Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-15
CHURCHESP
ENTERTAIN VISITORS
SPECIAL SERVICES WILL BE
HELD
Local Christian Workers Arrange
Work for Week, and Rest Rooms,
Programs and Recreation
Halls Are Ready

When Uncle Sans fleet sails into
local harbors next Saturday afternoon
both enlisted men and Officers will find
that the church people of Los Angeles
have prepared for their coming and
will do their share in entertaining the
visitors. Although the usual Easter
activities VIII take up much time the
sailor boys will not be forgotten and
during the week active arrangements
have been made for their welfare.
The local Protestant evangelical or
ganizations have placed the work of
| reaching the sailors in the hands of the
Y. M. G. A. and for several days past
the Z. M. G. A. headquarters have been
scenes of busy activity, arranging for
| the services to be conducted simultan-
eously at the various points.
Joining in this general movement
with the Y. NJ. C. A. will be the Church
federation, Laymen's Evangelical coun-
Gil, young peoples societies, the Vol
unteers of America and the Salvation
Army.
rest rooms will be arranged in Los An
geles, where the sailors will find a
hearty welcome at ali times.
Groups of men will go on board the
ships and hold services simultaneously
| each day. The exact time will not be
arranged until word is received from
the chaplains. Instead of sixteen ships,
the association is expecting to hold SER
vices on twenty battleships.
To Pitch Large Tent
Aside from these services on the
ships, in which members of the w. c.
L. U. and Christian Endeavor society
Will take part, the Y. M. G. A. has ar
ranged for large tent near the wharf.
Permission has been secured from the
Southern Pacific to erect this tent on
its grounds there. Services will be held
in this tent daily, and next Sunday
three services will be held. Prominent
among the speakers will be DIR. John
Willis Baer, Rev. ]. Q. A. Henry, Rev.
p. p. Ryland, Giles Kellogg, D. E. Lu-
ther W. H. Frost, judge Wilbur and
Rev. e. II. Emmett. Professors Bill
horn and Stout and Louis Evans will
have charge of the music, in which the
association male quartet will also take
part
At this tent writing tables will be ar
ranged, with writing materials and
magazines az the disposal of the sailor
boys during the visit of the fleet.
Knowing the tendency of the sailors
to miss the boats back to the ships
after shore leave, the association will
place ABOUT lUU COLS -lH6 tent each
night, where the sailors will be made
welcome and in this way it is hoped
to keep them from gambling houses
and saloons.
The association is arranging for an
elaborate program Of services to be
held at Chutes park during the four
days celebration at that place. Ser
vices each afternoon and evening will
be held, at the theater in the afternoon
and in the pavilion at night. "The
Passion Play" moving pictures has been
secured by the association for ten days
and these will be shown at the theater
in the afternoon and the pavilion at
night free to all sailors. Also various
services will be held in the park at diff
ferent places. Among the workers
there will be Revs. Horton, Haddon and
Allison.
VIII Arrange Rest Room
The new Forester building, opposite
the Y M c. A. headquarters on Broad
way, has been secured for the fleet
week, where preaching services will be
held and large and commodious rest
room arranged. Here also many cots
will be at the disposal of the sailors
who fail to return to the ships at night.
At the Y. M. c. A. headquarters
proper reception will be given enlisted
men members of the Christian En-
deayor societies and their friends each
night, beginning at 7 o'clock. The
members of the Los Angeles union of
the Christian Endeavor society will