The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-05
HANDLING THE VISITORS
PLANS FOR RECEIVING THE EP-
WORTH LEAGUE GUESTS.
subscriptions to Fund Reach $4,000
Hotel Rooms Engaged-Monu-
ment Decoration.

League convention are sending In their re-
ports as fast as they are completed TO the
general and executive committees. Every
mornings mail brings hundreds Of letters ar
ranging for accommodations. The homes
committee is not quite satisfied with the
results Of the canvass for homes. There
are up TO date perhaps some 10000 accommo-
dations secured, and 1t is hoped that when
the final canvass Is made 1t will bring the
number to the required number. which IL
estimated at $1,000. This week Frank Bar
rett. Of Jonesboro. Ark, secretary and treas
urer Of the Searchlight Publishing Company,
the state official organ of the American
Anti-Saloon League, was In the city, ar
ranging for accommodations for seventy-five
people from that place. Rev. ]. F. Robinson
has also reported this week, and desired
TO get accommodations for carload from
Moline. H.
Mr.. Van Arsdel, who Is chairman Of the
finance committee, reports that the subscrip-
tions arc coming in as promptly as could be
expected. He thinks there Is not the slight
est doubt about the committee raising the
required sum Of money. which has been es-
timated between 5000 and $4,000 Up to
the present time there has been in the neigh
borhood Of 5000 subscribed. The reception
committee. of which Charles e. Coffin is
chairman, has arranged the committee. OF
about 500 people, in three sections A COM
mittee in charge OF j. N. Pritchard will
meet the visitors at the Union Station and
conduct them to the Statehouse. where they
Will register. Woodburn Mason will have
charge of the reception committee at the
statehouse, and there will be another Sec
ton of the committee for general use. The
following state headquarters have been ar
ranged: Michigan Epworth League head
quarters will be at the Second Presbyterian
Church; Indiana, First Presbyterian Church;
Illinois, Roberts Park Church; Iowa, Edwin
Ray Church; Church South. which COM
prises all the Southern States, at the First
Baptist Church: Ohio Plymouth Congrega-
tional Church; Canada, Central Christian
Church; Fourth General Conference district.
in the auditorium of the MerIdian-street
Church; Junior League headquarters, Sun
day-school room in the Meridian-street
Church; the Students Voluntary Missionary
Movement, In the Hall of Representatives,
in the Statehouse and the Criminal Court
room. at the courthouse: Missouri. Hall
place Church.
Word has been received by the homes COM
mittee that there will be large delegation
from Canada and another from Los Angeles
200 rooms already engaged for some or the
prominent visitors coming to the convention.
Manager Cullen said there have been re-
quests for more rooms, but he had 10 re-
fuse them, so as to accommodate the regular
patronage of the house. Mr.. Cunningham,
of the Bates, has engaged 200 rooms for
delegation from st. Louis, Mo-, and the
Grand Hotel has $50 rooms spoken for.
MONUMENT DECORATION.
All the contracts for decoration have been
given out. The committee was appropriated
$500 for this purpose. and they will expend
most of it in the decoration OF the tent and
Tomlinson Hail. 1t Is the desire OF the
committee to have the monument decorated
and an electrical display in the evening, but
no definite arrangements have been made In
regard to il. 1t is the intention, If possible,
to have a large Maltese cross on the north
side, with the motto, Look Up. Lift Up"
in red and white incandescent lights, and
on the south side. "All for Christ" in old
gold, the two representing the churches Of
of the decoration in the tent will be col
lection of maps, the largest in the world,
probably. all hand made. along with mis-
sionary charts, which belong 10 the Stu
dents Missionary Band, and which will be
brought here from Detroit, where they are
now being used in the Christian Endeavor
Commercial Club, and c. III. Badger, rep
resenting the merchants, Will look after the
decoration Of the downtown districts, and
Ii is also the intention or the decoration COM
mittee TO ask as many private homes 10 dec
crate as will do So Banners OF welcome
will be stretched across the streets. In the
will be a large Maltese cross, ten feet in
size in league colors. fitted for an electrical
display and league notices will be much
In evidence everywhere.
There will be three monster patriotic
meetings on Friday night OF the conyen-
ton. At one of these Bishop Fowler Will
IN lincoln
At another Gen. John b. Gordon, COM
mander of the Confederate Veterans, will
lecture on the Last Days OF the Confed-
eracy" and at another place DR.. John
Potts, the general secretary of education
for the church of Canada and chairman of
the international Sunday school lesson COM
mittee and Dr. ]. NJ Buckley. or the New
York Christian Advocate. will both speak
on international relations.