Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-23
|ENDEAVORERS COME
OUT THOUSAND STRONG
Many Special Trains Being
Delegates--Keynote Ad-
dress Tonight

Coming from all parts of the state,
one thousand Christian Endeavorers
met at the Christian church this morn
ing for their annual conference. The
whole city is alive TO the situation and
provision has been made to accommo-
date the great gathering. The CONNER
eial club, Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. w. c. A.
are all working hard TO provide enter
tainment for the largest crowd of young
people that ever met in Salem.
The program commenced this morn
ing with the registration of the dele
gates, followed by addresses by Clin-
ton Ostrander and Governor Witty
combe. Luncheon was served at the
Christian church at noon, after which
the Bible study was conducted under
the leadership of DR.. w. P. White. The
Let's Go" program followed this,
with talks from many of the delegates.
Daniel A. Polling, associate president
of the National Christian Endeavor So
ciety, arrived this morning, ahead of
his special train, which was some hours
late. The first train was on time, ar
irving at ten clock. This was the
Louella S. Dyer special, coming
from Portland. 1t brought seventy five
delegates from that city. Following
this, the special trains and ears came
in all morning. When the Daniel Polling
special came in, it brought some $50
delegates from the southern part OF
the state.
Four banquets have been prepared fol
the reception of the guests, which will
be held at $3.50 Saturday evening, one
at the Methodist church, one at the
Congregation, one at the Baptist, spe'
cial for high school students, and one
at the Evangelical church, featuring
missions.
The great meeting will be this even
ing, when Daniel A. Polling delivers his
keynote address at the Christian church
at 7:45 O. clock.
The visitors were given a sight see
ing trip over the city this afternoon,
conducted by the various members OF
the local societies.
The feature of this afternoon was the
"Let's Go" program which consisted
of thirty minute and half talks by
thirty delegates. Several of the topics
which were discussed under this head
ing are Let S Go, safety first, Il. b
Feike; Let's Go, study traffic regula
tions, Gertrude Young; Let's Go, OF
up, Gertrude Eakin; Let's S Go, up grade
Goldie Wells.
Overflow meetings will be held al
qlge Presbyterian church, which has
one of the largest c. E. societies of the
city.
The wind up of the convention viii
probably be considered as the grea
mass meeting, in the house of repre-
sentatives at the state house Sunday
morning, when the convention Sunda,
school will be held, with Charles A
1 Phipps, of Portland in charge.
1 Doctor Polling stated this Afternoon
that this meeting is in four week con
vention tour taken by his party, whicl
started in Washington, D. c., stopping
at the towns of Cleveland, Detroit, Chi
eago, Spokane, La Grande, Portland
and now at Salem. He will go to Sc
attle Monday night, and from there +
Winnipeg, Canada, for the provincia
convention at Manitoba.
Mr.. Polling also stated that the tril
(, was very successful, und all the meet
4 ings so far had been very largely at
tended. In the United States, the las