Evening star., 1915-01-18
.TKRONC GATHERS
TO GREET SUNDAY
Thousand People at Union
Station When the Noted
Evangelist Arrives.
PARTY AT White HOUSE
TO SEE THE PRESIDENT
Doors at Convention Hall Open at 3
O'Clock for Meeting Scheduled
to Begin at 4.15.
Billy Sunday Is here.

Billy Sunday Is here.
The former base ball star, now one of
the best known revivalists the United
States ever produced, arrived in Wash
ington from Philadelphia shortly be-
fore noon today. Accompanying him
was Ma" Sunday and the Sunday chill
dren; the two singers. Rodeheaver and
Ackley; Sundays trainer. and others,
the party, which came over the Penn
sylvania railroad. including about
twenty-five persons.
At the Union station to meet the
evangelist and his party were the mem
bers of the committee which has been
In charge of arrangements for this
afternoons meeting, with William
knowles Cooper in charge. The Off
cial delegation which welcomed the
evangelist to the National Capital num-
bered about 100 men, among them a
number of churchmen and clergymen
of Washington.
a crowd estimated at close to 1000
gathered to get a glimpse of the former
base ball star, and crowded around him
as the party made its way out Of the
visitors and the members of the local
committees pushed a way through to
the street.
His Program in Washington.
Mr.. Sundays program for the day in
washington is strenuous enough even
to satisfy the energetic evangelist
himself. From the Union station he
and his party went to the New Will
lard Hotel, where they had luncheon.
At 2 O'Clock this afternoon Mr. and Mrs
sunday and the others of the party, as
Well as members of the local commit
tee, were received by President Wilson
IN the east room of the White House.
NJ SUNDAY was scheduled to speak
at Convention Hall at 4:15 o'clock this
afternoon. Long before that time those
holding tickets of admission to the big
auditorium had begun to gather, the
throag being augmented by hundreds
OF persons who had failed to obtain the
coveted cards that were the onIy
means OF getting into the hall Accord
Ing to previous announcement the
doors of the hall were opened at 8
o'clock, and holders of reserved seat
tickets made rush for the entrances.
detail of fifty policemen, assigned by
Maj. Sylvesteg to maintain order at the
meeting and preceding it, was on hand.
and no disorder of any kind aside from
tnat always occasioned by the assem-
plng OF an extraordinary crowd was
the specific purpose of preventing any-
thing more than the ordinary pushing
and crowding of mass of people,
every individual of which was trying
10 wedge himself or herself through
doorway at one and the same time.
Song Service at $3.50 O'Clock.
Singers Rodeheaver and AckIey with
the big chorus choir assembled for the
o'clock, this service continuing without
interruption until AIS. when Mr.. Sum
day came upon the platform to begin
his address.
Following the afternoon meeting Mr.,
and Mrs. sunday were entertained at
tea by Secretary Bryan, the Secretary
of State and the evangelist being
friends of many years standing. Mr..
Bryan was with President Wilson ear
lier in the afternoon when Mr.. and
Mrs. Sunday and the others of their
party shook hands with the President
at the White House.
Immediately after the meeting this
afternoon Mr.. Sunday and his party
will hurry to the Union station. where
they will take train that will get
them back to Philadelphia in time for
tonight's meeting in that city.
Sunday Family at White House.
In the party that met the President
in the east room of the White House
this afternoon were Mr.. and Mrs. Sun
day and their children, including Mrs.
Helen Haines. George Sunday, Billy
and Paul Sunday.
The evangelist and his family were ac-
companied to the White House by Secre-
tary Bryan. Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Let's
of the local committee, William Knowles
Cooper, general secretary of the Y. NJ
c. A., and others.
Mr. and Mrs. Sunday were introduced
to the President by Secretary Bryan. The
President spent some time talking with
MIR Sunday, the names of number of
mutual acquaintances being mentioned
The President expressed great inter-
est i'll Mr.. Sundays work. Following
the conversation between the Presi-
dent and Mr.. Sunday, the other mem
bers of the party were introduced to
the President by Mrs. Sunday.
The reception was rather formal, the
President being accompanied by Dr.
Cary Grayson. his medical adviser; Jo-
seph F. Tumulty, his personal secre-
tary, and Col. W. w. Harris, the latter
in full uniform.