Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-22
10000 Men to Be in Line Fri
day, May 20.
10000 WOMEN TO LOOK ON
Spectacular Feature Of Worlds
Sunday School Convention.
BANNER IS TO BE AWARDED
Spectators to Assemble on Capitol
Steps-Prayers for All Men
and All Women.

A spectacular feature Of the coming
worlds Sunday school convention here In
May will be the monster parade OF men s
Bible classes. This occurs on the after
noon of Friday, May 20
W. w. Milan president of the District
Sunday School Association. is chairman
Of the committee on parade. which has
charge of this event. Every state and
territory in the Union, all the provinces
of Canada, Cuba, Mexico and other coun-
tries. will be represented in this parade.
The aim is to march 10000 men, men,
bers OF adult Bible classes, in line with
10000 woman members Of similar classes
to review them as they go by.
One Washington School Entered.
Enthusiasm is manifested in this event
by organized adult Bible classes, both in
this city and throughout the North Amer
lean continent. Every man who. is a
member Of such a class In eligible to
march. Already one local school, the
Ninth Street Christian, has promised 500
men in line.
The District Sunday School Association
will award a banner or other distinction
to the school making the best showing, to
be determined on the basis of the per-
centage Of enrolled members in line and
their appearance in the parade. The
percentage Is based on the enrolment
April 1, 1910.
Each school, or. il preferred, each in
dividual class, Ia asked to adopt some
distinguishing feature, as uniform hats.
caps or badges. Schools and classes
may also carry banners and provide
themselves with bands or drum corps.
Eight Divisions to Be Formed.
The men of North America will be d.
vided into Eight divisions for the pa
rade and the preliminary meetings The
headquarters for these divisions will be
eight churches, centering about Massa-
chusetts avenue and 10th street.
The divisions and their church head
quarters are as follows: First, District
of Columbia, Mount Vernon Place NJ. E.
Church, 9th and K street; second, South
and Central America, Mexico and West
Indies, McKendree NJ. E. Church, Mas
sachusetts avenue near 9th street; third,
Canada, McKendree NJ. Z. Church;
fourth. southern and southwestern states,
Luther Place Memorial Lutheran Church,
14th and Massachusetts, avenue: fifth,
New England and New York, Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. Vermont ave-
states, Temple Baptist Church, 10th and
N streets; seventh, western states, st.
Paul's English Lutheran Church, 18th
and H streets; eighth, New Jersey.
Pennsylvania and West Virginia, First
Congregational Church, 10th and q
streets.
All divisions assemble at their head
quarters In the afternoon at o'clock
and spend forty-five minutes in prayer
for the conversion Of the men of the
world. They then fall In line for the
march at o'clock.
Division l. compoaed of the men Of
the District Of Columbia, has the honor
Of leading the procession, accompanied
by brass band and a detachment Of
mounted police.
The line of march is down 10th street
to Pennsylvania avenue, down the Ave
nue. to and around the Capitol, up New
Jersey avenue to X street and back on
K street to Convention Hall for the men
mass meeting. which follows.
William Knowles Cooper, secretary of
the Y. NJ. C. A., will be the chief mar
shall, assisted by large staff. Wash
ington men familiar with the city are
being selected as marshals to lead the
eight divisions.