The morning times., 1895-08-06

The Christian Endeayor Union of the Dis
trict officially closed the most success
full year of It's. existence last night at the
August meeting OF the-executiye committee
in the Calvary Baptist Sunda Y School house
The first meeting Under the new administra-
ton will be held next month, when the
following officers will assume control:
President, NJ NJ Shand; first vice-presi-
dent, S. G. Wise; second vice-presidenL
Or. c. W Childs; third vice-president, Miss
Mary Folks; recording secretary, II. c. Met
calf; corresponding secretary, Miss Lucy
Jurney; treasurer, Judge AnSon $. Taylor.
Lastnight smeeting was Smoreofafa rewell
service, as all of the annual reports were
submitted in June. The most important
business was the appointment OF Unioncom-
nlittecs for the ensuing year and report OF
the financial condition OF the District En-
deavorers.
ANSWERED THE ROLL CALL.
Representatives. from forty societies re-
sponded 10 Secretary Slemans roll call,
which followed devotional exercises led
by President Shaud. The lexington Sun
day school {. = Society, which is mis-
sion OF the Norsh Pre- byteuan Church, was
admitted TO The District Union.
From the committe. OF SO Chairman w.
II II smith submitted "a written report
IL referred % ths Washington delegates
part IN the Boston convection, and sa!d that
many valuable points were ga ained Tor the
preparation Tor the convention of SO. Mr
smith stated that he was anxious to con-
Ter with presidents OF societies during the
ensuing week at the committees head
quarters in room lO4, Lehman building,
adjoining they. M C. A. rooms, IN relation
10 matters connected with the convention.
The report referred to the destruction
OF IT'S onice furniture IT the ( NJ. c. a.
fire, and then mace The following recon-
mendatiorls. which were adopted and the
persons named elected 10 their respective
Offices:
Chairman printing committee OF 90,
Grant Leet Gunton-Temple Memorial
Church, vice l. A Conner. IT, resigned;
John b Sleman, Jr., chairman press com
! mlttee OF 80, as chairman cN-ofilciO
union press committee for 1886; IL.
/ / Morgan. as member OF printing commit
! tee OF go: Norman T Elliott and c. c.
Slocum. members OF the entertainment
/ committee OF 'S6.
Chairman John D. Morgan. of the union
/ press committee, read the final report OF a
years labor of himself and his associates
/ showing that the unions official organ
! The District of Columbia Christian Endeay'
/ orer. had been published every month
! during the past year on seif-suppoTting
! basis.
ALL MUST HELP.
1t was important, said the report, that
every Endeavorer should become a sub
scriber to the paper during the coming
year in order that they may be thoroughly
Informed as to the preparations for the '9t
convention. The paper had cost in 1895
| about $500, and the report, IN closing
Offered number of valuable suggestions
for the conduct of the papers Dusines:
IN the next administration.
! Retiring Secretary Slcman read the re
! port Of the committee appointed TO nomi
nate Iuion committees Tor the years 1895
I '96 The Committee recommended the FOL
lowing uamcS and the recommendations
were unanimously adopted:
Lookout commi ttee, Miss Lizzie II.
Warmau, chairman; W. b. Johnson,
! George W Han, George Compton, Miss
] c. 4. . Poggensee, Miss Susanne Moore, l.
! Z Kicks, ana Samuel G. Wise
Missionary committee, Miss Florence
Shuttle, chairman; Miss Mary Folks, K.
Elliott, Mrs r. +. L. Smith, +. A Beck
man, Rev. E. C. Makosky, Frank \. Burger
aud Mrs. w. Topham.
Good citizenship committee, Judge A
s. Taylor, chairman: Louis c. Smith
George a Birch, " Topham, C. E. Paul
a. w Bowen, c. o. Bohrer, aud DR.. c. w
Childs
Music committee, Charles S Clark, chair
man: p s Foster, E R. Conner, DR.. c. ]
Ladson, R T. Ballard, Mrs. j. E. Font
0. l. Whipple, and Russell Barnes
Press committee, John ID. Morgan, chair
man: Miss II, n. ThurStou, Miss Bertha q
Davis, Walker E. McBaJh, aud Paul Sic
man.