The evening times., 1895-08-06
Christian Endeavor Union Has
Closed a Years Great Work
ExECUTIvEooMMITTEEMEET
The New Officers VIII Take Hold
of Affairs Next Month-Chairman
Smith Urges Renewed Effort in
Behalf of '80-SeveraI Committees
Appointed for the Ensuing Term.
From This Morntne,. Times.

From This Mornings Times.
The Christian Endeavor Union of the Dis
trict Officially closed the most success
ful year of its existence last night at the
August meeting of the executive 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, N. NJ shand; first vice-presi-
dent, s. G. Wise; second vice-president,
DR.. G. W. Childs; third vice. president, Miss
Mary Folks; recording secretary, II. C. Met
calf; corresponding secretary, Miss Lucy
Jurney; treasurer, Judge Anson 8. Taylor.
Last night 'smeeting W as more OF IA rewell
service. as all of the annual reports were
submitted in June. The most important
business vas the appointment OF Union COM
mittees for the ensuing year and report Of
the financial condition of the District En-
deavorers.
ANSWERED THE ROLL CALL.
Representatives from forty societies re-
spoDded to Secretary Sleman's roll call,
which followed devotional exercises led
by President Shand. The lexington Sun
day School c. E. Society, which is a mis-
sion of the North Presbyterian Church, was
admitted to the District Union.
From the committee of '96 Chairman W.
H. H. Smith submitted q written report
1t referred to the Washington delegates
part in the Boston convention, and said that
many valuable points were gained for the
preparation Tor the convention of go. Mr..
Smith stated that he was anxious to con-
fer with presidents of societies during the
ensuing week at the committees head
quarters in room 104, Lehman building,
adjoining the Y. n. c. A. rooms, in relation
to matters connected with the convention
The report referred to the destruction
OF its office furniture at the Y. n. G. A.
fire. and then made the following recon-
mendations, which were adopted and the
persons named elected TO their respective
offices:
Grant Leet. Gun nton- Temple Memorial
Church, vice L. A Conner, II, resigned;
John b Sleman, Jr., chairman press COM
mittee OF '96, as chairman ex-officio
Union press committee for 1s95-96; H.
E. Morgan, as member Of printing commit
tee of '96; Norman T. Elliott ard c. C.
Slocum, members of the ntertainment
committee of 90.
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 Endeav-
orer, had been published every month
during the past year on a self f-supporting
basis.
ALL MUST HELP
1t was important, said the report, that
every Endeavorer should become a SUBJ
scriber to the paper during the coming |
year in order that they may be thoroughly |
Informed as to the preparations for the go |
-nu had in
about $500. and the report, in closing, |
offered a number Of valuable suggestions |
for the conduct of the papers business |
IN the next administration.
hetiring Secretary. Sieman read the re-
port OF the committee appointed to uomi'
late union committees for the years ! S95
96. The committee recommended the fol-
owing names and the recommendations
we're unanimously adopted:
Lookout committee, Miss Lizzie II.
Warman, chairman; W. B. Johnson,
George W. Hall, George Compton, Miss
:. A Poggeusee. Miss Susaune Moore, E.
:. Kicks, and Samuel G. Wise.
Missionary committee, Miss Florence
shuttle, chairman; Miss Mary Folks, R. 1.
elliott, Mrs. X. E. L. Smith, E. A Beck
nan, Rev. E. C. Makosky, Frank A Burger,
nd Mrs. w. Topham.
Good citize nship committee, Judge A.
J. Taylor, Chairman; Louis G. Smith,
George a. Birch, W. Topham, c. E Paul,
\. W. Boz wen, C. o. Bohrer, aud DR.. c. W.
,hilds.
Music committee, Charles s. Clark, chair
nan; P. S. Foster, E. R. Couner, DR.. C. ].
4adson, R. T. ballard, Mrs j. E. Font,
}. L. whipple. and Russell Barnes
Press committee, JOHN ID. Morgan. chair
nan; Miss NJ. n Thurstop, Miss Bertha G.
)avis, Walker E. McBath, and Paul Sle-
nan.