Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-16
COMMITTEE CONFERENCES
Christian Endeavoren Will Meet Tonight
for Consultation.
In Four Downtown Churches Twelve
- Committees VIII Discuss
Plans.

A series Of committee conferences under
the auspices Of the District of Columbia
Christian Endeavor Union will be held
simultaneously this evening in several Of
the downtown churches. Four are to take
place in the Calvary Baptist Church and
Sunday school house, two in the Mount
Vernon Place M. E. Church. two in the st.
Pauls English Lutheran Church, and the
remaining one in the Fourth Presbyterian
Church. Although there are to be only
nine conferences, the work Of twelve conf
mittees will be discussed, the flower relief
and calling committees and the good citi-
zenship and temperance workers combining
in their meetings.
The practice of holding these conferences
has proven Of substantial benefit to the
union and to the several societies of which
1t is composed. The plan was first tried TWO
years ago and he's been continued as
feature of value and interest. 1t is the
aim Of the officers to make these meetings
really conferences, that Is, meetings where
the members may consult together concern
ing the work for the season. They are
held at the beginning of the winters work
in order that the societies may receive
practical and substantial aid in their COM
mittee work for The year.
The on1cers anticipate that the confer
ences this year, for which very careful
preparations have been made will he of
material benefit to all who attend and
through them to the societies and the union
In general. Each conference will be in
charge of leader. whose duty is to con-
duct the meeting and see to it that those
who attend have opportunities to take mart
IN the announcement circulars which have
been distributed among the various So
caeties, members are requested TO take to
the conferences note book and pencil Ia
examine the list.of questions which have
peen prepared to stimulate thought along
me lines OF service. and to attend the
meetings prepared to receive and give
The questions which have been prepared
are printed In sthe, circulars distributed to
me members. ri -. snw -...,,
Meeting Places and Leaders,.
Members Of prayer meeting committees
In all the societies of the union will meet
for conference in the vestry of the Calvary
Baptist Church. Mr.. Grant Leet is assign
ed as the leader. The meeting is to be
divided into three parts: First, a general
discussion of the prayer meetings, follow ed
by consideration of the work of the COM
mittee. and concluding with that of the IN
dividual worker, with suggestions as to de-
tails and warnings against mistakes or
errors likely to be made.
Mr.. N. E. Webster will conduct the con-
ference of the lockout committee. which
will be held in the Calvary Baptist Sum
day school house. In another room III the
same building the missionary committee
will meet for it's conference, led by Rev.
Charles H. Butler.
In the Fourth Presbyterian Church Miss
Matte Bartlett will be in charge Of the
gathering Of social committee members.
Two conferences will be held in st. Paul.
English Lutheran Church; that of the SUM-
day school committee, presided over by
Mr.. W. H. H. Smith. and the music COM
mittee. led by Mr.. Harry G. Kimball.
Members Of good literature committees,
with Miss Zue Brockett as leader, will as
semble In the primary room of the Calvary
RaDtia{ Church In
the Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church
Miss Grace johnson will conduct the con-
ference of the flower. relief and calling
committees, and the good citizenship and
temperance will unite for their conference.
to be held in the same building, with Mr.
Hermon c. Metcaf as leader.