The times., 1897-06-29
District Christian EndeayorerS
Depart for the Convention.
SCORES OF HAPPY TOURISTS
Qunrtered in. Eight Pullman Cars,
They start for the Golden Gate.
Delightful Trip Mapped Ont-A
Rally at Salt Lake City-Anottef
Delegation Leaves Tomorrow.

| Jul yv7-1 3, LETT Washington over thesBalz
| tinaore and Ohio Rail road alto O'clock
| yesterday morning. The party numbered
| more than sevrnty-fiyes persons, and VIII
be fell owed by a second party, which will
| leave over the Pennsyi yania Railroad at
100 O'Clock tomorrow morning. IL WIS
| found necessary to separate the Del ss:is'
ton into two parties by reason of The
| large number Of persons who had applied
| for tickets.
| For al n,pst am hour before. the deItart-
ure OF the train the station was flied with
| a large anc lively crowd OF delegaies
| wcarfn,, red white eandbiuesbadgesa They
| were accompanied by host or happy
| rel atives and friends, many OF who,ii, IN
| the eagerness- of heir desire to toserSc'those
! that were fortuuates enough TO snakeSthe
! trim to the hi & convention, werel oaded down
| like paek-horsese with satehelss pack
| ages ani bnniiles. Following the ex-
! annie set by the del egates-to the recent
| Christian Endeayor convention held m
| this city, arge number took their cameras
! along with them to take photographs or
| the beautffui scenery along the ROUTE
| Scattered among the crowd were number
of bicyclists, who took their wheels with
them with the expectation of using theel 10
| advantage during stops that viii ibe,nade
at Chicago and Salt Lake City.
Mr. Grant Leet, president-elect OF the
District Union. arrived at the station at
an early hour and was kept busy answer
ing questions and making the final ar
rsiagements for the comfort Of the party
while en- tour. Mr.. W. W: Tnekey. chair
nlan1of the transportation comnitteeof the
District Union, was also present ana as:
sisted Mf. Lcet IL distributing tbcI,ullman
car. tickets as we'll as insInany other ways
He viii not leave until tomorrow, when he
will accompany the second party over the
Pennsylvania road
The delegations left on their long journey
across the continent promptly at the a2-
pointed hour amid he greatest enthusiastic.
The Endeagorers occupied three Puiimanss
which Were attached to the regular Chicago
express. These, cars We're designated from
the rest Of the train by long canvas
streamers bearing the words, district of
Columbia c. Il. Convention and Sixteenth
International Convention, - insred and blue
letters A dining car. was also attached to
the train.
The trip Of theb local delegates was
planned conjunction with that OF the
Pennsylvania delegation, whom they viii
meet in Chicago and accompany the hal-
ance of the way. Tie train will reach
Chicago this morning. and several hours
wiz be spent in that city. The Journey viii
begin again at @ ocleckoyer the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad. A. stop will
be made at Marshalltown, Iowa, for break
fast, and dinner Will be eaten at Grand
Island, Neb. Denver viii be reached mt 6
O'Clock Thursday morning. In the after
noon tue delegates will visit he celebrated
loop of Clear. Creek Canon. Manitou
will besreached Friday, from which point
the ascent to Pike's Peak win be made.
a 1, noon the party will drive in carriages
through the Garden Of the Gods to s'ol-
orado. Springs. at which point the train
viii hes gain taken, carrying them over tho
Denver and Rio. Grande Railroad through
Glenwood Springs ard the Grand Canon
OF thezArkansas to Salt Lake City. which
place will he. reached. at IL O'Clock scn
Saturday night. July s..
Sunday VIII be spent in Salt Lake City.
In the afternoon, W hat has been termed
the 'intermountain rally OF the CON
vention Will be held in a large ampbi-
theater at that place, and, as far as
possible, all the different dele cations will
participate The morning of the 5th viii
be devoted to a. trip. to- the Great Salt
Lake, and in the eyenin z he trip viii he
resumes across the alkaii desert, to-
ward Reno, New. Tuesday the ride through
the Sierra Nevadass will bring the party
tn Sacramento at 5::3 o O'Clock p. m. Oak
land viii be reached during the nj ght, and
in the morning the delegates will find
themselves far out on the Bay OF San
Francisco, taking the ferry across to the
convention city from Oakland pier. The
Hotel Baltimore will be the headquarters
of the Washington delegation while att
tending the convention
The great convention will open Wed
nesday evening, Jolly Z, with preliminary
meetings in the different churches OF
the city The formal opening will be the
following morning in the two large con
yention places woodward's and Nc
cbaDics' payifions, buildings of about
10000 capacity and conveniently located.
AT the convention MI. Miles NJ. Shand,
president OF the District Union; Mr.. Grant
Leet, president elect, and Rev. j. B.
Colbert, will have prominent places A
portion of the local delegation will return
by wayof Portland, Ore, and Yellowstone
Park, reaching Chicago July 90 and Wash
ington on the 30th.
The following is the list of those who
started today:
Miss Alice L. Hercus. Mrs. A Johns Miss
Jennie R. FURNACE. Miss Kate Kaiser, Mrs.
Harry Wyckeff. Prof. Robert b. Warder,
Mrs. Robert B. Warder, Miss Claudia NJ .
Dorland, Miss Mary E. Drown, MisssSue
E Thomas. Miss Cora A Lord, Miss Helen
A. Willis, Miss Jennie f.. Leveriny, Rey
c. H. Butler, Miss Bessie E.. Taylor, Miss.
Euniee Berry, Miss Alice Berry. Miss Mary.
Rerryy Miss Jane Hoyark', Miss Louise NJ
bishop, Mr.. j. II. Wurdefnan, Mr.. EredsC.
LANCER. Miss Nelly Lyman LaTner, Rev.
John Van Ness, MrsH II. S. Knight Mr.. NJ. NJ.
RouZeT. Mrs. MN. Rouzer. Mr.. II emmy Ebert,
Mrs. Henry Ebert, Mr. E. v. Crittenden,,
Miss s. A. Green, Miss Alice H. Peabody.
Miss Annie L. Walker, Mr.. George Ryneal.i
jr.;; Miss A. G.. Neyhart, Miss Helena L..
Johnsons Miss Annie L. Ambrose, Mr. Harry,
Wyckoff, DIR. L. C. OsInun, Mrs. Alfred If5
Lee, Miss Annie f. Howell, Miss Kate H Be
ward, Miss E1lasA Norton, Mr.J E. Berry
DIR. William A. Bevard, Mrs. Philip F.
Larner, Mr.. Martin G. Walker, Miss L. A.
Walker, Mrs. Lucy B-chandier, Miss Minnie
Gentner, MI. Miles M Shnnd, Mr.. Grant
Leet, Miss Georgia X. Sballepberger, Mis-.
Florence Ball, Miss Emma G. Henderson
Mr.. charlesII Garrington, Mrs. Charles H.
Darlington, Miss Alice Crosby, Mr.. .Georgss
A. Mreh- Mrs.iGeorgeA A. Birch, Master.A1g :
bert Birch, Mrs. NJ. j. Hunt DR.. Warren w.
Foster, Mr.. John M Foster MrJ rop.