The Washington times., 1895-05-18
COUNTRY home ASSURED
Five Hundred Dollars Contributed by
Junior Christian Endeayorers.
when the Gratifying Result Was
Announced n Thousand Little
Hands Clapped In Delight.

The Junior Christian Endeavorers, rep
resentative of fifty societies and a mem
bership of over 900, turned out ell Inasse
last night to meeting held at the First
Congregational Church. and made a cash
payment of S37 20 to the fund for the
proposed Country Home, at the same time
giving pledge that before June 80 the
further sum or Sl2G so will be forthcoming.
This places the success OF the benevolent
project beyond doubt.
The original purpose was to raise the
sum of $500, to supplement fund of 500
in the treasury, and the result OF last
nights entertainment was, therefore, the
more gratifying.
A pleasant country homestead at Falls
Church has been secured for the summer and
Mr.. P j. Steele placed in charge. 1t has
beenascertainedt thatthe cost stornantenance
for the period required viii aggregate $500.
The object is TO afford 10 poor children the
benefit OF an outing for about two wee ks
each at this farm, the capacity OF the
buildings being equal To the entertainment
/ OF from forty to fifty at "a lime. The
| Junior societies undertook tire task OF rails
/ ing the necessary fund, and succeeded.
| DIR. E. B. Bagby, pastor OF the Ninth
/ Street Christian Church, who is also his
| trict superintendent of the organization, lad
| charge of the exercises. OF the meeting.
| When he called the roll last night, the iol-
! lowing responses were recorded:
! Baptist Societies-CalyaFy, $50; L. St1eeS,
| S25; First Church, $25, Metropolitan. ~ .;
lAnacostia, SIS.
| Christian cburch-Nipth street, $50; Yer
mont Avenue, So Lutheran-Luther
Memorial, $40; Keller Memorial, So.
observation-disclosures $50; Fifth, So;
S25 Methodist EpiscopaEMt. Vernon,
$50; Ryland, S15; Union, So Methsdist
Protestant-First, SS; North Carolina
Avenue, IS; Congress Street, $40. Pres
byterian-Asse ssembly, S12; Church OF the
Covenant. SO; Faith Chapel, SO; Fourth,
(eieht members) So 80; Gurley Memorial,
S15; Gordon Memorial, $40; Hyattsyiiie,
SIS; New York Avenue, SO; North, $40;
Western, $40; West Street, SO; West
minister, S15; Takuma Park, S13; Metro
politan, SIS; First, SIS. The Protestant
Orphan Asylum also contributed SO.
The announcement of the result was
greeted with great applause, all the little
hands owned by a thousand proud little
Endeavors participating.
There were a pleasing programme of
exercises in which the juniors mouopoliZed
Among the contributors TO the evening IS
entertainment We're: Norvel Tabler, Claire
and Carl Davis, Jennie Wilson, Grace
Thomas, Alvin Quinter, jaime Smith,
Rachel and Emily Miliard, Frank Shipe
and others who appeared in classes.
Two classes of diminutive juniors were
seen in very attractive numbers, the first
in Shoemaker Chorus" the others in the
Good Night Drill" The first named was
composed of Masters Fred Cromwell,
Blaine Ramey, Wallace Randolph, Willie
Graham and Harry Lerch. The second was
of wee girls, as follows; Irene Hawkins,
Stella Whitford, Florence Hawkins, Lucy
Thomas, Goldie Whitford, Jessie Carr,
Edna Carr and Eva Swan.
There is to be an excursion to Falls Church
on the 21st of June, when delightful
programme will be provided.
The societies that did not contribute last
night, and some that gave small amounts,
have already assumed obligations to the
extent of their ability to pay.