Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-03
ALL IN READINESS
AT Detroit for the Christian
Endeavor Convention.
Ample Accommodations Await the 4O,-
600 Delegates and Visitors.
Grounds in Pink Of Condition. No Convenience
Having Been Omitted.

Detroit. Mich, July 2.-Sunday was
strictly observed, today. on the Christ
ian EndeaVor grounds. the site of the
international 80 convention. Some of
the concessionaries, who have been
SLOW in getting their tents and equip
nents in place, asked permission to
work Sunday. but consent was prompt
ly refused by John Strong. chairman
Of the general $50 committee, who
stated that nothing inconsistent with
Christian principles would be allowed
on the grounds. Work Of necessity,
such as preparing the serving Of meals.
VIII, OF course, be permitted, next sun
day. as on other days
All the local committees will, this
week. transfer their quarters from the
18th floor Of the Majestic buildings to
the encampment grounds. The undu-
lating canvass roofs and nuttering
flags Of the newly arisen white city.
from Wednesday until the following
Tuesday. Will be a center Of religious
enthusiasm, are now plainly visible
from the office Of the general commit
tee, two miles away. Tents Endcavor
and Williston, the two big canvass
auditoriums. are complete save for the
decoration which is in progress. The
predomnating cOlors will be crimson
and white. the Christian EndeaVor
colOrs. Huge streamers will be
stretched from the center to the sides
along the roof. destroying the bare eff
feet of the canvass. There are 80 of
these streamers at the stage end. ~ at
the opposite or entrance end and -
along the sides. making total of PIG
of these wide crimson and white rib
bons radiating as far as the walls of
the tents.
The stages will present ceiling %
color ana the buntings will come to a
point at the top Of the dome The
mammoth stage will be done in white.
relieved by festoons OF crimson. and
the speakers stand will be adorned by
odd Glory" ana the Union lack. Sus
pended from above the speakers
stand will he an electrical device show
ing the G. +. monogram. This will be
draped on either side with American
ana British flags. on each Of the
quarter poles, there Will be banner. I
To i feet in size. in honor Of each state
in the Union. on the reverse Of these
Will be- banners Of all nations in which
tn Christian EndelVor movement has
obtained i foothold. outside. running
down the halyards attached to the
three huge center poles and below the
tent. hourgecs and Stars and Stripes
will be flown, myriads of flags of all
nations. the three lines of ensignS
reaching nearly to the ground. over
100 flags will be used in the decoration
Of the two main tents not counting in
small ones.
Tents E,ndeavor and Williston each
has a comfortable seating capacity Of
10 600: the platforms each seat 1000. in
GLIDING choirs of about 500 voices. The
speakers platform projects outward
from the main stage. Around this pro-
lection are tables and. chairs assigned
To the use of 100 working reporters.
The usher system has been ably per-
fected and confusion will be hardly
possible No delegates will he admitted
after certain hours. Headquarters. BIZ
cycle, information. press and ladies
tents are all amply and conveniently
All space designed for res
-aurant and refreshment tents. etc. is
occupied.
Rapid street car service is expected
10 be a feature. The Woodward Ave-
nue. line, running nearest to the
grounds. will run ears every 20 seconds. |
There will be one minute service on the |
Third Avenue line and two minute cars |
N other adjacent lines. The railroads |
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