Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-09
MAKING PREPARATIONS
Executive Committee of Christian Endeavol
Union Meets.
Getting Affairs Shaped for the Con-
ventiOn - Committees on Various
Matters Appointed.

The executive committee of the District
Christian Endeavor Union has never held
so large and enthusiastic a meeting as the
one held last evening IN the parlors of the
Y. NJ. C. A. A very large proportion of
the societies in the union were represented
and much important business transacted.
The meeting was called to order promptly
at o'clock by Mr.. L. A. Conner, jr., presi
dent Of the union.
Secretary John b. Sleman, jr, called the
roll Of societies and read the minutes Of the
last meeting.
A report was then receivd from the COM
mittee of thirteen, appointed at the Sep
TENDER meeting Of the executive com nit
tee. This report was presented on behalf
of the committee by Mr.. W. w. Tuckey
and was adopted by the executive commit
tee with practically no alterations.
The action embodied in the adoption of
this report provides for the institution of
a press committee. which shall have charge
Of the dissemination OF news through the
daily press and be in control of the En-
deavorer." the official organ of the union.
1t is to be composed Of the following per-
sons; John d. Morgan. chairman; Miss
Mabel N. Thurston, Miss Bertha G. Davis,
r. Il. Burnham and H. A. Dumont.
union lookout committee was provided,
whose duty 1t shall be to exercise a watch
and care over the various societies in the
union, to maintain a system of intervisita-
ton between the societies and to devise
ways and means of organizing new socie-
ties. The following persons We're appointed
members of this committee: Miles NJ.
Shand, chairman. Miss C. A. Poggensee c.
ID. Bulla, j. II. Mahoney, William e. Henry,
c. G. Morgan, Miss Grace johnson, George
H. Greer F. c. Keefer, c. w. Chapel,
+. E. Kicks, H. Clyde Grimes G. f. Muth
Miss Eliza Fawcett, j. w. Pickett and
Stanley Finch.
The missinary committee, whose duties
are to consist in creating increased interest
In the cause of missions, is to be composed
of enc member from each denomination,
who is also to be chairman of a subcom-
mittee, consisting of the chairmen of the
missionary committees in the societies of
that denomination. thereby leaving the mis-
sionary work distinctly under denomina-
tional control. The members of this COM
mittee are as follows: w. b. Robson,
chairman; W. n. Ronsaville, Theodore Du-
WALL Rev. e. ii. Butler, Mrs. w. Topham
and Misses Florence Shuttle, Susanne Moore
and Maud Harper.
The music committee, with y. S. Foster
as chairman, shall consist of eight others Of
the chairman'S selection, and shall furnish
music for all mass meetings and such spe-
cial meetings as may be provided for.
The good citizenship and temperance COM
mittees were combined, and the following
II. C. Metcalf. c. w. Childs, Andrew VIII
son, w. II. Pencil. George A. Birch, Rev.
j. +. Fout and s. L. Kramer.
These committees shall hold position only
SO long as the officers by whom they were
chosen shall continue in office.
The board of officers brought forward
recommendations to the effect that all the
corresponding secretaries In the District
be constituted correspondence committee
of which the corresponding secretary of the
union shall be chairman; that the list of
mass meetings and other data of like
character be published in the form of a
book mark; that the chairmen of all union
committees and DIR. T. s. Hamlin and Mr..
w. III. Pennell, representing the trustees
of the United Society of Christian En-
deavor, be made members of the executive
committee; that the mass meeting of No
vember 16, which is to be held in the CEN
trail part of the city, be a missionary rally,
the arrangements for which should be made
by the newly appointed missionary COM
mittee acting in conjunction with the off,
GERS.
NJ. NJ. Shand, s. G. Wise and w. w.
Tuckey were appointed to select two mem-
bers of the transportation committee Of
1895. and reported as their choice Percy
S. Foster and Norman T. Elliott. These
were appointed.
S. T. smith was introduced and made a
forcible appeal In behalf Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
for aid in the erection of the proposed new
building.
Arrangements were begun for a reunion
of the Cleveland delegates, which will be
contaminated and announced at a later
date. All who are interested in the work
at Fort Myer are requested to meet in the
Y. NJ. c. A. rooms next Thursday afternoon
at 4 80 o'clock. The exercises closed with a
prayer service.
The next mass meeting Of the union
will be held in the Eastern Presbyterian
Church Friday evening, October 10, and the
subject under discussion will be the 'Rela-
ton of the Christian Endeavor Society to
the Sunday School,"
An open parliament will be conducted
by Mr.. p. H. Bristow, president of the
local Sunday school union, and DR.. J. E.
Gilbert will deliver an address on Sunday
School Work"