The herald., 1897-07-09
Held in Every San Fran
cisco Church
WATTS WORDS OF WELCOME
EXTENDED ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE
Days Services Begun With Prayer
at Daylight and Praise at
Evening
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, July SIT may
now be said that the Christian Endeavor
hosts have completed their conquest Of
this city. They have arrived in such
numbers during the last twenty-four
hours as to permeate every quarter OF
the city. All through the late hours OF
the night and every hour this morning
trains have arrived from east, north
and south hearing thousands of dele
gates and visitors. Several boats have
carried the crowds across the bay and
at the ferries they were met by scores Of
white-capped guides, whole sole duty
is to make the delegates welcome and
to pilot them 10 the headquarters at the
Mechanics Pavilion, where every dele
gate Is registered and directed to COM
Portable quarters in some part of the
city. The scenes at the pavilion resem-
BILE a national political convention, ex-
cept that women are more in evidence
on this occasion than usually attend
great gatherings. In fact fully two
thirds of the delegates are Of the gentler
sex. But their presence tends to make
the scene more striking in color and
more animated in spirit. All the streets
in the business district Of the city and
in the neighborhood of the different
headquarters are congested with the
countless thousands of visitors. Every
one seems to be on the move, as If the
cooling breezes from the Pacific are
most welcome after journey through
the burning alkali plains.
Men and women alike are decked with
ribbons of purple and gold, Endeavor
colors, on which are words announcing
their State and town. Streams of dele
gates poured into the pavilion through
out the night and this forenoon, and the
young women engaged in the registra-
tion booths were kept busy. They came
in driblets and they came in rushes. but
the registration department was pre-
pared for anything. and not even the
big Massachusetts, delegation could rat
tie them.
Most of the State delegations are sup
piled with literature and it is not con-
fined to Christian Endeavor publica-
tions. There are pamphlets proclaim
ing the fruitfulnese of the soil, the beau
~ VI lHe sCeHeIy, lHe NdStHeSS VI tLe
Industries and the fields of labor.
The busiest scene this morning is
about the California headquarters.
There are 10000 Endeavorers in Califor-
mia, and it seems as though most of them
intended putting in an appearance at
some time during the convention. Not
the least attractive part of this part Of
the pavilion is the score of pretty Cali
fornia girls who are engaged in distrib-
uting badges and imparting information
to all those who call.
The work of decorating the different
State booths is about completed and
the installing of the coat of arms of each
State on the booths has given life and
beauty to every nook and corner in the
building.
The handsomest booth is that of Ore
gon, decorated in purple and gold, the
State name appearing in gold letters.
The other Northern State. Washington,
has handsome quarters, violet and white
being the predominant colors.
The two sections of the big Pennsyl-
vania delegations arrived in the early
hours of this morning and were closely
followed by two train loads from New
Jersey. They were met at the Oakland
mole by committees from the San Fran
cisco headquarters and escorted to
headquarters. amid cheers and the sing
ing of America"
Michigan's delegation, nearly 500
strong, is prepared to do battle with
Ohio for the honor of the convention Of
1899, hoping to capture the prize for
Detroit, with some prospects of success.
The Michiganders are feared by the
Ohioans as their most formidable rivals.
Rev. Francis E. Clarke, father of the
Christian Endeavor, made his first APP
pearance in California at the First Pres
byterian Church in Oakland. Owing to
the blockade in the railroads yards, Rev.
Clarke could not cross the bay as soon
as he expected, and yielded to the re-
quests of enthusiastic Oaklanders for
a meeting in that city while waiting to
cross. The Endeavorers of Oakland
turned out in thousands and gave the
distinguished visitor a rousing recep-
ton. A meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees will be held at the Palace Hotel,
July 18th. 1t was necessary to postpone
this meeting, which was originally
scheduled for the 7th, until the arrival
of number of trustees who are delayed
en-, route.
FIRST DAYS PROGRAM
SAN FRANCISCO, July s.-Today's
convention program:
Early morning prayer meetings, $50
to 7:15 in the churches.
Convention in Mechanics Pavilion,
$3.50, Welcome" by the choir; $40, devo-
votional exercises; 9:45, welcome of the
Committee of '97; 1906, welcome of the
State of California; 1915, singing; 1920.
response in behalf of visiting delegates;
1926, President Clarke's address; 11:05,
singing; 11:10, Secretary Baer's address:
11:40, presentation of badge banners:
1900, adjournment.
Convention in woodward's Pavilion.
$3.50. welcome by the choir; $40, devo-
tional exercises; 9:45, welcome Of the
Committee of '97; 9:55.. welcome of the
Golden Gate pastors; 1905. welcome Of
the city of San Francisco; 1915, response
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