Evening star., 1917-01-24
NO SAWDUST TRAIL At
GYPSY SMITH MEETINGS
Old Fashioned "Cinder Path" Be-
lieved More Stable-First of Party
Due Here Tomorrow.

| Mrs. Cole. pianist, are to be the first
of the Evangelist ''Gpsy' Smith, jr..
| forces to arrive in the city for the big
meetings beginning in the tabernacle
at 10th and V streets northwest Sun
day evening. They plan to get here
either tomorrow afternoon or Friday
morning. according to letter received
| today by Rev. DR.. John Carpenter
Palmer. chairman of the executive
committee arranging for the meetings
| Evangelist Smith, it is understood. VIII
not arrive here until Saturday after
| noon.
| He is not expected to participate. in
| the meeting to be held in the taber-
| nacle that evening, when the choir Will
hold a rehearsal, and a general meet
| ing is to be held by those Interested
| in the effort to talk over details to be
| carried out during the meetings. 10
this meeting the general public will
| be admitted.
No "Sawdust' Trail.
| In his announcement DR.. Palmer
also springs real surprise - there
| isn't going to be any sawdust trail in
these meetings. but just a plain, old
| fashioned "cinder path, which is
reckoned to have lots more stability
than any sa~dust trail ever prepared.
The last preparatory conferences for
personal workers are to be held this
evening in a number of the Presby-
terian churches, the speakers and
places of meetings being as follows;
Rev. c. Everest Granger. Church of
| the Covenant; Rev. John Britain Clark.
lexington Church: Rev. Henry Z.
Brundage, Metropolitan Church; Rev.
Joseph T. Kelly. Washington Heights
| Church; Rev. j. Harvey Durham, West
| ern Church, and Rev. Hubert Rex john
son, Westminster Church.
| Sunday evening members of the Eek
| ington Presbyterian Church are plan
| ming an innovation in the shape of an
| auto fleet" which will leave the
church carrying long streamers with
| the words ITO the Gypsy Smith, jr.,
meetings" 1t is expected that large
number Of automobiles will be included
There will be no meeting Monday
evening, but throughout the week the
various Presbyterian churches Of the
city are asked to rally, according to
Rev. C. Everest Granger. one of the
leaders in this line Of the effort
I The dates and the churches to rally
| Tuesday-Chevy Chase. Northminster,
Gunton-Temple Memorial, Covenant
and Fifteenth Street: Wednesday,
Washington Heights, Fourth. Central,
Gurley and Sherwood; Thursday. Eek
ington. Metropolitan, Wallace Memo
| rial, Eastern and Takoma Park; Fri
| day, Sixth. Westminster, First, New
York Avenue Bethany Chapel and Car
| den Memorial; Saturday. West Street,
western, Second and Peck Memorial
Chapel.
Tuesday Young Peoples Day.
Tuesday, February 6. the young peo-
ple's societies of the churches are ex-
pected to rally. while Thursday will be
known as alexandria night" At this
meeting it is expected that the Alex
andria delegation. which will come to
| the city under the leadership of Rev.
| DIR. John Lee Allison of the Second
Presbyterian Church of that city. will
number about 400 persons. The next
evening will be Rockville night" and
| it is expected large attendance will
come out from the Maryland town on
| that occasion.
| In his letter today to the Christian
| churches of Washington" Dr. Palmer
ings. pointing out that Evangelist
| Smith is coming ito tell afresh the
story of the worlds Redeemer: to rouse
the city as his famous father did ten
years ago; to strike hard for temper
ance and purity, for personal and civic
righteousness"
| He asks the question. Under whose
auspices?' and then answers it thusly.
I We'll. the Presbyterians have invited
| him and have built the tabernacle for
him, though he is not Presbyterian
but they cordially invite the interest
and prayers and friendly cooperation
| of Christians of all denominations in
| the work of the campaign.