The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 7, 1897, Page 2

(&) THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1897. 2\ :\\\r// N i3 SCENE IN THE GREAT MECHANICS’ PAVILIOCN DURING THE SINGING BY THE CHORUS OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED VOICES LAST NIGHT. . PEANS OF PRAISE Thousands Turned From the Grand Festival Concert. DUTTON WELCOME SONG The Greatest Musical Event Ever Undertaken on the Pa- cific Coast. nia’s musical fame will be sung around the 1. Thousanis of voices prociaimed her success last evening at the Mechauics’ Pavilion. One and all pronounced the convention | chorus the greatest success that this State has yet We pract nessed last night’s perform- ance by The great entered the doors | promptly at as the orchestra struck up tk < vention Marcn.” nutes before soloists was tey, but there w The o:chestra w. by the ime the over 1500 10 compietely T laved iched their places. en came the Chautaugua salute as las T Dir Benham reached his posi- tion, fi-ld of handkerchie greeted nim, and ihe auaience quickly the hint and answered back. It w iten. eriff J. W. Dutton should Le s: mon in Alameda Connty to- undonbredly is if he heard his Song'’ sung by the chorus last Tie words ave: hristian workers, doors, hristian workers, i our shores. CIORUS, To this iavored land. Workers from a!l nacions, Joyous, hapny throng, >'q you , swelling song, smile a weicome den Gale; 5 Walt you Welcome 1o our State, Brothers from the Me andown sea, Fruitiul plaivs and valleys Join the giad refrain, While the vineclad hilisides Echo back the strain. r, greut thy blessing m (hy throne above; us with the v rrue: d Hope aud Love. F Crow Faith : Letus then, Join the sweet refrain, And “Mav God be w Till we meet again.”’ you The audience caught the tune, and be- fore the second verse was completed over 5000 voices were swel ing the volume of song. [trolled in great waves and floated off on to the night air. It was a great hit «nd will be sung on Thursday morning in both paviions. This catchy welcome song was foilowed by “America,” in which everybody joinsd =with a will. “The Kestival Overture’’ (Von Suppe) was then rendered by the orchestra., The orchestra was an enlargement of the First Copgregational Sunday-sehool or- chestra @¢ Oakland. It was organized in 1882 by thg Rev. John Rae, who played in it dust cvebng. The players participating seats two | 1 % i : in last nighi’s concert an! their instru- | ments were as follows: Violine ML Gertrude Hibbard, Miss Hat | Henry Blessing, Carl Creighion, | Jeane Doane, Miss Gertrude Loug George D vis, Mis- Z. Hughes, Mis: | Walker, R. L Oiver, J. H. Miss Annie Gibs Miss M | Beckhusen, W. H. Lamerp, E. Parcel+, J. W. Steinwan |, Conrad Fuh- | lFac oias Mary Cannan, C. | . Baker, Fox, Re | Albert E. Cowan, Euceue Coby, A. Mojica, lewellyn Hughes, Mary Donaldson and Go't. s Avers, Miss Ida [ W 3 ‘A. Danley. Cornet—C. W. Crabtree, 0. Lercher, ! Geo. Campbell, Miss Luiu Wood and O. J. | en | 0. Allen and H. M. Fine. Bassoon—W. A. Fine and G. A, Heuter. | Trombone—R. H. Jorlan and J. Weni- | worth, Bass—Fenton Foster, A. 8. Cantin and lex Burwick. Ciarinet — bert Inkhouse, | Baxter and ard Leech. Viola—C. A. Gwynn and Miss Mae Bar- | rington. | Ouoe—George C. Cushing, William Ma- | | son and Robert Newell. | { Trombone, George H. Ames. | i Al Howard Tympans, B. ¥. Bovden. All oi the music was arranged by Di- rector McCov for the occasion. | et the Peace of God,” by C. H. Tebbs, { written for this gathering, was the next | | selection. M. Tebbs conducted ihe chorus during the rendition ot this and | was neertily applauded at the close, “Praise Ye the Lord” by Handel was given, with James Hamilton Howe con- | ducting. ections from “The Hu uenots” by Meyerbeer by the orchestra was received with applause. 1hen came “How Lovely are the Messenge:s!” American hyms, **Send Out Thy Light” and “Tue Lord Is My Shepherd’” were rendered with pleas- ing effect. The bouquet of soloists was hearti.y en- joyed and auplauded in “Bright Stars of Heaven,” and the ‘“‘Sea Hath Its Pearls.” The concert closed with the aud ence standing during the singing of the “*Halle- | luj:h Chivrus.” Toe chorus remained at | the ciose and cheered their leaders, the | orchestra, ihe committee and themselves. | A flasnlight photograph was then taken. | Tnousands®were turned away at 8 o’clock, ana the doors were closed by Captain Wittmin, who snnounced that | the money wouid be refunded to all who | held tickets and were not admiued. A | demand was made for a repetition of the concert, but last night this seemed im- passible to the committee, owing to the | crowded condition of the programme as already iaid out. ——— FROM NEBRASKA. A Talk With President A. D. Harmon of Lincoln. Delightful Trip to California—The | Warm Welcome Impressed the Visitors. The Nebraska delegation, 110 in num- ber, crossed the bay coming, to San Fran- cisco at 8 o’clock last evening, and shortly after sought advice at the Pavilion, to which headquarters the delegates were escorted. The leader of the party is A. D. Harmon of Lincoln, the president of the Nebraska Christian Endeavor Union. He said last night that the entire delegation was 200 | strong, ahd that the trip across the conti- | nent was delightful. In conversation with a CALL reporter last night Mr. Harmon said: P *This is my first visit to California and | | vention | deavor passengers I shall exiend the trip to the orchards | and vineyards of the coast when the work of the conventior in this City is con- cluded. Woati ed me most on my e and benuti- sco isdressed Of course, I could arrival her» 1st fu to w e in which 8 come her guesis, | not get a fair view of the city, but the first \ Ira Landrith, a Pioneer Endeav- orer of Tennessce. impressions delighted me. Our trip was enjovable throughout. There is a little incident now woich was unexpected. We had arranged bv wire for sixty riserva- vions at the Fulton House, but tind now that the programme has been changed | and that only thirty can be had at this house. We are now waiting ior the com- mittee to assign places to those who can- not be accommodated at the hoel in which we reserved rooms.” When asked as to the value of National conventions to the cause of Christian progress Mr. Harmon replied: ‘‘After these National meetings an increased spirituality is perceptible. and women obtain a clear idea of thair abilities to spread the Gospel. They gaiher fresh zeal and enthu-iasm in their work and perform their auties with greater cheeriulness.” As to the mesiine-place of the next con- Mr. Harmon said: * that was practicallv seitlea last v The convention of 1898 will meet in Nashville, but the place for 1 wo years from now, has not been fixed. We may select some point in ihe Middle West, as the conven- tion of 1893 goes South. “Our busine: ody consists of directors from each religious denomination and the Staie presidents. We shall meet ar the Palace Hotel to transact executive busi ness. You can say that the Nebras delezntes enjoyed the greeiings which they received on their arrival 1n Califor- a. Three ladies who are celebrated for Christian men deavor work are with the delegation. One is Mrs. Tucker, another is Miss White and the third Miss Adams. Among others of promimence in the norty are: F. F. Tucker, sacretary, Mr. Taylor of St. Paul, Nebr.. Rev. R. E. 8 Hayes of Columbus, Mr. Tnomps of | Fuilerton, Mrs. Preston of O burn, Nebr. Thirtv members of the delegation went to the Fulton last night and eighty were sent to the St. James. On the trip across the continent the Nebraskans relied chiefly on their lunch baskets for subsistence, but they were weil | complaints to register, ACCIDENT MISSED. An Endeavorer Train Escapes From an Awful Wreck. REDDING, CAr., July 6.—A frightful ac- cident was rarrowly averted this after- noon about 2:30 o’clock at Cottonwood, eighteen miles below this city. An excur- | sion train, consisting of nine cars and carrying 300 Christian Endeavorers be- | longing to the Oregon State Union and in i charge of I L. Gile, passed through Rea- | Harry S. Lithgow, a Prominent Endeavorer of New Mexico. ding at 12:45, bound for the National con- vention at San Francisco. The train proceeded on its way south, and just as the engive was within two feet of the burned bridge, the danger was dis- covered. The bridge, or trestle, across Cotton Creek, the dividing line between Tehama and Shasta counties, had caught fire and burned out. A farmer named HANDLING THE TRAFFIC. SALT LAKE, UTAH, July 6, 1897. W. H. Snedaker, Gemeral Agent Rio Grande Western Railway, 14 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, Cal.: Between the morning of July 1 and midnight of July 5 we handled and delivered to the Southern Pacific Company at Ogden between 13,000 and 14,000 Christian En- We have eleven trains on our line and in sight at this hour, which will swell the total to exceed 15,000. During this period we have not had a wheel off the track and our trains have moved over our line with not to exceed more than two or three hours’ delay in any instance. record, We claim to have established the world’s F, A, WADLEIGH, served at the eating stations and had no | carnestness and force in Christian Eo- ! Broadhurst saw the smoke, and going to | the bridge made the discovery. Simuitaneous with bis arrival there the excursion train came thundering along at a high rate of speed, ihe grade being down, and ina moment the entire train Bouquets were given to us at Sacramento and Oakland, Everywhere we were re- ceived with kindness and hospitali y.” “Have you heara in Califoraia of our Kansas author, Wili White?” asked one | of the beauties from the Neosho. *“He is a would have been engulfed in an awiul | coming writer. He wro ‘The Real holocaust. Brosdhurst sprang on tbe | lssue,’ and there is no politics in it. He { was a delegate to the National convention Rev. A. B. Fhilpott of Pennsyl- vania, Who Will Soon Arrive. irick and pulline his coat from him flagged the tran just in time to averta catastrophe, The Endeavorers gave their thanks for their deliverance and are now being enter:ained by the Cottonwood society until the bridge can be repaired. A wrecking-train from the shops at Dunsmuir went down auvout 5 o’clock and & force of men are at work on ‘he br.dge. The north-bound local train due here at 4:45 got as far as the burned bridge and was compelled to stop. It istnought the bridge crew wiil have the trestie repaired by 11 o’clock to-night, when the Endeav- orers will continue their journey and travel will be resumed. The cause of the fire is not known, but it is supposed tramps set it. 2 Siighe ST KANSAS BEAUTY. A Bevy of Fair Ladies From the Far-Famed Neosho Valley. They Had Happy Journey Across the Continent and Are Elated. a At the Hotel Grand tarnot, formerly the Irvington, on Ellis street, uear Leav- enworth, quite a party of ladies and gen- tlemen from Kansas is installed, and ready for Curistian Endeavor in California. A charming group of young ladies from Emporia, in the far-famed Neo<ho Valley, readily responded to the question “What is the matter witn Kansas?’ In chorus they replied that nothing was the matter with Kansas—ihat Kansas was happy and serene, satisfied with herself and indul- gent with the rest of the world. The young ladies sa:d they had been welcomed with touching kindness aud generosity, The young men were as gai- lant as the youths of Kansas. As an ex- ample of California courtesy, it was men- tioned that a young man carried their tunch basket from' the ferry to the hotel. *‘We had a great time at Ogden. A car- riage ride was given to us, Salt Lake sent delegates out sixty miles i0 meet us. from the Republican clubs of young men, jand was the one man who had the nerve to turn his wineglass down attbe ban- quet.” When the ladies were told that wine was almost as common _as tea or coffee on the tables of California one of the fair visitors remarked : 2 “I can drink wine and will do so, but I would not offer it to a young man."’ “Oh, no, we can’t all stay here; some of us musi_go out on Oak street. We are going to Mrs. Mu!laney’s.” Emporia delegation of youne ladies consists of Effie Morris, Ora Johnson, Villow Reivei (what a pretty name), i ith Jones, Sadie Andrews and Elva Thomas. Among other Kansans, some at the Hotel Richelien, some at the Stewart and some at the Grand Carnot are: W. Sea- graves, Topeka; F. T. Vincent, Seneea; Harshaw, Junction City; Rev. William Foulkes, Salina; Rev. W. A. Eilioti, Newion; Rev. J. D. Hewett, Empo- ria; Arthur Miller and Carl Warkenstein, Newton; Trumbuil Backus, Kansas City; Frank Harper, Pittsburg; Mr. and Mrs, Granger, Wichita; L. L. Roby of Topeka, editor of tne Kansas Endeavorer and manuger of the excursion. Mr. Roby spoke oi the trip as one of the most de- lLightful ever given io tourists. He as- serted that Kansas was not kicking and dig not expect to kick. They were all happy to get to San Frauncisco, and an- ticipated much pleasure in the sojourn nere. . AT THE FERRIES. Great Crowds of Excursion- ists Cross the Bay. Daring the evening the arrivals at the gateway of the Ciiy at the foot of Market street were very large. The arrangements for the reception of the delegates was well carried out by the reception committee. A squad of thirty police officers was at the ferry under the direction of Sergeant Fianders, and the.e kept the approaches to the ferry free from obstruction. Much praise is due to the Market-street Railway Company for the excellent ser- | vice given to the public, A special time- table had been arranged so as to have plenty of cars. The night shiit of the Endeavorers was under tne direction of H. H, Winn, who was assisted by a corps of thirty ladies and gentlemen. On each steamer was another committee, whose duty 1t was to meet each incoming delegation on the boat and get them together. On reaching this side of the bay these visitors were banded over to the reception committee. Hundreds of people gathered at the ferries to watch for their friends, and not a few rejoiced that their waiting was not in vain. At 8:15 o'clock the Nevraska delegation -arrived, 150 strong. At 9 o'ciock the Texas delegates, 37 in num- ber, came over on the boat. Then the delegation from Colorado arrived. IN FROM FRESNO. The toot of a loud whistle off the end of the Clay-street wharf at 9:30 o’clock las: evening proclaimed the arrival of another large delegation on the California Naviga- tion and Improvement Company’s big steamer Mary Garratt. A few minutes later the vessel was moored beside the wharf and 385 Chris- tian Endeavorers and many excursionists marched out upon the wharf. They came from Kresno County, and were under the i Rev. M. E. Harlan, Atchison; Rey. A. H. | management of A. M. Drew. It was known as the Christan Endeavorers’ spe- cial excursion over the new Valley road. The train siarted from Hanford at 7:35 o’'clock in the morning and the big party had a most delightful trip through the San Joaquin Vailey to Stockton, where they went on board of the steamer. The trip down the river was a great treat to all, for it was made entirely in the day- time and gave an excellent opportunity to view the fruit and wheat farms. At the wharf the delegation was met by a committee consisting of H. 8. Blackwell; C. D. Cook, J. Blair and C. Emler. The new comers were escorted to the cars and buses and sent on their way to the lodg- ings selected for them. e NEWSPAPER MEN. The newspapers of the Eastern States are not very fully represented if they have reported to the press committee nnon their arrival in the City. George B. Lit- tiefield, the chairman of tkis committee, has so iar only received notice of the arrival of the following representatives: : C. E Edwards, Boston Globe; Charles M. Pepper, Chicago Tribune; Miss Irvine, Los Angeles Times: A. R. Waters, Qak- tand Eaquirer and Times; Mr. Frintch,. New York Tribune A. Kleiver J¢: WEAK BACK CONSTIPATION EMISSIONS [ LOST MANHOOD TWITCHING NERVES =V o} o =0 g N - N\ \ y ey \\\\ ) Wy, Cured by the Hudyan Reme ,edy Treatment. You know when you are cured because you feel as young and as joy- ful as in the days of yom early vouth. Why don’t you. get strong and bg? 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