Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-02
MET AND HEARD REPORTS
Executive Committee Of Christian Endeayor
Union in Monthly Session.
Work Of the Various Committees Re-
ported in Detail-Echoes From
the Recent Convention.

The November meeting of the executive
committee of the District of Columbia
Christian Endeavor Union was held last
evening In the vcstry Of Calvary Baptist
Church. President Grant Leet presided and
conducted the open exercises of song and
devotion. Secretary Paul E. Sleman read
the minutes of the last meeting, which
were approved.
Interesting committee reports for the
month of October were received from the
chairmen of standing committees. Mr.. w
w. Tuckey. for the lookout committee
reported that arrangements were being
made for series Of conferences of look
out committees, to be held in the various
sections of the city during the next three
or four months, for explanation of duties
aid methods.
The report Of the missionary committee
was read by its chairman, Miss Ella c.
Lyman. The committee suggested that each
society in the District in the near future
ing to be followed by week Of self
denial, the money raised during the week
to b devoted to missions.
Temperance River Resort.
Mr.. F. NJ. Bradley. chairman of the good
citizenship committee, reported verbally
that his committee is investigating the
matter of temperance river resort, and
were planning to prosecute good citizenship
work along number of other lines vigor-
ously during the coming months.
The correspondence committee, through
MISS Anna j. Bell, chairman, reported the
success OF the reception rendered the new
board OF officers at the September mass
meeting of the union. the reception feature
OF the meeting being under the care Of
THIS committee. 1t was also reported by
the committee that during the past month
the names Of eleven persons who had
either moved to another section of the city
or to another part of the country had
followed to their new homes by letters to
the correspondence committee Of the city
TO which they had removed, through whom
= cordial invitation was extended to attend
the church most convenient to their place
OF residence. In this way the committee
assure Endeavorers and others who go to
another city Of a cordial welcome to the
church OF their own denomination located
nearest to their new home
The music committee through Mr. Page
l.. zimmerman, chairman, reported the sue
cess OF the musical arrangements for last
weeks convention. A musical director and
pianiSt was provided for each session of
mat BODY, and In addition the convention
chorus of seventy-five voices led the sing
ing at the two evening services
Accounts All Correct.
The auditing committee appointed at the
last meeting Of the executive committee re-
ported that it had examined the accounts
Of the treasurer of the union for the year
1S96-97 and found them true and correct.
By vote of the committee, the correspond
ence committee of the union will in the
future recognize the corresponding secre-
tary Of the junior union as a member Of the
committee.
Mr. w. H. Lewis of Seattle, Wash, for
merly an active Endeavor worker in this
city and a member of the First Congrega-
tional Church, made brief talk Mr.
Levi, spoke particularly of the great influ-
ence of the San Francisco convention upon
the work of Christian Endenvor upon the
Pacific coast and in the far west. He was
glad the young people of the west were
given an opportunity to come into fellow
ship with their eastern friends and catch
some of their enthusiasm, and also receive
better understanding of the scope of the
Christian Endeavor movement.
Following the address of Mr.. Lewis one
minute reports were received from each of
the leaders of the nine committee confer
enceS held in connection with last weeks
convention. The leaders gave in a minute
a resume of the best things said in their
respective conferences.
The meeting was brought to close by a
number Of brief prayers from the floor.