Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-18
Pushing the Arrangements for Chris
tian Endeavor Convention.
BIG DELEGATIONS EXPECTED
Names Added to the Standing Com
mittees From Churches.
w E E K L Y M E E T l Y q


| tian Endeavor committee of '96 was large
| ly attended, and several matters OF inter-
| est and Importance were acted upon. J.
| Everett Baird, secretary of the board of
| stewards of the Mount Vernon Place Nj. f.
! Church offered the use of that church for
| convention purposes, and a letter of SINH
| lar import was read from II. C. Johnson,
| president of the E Street Baptist C. E.
| Society
Appointments on the convention music
| committee of fifteen, of which Charles S.
| Clark is chairman, were made as follows:
| Harry G. kimball of the Western Presby-
| terrain Church, Miss Matte Bartlett of the
| Calvary Baptist Church, DR.. F. j. Wood
| man of the Metropolitan Presbyterian
| Church and Miss Blanche Pattison of the
Mt. Vernon Place NJ. E. Church.
| Charles l.. France, corresponding secre-
| tary of the Ohio Union, who is in the city
| looking after quarters for his delegation,
| was present at the meeting, and said that
| an exceedingly conservative estimate plac-
! ed the number of Ohio's representatives at
| the so convention at 100. Mr.. france
| has engaged the Fredonia for the head
| quarters of his delegation. Chairman Shand
| of the entertainment committee reported
| that Texas had engaged the La Fetra Hotel
| for its delegation
| F. j. Walsh jr. chairman of Boston's en-
| tertainment committee last year, was pres
| ent at the meeting last night. He is in at
| tendance uIor the sessions of the National
| Anti-Saloon League.
W. w. Tuckey, chairman of the decora-
| ton committee, reported progress in the
| contract for furnishing the convention flags.
! Additional appointments were made upon
! the auxiliary SO committees as follows:
| Central Methodist Protestant.
| Decoration committee-Mrs. Whiteside,
| Mrs. r. ]. Wilson, w. R. Kemp.
| Ushers' committee-O. NJ. Ong. Geo. Comp
| ton, Thos. J. Wilson, Arthur McBee, Jno
| Swingle, VIM. Martin. jr.
| Entertainment committee-Beulah Par
| sons Edith Compton, Mrs. l.. c. Reid, ]. d.
| Dulaney, Cora Locke.
| Excursion committee-Rev. S. J. Smith.
] Registration committee-Arthur Compton,
| Nellie Fulton, Edna Parsons.
| Music committee-Jos. Mills.
| Reception committee-Stella Drane, Beu-
| lah Parsons, Bessie Reid, Blanche Reid,
| Minnie Compton, Edith Compton, F.. c.
| Reid, Clay Phillips, Helen Cooper, May
Dunning, Emma Dunnine. Katie Taft.
Congress- Street Methodist Protestant.
| Decoration committee-Lizzie Cox, Emma
| Beall, W. X. Grimes.
| fishers committee-H. Clyde Grimes, VIM.
| Selby. W. C. Poston, VIM. Ballard, II. AL
| brecht, Maurice Cox, Eugene Davis, James
| Boarman, w b. Boteler Harry Spittle.
| Entertainment commlttee-StrS. CnaS. Ed
| MOI ston, Mrs. Edward Sebastian, Mrs. VIM.
| Selby, Mrs. Il. W. Grimes, Miss n. Clagett,
Linda Grimes, B. F. Poston, George A.
| Birch
| Excursion committee-Theo. S. Duvall.
Registration committee-Bessie Claget.,
| blanche Clagett, Theo. s. Duvau
| Music committee-R. r. Ballard.
Reception committee-B. +. Poston, Geo.
| Annie Summerville, Nellie Baron, Lottie
| McCauley, Louise McCauley. ". c. Wal
| ZACH, Annie Newman, Ida Howes, Mrs. Dor
| cey. Mrs Sherwood. Nellie Wise, Nellie
rem Haslin. Walter Grimes, Myrtle Klock,
Edward Sebastian John R. Watt.
John Wesley A. NJ. e. Zion.
| Decoration committee-E. A Davis, Silas
| Bean Levi Pennington.
Ushers' commttees-E. V. Davis, r. F.
Fisher, ]. S. Brent, C. H. Joy, Noval
Cooper, Edward Ellington.
| Entertainment committee-AIiss A E.
Smith, Miss A. NJ. Broadie, Mary Banks
Mrs. NJ. J. d. Saunders, Miss V. Cross,
| jimmie Bosey.
Excursion committee-G. L. 10Y.
| Registration committee-Miss A. NJ. Broa-
| die, Marie Brown, c. T. S. Brent.
| Music committee-Burrel Jefferson.
| Reception committee-Mrs. Mary Smith.
| Miss V. Cross, Mabel Inghram, Mary Jen-
| nings, Louisa Evns, Louisa Ellington, A. i.
|
venia johnson. Rev. N. A. Fisher, Henry
| Brooks.
| Emery Chapel NJ. E.. South.
| Decorative COMMITTEES Jessie Brown,
Ella Keene, VIM. "A. Knowles.
Ushers' committee-Wm. A. Knowles
| Leonard Brown, Mason Glover, Nathaniel
| Robinson.
Entertainment committee John G.
Keene, Virgie Brown. B. C. King, Rhoda
| Thomas.
| Excursion commtttee-John G. Keeene.
| Registration commttee-Rhoda Thomas
| Ethel Thomas, Walter Collins.
| Music committee-Theodore Thomas.
| Reception committee u Annie Robinson
Gertie Thomas, Edna Bushee, Virgie
Brown, Clara Gill. VIM. Q. Ray, Mrs. J. G.
Keene, D. A. Whitman, Lucy Broster.
Mamie Gill, Lula keene, Mrs. j. W. Keene.
Anncostin Baptist.
| Decoration committee-Geo. T. klumm,
Virgie King, Florence Bowman.
| fishers committee-Howard Griffith, Roll
Wis Harlan, VIM. McCurdy, Charles Camp
| bell, Ridgley Griffith, Mr.. Willmuth.
| Entertainment commttee-E. Snowman,
Ellie Burr Lizzie Studs. r. Harlan. Mary
| Chase, James Crawford, Thomas Griffith,
| J. G. Miles.
| Excursion commttee-B. Nilstead.
| Registration committee-Saxper Harlan,
Fannie Allen, Mrs. Gertie King.
|
| Gay Street Baptist.
| Decoration committee-Emily Troth, Miss
| ]. Stewart, Thos Hughes.
| Ushers' committee-C. d. Fowler, Geo.
| Sebastian, E. Bowers David Coberth, Craw-
| ford Gordon, F. G. Wrenn b. T. Snellngs,
| E. A. King, Jas. Gray.
| Entertainment committee-A. L. Haycock
| Miss C. 1. Simonds Alleen Boarman Hermie
Hospital. Lula Haycock, Blanche Beall, H.
| V. Bowers.
| Excursion committee-H. V. Bowers
| Registration committee-Emiy Troth
| Miss J. Stewart, Thos. Hughes.
| Music commttee-NIrs r. L. Lynch.
| Reception commttee-W. Hunter Hay
| cock, Bessie Hospital, Alice Hospital, Amelia
| Marks, Mrs. Oliver, Mrs. Hunter, Mr.. Kald-
! enbach, Mr.. Ladson, Jessie Norton, Frank
1. Green, Mahlon Haycock, Chas. Clarke
| Mrs. Charles Clarke, Cora Ballinger. Alice
| Ballinger, Nellie Bernard, Mrs E. r. Acher,
| Cora Marks, Annie Hunter. Susie Haycock,
| Nettie Trail. Constance Smith.
| Takoma Park Presbyterian.
Decoration committee-Mrs. Moores, Mil
),;1,