The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
EPWORTH LEAGUE
CONVENTION IS
IN BIG DEMAND
Great Effort to Have
1t Held Here.
COMMITTEES HARD AT WORK
LOS ANGELES AND THIS CITY
WORKING IN HARMONY. >:
Local and Southern Delegates to
Make a Determined Fight to
Win the Prize for
California.
COMMITTEES HARD AT WORK
LOS ANGELES AND THIS CITY
WORKING IN HARMONY.

An earnest endeavor is being made to
secure the next meeting of the Epworth
League biennial international convention
for this city in 1901. That great body is
to meet in the city of Indianapolis, Ind.
next month and committees from this
city and Los Angeles, reinforced with let
! terS of invitation from Mayor Phelan, the
/ Chamber of Commerce, Produce Ex-
change, Board of Trade, Board of Super
visors and other municipal organizations
of both cities. will be in attendance and
make every effort TO secure the prize for
this State.
Although San Francisco and Los Ange-
les representatives are desirous of having
the convention hold its session in their
respective cities they will, however, jour-
ney on to Indianapolis and work in har-
mony in the hope of securing the next
meeting for the Golden State In the
event that the Western delegates are
successful it will be left to the board of
control of the three branches of the
Methodist Episcopal church TO decide
which city will have the honor of well
coming the Epworth. Leaguers
| On July 10 and IL fifteen delegates will
start for the Hoosier city. They will be
laden with literature describing the beau
| badges with California in 1901 printed
on them, for distribution among the dele
gates TO the Indianapolis convention.
kev. ". w. Case, ID, Rev. J: n. Beard,
ton, T. b Hutchinson, ". II. Waste,
Lewis Norton and Robert BOynes will
| compose the local delegation and the City
of Angels will send Rev. f. M. Larkln'
Rev J. II. knickerbocker, Mr.. and Mrs;
". H. Fisher, J. H. Whittington and
Nathan Newly as its delegates
On their arrival in indianapolis the
California detachment will take up head
quarters at the Dennison and the state
House and begin their labors. 1t is also
their intention to erect large tent IN
State House Square and there exhibit the
luscious fruits that grow so abundantly
in this State. Visitors to it's inviting con-
fines will be rewarded with cooling tenn
perance beverages and souvenirs: Sterl-
opticon views and lectures will form an
important part of the work OF the Cali
fornia delegation Ihe latter VIII oa leane ns
their undertaking and are conhdent OF
success.
In a communication sent to interested
parties the committee of arrangements
! has called attention to the fact that the
expenses for preliminary work and a
California exhibit will be met by the local
leagues of this city and Alameda County;
but 1t will be essential that the committee
be in position to give assurance that the
necessary expenses of the convention,
amounting TO about S23,O0O, snail De met Dy
the business community. Other cities
competing have made the required pledge.
Los Angeles is in the field as against San
I II
fee are the Chamber of Commerce and the
business people generally Denver is; in
the same advantageous position and the
local committee feels that it must make
a showing of financial backing to win the
prize.
a convention similar to the great Chris
tian Endeavor gathering of 1897. but in all
probability much larger. 1t is expected
that thirty thousand or more people will
be in attendance and such throng will
/ certainly be beneficial to the city. A COM
mittee will call upon merchants in a few
days for conditional subscription to as
sfst in the enterprise, no part of which
shall be payable unless every condition is
met.
on Monday evening next the following
representatives will meet here and fur
ther instruct the delegates to the conven-
tion on the best means of conducting their
campaign: Rev. Thomas Filben, c. B.
Perkins, Robert Husband, w. H. Waste
and Miss S. E. Power of San Francisco.
and Rev. f. NJ. Larkin w. H. Fisher and
wife and ]. II. Wilmington of Los An
geleS