Evening star., 1895-06-04
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION
Important Meeting of the Executive Com
mittes Last Night
Preparing for the Boston Convention
II
and for tho One Here
in 1896. =

An important and interesting meeting of
the executive committee Of the Christian
Endeavor Union of the District of Column
bia was held last evening in the lecture
room of ST. Paurs English Lutheran
Church. presided over by the newly elected
president, Miles NJ. Shand, with John b.
Sleman, jr. secretary. Reports from va
rious subcommittee were RECEIVED and dis
cussed, and the program, of the annual
meeting was announced. This meeting will
be held in the New York Avenue Presbyte-
rian Church the evening of Friday, June
81, when the results of the election of Off
GERS for the year beginning next fall will
be made public. 1t is expected that Rev.
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor Of the church.
will make an address to the meeting. Mr..
William w. Everett Of the nomination
committee reported the list of nominations
for the new officers heretofore published in
The Starr, and said that ballots were being
distributed to the different societies.
A report that attracted a great deal Of at
tention and aroused considerable enthu-
siasm was that submitted from the mis-
sionary committee by Mr.. Marion McH.
Hull chairman. He said that at meeting
OF his committee, held in May, two young
persons had volunteered their services as
further stated that the society of the New
York Avenue Church had organized a work
among the cabmen and night-liners of the
city, and suggested that other societies
join in the work. The plan Is for each So
ciety to look up the cabmen in its neigh
borhood, give them tracts and other good
literature. following this with personal
letter, and eventually speak with them as
to their SOULS welfare. 1t was the hope of
the comntittee that a society for cabmen
should soon be formed.
The lookout committee reported, through
Mr.. NJ NJ. Shand, that the intervisitation
plan has been in operation for some time
and the results were entirely satisfactory.
By this plar delegates from one society
are appointed to attend meeting of an
other society and learn what methods are
employed for adding to the interest and
earnestnesS of the meetings.
Mr.. John D. Morgan, from the committee
on the p1 ess, and Miss Lucy Jurney of the
correspondence committee, read the reports
of their respective committees. Miss Ade-
liza Randolph was elected Junior editor of
the District Christian Endeavorer. The
music and good citizenship committees also
reported.
The Doston Trip.
Mr.. Percy S. Foster of the transportation
committee made an emphatic statement,
showing that it was absolutely necessary
that the committee should be informed at
once of all who intend to go to Boston in
July Tor the annual convention. Unless ar
rangements were made prior to the 18th
instant, said Mr.. Foster, the committee
could not promise to secure accommoda-
tions at the hotel for applicants. He said
that although the District delegation was
expected to number nearly 800, applications
had been received from only $50 persons.
The Copley Square Hotel had been secured
for the Endeavorers frem this city, and
everything was being done fox the pleasure
and comfort of visitors from the nations
capital. Certain privileges were to be al
lowed them in the matter Of floating ban
nerS across the street. I
Mr.. W. H. H. Smith, from the committee
of '96, made an encouraging statement
regarding the raising OF, the $4,000 fund,
showing that nearly $500 had already
been subscribed and there was promise of
$500 more. He was confident that the de-
sired sum would be subscribed before the
delegation went TO Boston. Mr.. Smith also
reported that special badge, consisting
of a celluloid button, on which Is printed
the national colors and the motto, wash
ington, '9G, D. c. c. E. o." had been pre-
pared and each delegate to Boston would
be furnished with one.rr; A booth in Me-
chanics' Hall, where tue convention will
be held, had been secured, which he believ-
ed should be properly decorated. A COM
mittee, consisting of NJ. NJ Shand, John
B. Sleman, jr., w. H. H. Smith, John D.
Morgan, Percy S. Foster and Norman T.
Elliott, was appointed to take charge of
this matter, after which the meeting ad-
journed.