Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-13
Cabinet Officers, Diplomats
and Legislators Seek
ing Cards.
HALL SEATING CAPACITY
ESTIMATED ABOUT 5000
Big Chorus Already Is Being Or
ganized-Committee Wants Con-
tributions for Expenses.

Members of the Senate and House of
Representatives who come from To-
calities where Evangelist BILLY" Sun
day has delivered his stirring sermons
are, almost to a man. sending in their
applications for a chance to listen to
him in Washington Monday at Con-
vention Hall, according to Information
given out at Y. NJ. c. A. headquarters,
where the applications are being
handled. Letters are pouring in from
cabinet officers, diplomats. legislators,
business and professional men.
Inquiries from organizations and in
dividuals so far received have request
ed some 10000 seats. Only the latter
are responded to. and already between
$500 and 5000 applications have been
granted.
The seating capacity of Convention
Hall, according to it's charts. is about
5000, and when that is exhausted no
further applications of any sort can
be considered.
"Dry" Vote Traced to Sunday.
According to James B. Lennon of
the industrial relations committee,
lately back from a series of hearings
in various parts of the United States.
there is evidence that Sunday has
played conspicuous part in the go
ing dry" of no less than 300 cities and
towns where he has held meetings.
Percy S. Foster has already begun or.
ganizing the chorus of $50 voices to
sing at the coming meeting. The sing
ers are to be directed by Homer Rode,
HEAVIER, trombone player and director OF
the music for the evangelist.
Ticket Holders Invited to Meet.
All ticket holders for the meeting have
been invited to meet at Y. NJ. c. A
headquarters Sunday afternoon for q
song service, at which Billy Sunday
songs" will be sung. Song pamphlets
win be forwarded before the meeting
and George NJ. Kirk, religious director
of the Y. NJ. c. A., went today to Phila'
delphia to request member Of the Sun
day party to come here a day ahead tG
preside at the rehearsal
The executive committee on arrange
ments for the. coming visit, of which
John C. Let's is chairman, has request
ed that the expenses of Sundays TRIP
here be betrayed by contributions. The
committee announces that it will be glad
to receive checks for from 81 to IS from
those who are interested. such checks &c
be forwarded to committee headquarters
in the Y. NJ. c. A. building.
Expenses Of Visit.
The expenses of the visit here, it is
estimated, will be approximately $1,000
Furthermore, neither Sunday nor any
members Of his party is to receive e
cent thereof. This sum is divided. &C
cording to the committee, as follows
Transportation for Mr.. Sunday and hi
party, about $500; rent of Convention
Hall, $3.50; extra chairs for the hall
$3.50, and incidental expenses for en-
tertainment, etc, from 5000 to $500.
The members of the committee VIII
are responsible for this sum and VIII
ask the cooperation of those interests
in meeting this responsibility are Johl
C. Let's. chairman; John Poole. William
T. Galliher, s. w. Bolgiano, w. w. War
wick, James Trimble, Henry BrewooG
Frank P. Reside, j. L. Wilmeth, An
drew Wilson. w. P. Lipscomb, DR.. W
K. Butler, 1. G. Kimball, Carleton A
Ball, William A. H. Church, C. 1. Corby
James Sharp. L. D. Gaskill. E. Hilto
Jackson, c. Clinton James, Charles
Muir, A. G. Bishop. E. S. Wolfe, Edwar
Tarring and Dean William Allen Viii
bur.