Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-22
"AUGOPH0NE" ALONE IS
NEEDED AT TABERNACLE
Preparation for Billy Sunday Com.
. plete With That One
Exception.

luSt one tHinS Is neeued TO complete
in every detail the big Billy Sunday
tabernacle. erected in this city for the
revival campaign that is to start jan
uary G. This is the "augophone," the
invention of Joseph Spiece. builder of
all Sundays tabernacles, which throws
the speakers voice to the rear SO that
it may be easily heard by the con-
siderable number who sit behind him.
This will be shipped here from Atlanta
tomorrow. Otherwise the big board
structure. including Bliy's private
room. with shower. is finished abso-
lutely, with lights. seats, heats and
"eats" all in working order, and
Builder Spiece has left the city
The tabernacle is estimated to have
cost between $4,000 and $4,000.
To throw the speakers voice forward
no "augophone" is needed; the plan of
the building has insured, as usual. al
most perfect acoustics. At the drill of
the key men" few nights ago, while
DR.. Walker. Sundays advance man,
was talking in conversational tone
to a group of about 200 directly in
front of him. every word was plainly
audible to those who went into the
furthermost corners to test the acous-
tics.
Y. W. C. A. to Run Restaurant.
The Washington Y W. C. A. will have
full charge of the big restaurant to be
maintained in connection with the
tabernacle The restaurant is to
open Thursday. December "a, several
days before the initial service. The
Y. w. c. A. forces have achieved q
high degree of facility in handling
such matters through the running of
Hayde, in charge of the cafeteria at
the Plattsburg training camp, will be
at the head of the restaurant forces.
The program for the community
will be dedicated New Year eve, is not
yet completed. but it Is announced that
Rev. James L Gordon. pastor of the
First congregational Church. will be
one of those to give addresses. with
rector of the Church of the Epiphany,
and Rev. A. E. Barrows, pastor of
Eastern Presbyterian Church. and re-
sponsive reading by Rev E. K Hardin.
pastor of Mount Vernon Place n. E.
Church South.
Will Preside Over Celebration.
Commissioner Brownlow will preside
over the celebration and Rev. George z.
Miller over the preliminary religious
service. The special committee in charge
of the whole affair consists of Byron S.
Adams, William Knowles Cooper and L.
W. De Cast. Two sections of seats only
will be reserved for the members of the
executive committee and their friends
and for the members of the general COM
mittee and certain others specially in
terested.
No house suitable for the Sunday party
has yet been secured. The executive
committee recently unanimously selected
Harry C. Davis an additional member.
He will serve as chairman of the stu
dents committee.
The council girls" who are to carry
the Sunday message into the telephone
exchanges of the city and who will act
as Intermediates between the campaign
workers and the very busy switchboard
girls have been carefully instructed as
to their duties by DR.. Walker and Mr.
Cooper. The three big choirs are full
up" according to officials of the COM
mittee on music, and further applica-
tons to join are still being received
daily.