The evening times., 1899-07-04
LOCAL PILGRIMS DEPART
Christian Endeavor Delegates Off
for the Detroit Convention.
Enjoyable Itinerary of the One Hun
dred and Forty WashingtOnfnns.
They Travel in Special Train.
Excellent Arrangements. of the
mmittee-A List of the Party.


morning at 7:45 O'Clock. One hundred and
forty persons, Christian Endeavorers and
their friends, composed the party, which
filled the four Pullman sleeping cars to
just about the limit of their capacity. The
train will go straight through to Detroit
by way of the Lehigh Valley road to Nj
agara Falls and the Michigan Central from
Niagara Falls to Detroit
ride of three hours from Washington
brought the party to Philadelphia, where
special lunches in individual boxes were
furnished the travellers to be eaten at their
leisure. ride of an hour and a half over
the Philadelphia and Reading from Phila-
delphia brought the party to South Beth
lehem, from which point the train will run
over the famous Lehigh Valley Route. At
Mauch Chunk special trolley cars will be
in waiting to carry the party to the start
ing point of the switchback railroad. The
Pisgah and return will be most pleasant
diversion in the trip.
tesuming the journey, the party Will
soon have the pleasure of viewing the
| beautiful scenery of the Wyoming Valley.
A meal will be served at Wilkesbarre. and
very soon after the party will turn in for
a good nights sleep, arriving at Niagara
! Falls early in the morning Breakfast will
| be served promptly at Z o'clock and at
O'Clock the party will take the train over
the Michigan Central Railroad, crossing
the famouse cantilever bridge, securing a
line view of the falls on one side and of the
whirlpool rapids on the other. AT Falls
View, on the Canadian side the train will
stop for five minutes to allow the party to
enjoy this magnificent view of the falls.
The ride through Canada is by no means
devoid of interest the rich farm lands and
waving grain fields attracting attention on
/ every side. st. Thomas will be reached
before noon tomorrow, and probably at
| that station or at some station a little fur
| ther along the train will be boarded by
! members of the railroad section of the
! Detroit reception committee.
The party will arrive at Windsor, just
across the river from Detroit about /
| O'Clock, and from this point the train will
| be ferTied across the river to Detroit. Up
on leaving the train at the station in De-
| troit, the delegates will be met by mem
! bers of the station section of the reception
committee. who will accompany them on
| special trolley cars which will be awaiting
them upon their arrival to the Central
| Presbyterian Church, al the corner of Far
mer and Bates Streets, which will be the
! Vi lue uplSRdIeS our
| ing the convention. From this point the
delegates will be~assigned to places of en-
| tertainment and escorted to them by mem
| bers of the reception committee.
After rest during the balance of the
! afternoon. everyone will be prepared to at
tend the opening session of the convention
in one Of the great tents in the evening.
The meetings will be held in two of the
! great tents which were pitched upon the
ifa I N- dFrrf ing taa hoIl
in lSS6-tents "Endeavor" and Willis
ton"
Ample accommodations have been Sc
cured for 10000 delegates, and although
| the number of official delegates will proba-
bly, be much less than that number. 9TH
ers who are attracted by the low rates of
fare can also be provided for.
The convention will last from tomorrow
| evening until Monday evening The party
will leave Detroit on its return trip Tues
| day morning, July II, at $50 O'Clock, on
one of the steamers of the Detroit and
Cleveland Navigation Company. seven
hour day ride to Cleveland will be enjoyed
and after a brief time for sightseeing in
| Cleveland a Cleveland and Buffalo steamer
will be taken for Buffalo al O'Clock. Sup
per on the boat and a pleasant night S
sleep will be enjoyed by the delegates, and
| after breakfast at Buffalo in the morning
the train will be taken for Niagara Falls,
| where the day viii be spent. The party
will reach home at 1870 o'clock Thurs
day evening, July 13.
The arrangements for the trip were made
/ by the transportation committee of the
! Christian Endeavor Union, consisting of
Messrs. Paul E Sleman and Hermon C.
Metcalf The delegates were most en-
| thusiastic in the expressions of apprecia-
/ tion of the splendid management on the
part of the committee. Every facility for a
thoroughly enjoyable trip has been provid-
| ed, and the committee has worked early
and late to bring about the present uerfect
state of the arrangements.
The following is a list of the delegates
who were on the special train this morn
! ing:
Miss Florence Bali, Miss Sidney l.. Culverwell,
! Mrs Samuel Culver1sel, Miss Mary G. Andrews
Mrs. Andrews, Miss Clara IL. Burroughs, Miss
! Alice NJ. Fletcher, Miss Gertrude A. Davis. Miss
| Helena L. johnson, Miss Jenny ~ Davis, Percy
! S Foster Mrs. Percy s Foster, Norman p. Fos-
| ter Anson s. Taylor, MIS-. r. A. +. Taylor, DIR.
Z. 4. swartwout, Mrs. +. 4. Swartwcut, Miss
! EstcIle Foster Miss Emma Greenwel, Rev. J.
; W Duffey, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Det-
rich, Miss Alice NJ. Meynes, Miss Lii
W c Davis Charles D. Finley. Miss frankie f.
Knibb Miss Maud T.. Ball. Herman W. Smith,
Mrs. II. ". Smith, r. c. Newcomer, Miss Minnie
F.. Gentner, A. J. Henry, Miss Emma c. Henkel,
A.
Power, Miss Phoebe +. Lanterman, Miss Irene
Gibson J.. Lodge Hill DIR. Eugene c. Rice, Mrs.
Eugene c. Rice, Miss Anna A. Ran, Miss Minnie
l.. Doane Miss Y. ID. Barney, Miss Eliza Logic,
Miss Craigen, Miss Lillian Craigen, Miss Jennie
f. Topey, Mrs. Elizabeth Y. Welch, Walter ID.
Groesbeck, Willie Seifriz, Mrs. W. d. Groesbeck,
r.. II. McComyn, Miss +. NJ Mills Miss Eta f.
Johnston, George Ryncal, ir-; Miss Lizzie Muth,
Miss Lila Muth Miss Millie Philips Mr.. and Mrs.
George H. Judd, Mrs. James T. Metcalf Miss Car
rie Smith, Miss Mary A. Duguid, Mrs C. Howgate,
Mrs NJ F. Norwood, Miss Nellie b. Brown,
Miss Elizabeth II. Burroughs, Miss Josephine
Simpson c. T. Braxton Dr. NJ. S. Brown,
Frank Byram, Mrs Frank Byram, Mrs. o. b.
Brown, Miss Kate 5. White, G. William Rein
miller, Mrs. Frank A. Holdcraft Mrs. f. A.
George, Howard 5. omohundro, Miss Luenia F.
McGroarty, Albert Lariviere. Carrie Co.'S, Anna
R,man. Rev. Marian J. Kline, l. ID. Grunmond
Miss A. b. Detrick, William A. Greer, Anna
Corley, Mr.. and Mrs John II. Cox, Miss Doro-
thy A. Searle, Mrs Ada NJ. MCGOWAN, NJ W
Baldwin. Miss Margaret G. Sylvester, Mr..
William Fletcher, Mrs. Charles Werner,
Miss Maud T.. Alton, Miss Edith d.
Foster, Miss Ida Van Arsddle, T. p. Van Ars-
dale, Evelyn G. Mutzebaugh Elizabeth b. Bern
hart, Miss Rose Lees Hardy, Miss Elizabeth Hum
mer, Mrs. Andrew Wilson, Andrew Wilson, Mrs.
Elmer f. Elliott, Miss Anna +. Shott HIxsie
y. Smith, Emma Stelfox, Henry C. Workman
Mrs. II. C. Copenhaver, Louis f. Giles, George
Francis Williams, Paul f. Sleman. Martha NJ
Brewer, Mrs. Fannie r, Flemming, Clara p.
Batenan, Mrs. o. p. johnson, Louis VI. Bart
lett, Grant Leet, Miss Eva J. Father Miss Ida
V. Tuyerney, f. Frisby, Eugene MeadS, J. Wal
ter Edelin,, Miss F. Z. Ashley, Mrs. A. j. Leon
ard, George r. Muth, and Miss Emma W. Bur
ton.