The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-05
JULY CONVENTION.
official Guide to the Chris
tan Endeavor Meeting
In San francisco.
RAILROAD AND CHURCH COMMITTEES
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Church News.
RAILROAD AND CHURCH COMMITTEES

As the time for the great convention
approaches. Endeavorers Eli over the land
are becoming more and more interested
In the preparations for their reception
n entertainment in July, The final and
definite settlement Of the railroad rates
is greatly simplifying the work of the
various transportation managers, and the
reports of their efforts to organize par
ties for california r97' assure the local
committee that the first estimates Of the
attendance will be reached and perhaps
| exceeded.
The State of California is becoming
thoroughly aroused to the Importance
of the great gathering, and the various
counties are preparing to entertain the
VISITORS with that lavish hospitality which
is SO truly typical of the Golden State"
The transcontinental rates have been
finally and definitely axe as follows
One-way tickets to San Francisco will
| be sold on June 20 inc 80 and July /, and
8, at the following rates.
from Chicago ...-.. 5. -. -.... s25 90
from MilWaukee ....,... !. rs 90
From st; Louis, Cairo, Memphis and
From Peoria and Bloomington IS. q q % %
From st. Paul and Minneapolis .... 26 rs
From Missouri River Points, Kan
sas City TO Sioux City, inclusive,
GOihiipuSs hdu.s A1luueOid ana
houston, Tex. /. (. z. ;. ...... ~ 80
And other points in proportion. Par
ties must arrive in San Francisco not
later than july 8. For the return passage
tickets will be sold at the same rates on
July L, ID, IA. Is, 16, IL, 10, q, 26 and 20,
and August 2, 5 and 8. On return trip
parties must reach destination not later
than August Is.
S~bop-overs will he permitted on the
W~est-bound trip at Cheyenne. Trinidad,
Fl Paso, Colorado Common Points and
points west thereof. East-bound stop
overs will be allowed anywhere within
the State of California;; also at Banff,
Havre, Livingston, Shoshone Falls, and
points west thereof.
East of Chicago. and other starting
points mentioned above, the railroads
have made a rate of one fare for the
round trip.
While every Endeavorer in California
VIII do his utmost to make the Eastern
visitors feel that they are most welcome
on the Pacific Coast during their stay.
yet upon rhe Reception Committee. num-
Dering over nine hundred members. led
by a staff of thirty-fve. devolves the
duty OF giving attention to this matter.
me ladies n gentlemen of this com
mittee will wear white caps with purple
oand and the designation Reception Aid !.
lhose OF the Executive Staff will have
extra bands over the tops. These caps
Will be worn both indoors and out. The
dutles OF the committee are as follows
Inc Railroad Section will meet dele
gates coming by the northern and central
Ioutes at sacramento, about one hundre
EEresno and on the southern routes at
san francisco. At both of these cities a
large local Reception Committee will he
81 Waating, ana delegates may alight from
ing tra1n ana get a foregleam Of the well
come aWaiting them in the convention
CITY. When the trains proceed, they viii
oe accompanie by members Of the Re-
seption committee for the purpose Of Civ
ing any desired information. All neces-
sary data Will be collected and wired on
read aisaaau for tSe,r SO cd that all may be II
tney VIII pc taken in charge by the
Aianleaa county E-ndeavorers, who will
Pc on e guy az Sixteenth street station and
me arrivals aboard the ferries and across
e "a bay, when they will be given over to
e escarf t o. the station Section, which will
tiers at the Pavilion. This section viii
also NAVE charge Of the Valencia street
saa,aon, the Tibqron and sausalito ferries,
70 receive local coast delegates.
The Wharf Section, assisted bv tba
rioatlng society OF Alameda County, will
bbe osf af tb adeavorer coming by steam
cort them to the Pavilion Headquarters.
Inc Headquarters Section will have
charge, as its name implies, of the Head
quarters, all of which will be located in
the Mechanics Pavilion. It will he tha
guy Of those serving here to receive the
aeiegates as they arrive from the stations
come ena Wn ro ass,s 70 sly them q hearty well
prepared to answer any and all Questions
promptly and correctly, and to do every.
dning possible to give them a most cor
work of this section and prevent an 4
from being deprived of attending The
meetings., those serving will be divided
inl9 three sh1fts-the morning, afternoon
-~neadquarters for States in addition to Tx |,
california headquarters. In each Of fhese
viii be stationed member of the Recenl
attendance. In addition to the fnreane
ing, there will be reading, writing. resi-
ing, correspondence and cloak rooms
o ogTea aonf information; and telegraph
TINS section After having registered the
delegates will be directed by the Head-
quarters Section to their stopping places
and lodging houses.
the receptions which are to be given by
the uifferent States In various churches
On rs saturday evening July 10.
tity may be had upon application To- 4
r., Perkins, Chairman Decorafion Som
mlttee, Y. NJ. G. A. Building. as foiIows.E
ns Siz SIX ls1lS inches, $500 per gross. Soc.
ns Size EXT inches. $500 per gross. 75c.
These prices do not include freight o.
NEW JERSEY ErDEAVORERs.
Rev. Titus !. Davis. transportation
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