Evening journal., 1904-03-14
MANY CANDIDATES FOR
GENERAL CONFERENCE
BISHOP TO Be At
THE RICHARDSON
VIII Have Headquarters at
Hotel Owing to Illness
of His Hostess
FINE MUSIC BY WESLEY CHOIR

Dover March 14.-Bishop James +.
Fitzgerald, one of the bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, who is to
preside at the joint session Of the VIII
mington Annual Conference. win arrive
here tomorrow and open up headquar-
ters at the Hotel Richardson, where he
viii be entertained in parlor No. 10,
famous room-in State and political his
tory, and which viii likely make the
Richardson as busy a place as Il is dur
ing a legislative session Whine politi-
clans come here to make and unmake
senators. Bishop Fitzgerald was TO
have been entertained at the residence
Of DR.. James II. Wilson oR State street,
but because of the sudden illness Of
Mrs. Wilson, he will be enterta ned by
the doctor and his wife at the hotel,
and DR.. Sharpe has fitted out his best
room for the distinguished Methodist.
A change has also been made in the
time for holding the temperance anni-
versary at which John G. Wolley, the
celebrated Chicago orator, win speak.
This meeting has been set for Saturday
afternoon in order to accommodate a
large number OF people and better ad-
just Mr.. Woliey's Engagements. 1t VIII
be one of the biggest of the conference
session.
Mehtodists from all the surrounding
country, especially the old-fashioned
Methodists, are looking forward to the
coming of DR.. Joseph +. Smith, the
great California evengelist. who is to
I have charge Of the spiritual work dur
/ ing the sess' on of conference. DR..
Smiths meetings viii begin every af-
! ternoon at 4 o'clock.
The full chorus choir of Wesley
Church augmented to thirty-five voices
and assisted by some distinguished
singers of New York and elsewhere,
are making arrangements to assist in
all the services. To vary the musical
/ programme the chorus viii be relieved
from time to time by male choir and
again by a womans quartette, which
win have charge Of the music at sew
eral of the afternoon meetings.
The chorus choir viii give an elabo-
rate concert at the Century Club to-
night, assisted by Miss Walter Of Phil
delphia, a reader of great local popu-
larity. and J. Barnes Wells. Of New
York city.
tn esingers who have enrolled in the
choir for teh conference services and
who have been rehearsing faithfully a
fine programme of special music. in
cluding selections by Dudley Buck.
Harry Rowe Shelley. Mozart and
Schneider. are as follows \
Sopranos-Mrs Miriam Sheppard
Davidson. Miss Mary Wharton. Mrs.
Albert w. Massey, Miss Margaret
Jackson. Miss Leonora Moore, Miss
Clara DAILY. Miss Sadie Tucker, Miss
Blanche johnson, Miss Bessie Evans,
Miss NJ. ). Davidson. Miss Bessie
Baker. Miss Mary Carrow. Miss Mary
Wood.
Contraltos-Miss Matilda B. Conwell.
Miss Genevieve Kittridge, Miss Helen
Wright, Mrs. Mary M. Wolcott, Mrs.
E. L. Jones. Miss Edith Hutton. Miss
Marietta Staats, Miss Elizabeth Lewis,
Miss Elsie Christopher, Miss Mildred
Lewis.
Tenors-J. Barnes Wells. J. NJ. Dav-
idson. Josiah o. Wolcott. G. T. West,
w. l.. Simmons.
Bassos-John b. Wharton, C. Cleve-
land Parvis. Herbert NJ. Jones. Profess
sor John NJ. Belts. Albert W. Massey,
Edward A. MacDowell. ]. w. Long,
Ellis A. Yost. Walter Warrington, DR..
r. f. Corley. James II. Wise
The male choir viii consist of Messrs.
Wells. Wolcott, Davidson, Jones and
Parvis and win serve in the evangelical
and memorial services.
The women's choir win consist of
Mrs. Davidson. Miss Wharton. Mrs
Wolcott and Miss Conwell ar / win sing
at the afternoon anniversaries and the
temperance anniversary.
The soloists at the various services
will be Mr.. Wells. Mrs. Davidson, Miss
Conwell and Mr.. Parvis.
At tonights concert at the Century
Club the chorus choir viii sing Dudley
Bucks famous Festival TIE Deum in
e fiat" a selection requiring twelve
minutse of singing. The solo parts will
be taken by Mrs. Davidson, Mr.. VOL.
colt, Mr.. Wells and Mr.. Parvis.