The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-03
CHRISTIAN ENDEAYOR MEET.
THE INTERNATIONAL ,g0 CONYEN-
 IION AT DETROIT. ''..


 Each-Ample Accommo odations for 40.- | O0O-About 200 to Leave Connec,,c.t
 To-day.
 Detroit, July 2.-Sunday was strictly l observed to-day on the Christian En- 1 deavor grounds, the site of the interna- | tional '99 convention. Some of the con-
 cesionaires who had been slow in get I ting their tents and equipments in place asked permission to work Sunday hut
 consent was promptly refused by John strong, chairman of the general '99 com mittee, who stated that nothing incon- slstent with Christian principles would
 pc allowed on the grounds. Works of necessity, such as preparing and serving | meals, will, of course, be permitted next Sunday as on other days. All the local committees will this week transfer their quarters from the thirteenth floor of the Majestic building to the encampnent grounds. The undulating canvas roofa and futtering flags of the newly arisen white city, which from Wednesday ur,- til the following Tuesday will he cena Ter or religious enthusiasm, are now plainly visible from the office of the gen. { eral committee two miles away. Tents Endeavor and Williston, the two big twin, canvas auditoriums,- are complete, save Tor the decoration, which is in progress The predominating colors will be crir4l- son and white, the Christian Endeavor colors. Huge streams will be stretched rom the center to the sides along the roof, destroying the bare effect of the canvas. There are ninety-six of these streamers at the stage and, forty-eighu at the opposite or entrance end and sey- enty-tWo along the sides, making a total ot ZIG of these crimson and white rib- pons radating as far as the walls of the tents. The buntings will come to q point at the top of the dome
 The mammoth stage will be done in white, relieved by festoons of crimson. and the speakers stand will be adorned by 'Old Glory and the Union Jack Suspended from the center above the speakers stand will be an electrical de- vice showing the Christian FudeavOr monogram. This will be draped on either side with American and British flags On each of the quarter poles there will be banners, 4x6 in size, in honor of each state in the union, on tl1e reverse of these will be banners of alr the nations in which the Christian En- deavor movement has obtained foot hold. Outside, running down the ha1- yards attached to the three huge center poles and below the tent bourgees and stars and stripes will be flown myriad of flags of all nations, the three lines of ensigns reaching nearly to the ground. Over 400 flags will be used in the decora tion of the two main tents, not counting numerous small ones.
 The tents Endeavor and Williston each has a comfortable seating capacity of 10000; the platform each seat 1000, in- cluding the choirs of about 800 voices. The speakers platform projects outward from the main stage. Around this pro- jection are tables and chairs assigned to the use of one hundred working re- porters. The usher system has been ad- perfected and confusion will be hardly possible. Non- delegates will be after certain hours. Head quarters, bicycle, information, press and x ladies' tents are all ample and conven- iently arranged. All space designed for restaurant and refreshment tents, etc, ia occupied.
 Rapid street car service is expected to be feature. The Woodward avenue line running nearest to the ground will run cars every twenty seconds. There will be one-minute service on the Third avenue line and two-minute cars on other adjacent lines. The railroads have established joint agency in Philhar- nonic hail. where all return tickets must be marked and where tickets must be in return for checks if extenI sions are desired Names of all ticket lolders will be recorded and the passen- ger agents are hopeful of largely frus- rating ticekt brokers schemes. Ample accommodations have been secured for 10, 900 and although the number of offl- ,ial delegates will probably be much less < han that number, others who are at- racted by the low rates of fare can ,lso be provided for
 CONNECTICUT ENDEA VORERS. Ibout 900 to Leave This Morning for