Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-13
CHRISTIAN ENDEAyoR CONVENTION
 MOST SUCCESSFUL GATHERING

The local delegates to attend the worlds Christian Endeavor convention in New York from July S to 11th have re- turned with reports of wonderfully lm- pressive and inspiring series of meetings. Eight made up the Norwich party, com prising Albert and Carl Brend, Rev. J. W. Carlevale, Miss Eugenie Dean, Miss Elizabeth Williams and Miss Harriet Williams, all of the Central Baptist church, Mrs. Bishop of Lebanon ana Miss Florence Bennett of the First Con- gregationaI church, Norwich Town.
 With the closing message Of Dr. Fran cs E. Clark, founder of the movement, the sixth worlds Christian Endeavor con- vention passed into history as the largest and most successful religious gathering of young people at any time
 The sessions were held at the Seventy first Regiment armory with overflow meetings in the Marble Collegiate. Brick Presbyterian, Madison Avenue Baptist, First Moravian and many other churches.
 In the course of the sessions SO evan selistic teams, recruited from the young delegates, held noon meetings in wide and varied sections of the city. The largest of these, upon the sub-treasury steps in Wall street. with the music led by Home Rodeheaver and his trom- bone, with John McNeil and John Pollock speaking, crew thousands.
 On Satui lay afternoon the Endeavor- CTS paraded up historic Fifth avenue | t2,000 in line, practically every marcher l in costume, with series of more than a 1 dozen floats picturing the principles oi | Christian Endeavor. Federal Commis- sioner of Immigration Frederick A. Wal ds chairman of the committee of ar engagements, led the parade, William Jennings Bryan and pr. and Mrs. Fran | cis E. Clark rode at the head of the pro- l cession in an automobile. All the united society officers and local committed l chairmen were in line. Blase New Yori | admitted the parade to be the most pic | turesque and orderly parade ever knowI to a city familiar with countless parades | A motion picture camera man in a police
 tower ran out of film and expressed hi
 disgust profanely:.
 1 Who'd a ever thought it'd be good !! 1 Pageantry and the colors of man!
 lands marked practically every session
 A separate junior worlds convention en 1 rolled more than 1,600 registrations il
 addition to the 14,O0O registered dele | gates to the main convention. The kid dies conducted their own sessions, thel presented a dramatic pageant at tn 1 armory.
 The missionary committee filled tn
 Armory theatre with an exhibition il which 25 denominational boards cooper ated. A missionary pageant on Sunda, afternoon brought the messages of tn
 foreign countries, of which not one in tn
 world today is without Christian En deavor On Thursday evening a mis sionary tea was, held in Chinatown an more than 1000 Endeavorers were tn
 guests of New York city Christian En 1 deavor societies.
 An alumni banquet was, held at tn Hotel Majestic with 1,4O0 at table. Tw
 state conventions were held in Fifth ave
 nue churches, each with 1000 Endeavor CTS in attendance. Three simultaneou
 quiet hour sessions Started each morn ing's session, led by such outstandin figures as Dr. David James Burreu, Dl
 William Hiram Foulkes and pr. E. Reiner
 In the second period of each mornin more than 20 leadership training course were conducted on various department