the lower floor and
q checkroom will also be instituted on that
floor.
The hall decorations will be modest. The
platform will be covered with palms and
a few streamers will be hang in orange
and blue, the colors of the society. Across
the top of the stage will appear the motto
of the organization: Whose we are and
whom we serve" while beneath it will APP
pear large monogram containing the let
ters c. u, signifying Ch.stian Union.
The stage will be banked with benches as
in the May festival for the use Of the
chorus.
The reception committee will meet at the
y. NJ. &. a. Hall this evening to perfect
plans for taking care of the delegates. w.
f. Mckee is chairman of the committee
The committee is to be divided into sub
committees, that on railroads to De headed
Charlotte Moon, that on steering by Lo-
rane Cowan and that on street steering by
Charles Reagan. The full membership of
the committee is as follows:
Mayftower Church-Mr. Herbert L. White
head, Miss Julia Hobbs, Mr.. Robert w.
Hobbs.
Hillside Christian Church - Miss Emma
Cross, Miss Margaret Jordan, Miss Flora
Drake.
Sixth Presbyterian Church-Mrs. Van Ars
dale 1114 South Illinois street; Miss Ger
trude Warrington, l59 Onion street; Mr.
Karl Class, 1446 Chestnut street; Miss Ma
ME Falkenberg, Miss Lawson, Mr. Lawson,
Miss Ella Newkirk, Miss Mary Stackhouse,
(old) 81 Shelby street; Miss Gertrude At
kinson, (old) 81 Spann avenue; Miss Irene
Patty, Hoyt avenue, between State avenue
and Spencer street.
Seventh Presbyterian Church Miss Lena
SaiVan, i09 Huron street; Miss May Noble
40 Huron street; Miss Susan Resell 14C6
Lexington avenue; Miss Helen Russell, 1906
Lexington avenue; Miss Eta IFelming, 1856
South East street.
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