Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-13

day school room, and promises to be about
as busy a spot as any in the capital city
during the next two or three days
In other parts of the Sunday school room
were scenes of bustling activity. The erec-
ton of the several booths to accommodate
the stacks of literature of the different So
cieties that will be on exhibition occupied
the attention of number of workmen. In
addition to the societies named the aux
Hilary or minor societies, the Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary Society, and
the American Baptist Historical Society
will also bring number of delegates, who
will hold their annual meeting during the
sessions of the convention.
Rush Expected Tomorrow.
1t is not expected that the great rush Of
arrivals will occur until shortly after II
o'clock noon tomorrow. At that time the
special trains which are being run from
different parts of the country will begin
to pull in. One special, from New York
state will carry 800 delegates. They will,
in the main, it is stated, be from the cities
of Utica and Binghamton, both of which
are centers of Baptist activity. Later,
special from Chicago will bring another
large delegation. The members will pro-
coed to the Hamilton and Lincoln hotels.
There will probably be 400 in the delegation,
according to the reports which have reached
the members of the entertainment commit
tee A special from Boston and other parts
of the New England states will arrive at
D o CLOCK, bearing ueleSdleS, WHO Will
be quartered at the Ebbitt House.
Rev. DR.. Greene was at the church short
ly after o'clock this morning seeing that
the arrangements for the entertainment of
the delegates were being conducted in a
thoroughly systematic and busness-like
way. Rev. Drs. Muir of the Temple Bap-
fist Church, E. Hez Sven of the Second
Church and other Baptist ministers were
also at Calvary Church looking after mat
tiers demanding their attention.
Members of the Woman's Home Mission
airy Society at o'clock this afternoon
held a fellowship meeting at the church.
The first session of the society will be
held this evening at 1880 o'clock, when a
song service of twenty minutes duration
will be conducted. After Scripture read
ing and prayer Mrs. ]. n. Grouse, presi-
ing to the members The Year in Thirty
Minutes" will be the subject of a paper
by Mary 6. Burdette, the corresponding
secretary of the society. Mrs. A. II. Bar
Der will speak from the treasurers point
of view" after which Rev. H. r. Moseley,
superintendent Of the Baptist Mission in
eastern Cuba. will close the meeting with
a short address on Our Workers in
Cuba"
Local Committees.
The local committees in charge of the
convention are as follows:
Executive committee-Chairman, Rev,
Samuel H. Green, D. D.; vice chairman,
Rev. j. j. Muir, D. D.; secretary, P. H.
Bristow; treasurer. w. E. Evans
Finance-W. E. Evans. J. ]. Darlington.
Charles Werner, William Fletcher and C.
H. Etz.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sharp, ]. w. WI
mer and Charles N. Richards
Care of buildings-D. A. Chambers w.
w. Everett and board of trustees Of CAL
vary Church.
Hotels-w; H. Hoeke. B. F. Cole and
A. c. Emmel.
Boarding houses-Rev. J. Compton Ball.
o. B. Kellar, r. e. Fleharty, Rev. A. X.
Wright, James Brooks. r. s. Phillips and
8. G. Nottingham.
Entertainment free)-Rev. c. F. Win
bigler. D. 8. Foster, F.. 8. Deland, Rev.
Theron Outwater and r. A. Ford
Post Office, telephone and telegraph facil-
tties-Rev. H. M. Green, Frank H Jackson,
Rev. H. T. Stevenson and Rev. C. p.
Stealey.
Pulpit supply-Rev ]. ]. Muir, d. D.;
Rev. Weston Bruner. D. D.: Rev. C. F.
Winbigler, Rev. E. Hez Sven, Rev. ]. W.
Many, Rev. George Z. Whitehouse and
Rev. F. w. johnson.
Bureau of information-Fred B. Rhodes,
e. Hilton Jackson. r. NJ. Henderson, C.
Clinton James and ]. H. J. Yule.
Guides-J. r. Bradley, w. L. Speiden and
h b. Waddy
Excursions T. Shaw. w. s. Faucet
and r. W. Christian.
Press-P. H. Bristow.
Ushers-George H. Judd.
Music-Percy 8. Foster.