The San Francisco call., 1897-05-29
BIC CONVENTION PLANS,
Canvassing the City Tor the
Small Sum Which Is
Necessary.
Reports on Music, Lights, Enter.
tainment, Transpor tation and
Finance.

The committee of '97 which has charge
of the preparations Tor the Christian En-
deavor Convention in July held its regu-
lar weekly meeting on Thursday evening
at it's headquarters in the Y. NJ. c. A.
building. The meeting was we'll attended,
and the reports OF the chalrmen OF the
various committees indicate that the work
is progressing we'll in all of its depart
ments.
Requests that mem bers of the commit
tee attend aud address large meetings at
Salt Lake City on June l, Los Angeles on
June and at San Jose on June were re-
ferred to the committee on pulpit supply
and special meetings to fill the appoint
ments If possible.
The transportation committee reported
its bulletin on the press. 1t will be ready
for distribution to-day, and will be sent
all over the country 1t gives most COM
plete account OF the rates and terms of the
ira nscon tinental trip. including full in
formation about stop-oyers, and in addi-
ton contains a complete list of the ex-
cursions arranged within the State of Cali
fornia.
The ushers' committee reported that
the central executive committee had held
several meetings and that the prepara-
tions for that branch OF the convention
WORK were progressing satisfactorily.
John Keegan was made one OF the chief
ushers, in place of J. 7. Nash, who had
been obliged to resign.
The music committee reported the prep
arations Tor the concert proceeding very
satisfactorily. The Sunday afternoon
praise services are also well attended.
There have been numerous calls for the
chairman, A. NJ. Benham, to visit Fresno,
Los Angeles. Sacramento, San Jose and
other places in the interests of the music
com mittee, and later he may arrange such
a trip.
The finance committee reported several
meetings held recently. The business
portion of the City has been districted
and men are being put in the tiel dto So
liclt the small amount remaining unsub-
scribed. The officers OF the committee
are: c. H. Merritt. chairman; Purcell
Rowe, vice-chairman, and w. l.. Culver,
secretary. The assignments to the dis
tricts are, SO far as made:
District No. l. south side of Market street,
from the ferries TO Second stree1-Thoma as
Hodge, Allan Pollock, George II. White, R. f.
Elder.
to Battery street,. B. Harris. No assistants
have been assigned as yet
Dis rict No. g. south OF Market, from Second
to Sixth j. Harrison and H.. c. symonds.
District No. A. north OF Market from Bat
terry to Kearny-O. &. Baldwin, w. b. Fry.
F. T. Finch, Herbert Watts, c. Nj. Whitney,
John I. Kemp.
to Tenth. II. McCuIom. c. II. Northrup.
District Nc. &, north OF Market, from Kearny
to Mason. u. Chown.
The collections to date have been very
satisfactory to the committee. The fol.
lowing gentlemen were added to the com :
~ h ~ =
+. Elder, +. t. Finch, G. NJ. Whitney, J.
II. Kemp, J. Fl. McCullom. ]. f. Myers,
H. r. Mitchell, Mr.. Wharf and Her bert
Watts. The total receipts to date have
been $40, 345 Al.
The reports received by the en- tertain-
ment committee from State transporta-
tion managers throughout the East indi-
cate that Inc number OF visitors will be
considerably larger than was at first an
ticipated.
The hall committee estimated tina
there would be necessary for the Mechan-
les Pavilion eighteen arc lights for the
space devoted 10 the meetings and four on
the inside and four on the outside OF the
| main entrance. Tue gallery will be lighted
| by twenty-nine arc lights, while the ma
chinery hall and the north side of the
Pavilion under the galleries will be lighted
| by the gaslights already in place. In aG-
| dition 800 incandescent 16-candle- power
lamps will be placed under the galleries to
| light those seats which extend underneath
them. Woodwards Pavilion will take
eight lights for the main floor, eight for
the galleries ana 200 incandescents under
meath the galleries
| Miss Belle P. Mason of San Diego, State
superintendent OF junior work, was added
| to the reception staff as chairman of the
| junior section. 1t will be the particular
duty OF this section to welcome and care
for the juniors who attend the convention.
The Chinese Presbyterian Mission was
added to the committee and its memb .rs
will wear the reception cap at the time OF
the conven ton.
There will be grand rally OF the Y. P.
s. G. E. of the First Baptist Church Tues.
day evening, June l. for the 1897 fund.