The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-28
En- tie TIA in ment Com.
mittee Will Receive
Evangelist Saturday
at Pine ST. Residence
HOUSE is READY
FOR HIS ARRIVAL
Associate Cartwright Gets Here This
Morning-Scats Are Being Placed
in Tabernacle and Saw Dust Will Be
Scattered Saturday as Last Thing

dinner to be given in honor of the
Rev. DR.. Henry W. slough upon his mr..
rival in this city ON Saturday has been
planned by the entertainment commit.
tee of tho Slough campaign. The hour
OF tne evangelist IS arrival in the city
is not yet known, but word is expected
soon setting the time. The executive
committee, consisting of seventeen lav.
men and the ministers of the fifty 60.
operating churches, will meet DIR. Stouph
at the station aud the entertainments
committee consisting of lay re2re.
sentative from every co-ogeratiup
church, Will receive him at the house
Wh1eh has been pre- ared for his use
during his campaign in this citv, the
F1rst Baptist parsonage at PIG Pine
street.
Dinner will he served mt the stough
| residence after general introductions
and hand shaking. There will be places
for about l25 men. In the evening
conference will be held between the
evangelist and the ministers. which will
determine the extent to which city
churches will close their doors during the
six weeks campaign.
Stough's Associate Arrives
| The Rev. f. I. Cartwright. associate
| of Evangelist Slough, arrived in fine
city this morning and will establish his
office at Slough campaign headquarters.
26 South Third street. where he will
he assisted by the campaign secretary.
Miss Olive NJ Rogers. The other mem.
! bers of the Slough party. five men and
two women, in addition to w. w. Snan.
non and Miss Josephine Colt, who have
| Deen mere for several weeks. are all ex.
! pected to arrive Saturday.
The Slough residence on Pine street
is in readiness to lodge the men of the
party. The women will have their
rooms in the new Y. w. c. A. building.
The entire party will take their meals
at the Pine street house. which, in addi-
| tion to bed rooms and dining room.
has reception room, a reading room
and a private room for DR.. Slough.
The bed room furnishings have been
supplied by Stevens Memorial Metho-
dist, First Baptist, First United Breth-
rem and Curtin Heights Methodist
churches, and chairs, dishes, rugs and
other articles have been provided BY
! individuals.
Work on Tabernacle Proceeds
The board seats to-day began taking
their places in the Slough tabernacle.
1t is expected that the work will be
completed this evening. Rapid progress
has been made on the choir and orches.
ira platforms, which are also nearing
completion.
There are now more volunteer work
ers at the tabernacle at night than in
/ thn InN L..
cannot leave their regular duties during
the day offer their services in the even
ings aid aid in the hammering by the
means of powerful electric lights.
Most Of the bammering will end to-
morrow, and ON Friday the more deli
cate work of decorating the interior
! will begin. The young men and young
women of the work committees will CO.
aperate in putting mp the flags and
bunting, some of which Will be bor-
rowed from local business houses and
some purchased by the executive com
mittee. The women, young and odd, will
be given opportunity throughout the
day Friday to help put the finishing
touches on the interior of the building.
The young people will do the decorating
in the aftelnoO
To Scatter Saw Dust Saturday
The saw dust will not be scattered
until Saturday and will he the last step
in preparing the tabernacle for the use
of the evangelist. 1t is thought best
not to cover the ground until the mois
ture can be removed to some extent.
The steam will accordingly be turned
ON in the building, that the ground may
be dried. The saw dust is stored in
one corner in readiness for use. Con-
nections were to-day made with the
boiler outside of the building which
supplies the steam.