The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-22
CALIFORNIA IN JULY.
Christian Endeavores wiH VISIT the
Golden Gate City.

The sixteenth International Christian
E,ndeavor Convention will be held in San
Francisco, California, Wednesday, July 7,
to Monday, July Il. The United. Society
has been engaged for months in making
preparations for the event. The princi-
pal meeting places will be two in number
Mechanics Pavilion and Woodward's
Pavilion. The former is a mammoth
building occupying all but a few feet OF
an entire block of land in the heart of
the city. The interior of this hall is so
spacious that 1t with be necessary to erect
Within it a smaller building for the ac-
commodation of the convention meetings.
This small building will seat from 1900
to 10000 persons, and win be completely
shut in by sound-proof partitions. Out
side the meeting hall will be built rooms
for State headquarters, committee
rooms, press rooms, etc. Woodwards
Pavilion, distant about ten minutes easy
walk from Mechanics Pavilion, is an
o~ctagona1 shaped building capable of
seating 5000 or 1900 persons. Both these
pavilions are readily reached by means
of the street cars from all portions OF
the city. Besides these two buildings, a
large number of churches and halls will
be used for early morning prayer meet
ings, overflow meetings, etc.
California is famous for the hospitality
of her citizens, and San Francisco will
not fail on this occasion to maintain the
reputation of the State in that particular.
Her p-ublic-spirfteo merchants have sub
scribe to the convention fund with a
generosity hitherto unknown in the annals
of Christian Endeavor. More than three
hfths of the entire fund of SIS, 900 will be
paid in by the business men Of San Fran,
cisco, the Endeavorers being thus relieved
of a great fnancial burden. The city by
the Golden Gate possesses ATTRACTIONS or
her own. The world famed Golden Gate,
the Cliff House, the Seal Rocks and the
wonderful Colder Gate Park are all fea-
lures of much interest. Within q few
hours ride of San Francisco are bits of
the most beautiful sylvan scenery, while
many marvels of nature, such IS the
Yosemite Valley and the Big Trees.
Schedules are now being prepared, the
details of which viii be sent out later,
and will include visits to Alaska, Yellow
Grove, Del Monte. Monterey, Santa Cruz,
tory. Palo Alto stamford University Mt.
T~amalpais, the Geysers, Big Trees, .Napa
and Sonoma Valleys: It is also hoped
that arrangements may be made for ex-
| cursions out from Los. Angeles to Santa
Barbara, Redondo, Santa Monica, Long
Beach, San Diego. Riverside, Redlands,
HdStlGlld.a ECtlO tAlOulNldlA dltA Il L. Tic
orange, olive and lemon growing sec
tions. A rate of $50 from San Francisco
into Yosemite Valley has been arranged
for. The coupon ticket will include rail-
road and sleeping car accommodations,
stage trip, hotel bills, and four or five
of the most important side trips in the
valley. The time required villa be five
will answer all questions regarding ex-
cursions- The. New Jersey Excursion
Manager is the Rev. T. E. Davis of
Bound Brook, who successfully made ar
rangements for the State last a
Rates east of Chicago, St. Louis, Mem
phis and New Orleans are not yet fixed,
but it IS expected that one regular fare
for the round trip between the cities
named and all points east will be agreed
| upon. The Western roads have fixed
rates for the round trip as follows
phis, and New Orleans Oby most direct
routesl. s47.50 from Omaha. SAG; from
Denver, SAL, and from other western
| points in proportion. Tickets will be on
sale June. q, q, %. 80 and July /, 2 8.
Going tickets begin on the date of pur-
chase. and parties must arrive in San
tickets will not be good to leave San
Francisco earlier than July II, and dest.n-
alton must be reached not later than Aug
ust 10, 1897. PARTIES returning over any
| of the northern lines will be required to
pay in addition to rates above quoted, to
to Portland, Oregon or Puget Sound
| points for ocean steamer voyage, Sc; rail-
way SHASTA route), $3.50.
An effort is being made, with every
respect of success, to arrange stop-over
| privileges so that visitors may nave the
beauties of the State on their regular
transportation.