Evening star., 1899-05-03
CHRISTIAN eNOEAVORERS
Committee Announces Itinerary for the Trip
to and From Detroit.
Eighteenth International Conxa,,to
InGtonians Leave Preceding Day.

The Christian Endeavorers of the city are
looking forward with considerable interest
to the eighteenth international convention
to be held in Detroit .July = To Ia AIr,,,e,
one hundred Endeavorers have already sig
nitied their intention of attending the con-
Fehtlon, which, it is claimed will be the
largest gathering of its kind yet held. The
transportation committee of the District
christian Endeavor Union. having in
charge the ARRANGEMENTS for the trip of the
local delegation has issued a bulletin. Civ
ing the itinerary of the trip, and the cost.
"A rate OF one fare for the round trip has
oeeh granted, tickets good to return until
july TO- with the privilege of a further ex-
tension until August 10. The route selected
Is by way of Niagara Falls In both direc
tohS; stop for breakfast being made at
the Falls on the way to Detroit and a
more extended stop-over being made nm The
return trip. WI nv
The roads over which the party will travel
are the Baltimore and Ohio, the Philadel-
phla and Reading and the Lehigh VsIIa,.
Inc delegation will travel through Ia
Detrolt on special train of Pullman sleep-
ing cars, and will leave Washington over
lhe Baltimore and Ohio railroad about 5
CLOCK the morning of July Maucb
Chunk Pa, will be reached about / 40 n
M; ana mere stop of a couple of hours
VIII be made, for trip to the ton of Mt
LSSail. leaving Mauch Chunk the next
rae VIII be over the mountains TO Wilkes
Barre. A stop for supper will be made
ABOUT o or in the evening" the Journey
then being resumed
niagara Falls will be reached about 10
d. m, and here the train will he Side
tracked, and the party will remain in their
nerths until morning. After breakfast AT
me rails the journey will be continued
1nIougn Canadian territory and Detroit
VIII be reached early in the afternoon. i'm
ample Tune for the delegates to get set
ueu ana attend the opening session of the
convention in the evening.
The Return Trip.
Returning, the party will leave Detroit
tuesday, July IL, at $50 a. m. on one of
the steamers of the Detroit and Cleveland
navigation Company for seven-hour ride
on Lake Erie to Cleveland Dinner will
DE server aboard the boat, and Cleveland
VIII be reached at 40 There will he a
nttle tlme for sightseeing in Cleveland he
fore the departure of the hoat for p,SesaI,
at p m Supper will be served unon tbe
poat and breakfast will be taken the fol-
lowing morning al Buffalo before the party
ieaVes the boat. After breakfast the train
VIII De taken for Niagara Falls where the
Wnoie or wednesday and Wednesday night
VIII VIII pc spent. Leaving Niagara Falls about
lSo thursday morning, the 18th, for the
uayHght trip over the Lehigh Valley rail-
road, the delegation will reach Washington
at 1880 y. m. the same day
WhlIe In Detroit the Headquarters of the
Dlstrict delegates will be in the Central
presbyterian Church, corner of Farmer and
Dates slreets The transportation commit
Tee has established Headquarters IL, H.
old Y. M. c. A. building No. 140a New
ork avenue, with office hours from 2-ao
10 $50 Saturday afternoons