Evening star., 1915-01-10
SUNDAY IS CERTAIN
Of BIG RECEPTION.
YIN. c. A. Mass Meeting Plans
to Entertain ThunderboIt
Evangelist.
RETURN ENGAGEMENT
TO MEET OVERFLOW
Tickets to Be Distributed, as Far as
Possible, to Those Who Do Not
Attend Church.


Attend Church.
Problems in connection with the en-
tertainInent here of Billy Sunday,
base bali evangelist, who on the after
noon of January IS will address a
mass meeting at Convention Hall, were
thrashed out last night in the assem-
bly, room of the Y. NJ. c. a.
William Knowles Cooper, secretary
of the Y. NJ. c. A. presided. Tentative
plans for the reception of the evange-
list were made by -ay of appointment
Of committees to look after the va
rious matters to be attended to.
No effort will be spared to make the
visit of the evangelist here as pleasant
as possible, with a view to having him
set a time for a return engagement.
Approaching that Sunday is a big
drawing card in the movement Of
Christianity, and knowing that it will
be impossible for every one to hear
him on this occa asion, committee was
named, last night, to look after the
matter of a return visit. Henry B. F.
Macfarland, former Commissioner Of
chairman of this committee. Associat-
ed with him are T. c. Hostetler and
Louis d. Bliss.
Distribution of Tickets.
A greater part of the discussion last
night was given over to the question of
the distribution of tickets, of which
$3.50 are to be printed and issued by
Tuesday next, according to action ap-
proved at the meeting. This provides
for $50 more than the seating capacity
Of the hall.
Opinions as to the method of distribu-
ton were diversified that it was de-
cided to leave the matter of their al
lotment to the executive committee of
twenty-five, five of the members of
which were named last night. There
seemed to be consensus of opinion,
however. that the tickets should be
distributed. in so far as possible, to the
"non-churchgoing element"
The fact that there will be requests
for many more tickets than will be
available seemed te point to the un-
aesirability of giving the. matter to
any one person in close connection with
the religious bodies of the city. The
whole matter was left with the ex-
scutiye committee.
The executive committee will have
10 defray, the expenses of the visit of
Billy Sunday and his party in charge.
The five members named last night
were John c. Let's, chairman; Ed
Earring, E. S. Wolfe, William Allen
Wilbur, dean of George Washington
University, and A. j. Bishop. These
i've were empowered TO select the re-
naming twenty members to complete the
executive committee.
Churches and religiouuus bodies
ror1n MT ha ntf arn n he
pffer prayers Thursday and Sunday,
preceding the date for the visit of the
Evangelist here, for the success of the
meeting. A committee, consisting of
Mitchell Carroll, Mrs. H. E. Munroe and
4. d. Gordon, was appointed to prepare
an appeal for a general prayer. to be
ssued through the local press.
Committee of Five.
A committee of five. of which Will
lam Knowles Cooper is chairman, was
authorized to request Prof. Otto Simon
10 assume the burdens of organizing
.heir for the occasion. Mr.. Cooper will
not select the other members of this
committee until later. he has announced.
he stated that he had received numer-
,us proffers from church choirs
throughout the city of their services
Turing the meeting.
Speaker Clark has informed the COM
nittee that he will preside at the meet
ng Chairman Cooper was authorized
20 request Secretary Bryan to be pres
.nt.
Representative Bryant of Washing
ton. who accompanied Sunday on tour
Of the northwest state, was present at
last nights meeting and offered his
assistance to the local committee. He
said he had heard Sunday several
times
He is submarine battleship and
an aeroplane all turned loose at once"
said Representative Bryant He is the
only man who has the pep vim and
vocabulary to trim the liquor interests
IN the manner in which they should be
trimmed. He really does get in and
lnder them and shows fight.
II feel confident that if every mem
Der of Congress could have heard Sun
day before they voted on the Hobson
prohibition bill there would be a diff
ferent story to tell about it. If they
had heard him they would have been
ashamed to go to the Capitol the next
9ay and speak on states rights in the
manner in which some of them did,
Luncheon for Sunday.
1t was decided that the luncheon to
be given to Mr.. Sunday shall be at
tended only by the members of his own
party and the members of the local en-
tertainment committee.
Stanton ]. Peelle, former Judge Of
the United States Court of Claims,
closed last nights meeting with
prayer. in which he asked for the sue
tess of the evangelists visit.
The evangelist and his party, which
includes his wife. his physical trainer
and his musical director, are due to
arrive in Washington at 1870 am
January IS. Prominent officials and re-
usious workers have been invited to
meet Mr.. sunday at the Willard, where
me party will go on arrival.
Already applications for seats at the
meeting of January 1S are pouring into
J. NJ Z: A. headquarters here at rate
that indicates that the seating capacity
OF Convention Hall will be exhausted
lhese applications are being handled
by Page Mex. Etchison. a member of
the committee on arrangements
Not only have many local religious
p"dies requested that blocks of seats
De reserved for them, but requests have
been received from out of town organi-
cations also.