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Great Preparations Being Mad
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A meeting to perfect the local arrangements for
the Second General Convention of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement was held the other night in
the Hotel Patten, Chattanooga. The reports revealed
the fact that Chattanooga would be taxed to the utmost
to care for the big crowd that would be in
attendance upon the convention, but the men of Chattanooga
will do their part and those who are so
fortunate as to be at this great meeting have many
treats in store.
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The Auditorium.
The Auditorium where the Convention will be held
is the property of the city and will
seat over 3,500 comfortably. The
building 1b steam heated, so -will r~~~~~??'
be warm even in our coldest weatU- RAMUS*
er. The decorations will be in
keeping with the occasion and a /$ ?n^j|TQ{
special committee will take this f |\/J||vi'
work in hand several days before VA) ^
the Convention so that everything /
will be in roadiness by the opening / A
hour Tuesday, February 6th, at I f ^ /
2:30 P. M. /?*
Sight Seeing. j
It is hoped that all delegates will / L? '
plan to arrive early Tuesday morning
in order to register and get lo- ^^"^3
cated before the opening sessions.
After the convention gets under
headway there will be little time ^
for the visitors to get about, so the
men of Chattanooga are planning \
several excursions on Friday, Feb- \
ruary 9th, the day after the Con- \
ventlon. These trips will include
a ride up the Incline to Lookout yMountain.
There are a number of \
magnificent views from this historic \
mnnntnln Hopo nn/> bo? i on. Oio \
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Moccasin bend of the Tennessee 21 Kenn motcl
River, and Walden's Ridge on the ?9'eASTTS^l"rt<
one side and far away across the \o MOTel pa
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city to Missionary Ridge on tne postal ret
other. Those who care to do so
can go to Chickamauga Park and ^ ST." MAPI
see the many improvements made *
there by the United States Government.
The drive along Missionary
Ridge will of course be of peculiar
interest to those who were in the war.
Attendance.
The attendance promises to be large and most
representative. From every section we near of
strong delegations being made up. Texas will easily
have twice the number that was in attendance at
Birmingham three years ago. One of the Mississippi
cities is having a beautiful banner painted and the
targe number from tbat State will rally around tbat
banner after arriving In Chattanooga.
> Middle Tennessee will assemble at Nashville and
come down In a solid body on Tuesday. The pastors
and laymen of Nashville are actively^ at work and
expect to have a record attendance from Tennessee.
Kentucky is getting enthusiastic. Letters have
been sent out from Louisville to every pastor in the
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State advising all to have their churches well represented.
From Louisville proper special Pullmans
will leave over the Southern Monday night, February
5th. The Seminary expects to send down a large
Relegation. In fact a movement is on to send the
entire faculty and student body. ThiB indicates a
magnificent missionary spirit at Louisville that we
we rejoice to see.
From Georgia we look for a great attendance.
The railroads themselves are very active. The
W. and A. will run special trains on Tuesday, the
6th. The A. B and A. Railroad have had one of
their representatives in South Georgia and two speOA?
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cial Pullmans will be made up from that section
alone. This does not include the large numbers
expected from Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah, Macon
or Columbus.
"North and South Carolina indicate that unusual
Interest Is being taken In the Convention and it
remains to be seen which State will send the largest
number.
Virginia will have from Richmond alone perhaps
as many as the whole State sent to the First General
Convention. Stabnton and the Valley will have
a strong delegation and Southwest Virginia with
Bristol will easily have a car load|
Space will not permit us to speak of Arkansas.
Missouri, Oklahoma, or Florida. All will be largely
?cyi cocuieu, ana rrom several cities in these States
speelal Pullmans are being made up. This suggests
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ivention, Feb. 6th, 8th, 1912.
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that it will be well to say a word about the special
cars that have become such a feature of the Convention.
Special Pullmans.
No less than a dozen cities are making up a party
of 20, which will enable them to secure a splendid
Pullman that will go right through to the Convention
without transfer. This ensures a delightful
fellowship en route and addB tremendously to the
pleasure of all. The Pullman Company will furnish
a sleeper for $45.00 per day from any part of
the South. This can be occupied by any number
from 20 to its capacity. Many will
find this not only more pleasant
"ITID) TlfTTP but likewl8e more economical. For
U o Instance, take a sleeper say with
twelve sections. This will carry
twenty-four passengers with only
one to eack berth. Now from
\ ^ points where the Pullman rate is
\ ^ $2.50 for lower berth it would cost
cs. v p?" twenty-four persons $64.80 against
V $45.00, a saving of $19.80. The sav/K
ingofcourae would be still greater
y//\ ^ if cars of 14 or 16 sections are ob.5vS.
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f yoSl talned, as a car of this capacity
/ \ costs no more, all being $45.00 per
i day
/ /Oi Pullmans as Quarters.
/ I Many parties will also find It not
only convenient and pleasant but
^ again more economical by arrang/.
/ ing with the Pullman Company to
sy"9 / occupy these cars while the party
?V / iB In Chattanooga. This will only
/ j cost $45.00 per day for the entire
/ car and the combined hotel bill of
/ 24 or more persons will easily be
/ more than this. It is hoped that
i^tivuiiwcTwuiS1 a number of parties will make this
T^O^OTelc!* arrangement and thus relieve the
rcsa motel pressure upon the hotels in Chatr
DtiiLC)INC^ tanooga, for they will be taxed to
Liota^va^-^" their utmost capacity. The railroad
JCUJTOM HOUJJ yards in Chattanooga are In the
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hotel. Those who are making up
these cars should see the railroad
authorities In their respective cities
and arrange accordingly.
The Students' Meeting.
As so many Seminary and College students will
ho In at4ondfln.o ">?" *11 n "
upuu vuo i.onvenuon a special
meeting has been arranged for students Thursday
morning, February 8th. This meeting will be held
in the First Presbyterian church before the regular
morning session. The meeting will be addressed by
Dr. T. Wright Sloan, one of the most prominent
young physicians in our Church. Dr. Sloan Is now
one of the traveling secretaries of the Student Volunteer
movement and will himself go out to China
within the next few months. The other speaker at
this special meeting will be Mr. Robt. E. Speer, of
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