Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-10
.ENDEAv0RERS ALL IN
Last Of tie Delegates Reach San
Francisco This Afternoon.
GREAT FEAT Of TRANSPORTATION
Much interest Manifested in All
U
a'he Meetings
THE SCRAMBLE FOR SEATS

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 10.-with
the arrival of the last Christian Endeavor
trains at Oakland this afternoon there was
| completed one of the most remarkable
movements perhaps ever accomplished on O
stngle-track railroad as difficult to operate
as that Of the Central Pacific. Nearly D.
coo people were transferred from Ogden to
San Francisco, "a distance OF 500 miles,
with but comparatively slight delay and
without solitary. accident to mar the
progress of the Christian host
All the Christian En3eavorers assembled
within the city's gates are here for pur-
pose, and that purpose is not one of recrea-
ton Or pleasure. That all the assembled
Erdeavorers take deep and pensive in
terest In the proceedings of the convention
is manifested by the attendance at the
daily sessions at the big convention halls.
With them all is enthusiasm. Never has
San Francisco been. called upon 70 enter
gathered together for the VI convention.
There have been revival meetings and re-
ligious gatherings of all sorts of conven-
tions and there have been some pretty big
political gatherings IN San Francisco, but
the Christian Endeavor convention is a
revelation.
Bound to BE I'm Time.
Profiting by their experience at the pre-
vious sessions of the big convention. when
they came too late 20 get within hailing
distance of the Mechanics and Woodward 8
pavilions, many Endeavorers Were up with
the coming of day, determined to be among
the fortunate ones IN securing seats. All
roads seemed to. lead to the headquarters
at Mechanics pavilion. by 8 o'clock they
came pouring in from the east. west,
north and south on foot. in street cars
entrances
structures were congested with humanity.
The weather was quite cool. just cool
enough to bring back the color which had
been temporarily driven from the cheeks
OF thousands Of pretty young women by
the hardships of 4 transcontinental jour-
ney. Nine o'clock saw all the 1900 seats
filled. while several thousand persons form
ed a fringe of humanity around the outer
edges and packed the aisles until the police
and fire departments cried enough and bar
red the doors 20 further arrivals.
Program for Today.
Following is today's program: Early
prayer meetings. First Baptist. First Con-
gregational, Star King African Methodist
Episcopal Gburoh First Presbyterian,
West Side. CHRISTI Westminster Presby-
terrain. Third Congregational and Grace
Methodist churches of this city and the
First Congrega tional Church of Oakland.
Mech Mechanics. tPavtlion. 9:so a;m.-Praise
eA|iSo' oo' ioHSt1 eSerClSeS, ADDRESS ana
singing, SYMPOSIUM by state secretaries,
singing. PRACTICAL suggestions from the
trustees of the United Society of Christian
Endeavor and President Clark's address:
adjournment for the open air demonstra-
ton on Van Ness avenue at noon. -
Woodward's PaHilion, 800 a.m.-Praise
iEg address, singing. symposium by state
presidents. practical suggestions from the
trustees of the United Society of Christian
Endeavor and Gsneral Secretary Baer;
ton on. Van Ness Avenue.
Open air meetings on Van Ness avenue
at noon; four speakers platforms.
Recreation and sightseeing during the
afternoon. Complimentary band concert at
music stand In Golden Gate Park at 2
o'clock.
State receptions and rallies in the even
ing at all the different state headquarters.
State convention of the California So
ciety of Christian Endeavor at the Me-
chanics' Pavilion, In the evening, at 30
o'clock.