Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-06
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION
Important Meeting Of the District Execu-
tive Committee Last Night
Encouraging Reports Read and Com
bylaw Amendments Proposed o


Calvary Baptist Sunday School house was
comfortably filed last night by the menu
bers Of the executive committee Of the
District of Columbia Christian Endeavor
Union. President Shand and Secretary
sleman occupied seats at the desk. After
the customary devotional exercises and
roll call, the committee settled down to
business. There was received an applica-
ton for membership to the union on behalf
Of the lexington Presbyterian Sunday
School Christian Endeavor Society. which
was cordially accepted. The application
stated that the membership numbered
nearly twenty-five, mostly active members.
Announcements sof union committees for
the ensuing year were also made.
Chairman Smiths Report.
Reports were called for, the first one
being from the committee of 96, read by
Mr.. W. H. H. Smith, chairman. This re-
port recounted the value to Washington in
sending such large delegation to the Bos-
ton convention and spoke of the good i'm
preston the District delegates made upon
those who are In the not-far-distant flu
'ture to be their guests. The loss of the
committees furniture by the recent fire at
the Y. NJ. G. A. was mentioned and the
union congratulated over the saving from
harm of the committees valued records
and the much-prized Chinese umbrella,
Just awarded at Boston, Recommendations
to the following effect were made: That
Mr.. Grant Leet of Gunton Temple Memorial
Church be elected to the committee of 'e8
as chairman of the printing committee, to
MI the vacancy caused by the resignation
OF Mr.. l.. A. Conner, jr.; that Mr. Her
bert E. Morgan be also elected as member
OF said committee, to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the transfer Of Mr.. W. w. Tuckey
to the hall committee; that Mr.. John b.
Sleman tr.. chairman of the press commit
tee Of the committee Of '96, be also elected
chairman Of the union press committee for
the ensuing year; that Mr.. Norman T. Ell
lott of the Central Presbyterian Church
and Mr.. c. c. Slocum of the Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church be elected members
OF the committee on entertainment of the
committee Of '96. These recommendations
were unanimously adopted
Work of the Press Committee.
Most encouraging was the report of the
press committee, showing that the union
paper, The Endeavorer," had been placed
on a sound financial basis and closed the
year free from debt and with generous sup
port. The report suggested that the circuia-
ton of this paper be widely extended and
largely increased, especially during the COM
Ing months, when much valuable Informal
ton would be given concerning the pre-
paratory work of arranging the details of
the coming convention. 1t was urged that
one member in each society act as can
vasser and procure subscriptions. Hearty
applause broke forth at the conclusion of
the reading of the report. President Shand
supplemented 1t by a few words, explaining
how the good literature committee of the
Calvary Church had ordered years sub
scription to the "Endeavorer" placed to the
i1f in oil
and suggested that this example be followed
by other denominations
Announcements werea made as to. the
general mass meeting to be held Friday
evening, August o, In the Luther Place
Memorial Church. at which all the societies
in the District would be present and plenty
OF bright speeches would be crowded into
the hour and a half of echoes Of Boston.
At this meeting the Chinese umbrella of
state will be formally presented to the Dis
trict union.
Union Committee Members.
The most important report Of the evening
was that submitted from the committee to
nominate the members of the union COM
mittees for the ensuing year. The follow
ing names were recommended for appoint
ment, the recommendations in every case
being unanimously accepted:
Lookout committee-AIiss Lizzie NJ. War
man, Gunton Temple Memorial Presby-
terrain, chairman; w. B. johnson, Lincoln
Memorial Congregational; George w. Hail,
Ryland NJ. E.; George Compton, Central M.
P. Miss Christine A. Poggensee, Church Of
the Reformation, Lutheran; Miss Susanna
Moore, Vermont Avenue Christian, 2. Z.
Kicks. Mt. JeZfeel Baptist; Samuel G. Wise,
Memorial United Brethren.
Missionary committee - Miss Florence
Shuttle, E Street Baptist. chairman; Miss
Mary Folks, Vermont Avenue Christian; K.
]. Elliott, Church of the Covenant. Pres
I,, d Z
Place Methodist Episcopal Ed. A. Beck
man, First Congregatio nal; Rev. e. C. Ma
kosky, North Carolina Avenue. Methodist
Protestant; Frank A. Burger, Memorial
Lutheran; s. w. Topham, Memorial United
Brethren.
Good citizenship committee-Judge Arson
S. Taylor. Union Methodist Episcopal,
chairman; Louis c. Smith, First Congre-
Methodist Protestant; F. Topham, Me-
mortal United Brethren; Charles E. Paul,
Memorial Lutheran; A. w. Bowen. Ninth
Street Christian; c. o. Bohrer, Garden
Memorial Presbyterian; DR.. c. W. Childs.
Zion Baptist.
Music committee-C s. Clark, Church of
the Covenant, chairman; Percy S. Foster,
First Baptist; E. r. Conner, First Congre-
r. 7. Ballard, Congress Street NJ. P; Mrs.
j. E. Fout, Memorial United Brethren;
Odeli i. Whipple, Memorial Lutheran; Rus
sell Barnes, Vermont Avenue Christian.
Press commlttee-John B: sleman. 1r..
gational; Miss Mabel N. Thurston, Church
of the Covenant; Miss Bertha g. Davis,
First Congregational; Walter E. McBath,
Assembly Presbyterian; Paul Sleman, Mt.
Pleasant Congregational.
Bylaw Amendments Proposed.
The following amendments to the bylaws
were offered, to be acted upon at the next
meeting of the executive committee: