The times., 1899-06-06
COMING CONVENTION
OF CHRISTIAN WORKERS
District EndeavOrers Discuss
the Detroit Meeting.
Paul L. S!eman Sketches the Tour
Of Delegates.
Stops VIII BE Mndc mt aIauch Chunk
Niagara Falls. buffalo. and Cicye-
Innd-PIcnsant Expectations.

Warm weather failed to prevent large
attendance at the June meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia Christian Endeavor
Union at Calvary Baptist Church last
evening.
The rcll call showed that almost every
local society was represented COnsidera-
BILE enthusiasm was manifested in the COM
ing International Christian Endeavor Con-
yenton. which will be held at Detroit next
month Several addresses were made en-
the subject of the coming gathering. and
various pamphlets descriptive of the TN
dertaking were distributed among the En-
deavorers
A feature OF the meeting last evening
was the annual election of officers. Niles
M. Shand. Chairman OF the Committee on
Nominations. reported the list of officers
favored by that committee. Grant Leet,
present President of the Union, who was
in the chair. then presented the list to the
gathering for a vote, and the election re-
suited as follows:
President, A l. Dietrich, Mount Vernon
Place M. E. Church South: First Vice
President Paul Z. Sleman. Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church; Second Vice
l.
tist Church; Third Vice President, Miss
II. L. Johnson, Church OF the Reformation;
Secretary, J. NJ. Pickens, Vermont Avenue
Christian Church; Assistant Secretary,
Fred. F. Resner, Gurley Memorial Church:
Treasurer, r. 7. Ballard. Congress Street
NJ. p. Church; Corresponding Secretary,
Miss Lillian Burroughs, Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church. President OF the
Junior Christian Endeavor Union. the Rev.
rd N
The Rev. E. Lawrence Hunt who has
manifested SO much interest in the estab-
lishment of a National Junicr Republic"
between this city and Baltimore, explain
ed the object of the undertaking to the
EndeaVorers. He said that wonderful sue
cess had greeted the efforts which had al
ready been put forth In behalf of the little
republic for American boys. The offer Of
a 100-acre farm for the republic was being
/ considered. He said some decision in the
matter would be reached after the meeting
Of the executive committee tomorrow
Paul z. Sleman, member Of the
transportation committee, reported that
about 1870 local Endeavorers had signified
rheir intention of going to Detroit and
that arrangements had been completed for
the trip from Washington TO the conyen-
Son city. The District OF Columbia dele
gates viii travel TO Detroit on a special
train Of Pullman sleeping cars. The train
will leave Washington on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad about 8 o'clock, July l.
and will reach Msuch Chunk. Pa. ct 1:30
O'Clock. A stop Of several hours will be
made TO permit CT q trip to the top Of
Mount Pisgah. which rises l 500 feet above
the Lehigh River, and oyerlooks the city
of Mauch Chunk. The ascent will be
made by the Switchback Railway The
journey Will then be resumed 10 Wilkes
barre. A stop will be made for supper
at about 5 o'clock Niagara Falls will be
reached about 1870 O'Clock in the MORN
ing of the next day. Breakfast viii be
served at the Falls, and the trip will
be continued through Canadian territory
10 Detroit, which city will be reached in
the afternoon.
The Washington delegation will leave
Detroit on Tuesday. July IL. at $50 o'clock
on one OF the steamers OF the Detroit ard
Cleveland Navigation Company for Cleve-
land. Dinner will be served on the steamer
and Cleveland will be reached at about
4;30 o'clock. stop will be made at that
city for sightseeing. and at s O'Clock the
party viii leave for Buffalo. travelling
thence TO Niagara Falls. and then over
the Lehigh Valley Railroad to Washington,
reaching home at about 10 O'Clock Thurs
day morning
During the convention the headquarters
OF the District delegates will be located
with the Canadian delegates at the Central
Presbyterian Church.
Upon arrival at Detroit the District En-
deayorers Will be escorted by members Of
the reception committee to the church,
where all will register and be assigned to
homes. II is estimated that the total cost
OF the trip for each person will be about
$35s5.
After Mr.. Sieman had submitted his re-
port and 1t had been adopted Miles NJ.
Shand gave ten reasons why he liked the
programme which viii be followed during
the Detroit convention.
Mrs. E. M. Wittemore, of New York.
closed the meeting with q talk on summer
syangelistic work.