The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-17
DETAILS OF THE CONVENTION
OLD TABERNACLE IS NOW A
THING OF BEAUTY.
All the Committees Have Their Work
Perfected and Three Great and
Profitable Days Are
Expected.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
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The old barn at Twelfth and Harrison
streets has disappeared The decorating
committee of the Christian Endeavorers
took hold of the place as soon as the
golden carnival closed and rapidly trans
formed it into a large, picturesque con-
vention hall. There is not an inch of the
old lumber to be seen, while the rear OF
the building has been generously cut
down and heightened to provide for the
orchestra and to accommodate the chorus
of 400 voices
No State convention of the Christian
Endeavorers has ever had the pleasure of
conducting its sessions in a more elab-
orately planned or prettier hall than will
the convention which will commence its
labors next Thursday morning. All the
prettiest booths of the carnival have been
utilized by the Endeavorers, and the large
annex is Ike a piece OF fairyland. and ii
the annals of Christian Endeavor gath
erings.
The registration committee has pre-
pared to receive 5000 visitors. many of
whom will doubtless make their homes in
San Francisco during the three days the
convention IS in session. In the hall Is
large registration BOOTH where w. Nat
Friend will bend to the guests as they
arrive and attend to their disposal He
has the record of every place in Oak
land where a comfortable bed or a pala-
table meal can be discovered, and this
cheering news will be given to all the del
egates as fast as they apply.
The arrangement Of details for large
conventions has become a science with
the Christian EndeavOrers and they can
handle large crowds as easily as small
ones. All the arrangements in the Expo
sition building are perfect in their details,
even to the point of the numbered ten
penny nails driven in planks to accommo-
date the headgear of the orchestra
Hundreds of electric lights and thou
sands of yards of the gold and purple
Endeavorer colors-adorn the interior Of
the building and the whole has been car
peted, so that the late-Comer or early
goer with his heavy shoes cannot have
the satisfaction of annoying four thou
sand people.
Tonight the grand concert was given.
and the full value of the huge sounding
board. specially constructed for the con-
Vention, was tested and proved perfect
success. The executive committee is con-
fdent that when Father Clark, the
founder of the movement. Calls the con-
VentiOn to order on Thursday morning
he will truthfully declare that the build
ing is the most complete and tastefully
adorned in which any Christian EndeaVor
conventions have been held.
The entertainment committee, Is COM
pleted. is IS follows:
Staff-Dr. Ray Gibson. w. r. Hughes,
Ira Sanford.
Aids-George W. White. Mrs. G.. W.
White. Miss V. Rowland, NJ. G. harrison.
George Letter, A. l.. Todd, Wesley Ad-
ans J. Y. Bacon. Blanche Lindell, Miss
Z. s. Benton, Miss Josie Mason Miss
Rosamond Rosling. Miss Lou n. Coffey,
Mary E. Rust Helen de la Montanya,
Amy Corder, Maud Pfster; Anna B. Can
non May B. Cruff. Miss Hortense Can
non. Miss Maggie Nichol, T. E. Gammell,
Minnie Sutherland, Miss e. D. Arnold
Christina Purves, Anna Packs, Lottie
Lancaster. Lizzie Luth. Belle Burial
Bessie McCaulay, Ida B. Henry. Ellen
Fearn,. Eva Fulton. Keith L. McCullagh
Alice NJ Bell, Edith NJ. Robinson, Edna
b. Kinard. David Caig, T. H. Cruff, E. R
3 Babb, Miss Jennie Mills. E. Bertella Fer
gersOn. Pearl Logan, Margaret Davies
Alice Davies, Belle Garrette, Pearl Coon
radt. Blanche Butler. Miss E. A. Swain
Eva Ayers, Mrs. Free, Helen Clough
Miss n Camp. Miss c. F. Gribble, Mis-:
NJ E Doub, DIT. o. S. Dean, Lena Tail
lum. Mrs. 3. L. Spence, Anna Jones, Lena
Z. White. May Cummings, Mary Z: John
son. Frank Kreiger. Helen Crandall We'd;
Hatfield, Laura Kirkness, Lucia Wallace
Sadie A. Robinson. Jessie Spongler, Clara
Hoagland, Mrs. Euyart. Miss c. Stats
J.. S. Rodgers. Miss H f. Green, Mrs.
A. Mckinley and Wesley Adams.