Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-21
NAMES STIR THRONG
Enthusiastic Subscription of
$65, 900 by S. S. Convention.
CANADA STARTS FUR0RE
dominates President Taft for Life
Membership.
CHEERS FOR ROOSEVELT
Bryan Honored by Nebraska Dele
gates-Thrilling Scenes in
Convention Hall.

Amid great enthusiasm at the close OK
the morning session Of the worlds sun
day school gathering in Convention Hall
today $4,000 was raised for the advance
ment of the work in all lands. Marion
Lawrence, one of the leaders of the
movement. was presiding, with Rev. Dr.
Meyer, the president, sitting by his soe
The work of raising the money had hard
ly been started when Delegate Glassford
jumped to his feet and called to the pre-
siding officer in stentorian tones, Canada
proposes William Howard Taft for lie
membership in this Worlds Sunday
School Association and heads the list or
subscriptions with $780,
The words had hardly died away when
cheers broke from all parts of the vast
auditorium as the members realized that
the men and women from the far north
of the continent wanted to honor the
chief executive of the United States
State delegation after delegation broke
in with the chorus of I'VE take another
$780, In the babel of voices Ohio was
the first apparently Then came the
calls of the delegations from Missouri,
North Carolina, Illinois. Iowa, Michigan
and finally New York came tenth with
the final 500. Mrs. Tafts name was
proposed a moment later and j. w. But
Ter of Michigan contributed the first 500.
Contributed by Women.
Some suggested that women of the
convention contribute the money and the
subscriptions came in rapid succession.
Mrs. Hartshorn was first, Mrs. Frisby OF
Chicago second, Mrs. Sherman, wife of
Vice President Sherman, fourth: Mrs.
Ridgway fifth, the Louisiana delegation
sixth, Woonsocket Baptist Church of
Rhode Island seventh. Mrs. DR.. Bailey
and others made up the list.
Il propose the name of King George
V of England shouted delegate from
the north end of the hall.
The presiding officer repeated the nomi-
nation and South Carolina WED with the
delegation from Toronto to be the first
to give 500.
Roosevelt's Name stirs Throng.
Then some one from a center aisle
cried: II nominate Theodore Roosevelt"
The effect was electrical. Men stood on
chairs Past President E. X. Warren
of Three Oaks, Mich, began to wave his
handkerchief in rhythm with the cheering,
and for moment 1T seemed as though
the scene in the convention of the repub-
lican party which nominated Col. Roose-
welt for President the last time was to
be repeated.
Chairman Lawrence Justify called.
Lets watt, And Mr.. Warren: sat
down quickly. with the remark, You
can't stop him.
He knew that the chairman wanted to
wait with the name of Col. Roosevelt
until near the close, when the sub
scriptions might lag.
The name of Gen. Porfiro Diaz. Presf-
dent of Mexico, was next proposed for
membership. and $3.50 was quickly
raised Then there was a lull.
Mr. Warren jumped to his feet. He
had already subscribed largely. but he
called loudly. Delegates, you have
sixty seconds to make up that $3.50"
About 800 more was subscribed. and
then he called. Your chance is gomez!
He subscribed the amount at once.