The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-06
BNDBAVORBRS IN SESSION.
Convention of the Christian Work
ers Opens at Cincinnati.

Elaborate Arrangements TO Enter
tain a Host of NiSItorS-SpIcndid
Halls for the Many Meetings 10 BE
HcId-The Maryland Headquarters
CINCINNATI, July 1.-THE Queen City
of the West has extended its hospitality
10 the great Christian EndeavoT Conven-
ton. which began its sessions today
ThronEs Of delegates ana visitors arriving
by every train see signs of welcome on
every hand. Tha national colors. mingled
with Christian Eudeavur devices, appear
everywhere.
Among the arrivals are Francis Z
Clark president; John Willis Baer. sec
Rotary: William Shaw. treasurer, and 9th
ers- Robert Johnson, of London onta-
rio one Of the leading EUGeaVoT speak
ers. is accompanied by q large delegation
from Canada The California delegation
Is accompanied by delegates from China.
Japan. India, Hawaii and Samoa The
New York and Massachusetts delegates
are accompanied by Endeavorers from
Europe
On their arrival the Maryland delegates
will be met by members of the reception
committee and conducted to their State
Headquarters. the Walnut Hills Christian
Church There they VIII receive the at
tractive badges of the convention and aft
er registering viii 90 to their stopping
place. the Hotel AIIno-
The Walnut Hills Church, ike all the
headquarters of State delegations, has its
auditorium almost hidden by bunting and
streamers bearing sentiments of greet
ings The NarylauderS may meet there in
q pleasant social way between times,
with every facility at hand for their cor
respondence, including branch postot-
fee At this church will be held the
State rally, always a pleasant feature Of
these conventions
One reason for fixing on Cincinnati for
the meeting place of this last Of the
great annual conventions of Christian
E,nfeavorers was the city's splendid IA
cilfties for housing q big assemblage- The
superb Music Hall, with its great seating
capacity. fre acoustics. cannot be sur
passed by any convention hail in the
country Added TO it are its two wings,
together seating more than the main haiL
These have received for the present the
names Ohio Auditorium and WiIIston
Auditorium.
Several meetings VIII be held in the
three halls Each VIII have its mammoth
trained choir under pTaCticed leadership.
Still the needs = this great gathering
will not be met, 50 several of the large
churches have been secured for overflow
meetings and for meetings of special
nature.
As one enters the foyer Of the conven-
ten hall he is greeted with a bewiiGerlns
array OF booths with signs setting forth
theIr. motives. and all tastefully draped II
hunting OF these are the literature
booths. the information booth, the eNcuT-
sion booths. the concert and the denomi-
national missionary booths The press
has been well cared for Besides desk
room for a hundred or more newspaper
workers. a room with all writing cOnven
fences. tvpewriting and telegraph faclll
ties is at hand
The entertainment committee 50 plan
ned its work that there WILDE no difh
Guilty in providing for the 5000 and nor
DELEGATES and visitors expected Printed
lists Of the hotels, boarding houses, an'
homes with their rates, aye furnished a
all the State headquarters besides map
of the city, with important places and tn
State headquarters plainly indicated
on Tuesday night. when the convention
tE 10 be separated into state rallies, Il ]
expected that Music Hail VIII be JhrOnGe'
with people 2Itra cted by q concert 10 D
given by the combined choiTs of the con
VentIOn not fewer than Loo voices. II
proceeds viii be devoted 10 the conVen
ton fund
: number OF trips have been arrange
for the delegates by the social commit
Zee including one uP the Ohio River an
other to High Bridge, and one to II
Mammoth Cave OF Kentucky lfidfpend
entity the Maryland delegates VIII nave a
White SULPHUR Springs and the Natura
Bridge OF NITEluGd-