Evening star., 1896-04-07
CHRISTIAN. ENDEAVORERS
Reports Presented at the Monthly Execu-
tive COMMITTEES Meeting.
Important Increase of the Work Of
tnining the Coming Delegates.

The regular monthly meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia Christian Endeavor
Union executive committee was held last
evening in the Calvary Baptist Church.
Reports of the committees of the union
were received, and through the committee
of '06 the outline of the program to be
followed at next July's great gathering,
publication Of which was made in last
evenings Star, was read. Miss Ruth Marie
Sites, returned missionary to China, and
Rev. Mino: Shaw Hartwell, an active Bos-
ton Christian Endeavorer, made addresses.
The Treasurer's Report.
Devotional exercises opened the meet
ing, President Miles NJ Shand in the chair,
and Mr.. Hermcn C. Metcalf at the secre-
tary's desk. The treasurers report show
ed balance in the treasury of 1851, and
the other committees reported continued
progress In their lines of activity. ESpe-
cial attention was directed to the series
Of articles descriptive of places Of interest
In and about the city, which are being pub
lished in the official organ of the union for
the press committee. Two such chapters
one on Mount Vernon and the other deal
ing with Arlington, have already appeared,
with Illustrations, and the report of the
press committee stated that portions of the
matter had been reprinted in various Chris
tan Endeavor papers throughout the coun-
try.
Increase of the Work.
The work accomplished by the commit
tees in charge of the various branches OF
the preparations for the coming conven-
ton we're summed up in comprehensive
report Of the committee of '96, the features
of which have been made public through
The Star from time to time as action was
taken. The work of the committee, says
the report, has assumed such proportions
that 1t las been deemed necessary to in
crease the time devoted to it in order to
keep 1t thoroughly in hand, and as conse-
quence the headquarters office hours will
hereafter be from to 6 and from 7:3O to
$50 every week day.
Miss Sites and Rev. Mr.. Hartwell spoke
Interestingly to the Endeavorers, Miss
sites upon her missionary 1abors in China,
and Mr.. Hartwell upon phases of conven-
ticE work.
ExtensiOn for the Metropolitan.
Mr.. Curtis of Iowa, member of the Dis
trlct committee, has introduced a bill in
the House providing that the charter of
the Metropolitan Railroad Company Is
amended SO as to authorize said company
to connect with it's present tracks and ex-
tend its route by double tracks from Con-
necticut and Florida avenues in north
erly direction along Columbia road until it
mtersects 18th street: Provided, that tie
said Ira railroad be completed within six
parts of said routes north of Florida ave-
rue shall be underground. electric and in
the center OF the street,; ,c
Ihat no more than one fare shall be
charged by said company for one continu-
GUS ride over any part of the said routes
ard the present lines of said railroad.
That so much Of the act approved August
2, 1894, repealing the charter of said rail-
road on default made sbys said company
In completing its underground electric roads
on its north and south and OH its east and
west lines by the dates therein mentioned,
are hereby repealed.
That the time to complete its under
ground electric railroad on It's east and
west line is hereby extended for an ad-
dttional period of ninety days. That the
said railroad company is authorized to
make application to the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia, which court is
hereby empowered to authorize said COM
pany to issue, from time to time stock or
bonds to pay for the completion and equip
nlent of its underground electric railroad
required to be built by act Of Congress
approved August 9, 1894, or to pay for said
extensions and their equipment authorized
by this act. but the said stock or bonds
shall not be sold for less than their par
value and shall not be in excess Of the
actual cost for the work for the payment
Of which they are issued.