The herald., 1897-07-07
ENDEAVOR
DELEGATES
Get a Typical California
Welcome
A BOUNDLESS HOSPITALITY
DISPENSED TO THE TRAVEL
WORN TOURISTS
The Great Concert Last Night, q Pre-.
lude to the Endeavorers' Real
Convention Work
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6-It is al
ready evident that the Christian En-
deavor convention, which opens tomor-
row will be the greatest in the history
Of the orga arization. The attendance
VIII more t..an exceed anticipation, and
the royal welcomi extended to the dele
gates insures the success and enthus-
iasm OF the gathering. All day long
trains have beer rolling in ard have
been met by members of the reception
committee. which of itself is a small
army, for the white caps.of those whose
mission it is to welcome the strangers
within our gates are seen everywhere
on the streets. The latch string of Cali
fornia is out and the initials &C. e" are
the open sesame to boundless hospital
ity
Never before, not even by the knights
Templar or Grand Army. whose ma ton
al reunions were held there. has the
pavilion been so we'll arranged or so
tastefully decorated as now. The whole
auditorium above and below is boarded
in and the rough timbers are covere d
with purple and gold. The floors are
covered with burlaps, underneath which
is padding of cotton wadding, so that
footsteps will be noiseless and the servi-
ces will not be interrupted by persons
moving about. Potted plants, palms,
bamboos. cut flowers and wreaths Of
roses are everywhere and the Califor-
,io al - a.
or in tissue similitude, may be seen at
every turn. There are comforta BILE chairs
for $500 eople, and two or three thousand
may stand.
Machinery hall is divided off into COM
partments, and in each are committees
representing the different states. Thus,
when the delegate from any state arrive,
they go Immediately to the space set
aside for them and there register their
names in book alpha etically arranged
If the delegates are alert there can be
no confusion. A strange endeavorer
finds the stand of the committee on re-
ception; goes to one of them in charge
presents his or her card and Is given a
badge and one of the books on Califor-
mia that have been published by the
state board of trade. The same with
other committees, hotel or other accom-
modations, literature, souvenirs, etc.
The arrangement is simple ard admir-
able. This afternoon there was a re-
hearsal of the convention chorus, num-
bering 1900. With them was the bouquet
chorus and one hundred trained SOLO
lists. Those who heard the singing were
assured in advance of the success of to-
nights concert, for it was evident that
the rearrangement of the pavilion had
endowed it with acoustic properties
hitherto unknown in the big building.
The decoration of Woodward's pavil-
ion where simultaneous meetings will be
held is proceeding rapidly and will be
completed tomorrow. This ampitheater
will accommodate over SIC, 900 people, and
as all the churches will keep open house,
no endeavorer will be left out in the
cold.
Tomorrow the preliminary work of
the convention begins. General Secre-
tary Baer is delighted with the outlook
for he believes that this convention will
be memorable in the annals of the en-
deavors.
The transformation wrought in the
pavilion will be a surprise to the thous-
ands who are familiar with its ordinary
appearance The seating arrangements
have been entirely changed and the roof
has been given tent-like appearance
by the white canvas covering which
hides completely from view the insight
ly raftere and will prevent the dissipa-
ton of sound among the sharp ribs of
the building. All around the concert hall
are the booths of the different Endeavor
unions.
CONVENTION NOTES
The 1897 committee is now agitatine
the question of including the shipping
in the harbor to display flags and bunt-
ing during the convention. There is
probability that Lieut.. Governor Jeter
will be on hand to welcome the Endeav-
orers when they gather in the big con-
vention hall Thursday morning.
If the opinion of General Secretary
Baer may be accepted as criterion, the
Eastern visitors will be more than
pleased with all the work of preparation
and the hearty welcome that awaits
them.
The sixteenth international conven-
ton, he did not hesitate to declare, would
eclipse all past conventions of Christian
Endeavorers and would be a lasting
monument to the generosity of the peo-
pie on this far Western shore.
Among the Endeavorers who have
come across the sea to attend the con-
vention is Miss E. j. Newton, of Foo
Chow, the leader of the Endeavor So
cieties in China. With her is Miss Car
men Hostetter, VINO has come all the
way from TOXIC to be in attendance at
the convention. Miss Newton has
brought with her a silken banner to be
presented to the Christian Endeavor So
ciety that donates the largest sum of
money to the foreign missions. 1t is the
gift of Foo Chow Christian Endeavor
Union, whose greetings to the society
were forwarded to General Secretary
Baer by the Secretary, Link Muk, before
the union decided to send a delegate.
One of the mest interesting features at
the Mechanics Pavilion will be re-
production of an early California mis-
sion, which will constitute the head
quarters Of the Missionary Extension