Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-11

| tho benefit of the church. program was
rendered consisting principally of music
and Rotations.
The feast of ST. Joseph, patron saint of
the church of that name Capitol Hill,
was celebrated by high mass at 1890
O'Clock last Sunday morning.
Rev. Adolos Allen, co-pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church. and Mrs. Allen will
sail in few weeks on the steamship Paris
for Europe. They will be gone about three
| months and Will spend a large PORTION CT
the time on the continent. particularly in
Rome. DR.. Sunderland, the pastor, is to
continue the regular Sunday services dur
ing the summer and will take his leave
later on.
,, The contractor is now plastering the IN
terror of st. Andrews Church, but the
work is not being hurried as it is the pres
ent intention of the rector, Rev. DIR. J. A.
Perry. not to formally open the edifice I'm
til next fall.
The North Capitol Women's Christian
Temperance Union gave about the largest
| night in North Capitol Church Mrs. NJ,
B. Platt presided, and there were musical
ard literary exercises after which refresh
ments We're served by the ladies.
Wednesday, the 22d of this month, the
trustees of the American University are to
meet at the Arlington. This session will be
Unusually important, as it is expected that
arrangements will be decided upon as to
when the first building of the university,
the hall of history, is to be commenced.
Wesley Church held its first quarterly
conference MOnQay evening, at which finau-
cial appointments for the year We're
made. Rev. DR.. Baldwin, the pastor, an
nounced that a special permit has been
obtained from Col. ]. NJ. Wilson to hold the
gospel push cart services this year in Ju-
dietary Square. and that everything is in
readiness for active work. This push cart
Is really a gospel wagon in miniature, as
it contains an organ and seats for the
workers, as well as a covered roof. The
services are to be held Thursday and Sum
Gay evenings, and will be in charge of the
Michael. w. Redfn Woodward c. P. Black
mar A. A. Taylor. S. S. Lambert and
others.
A box for the Industrial school at Kings
Mountain. North Carolina, was sent one
day this week from the Congregational
Church by the Home Missionary Society
In 1t We're many articles of summer cloth
At the Methodist preachers meeting
Monday morning at Foundry Church Rev.
w w. Van Arsdale read an able paper on
What Should Be the Attitude of the Pull
pit Toward the Social Evils of the Day?"
Remarks were made by Drs. Todd, Bald
win. Ames, Beiler and Corey.
The Christian Endeavorers of the Metro
politan Presbyterian Church raised funds
for the expenses of their delegates to Bos-
ton by giving an entertainment one even
ing last week. Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis
made an address on the enjoyment to be
derived from an endeavor conven ton, and
then followed program in which, among
others. Miss Florence McNelly. Hairy
Brandon and Miss Blanche and Talbo&
Pulzzi took part.
The c. E. Society of the First Presby-
terrain Church gave a butterfly social"
yesterday evening, at which artificial but
terfies of every hue were much in evil
dence.
The paper bazaar of the Eastern Church
last week was a great success. and as
result. a goodly number of dollars have
been turned over to be applied to the debt
fund.
The Mems Club of Gurley Memorial
Church and their friends were addressed
last Tuesday by Rev. Allen HaZen, during
which he talked of the great progress
which Christianity and modern civiizatio
are making in India.
The City Mission and Church Extension
Society of the NJ. E. Church of the District
of Columbia met Wednesday evening in
Mount Zion NJ. f. Church, Doth street
northwest Encouraging reports We're read
from the different missions of the District
Within the last three years this society has
established six missions, as follows: Union,
ID and 10th streets northeast; Haven's 14th
and streets southeast; Nash Memorial,
BladensbUrg road: Mt. leila, Winthrope
Heights, D. c.: Taylor's, ODD and G streets
northwest and others.
Monday night North Capitol W. c. T. u
gave a reception in the lecture room of
North Capitol NJ E. Chuch. Among those
who assisted in the program We're Rev c.
T. Pate, Mrs L. ]. Ebert. Mrs. S. B.
Blaine, Judge Thomas, Misses Hester
Bunch, Maud Carr. Ethel Carr, Margaret
A. Plat, and Messrs. Carl and Glare Davis.
James Macallister, E. Gayer Evans, John
Bunch. Howard Austin, James Hoover,
Harold Wheeler, John and Staley Clarke