A Note to Those Coming to the Washington Council
By Arthur G. Daniells
The first meeting of the council will be held in the church, at Twelfth and M Streets, Northwest, Wednesday, October 7, at 3 P. M. This hour is fixed with the understanding that all representatives east of the Rocky Mountains can leave their fields after the Sabbath, and reach the city in time to attend the first meeting. As we are planning to make the first meeting a very important one, we most earnestly request all to make an effort to be present. The three principal railway lines running into Washington are the Baltimore and Ohio, the Pennsylvania, and the Southern. The time from Chicago to Washington over the B. & O. is about twenty-four hours. There are three through trains daily. The time from Chicago over the lines connected with the Pennsylvania Railway, either at Buffalo or Pittsburg, is about twenty-four hours. The regular full fare from Chicago is the same over either of these lines. We are sorry that we shall not be able to entertain our friends who attend this council as royally as we would like. Our church membership is small, and for various reasons our accommodation for entertaining is very limited. We shall do our very best; but when this is done, many will be obliged to rent furnished rooms, and take their meals at our vegetarian restaurant. We must ask our brethren to help us make the best of the situation. If our efforts to build up the cause in this city are blessed of God, we shall be able to do better in the way of entertainment in the future. A good furnished room for two persons, with privileges of the bath-room, can be secured for from $1.50 to $2.50 a week. On arriving in the city, please come direct to our office, 222 North Capitol Street, so that we can assist you to get satisfactorily settled. We would be glad to receive a card from you, stating when you expect to arrive, and by what railway line you will travel.