Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-07-13
WEEK Conventions
Detroit VIII Be Temporary
Home of Army of Visitors
in Next Seven Days.
TRIO or NOTABLE GATHERINGS
Epworth League Opens Thursday, Alss
Army of Santiago de Cuba Reunion.
American Electrical Association
Now in Session.

Detroit, Jaly 13.--This will be one
Of the greatest convention weeks in
the history OF Detroit and it is expect
ed that the city will be crowded to its
capacity with strangers. Three large
conventions will be held during the
week, the sixth international conven-
ton OF the Epworth league. the re-
union Of the society of Santiago de
Cuba and the Fifth army corps, and
the annual convention of the Ameri-
can Electrical association.
The Epworth league convention,
which opens Thursday afternoon, will
bring about 10000 strangers to the
city. The convention will be opened
at three meetings held simultaneously
in Tent Ontario, pitched at the corner
of Fourth and Lafayette avenues. the
Central Methodist Episcopal church
and the Detroit opera house Meet
ings viii also be held in these places
Thursday night. Friday and Saturday
mornings will be devoted to depart
mental conferences Friday afternoon
the Light Guard armory viii also be
turned over to the leaguers and named
"Epworth auditorium" Meetings will
be held here Friday afternoon and
evening, in addition to the other three
general meetings in the tent, the
church and the opera house. satur-
day afternoon will be devoted TO ex
cursions to Belle Isle park, where
there will be music and speeches.
Three general meetings will be held
Saturday evening. Sunday morning
love feasts" will be held in a dozen
churches, followed by preaching and
regular church services. Sunday af-
ternoon will be devoted to three meet
ings. one for men, one for women and
one for children. The convention will
end with seven general meetings Sun
day night The committee on enter
tainment has arranged for accommo-
datioa of the visitors in private fam
lilies throughout the city, as well as in
boarding houses and hotels. Splendid
musical programs have been arranged
for all the meetings, a feature OF
which is the choruses that have been
organized
The army of<Santiago de Cuba re-
union Will begin Thursday within
great military parade and continue
through Friday A number of United
States regular troops will be sent here
during the reunion In addition to the
battalion Of infantry, which is located
at Fort Wayne. there will be one bat-
TALON of infantry Of the Ninth regi.
ment from Forts Madison and Mag.
ara; battalion of Third infantry from
Fort Thomas, Ky; battalion of light
artillery from Fort Sheridan. III:
band of the Third infantry from Fort
Thomas; band of the Ninth infantry
from Fort Madison, and band of the
First infantry from Niagara.
Captain Eretts' troop of picked
horsemen from Fort Meyer will give
exhibitions in an enclosure on Wood.
ward avenue and it is expected that
the gate receipts from this exhibition
viii largely cover the expenses of the
reunion. among the prominent mill
tory men expected are Generals Shat
i"t Chalfee and John C. Bates.
The American Electrical Supply as.
soeiatton VIII be in convention from
the 18th to the 18th and large ex.
HihitieH of electrical machinery and
na4tegfal viii be made at Light Guard
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