Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-08
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
Important Meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the District Union,
Series of Committee Conferences
Mapped Out-LOOking to the Big
Convention Next July.

A meeting of the executive committee of
the District Christian Endeavor Union was
held last night at the Calvary Baptist Sun
day school house. This body Is made up of
the union officers and chairmen Ct che union
committees. the presidents, corresponding
secretaries and delegates from the various
societies. together with the trustees of the
United Society resident in Washington and
the committee of '06. When the roll was
called last night fifty-three societies re-
sponded-a large and gratifying attend
ance. An application for membership to
the union was received from the society Of
the Metropolitan Wesley A. NJ. E. Church
and favorably acted upon.
Reports From Committees,
Reports were received from various COM
mittees showing progress in the matter Of
getting started on the winters work. The
treasurer stated that there was a balance
in his hands Of about thirty dollars, and the
various societies last night pledged the sum
or $2lI.5u for the support of the union dur
ing the season.
An invitation was received from the go
ciety OF the Calvary Baptist Church Of
ferlnS the use Of their rooms for the meet
ings Of the executive committee. 1t was
therefore resolved that all meetings of the
executive committee during the year be
held In the Sunday school house of the Cal
vary Church. beginning at S o'clock on the
nrSt monday III each month.
Committee Conferences.
The board of officers have arranged a
series OF committee conferences to be held
simultaneously in different downtown
churches on the evening of Friday, October
IL. Two such conferences have already
been held by the union, and the good results
of such meetings have been apparent, CIV
ing new ideas and infusing new life into the
committee of ha
The month of October has been chosen
Tor these because during that month most of
the societies elect new officers, and this will
be an excellent means, the hoard believes
| of starting them in their work, Each con-
ference will have a leader, but his office will
only be to conduct the meeting leaving
those present to do the talking. A list of
questions has been prepared pertinent to the
work of each committee and these have
been distributed in the hope that they will
suggest to the Endeavorers the lines of
work upon which they most need help. The
board recommended the following appoint-
| ments of leaders of the committee confer
ences:
Prayer meeting committees Miss Anna
j.; BEL; lookout committees, Miss Lizzie NJ.
Warman; missionary committees Miss Flor
| ence Shuttle; social committees Mr. George
| r. Linkins; Sunday school committees, Mr..
irwin r. Linton; good citizenship commit
tees, Mr.. w; H. Pennell; good literature
committees, Mr.. Walter N. Weston; calling,
relief and flower committees, Miss Emma
| f. koehler; music committees Mr.. Charles
| S. Clark.
~, The places of meeting will be published in
| The Star as soon as the board has definitely
determined upon them.
Additions to Committees,
| The board recommended further that the
| following additions be made to union COM
mittees, and the recommendations were
| adopted:
Union missionary committee-Miss Mar
saret X. Sammons of the First Presby-
| terrain church, Mr.. VIM. H. Dobson of the
| Eastern Presbyterian Church and Mr. E.
J.: Morton of the Nineteenth Street Baptist
On the union lookout committee-Mr.
w. L. Moulton of the West Street Pres
| byterian Church, Miss Cathrine Bohrer of
the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church and
| list Church.
An important report from the committee
| OF 30 was received and adopted A full
synopsis OF this report has bsen heretofore
| published IN The Star Among its import
| ant provisions the committee Of '96 is en-
powered to appoint all members of the va
| rious subcommittee, about 5000 in num-
ber or an average of forty from each So
| ciety. who will help in the ARRANGEMENTS of
| the July convention
Prayers we're offered at the meeting for
| Mr.. James E. Pugh, secretary of the Y M.
| C. A, and warm friend of Christian En-
| deaVorers; Mr.. John 3. Sleman, jr., chair
man of the union press committee, and
Miss Lucy Jurney, corresponding secretary
of the union. all of whom are confined
to their rooms by illness of a more or less
serious nature Resolutions of sympathy
were also adopted on the death of Miss
Edythe Page Of the Takoma Park Society.
After the adjournment of the executive
| committee those members IL charge Of the
proposed banquet of delegates to the Bos-
ton convention held meeting and decided
upon Friday, November ], as the date for
the reunion. committee of arrangements
w. Everett, Percy S. Foster, Norman T.
Elliott and John B. Sleman, jr., and Mrs.
! Zimmerman, Mrs. Byrum and Miss Fox.