The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-19
SUCCESS SEEMS ASSURED.
PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR I'm.
DEAyOR CONVENTION IN JUNE.
Are Expected to Come to Seattle
Local Union Preparfng for Their
Entertainment While IN The CRY.

The busiest people In Seattle today are
fhe members Of the committees appointed
hr the !ocal union Of Christian Eadeavor
aDcseties 70 arrange for the tenth suaga.
STATE convention 20 be he'd in this city
June 2. =. = and rs. /. Is principally due
90 their tire.ess energy ina: the conyen-
tacn promises 20 be the grea.sst ef the
kind ever head on tha coaaE IL il expssrt-.
q that fuliy i.ste delegates from 5ls,<gfs
al the CRY VII come and with TIE EgetE :
b<rs OF leeal societies swell the agtendaacs
70 near.y 1854.
Tss com Xxi. teefnan have met with scarce.
b hitter IN their plans. Tee entertain
Hzsn; Ter !our days OF nearly ZOO sge 9f,.s
y IN Itself no siignt task 10 iock forward
%. but the committees have arranged for
Il and ara confident OF success Anot,t
e. 90 Will be expended in tnis manner and
Ne faii amoun; has practically bean al
1tzGy fussrd ~ the sale OF the Seatt.s
eouyenr calendar and by Huakssr e, lar,
among the local societies. The Enaeavor
<rs boast OF the fact that no person on side
n the ofsanization has been called upon
Al present the committees are ersgaged In
varkang up Interest in the congeati5n
among the societies OF The sgats and Of
Northern Idaho which a Included ia tbs
convention district. Huge bundles II coli
ored posters are being sent o4t daily for
distribution, and from this tine on until
The convention assemblies. ssrni-fnonthly
bulletins advertising II will be mailed 10
each society In the district.
But the Endeayorsrs VIII not depend up
On the printers ink alone. On May S the
Rev. J.: = bowerman. OF this city. presi
dent OF the Local union, and Rev b. F.
Lngsnfe.tsr. OF Tacoma. Will take the
road and make a tour of Washington and
Northern Idaho IN the interests OF the
convention. speaking IN every town AID
village OF Importance In the district
TIE programme committee has now al
rost completed Iss work and has arranged
for the attendance OF two Of TIE fines.
ksafE t.x
the United States Rev. Ira fAndrlth, OF
Nashville. Tenn, and fisy. II. r. Tyler OF
Phaadeipha. Pa. The feature OF the con
yentson, however Will be the music A
chorus OF $50 voices Is the modest amhl-
ton of the MUSIC committee, OF which ".
b. Lewis IL chairman. The Singers are
now under training by Prof. Joy. holding
frequent rehearsais at Plymouth Congre-
gsiional church All Of the singers with
the exception Of four solossts.xwil be local
talent.
So large a chorus. II Is said, has never
before been attempted Ia the Northwest
even on the Pacific coast Two publlo
concerts, one In Seattis and one In Taco
MA. viii be given before the convention
Is held and the proeeeds used in desrayIng
the expenses OF entertaining the visitors
While In Seattle the visiting de egstes
NIL be the guests OF the local Christian
Endeasor Union. They viii be logged at
ti.s expense Of that organization. Their
other expenses they themselves will defray
Saturday. June "a. VIII be set apart a. es
eursion day ard the Visiting Endsayarsrs
taken to various points Of interest about
the city. The other days will be devoted
@ the routine Of the convention
The convention will hold It's day aessions
IN Plymouth Congregational church ana It's
night sessions ar Armory hail which has
been rented for the convention week The
latter building VIII be specially fitted sip
Tor the purpose and the seats arranged on
the ampbitheafer plan. The convention
halls will be decorated with The convention
colors. red and white. and 400 yards of
bunting have been purchased fer the pur
pose.