Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
NEARLY HALF A CENTURY
Pleasant Anniversary Celebration of Union
Home Missionary Society.
An Enjoyable Program Rendered,
With Characteristic Addresses by
Gov. Shepherd and others.

A scene of much beauty was presented to
those who attended the forty-seventh an
nivsrsary OF the Union Home Missionary
Society of the Fourth Presbyterian Church,
of which Rev. Joseph T. Kelly is pastor,
which was celebrated last night in the lee
ture room, which was handsomely deco
rated for the occasion.
In the large gathering were several who
had assisted in the formation of the So
ciety in. 1S49, including Gov. Alexander r.
Shepherd, Col w. G. Moore, DR.. Daniel
Mcfarland and Mr. Thomas McGill. Mr..
Lewis Clephane, who was also expected,
was prevented by illness.
The program comprised service of song,
IN which all present participated, singing by
the choir of thirty-seven voices, led by Mr..
T. Il. zimmerman; prayer by the pastor,
Rev. Joseph T. Kelly; vocal solo by Miss
May Levers. soprano solo by Mrs. Lap
ham, cOntralto solo by Miss Ella Knight.
The accompanist vas Miss Dora Knight.
Farland, Col. w. G. Moore and Gov Shep-
herd, each of whom had at one time served
as president of the society.
Gov. Shepherds Remarks.
The remarks of ex-Gov Shepherd were
particularly touching and appropriate
After referring to the pleasure it gave hin,
to be present, and to number of incidents
connected with the early days of the So
cicty, he turned toward Col. Moore who
was sitting on the platform at the rear OF
the speaker, and told the audience that
while Col. Moore, when a boy, used to at
tend the Sunday school, it more, he
believed, for the sake of looking at the
pretty girls than to learn about the Bible,
adding, but that was my own case also
The remarks created much merriment; but
when Gov. Shepherd said continuing, Il
got the prettest little gray-eyed girl out of
this church that any man ever had for a
wife. the applause was hearty and long
continued Il have never, further said
Mr.. Shepherd, felt at home in any other
church, and the severance of my ties here
was the hardest 1 ever experienced"
y letter was read from Rev. George +.
Davis, the first missionary employed by
the society, now resident OF Fargo, III. In
this letter Mr.. Davis expressed his thanks
to TIE Union Home Missionary Society
that he ''had been erIabed to build churches
are now useful preachers and pastors, and
others who fill important positions as teach
erS and helpers in the cause of Christ"
Those Who Were Present.
Among the many present besides those
already named were Mr.. and Mrs. McChes-
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tullock, Mr.. and Mrs. Blake, Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Newton, Mr.. and
Mrs. b. Kelly, Mr.. and Mrs. Wohlhaupter,
il, M. ana Mrs. Collamer. Mr.. and Mrs.
Iiolyday, Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders, Mr.. and
Mrs. Shafer, Mr. and Mrs. Small, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adams, Rev. and Mrs. Bacon MIR. and
Mrs. Zimmerman, Mr.. and Mrs. Milans,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alsop, Mr.. and Mrs Nutweil,
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
hanson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dixon, Mr..
and Mrs. Woodruff, Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens,
DR.. and Mrs Hunt Mrs. J. T. Kelly, Mrs.
Even, Mrs. Nourse, Mrs. G. w. Larner,
Mrs Rowan, Mrs. O'Brien, Mrs. Culver
vol p
Ida Nourse, Daisy Nourse. Mary Kelly,
Duncan, NJ. Johnson, Andrews, Cuiverwell,
Hoover, f1ercher. Farrer, Woodward, Bah
cock, Moore, F. Kingsley, Wurderann,
Graft, DR. Franzoni, AIessrs. Kelly, Raw
lings Milaas, Sterling, Cole, johnson,
Cromwell, O'Donneil. Gleason, Jordan,
Hough, Charles Wright, Harry E. Johnson,
Babccck, Cole, 3. Franklin and G. Hoover.