Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-10
PLANNING TIE TRIP
LOCAL EPwoRTH LEAGUERs WILL
ATTEND DENVER CONVENTION.

Epworth Leaguers In the United States
and Canada now have their thoughts CEN
tered upon Denver, Col. as that is the place
selected for the seventh International con-
venfion of the league, which will be held
July SO. 1905 Never has there been so
much interest taken in an Epworth League
convention as Is now manifested by WASH
ington Epworthians. The chairman of the
washington committee on arrangements.
Frank 7. Israel, states that the headquar-
tiers In the Colorado building. Room 205 Of
fice of the American University Park Com
pany. is besieged daily by persons making
inquiries about the convention.
The party will leave Washington July 8,
going via Chicago. From there the route
selected is through the states of Illinois,
Iowa. Nebraska, Kansas and part of Colo
rado
The Epworth League was first organized
IN the Methodist Episcopal Church. May
10, 1889, and later on in the Methodist
Episcopal Church South and the Methodist
Church of Canada. Although 1t Is only six
teen years old. its membership goes beyond
the two million mark, and it Is established
wherever the Methodist Episcopal Church
goes-in all parts of the world.
Among those who will discuss the topics
selected for consideration are: Bishops
Berry, Gambler, Joyce, Galloway, Spell
meyer. Hendrix, Cranston, Warren, Nc
Dowell. Rev. Robert NJ. Moore Washing
ton; Rev. w. A. Quayle, Chicago; Rev c..
a. Sykes, Canada; Rev. Mark Guy Pearse.
and Kansas. United States Senator ]. T..
Dolliver and William ]. Bryan.
The sessions will be held in Coliseum Hall,
which has a seating capacity of 5000; Trim
1ty NJ. f. Church, seating 5000. and Central
Presbyterian Church, seating 1900 The
general headquarters will be located at 10Th
and Stout streets, in the High School build
ing. The District of Columbia delegation
will have it's headquarters in Temple Eman-
uel, 18th and Pearl streets.
Hearty Western Welcome.
All visitors can be assured a hearty.west-
ern welcome, it is said and hospitality
which cannot be surpassed even by the
southland. The governor of the state,
mayor of the city and other prominent citi-
zens are cooperating with the Denver COM
mittee to make the convention a success in
every respect.
Colorado has 300 mountains the Rockies
in this state alone covering five times as
much area as the entire space occupied by
the Alps. There are In the Alps nine peaks
over IA 900 feet high. In Colorado there are
forty-two all higher than the Jungfrau.
The state boasts of 351 sunshiny days out
of 365.
Denver was laid out and its name changed
from st. Charles in 1883. 1t is a beautiful
and attractive city as we'll as the capital
of the state, and has a population of 49,
600. Its elevation is one mile above sea
level and only fourteen miles from the foot
hills. The 200 miles of snow-capped noun
tain range in sight will be a pleasing as
we'll as a comforting view to Washing
tonians in the middle of July. 1t is great
railway center. having fifteen main lines
entering the union station. There are 165
miles of electric street car lines, seventy
three public school buildings, eleven col
Ieges and academies, four daily newspapers,
forty-five hotels, one of which cost nearly
81, 600 900, and more than 400 boarding
houses. 1t has 1876 churches.