Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES.
for Reception of Pan
Presbyterian Alliance.

A few of the delegates to the Pan-Pres-
byterian Alliance. which meets at the New
York Avenue Church Wednesday next for
session of ten days, have arrived In the
city. but 1t is not expected that the dee
gates will begin to arrive here in great
numbers until about Tuesday. The COM
mittee of arrangements of which Rev.
Wallace Radcliffe is chairman, has made
such progress with the work that now,
upon the eve of the great gathering, there
is comparatively little that remains to be
done. All the plans for the social enter
talnment of the delegates and for the prop
er preparation of the church where the
meetings are to be held have been COM
pieted The assignment of the delegates to
the places in the city where they are to
stay has not been fully finished, owing to
CiiurGhes mat have undertaken to provide
ior the delegates have not as yet reported
10 the committee the places that have been
assigned.
Ihen, again, it is difficult at this time TO
iCcate the delegates especially those from
abroad Ihey are all in this country by
thls time. but for the most part they are
travehns about, and it is difficult to locate
their exact Whereabouts. The committee is
sehtlhg to the headquarters in Philadelphia
some OF the cards assigning the stopping
PAGES III this city, and they will be de-
nVered as Tar as practicable to the dele
VIII know where their homes are to be
while here.
sufficient number of seats in the audi
forum OF the church are to be reserved for
tlie use OF the delegates, and the balance
OF the peWs on the main floor as well as
the galleries, will be available for the use
OF the public. In each aisle banners will
lnalcate the Section reserved for the use of
the ueleSateS. These Details as well as the
provision for committee rooms in the CO.
iumolan Medical School building, on H
street, and the conveniences which will be
provided IN the lecture ROOM have been
arranged for by the committee of which
MI. Noble d. Larner is chairman There
VIII be full corps of ushers for each days
session, and they will come from the differ
ent churches
"A committee of which Mr. u-o1+ar n
Clephane is the chairman has charge of
TINS part of the work
The front row of pews is to be removed
anu ana IN TINS space will be placed desks for
me use or the representatives of the press
that may attend to report the proceedings
IN ne press committee, of which Mr. w b.
bryan Is chairman, has looked after this
detail >-'1
There is to be a reception at the White
House Wednesday evening and also a re-
cep1on at the Corcoran Art Gallery Satl1r-
uay evening, and the committee on hospi-
talty, of which Rev. Teunis S Hamlin is
cndli man, is In charge of these features
PROVIDING places for the delegates to stay
Wnlie mere Is the task, and no light one
when is being performed by the committee
on hospitality, of which the chairman of
ne general committee, Rev. Wallace Rad
cnffe, is also chairman The money that
VIII be needed to defray the local expenses
OF such a gathering is being raised by
committee of which Col. Robert |. Fleming
Is chairman. and the committee on pulpit
supply has at its head Rev George N Ilic-
cock The chairman of the committee on
printing is Rev Charles Alvin Smith
Rev. Dr. H. S. Bosnian of the Transvaal
ana Rev DR.. James G. Patton, the vener-
able missionary to the New Hebrides. both
delegates to the Pan-Presbyterian council.
Will speak in the Fourth PRESBYTERIAN
Church, 18th and Yale streets tomorrow
at II am. and $50 pm, respectively.