The evening times., 1897-06-28
District Christian EndeayOrerS
Leave for Their Convention.
AN INTER MOUNTAIN RALLY
At Salt Lake City VIII BE Held a
Grand Mass ng-Delightful
Trip Mapped Out-Incidents al the
Railroad Station-Quhrtered in
Eight Pullman Coaches.


o'clock the delegates, accompanied by
host Of relatives, friends and prospective
| relatives, arrived at the depot and put HE
| finishing touches on he faTewells that have
extended over the past week. What with
animated injunctions and assurances as TO
| delightful trip, the shaking OF hands and
the waving of handkerchefs as the train
pulled cut of the station the morning vas
Of the reGletter variety at the station, ~
far as deDOustrative adieuX are concerned.
There was slight delay in gettiug
through the gates, a fact that rendered
some of the ladies somewhat nervous, and
when one OF the local trains moved out with
much hissingot steam on the paT ottheloeO-
motive, there were two or three delicate
feminine hhIieks, owing TO a mistake in the
identity OF the trains. The delegates were
finally settled in their own train. and were
buiIy saying their final farewells TO soTHe
Of their friends who Were aboard, when
the train, without any ceremony 10 speak
OF glidnh out OF the train-shed and proceeded
toward Harper 'sFerry. There was hustle
on the part Of the sta Y at homes who were
Oh board Ia di>embark, and when the last
one had succeeded in gaining terra firua
the train quietly backed into the depot on
another track
Then the fare wells We're resumed, hand
kerchiefs being called into play in an en-
thusiastiC manner, and the sentences that
had been cut short by the abrupt with
drawaI Of the train were finished When
the train actually left, the last glimpse
Of it included Mr. Miles M Shand, who
was on the rear platform busily engaged
in hegtowng his goodbye smiles on every
body in sight The train was an elegant
affair Of eight Pullman coaches.
owing to the large number who desired
10 attend the convention il WAS necessary
t. divide the delegation into two parties,
tue first party leaving this morning and
the second Wednesday morning at 100
O'Clock over the Pennsylvania Railroad
The trip of the local delegates Las been
planned in conjunction with that of the
Pennsylvania State delrga ton, the Wash
inCton party meeting the PennsyiyaIiians at
Chicago and arcompa nying them the
balance Of the way.
Tie party leaving the city this morn
ing numbers nearly one hundred They
viii reach Chicago tomorrow morning and
spend the day there. At p. IN. they
win leave chicago for Denver oTer the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, stop
ping tic next morning at MaTshalltown,
iowa, for breakfast, and at Grand Isle,
Nebr. for dinner, arriving tn Denver
THURSDAY morning about $ O'Clock. Thurs
day morning will be spent in Denver, and
the afternoon taken up with ii trip around
tie celebrated. loop near that city. Friday
morning the party viii reach ManitOu, from
which point the ascent Of Pixies Peak
vriU no n.4 iS made
the party viii take a carriage ride To
Colorado Springs. the train meeting them
a. this point Thence the delegation viii
go via the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
tu SaIt Lake City arriving there saturday
at II O'Clock p IN.
At salt Lake City viii be held a grand
mass meeting. that viii he known a. tie
"intcrmountain rally Of the san Fran
cisco convention. This rally VIII be held
sunday afternoon in the large amph
theater, and The program VIII include ad-
dresses by wen known speakers from among
The vistcrs. who VIII be in attendance
from all points East en- route 10 the con
ventiOn Monday morning the Washing
ton aud Pennsylvania delegates viii make
trip "a Great salt Lake. and in the even
ing viii proceed by train across the great
alkalt desert. reaching Reno, New, for
breakfast Tuesday.
During the day the train will cross the
Sierra Nevada, and VIII reach Sacramento
late in the afternoon for dinner. At Sao-
iamprto a delegation Of the san Francisco
convention reception committee win m.eet
the party and extend 10 them an advance
welcome. san Francisco viii be reached
early in the morning of july Z. The Hotel
Baltimore will lie the headquarters 9f the
Washington delegation while in the con.
vCntion city.
The principal sessions of the convention
will be held in Woodward 8 pavilion and Me
canics pavilion, buildings of about 900
seating capacity and conveniently located.
The convention will open Wednesday morn
ing vith preliminary meetings in number
OF tie churches, the formal opening of the
convention being made ON Thursday morn
ing.
a portion of the District OF Columbia
party will return by way of Portland,
ore, and the Yellowstone Park The local
delegates leaving this morning We're in
| charge of Mr.. Grant Leet. president of
| the local union. Mr. W. W. Tuckey will
6e in charge of the second party.
The following is & list OF those who
went on che first train:
Miss Alice T. Hercus Mrs. A. Johns, Miss
Jennie X. FURNACE. Miss Kate Kaiser Mrs.
| Harry Wyckoff, Prof. Robert 3. Warder,
Mrs. Robert b. Warder, Miss Claudia NJ d.
Dorland, Miss MaIy Z. Drown Miss Sue
F.. Thomas. Miss Cora A Lord, Miss Helen
A. Willis, Miss Jennie Z. LevernS, Rev.
C. II. Butler, Miss Bessie E. Taylor, Miss
| EuniCe Berry, Miss Alice Berry, Miss Mary
| Berry, Miss Jane Hoyack, Miss Louise VI :.
bishop, Mr.. j. II . Wurdeman, Mr.. Fred c.
| LInger, Miss Nelly Lyman Larner, Rev.
| John Van Ness, Mr.. II. S Knight, Mr.. NJ. M.
| RouZer, Mrs. NJ. VI. RouZer. Mr. Henry Ebert,
| Mrs. Henry Ebert, Mr.. Z. V. Crittenden,
| Miss s. a. Green. Miss Alice II. Peabody,
Miss Annie Z. Walker, Mr.. George RyneaI,
| jr-; Miss A. G.. NeyhaTt, Miss Helena l..
| johnson. Miss Annie l.. Ambrose, Mr.. Harry
| WyCkOtf, DR.. L. c. 0snun, Mrs. Alfred II.
| Lee, Miss A nnie +. Howell, Miss Kate II Be-
| ward, Miss Ella A. Norton, Mr.. J. E. Berry,
| Dr. William A. Bevard, Mrs. Philip F.
Larner, Mr. Martin c. Walker, Miss L. A.
| walker, Mrs. Lucy B. Chandler, Miss Minnie
| Gentner, Mr. Miles NJ . Shand, MIR. Grant
| Leet. Miss Georgia b. Shallenberger, Miss
| Florence Ball, Miss Emma c. Henderson,
| MI charles II Darlington, Mrs Charles II.
| Carriugton, Miss Alice Crosby, Mr.. George
| A. Birch, Mrs George A. Birch, Master Al
| bert Birch, Mrs. NJ. J. Hunt, DR.. Warren w.
| Foster, Mr.. John NJ. Foster, MT. L. A. Con-
| ner, Mrs. L., A. Conner, Mrs. s. f. Cramner,
| Miss Sidney l.. Culverwell, DR.. g. T. Prev
| iti, Miss Ella NJ. Ford Miss Harriet l..
| Cameron Mr.. K. J. Daniels Rev. W. J.