The evening times., 1896-11-21

Howard University, delivered a lecture on
''Symmetrical Education for the Negro"
Good music was n feature OF the evenings
r,a"ting, contributed by members OF the
guild.
Miss Janet Richards gave talk on cur
rent topics at St Andrews Church Mon
day afternoon. under the auspices OF the
Woman's Auxiliary. Her subjects included
the Cuban war, the Venezuelan boundary
controversy, the American-Brtish arbitra-
ton issue and half-hour talk with Ii Hung
Chang. Similar entertainments will be
given by the society during the winter.
The ladies of the Home Missionary soci-
ct connected with Union NJ. E. Church met
in the vestry Tuesday afternoon and formed
IL reading circle, with Mrs. WestcOtt as
president They will meet twice each
MONTH The books first adopted are Our
Country by Josiah Strong; "A Century Of
Dishonor,'' by Helen Hunt Jackson, and
''Deaconesses,' by Mrs. Bancroft
Temperance Sunday will be observed in
Union NJ. Z. Church in the Sunda y-schoOl
tomorrow by an address by Mr.. A. y.
Garfield. past grand chief temDiar of the
l. o. e. t, and first vice president Of the
Anti Saloon League. In the evening, BY Il
Temperance love feast
Social. Luther H. Middlekaaf: Sunday
school, L. ID. Alden; missionary. Margaret
L. Fox; flower, Nettie Z. seitz; lookout,
Charles Phillips; prayer meeting. Merwln
W. Glover; music, George 4. Linkins; and
good citizenship and information, George +.
Muth.
In the Sunday school three new classes
have recently been promot ed from the pri-
mary to the intermediate department The
teachers of these classes are Misses Minnie
Miller, Lillian Gonsalus and Edith Morgan.
The ladies' OF the First Congregational
Church gave an old-fashoned New England
dinner and entertainment in the church par
lors Wednesda ycycning. Anintercs,ing fea-
ture of the entertainment was cake walk,
in which the young people of the church par
ticpated. The cake was awarded to Mr.
Ed ConnOr and Miss Janet, Bragg.
An entertainment for the amusement Of
the infant classes W as given by the sunday
school teachers Of ST. Marks Episcopal
Church Tuesday evening.
The Junior Society of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church gave a social on Friday
evening of last week. Miss Atah White
presided. and an interesting program was
rendered. Those who contributed to the
entertainment We're Misses Sadie Drown,
Matte sweet. Pearl Seeley. Madee Yeager,
Abbie Power and Bessie keenc. Mrs. G. W
Shelton of the church is delegate to the
w c. T. L. being held in st Louis this
week.
The ladies' of the Aid Society OF the Ninth
Street Christian Church gave an oyster
supper at the church last evening.
Tomorrow will be 0bservcdaS Temperance
DAWN the Fifteenth Street Methodist Church
The pastor, Rev W. ". VanA rSdalc, will
speak on the subject OF temperance, and in
the evening L therewilI be aplatfOrm meeting.
at which Judge Anson $. Taylor and DIR.
Charles II. Stowell will speak.
The last lecture of the course by the Ep-
worth League will be given on Wednesday
evening. November %, when Miss Janet
Richards VIII lecture on The Passion
Play" Illustrated by eighty stereopticon
views.
The monthly social of the Epworth League
was held last night at the home Of Miss
Helen Bickford, No. 1912 Fifteenth street
northew st.
The Brotherhood Chapter of the Western
Presbyterian Church has decided to trans
fer the parlor and reading room from the
church to the mission, for the use of the
young men of that vicinity.
The brotherhood will conduct meeting
at the mission once month
The fair which was held at the church
during the past week was financial and
social success.
reception was held in the parsonage
of the Sixth Presbyterian Church Wednes-
day evening of last week, in honor of the
second anniversary of the pastorate OF
Rev. d. W. Skellenger.
Rev. and Mrs. Skellenger were assisted in
receiving by the elders and their wives.
A chapter of the Brotherhood of Andrew
and Philip has been organized in MOI
Pleasant Congregatio nal Church, with
nineteen members.
The officers elected are: John B. Sic
man, jr., president: George L. Rose, ir.,
vice president; Robert H. Young, recording
secretary; James NJ. Spear, corresponding
secretary; ]. W. Young, treasurer.
A congregational reunion was held in
the parlor o luther Memorial Church Mon
day evening. The affair was very pleasant
and light refreshments were SERVED
The ladies composing the committee OF
reception were Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Bache,
Mrs. ]. S. Davis, Mrs. Bri ght, Mrs, Sterner,
Mrs. j. W. Graham, Mrs. E, Schreiner,
Mrs. Eckfeldt, Mrs. Randolph, Mrs. Scott
and Mrs. Finckel
The Columbia Baptist A Ssociation. which
has been in session at the Street Baptist