The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-12
CITY SPRINGS UP
AT TAKOMAPARk
Seventh-day Adventists Are
Arriving for Thirty-eighth
General Conference.
TENTS ARE ERECTED
DELEGATES from Every State and Every
Country Will Be in
Attendance.

With three special cars arriving yes
terday bringing delegates from various
parts of the United States the inflow
has begun which, during the week, will
increase the population Of Takoma Park
by more than four thousand.
Delegates and visitors are coming
from nearly all the countries of the
world to attend the thirty-eighth session
of the general conference of Seventh
day Adventists which, beginning Thurs
day, will be held for twenty-four days
in a vast city of tents, which has been
erected on the grounds of the Wash
ington Foreign Mission Seminary at Ia
koma Park.
One special car came in yesterday
from the Pacific Coast, bringing dele
gates and visitors from the conferences
in California. 1t arrived at Takoma
Park at o'clock in the afternoon, and
\ at once there was great hustle and
hurry, both of passengers and baggage,
in order for all to get settled in their
canvas homes before dark.
Every arrangement for the comfort
and convenience of those who are ar
irving has been made at the encamp-
ment. The first tent those reaching the
grounds see is the one marked "Recep-
l.
their names they are handed a card
from a card-index, bearing their name,
their tent location, the furniture that has
been placed in the tent, and then are
piloted by messenger to their street and
number in The tented city. Here they
find their tent has been fioored, frame
work for the hanging of curtains and
partitions has been constructed, and a
table cots, mattresses, and all other
necessities for their months camping out
has been provided.
Six Hundred Tents Pitched.
Six hundred and twenty tents have
been pitched on the grounds, enough to
house 3, 600 people. Rooms have been Sc
cured for hundreds more. All the
uCl-- oe erecting the encampment and
getting everything in readiness, even to
the electric lighting facilities and the
plumbing. has been done by the clergy
men of the denomination, who have been
laboring on the grounds for more than
three weeks, assisted by the entire stu
dent body of the Washington Foreign
Mission Seminary. many OF whom are
planning to enter foreign mission work.
Nearly every train entering the city
from now on during the rest of this
week will bring delegates to the confer
ence Some are coming alone, others in
groups, some nave chartered special
and at least one special train will arrive
this week from Chicago over the Bal
timore and Ohio bearing delegates from
the Lake. Northern, and Central Union
Conferences.
All trains on the Baltimore and Ohio
l-ilroad have receiv d orders to stop
at Takoma Park. either arriving or de-
parting from Washington, through trains
as well as locals. a special force Of
h, ers has heen added to the regular
force at the station, in order that the
amount of baggage may be handled prop
erly.
An enormous dining tent has been
erect,d at the grounds, where meals will
be served on the cafeteria plan. AS Sew
enth-day Adventists are vegetarians and
have discarded the use of all things
which they consider harmful. there will
b, no flesh foods of any kind served
at tie dining tent. There will be nc
coffee or tea lere. nor condiments. such