Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-10
CONGREGATIONAL CLUB.
Annual Meeting Closes With n Pleas
ant DNnUuct.


The Washington Congregational Club held
it's annual meeting yesterday afternoon and
evening in the First Congregational Church.
al which officers for the ensuing year were
elected a banquet was served and an adj
dress was delivered by Rev. George d. Her
rcn. The club is made UP of members of
the various Congregational churches of the
city who desire to be brought into more
intimate social relationship with each other.
At the business meeting. held at $50 in
the afternoon, officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, Rev. S. NJ. Newman; vice
presidents, Rev. j. E. RANKIN, Professor j.
w. Chickering, Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn and
]. b. johnson: secretary, G. a. l.. Merri-
field; treasurer, Alfred Wood; executive
committee, j. W. Somerville, Elphonzo
Youngs and =. B. Chatfield; outlook COM
mittee, Rev. 3. w. Pond, Rev. S. N Brown,
w. c.. Taylor and b. p. Davis; nominat ting
committee, Rev. Isaac Clark, Rev. Adam
Roech, N. E. Young and P. E. Claf1in; re-
ception committee, Professor George j.
F. johnson, Walter Allen and j. j. Sleman,
jr. The way was then led to the banquet
tables, four in number, on the second floor,
and the large number of members and
guests were served with tempting dainties
by the young lady mattresses. The after
dinner address was delivered by Rev. G. D.
Heron, who spoke on the topic, THE Social
Nature of the Religion of Jesus Christ"
He reviewed the public career of Christ,
and declared it was political, except that
he held no Office. The address was listened
to with undivided interest. A list OF those
present includes the following: DR.. Heron,
DR.. and Mrs. Newman, DR.. and Mrs. Kent,
Rev. Nj. Ross FiShburn, Fred l.. Fishback
H. W. Buck, Rev. H. w. Ennis, Mr.. G. A.
l.. Merrifield, Professor and Mrs. H. E.
Lawyer. w. F. Nash, Miss E. s. Purdie,
Professor H. A. Hazen, Miss Peters, A. L.
Moulthrop, Mrs. Moulthrop, w. c. Tyler
Carrie B. Pond. W. G. Fowler, F. E. Chick
ering, Professor j. w. Chickering Mr. and
Mrs. Vinal, N. H. Eggleston, Mr.. and Mrs
j. H. Blodgett, Miss Stevens, s. w. Pechlm
Miss Ethel Hoover, Miss Wea Coleman S.
A. Boyden, Miss Merritield, Miss Caywood,
Miss Dudley, Mr.. and Mrs J. l.. Ewell, Mrs
II. S. Jones, o. NJ. Mcpherson, Alfred Wood,
Mr.. and Mrs A. H. Perham, Col. and Mrs
Hayes, Mrs. Bigelow, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Johnson, Miss McCrane, Mr.. and Mrs. b.
w. Pond, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Dunck!ee, Mr.
and Mrs. E. F. Craig, George H. Stafford
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Russell, Miss Morrison
Miss Fishback, Rev. Allen Hazen, Miss
HaZen, Mrs. Gates, j. w. Browning Mrs
NJ. c. Rugg, Miss S. D. Baldwin, Mrs Nor
gan, Miss Bray, Mrs Merrill, w. H. Chase
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Southland, c. W. Thomp-
son, A. Smith, L. A. Reynolds, Mr.. and Mrs
Kingsley, Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Purman, Miss
Purman, j. NJ. Tweedale, B. Pickman Mann
Mr.. ard Mrs. Elphonzo Youngs, P. c. Olaf,
lin, Miss Ciafiin, Mrs. F. H. Montague, Dr.
r. M. Eyarts, Mrs. NJ. ]. Tully, Mr. and
Mrs b. p. Davis, H. p. HigIey, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Sleman, John D. Morgan A. S.
Caywood, Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Coleman
MIR. and Mrs. Platt, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonson
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome F. johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs ]. w. Somerville, Professor and Mrs
Cummings and Mr.. and Mrs. ChatfieId