Evening star., 1898-09-19
Convention Closes.

The Virginia Christian Endeavor conven-
ton closed last night with services in the
NJ. E. Church South, after session of
four days, and today large majority of
the delegates have returned to their homes,
although some have remained to visit
Washington, Mount Vernon and other
places Of interest.
From the opening service the proceedings
of the convention have been most interest
ing, and last night it reached a fitting finale
in an "old-time conservation meeting" con-
Quoted by Mr. W. H H. Smith of Washing
ton, who delivered address in line with
the subject of the evening. Throughout
the session large crowds have been in at
tendance upon the meetings, but on this
occasion the audience was much larger
than usual
The music was pronounced to be excel
lent. and the whole affair passed off most
pleasantly.
thanks of the convention, first, to the
CT ristian Endeayor Societies churches and
citizens of Alexandria for their kind hos
pitality; second, to the pastor and officers
of the NJ. f. Church South and the Metho-
dist Protestant Church for the use of their
churches for services; third, to the Chris
ti&n Endeavor Society of the Methodist
Pr otestant Church for numerous courtesies;
fourth, to the railroad and steamboat COM
paniss for reduced rates of transportation;
fifth, to Mr.. Percy S. Foster of Washington
for his admirable conduct of the singing,
and to Messrs. Saunders & Stayman for
the use of Instruments; sixth, to the press
for reports of the convention proceedings;
seventh, to the local union of northern Nir-
ginia for their special financial aid; eighth,
to the ladies of the Methodist Protestant
Church for the delightful lunches served; /;
ninth, to the speakers who have come from
a distance and assisted in making the con-
vention a success; tenth, to all others who
have in any way contributed to the success
of the convention.
The following was appended to the reso-
lutionS: I'VE reaffirm our adherence to the
principles which, under God, have made
the Christian Endeavor movement what it
is today-devotion and loyalty to Christ and
the church"
The Officers Chosen.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, William r.
Kennedy of Richmond; vice presidents, DIR.
Z. T. Sweeney of Richmond, Mr.. George A.
Anderson of Clifton Forge and Rev. c. W.
Trawick of Buena Vista; secretary, H. NJ.
Lewis of Staunton; treasurer, John b.
years convention was not determined upon,
but it will probably be held in Winchester,
Va.
Brief Mention.
A slight fire occurred last night at the
residence of Mrs. Charles Fitzsimmons, on
Upper Duke street. 1t was caused by the
light from a gas jet catching in some cur
tains, but the flames were soon extinguish-
ed by Officer Goods, very little damage be-
ing done to the property.
There will be a meeting of the police COM
missoners tonight at S.o'clock for the pur-
pose of investigating the charges alleged to
have been made by officer Herbert Knight
against Chief Webster. Officer knight as
serts that he has been injured and misrep-
resented by certain local publications.
The council committee on streets will
hold a meeting tonight at o'clock to take
up the matter of King street improvements.
The Jr. o. u. A. M. of this city is MAX
ing extensive preparations to entertain the
state council. which meets here october IL.
The Concordia Hotel mas been awarded the
contract for providing a banquet. and
Mayor Simpson has been engaged to deliver
an address before the council Tuesday, the
10Th instant, in Odd Fellows Hall. A large
number of Mechanics are expected to at
land oil