Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-07
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION
Meeting of District Executive Committee at
Calvary Baptist Church.
Reports of Gonunittees Received
Transports taOnsCommit Shows
Balance In Treasury.

President Grant iLeet Of the District
Christian Endeaxor Union presided at the
december meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the organisation held at Calvary
Baptist Church last evening. rhe meet
lEg opened with prayer, Scripture reading
and service Of song. The roll call re-
Vealed that representatives of fifty-one
societies were present.
The report of the missionary committee
or the union for the month of November
was read by the chairman of the commit
tee, Miss Ella c. Lyman. The report sta
ted that circular letter had recently been
addressed to the presidents Of societies ask
Ing for certain information concerning the
work In the local societies, which the COM
mlttee desires to have for use in its work
CT the year.
The lookout committee reported, through
Mr.. w. w. Tuckey, chairman, that a con-
ference Of the chairmen Of the lookout
committees in societies located north of
capitol and 14th street west would he held
Monday evening, the 18th instant, in the
Mt. Vernon M. E. Church.
Good Citixenship.
The good citizenship committee reported
that the committee would Cooperate heart
lily during the year with the District Anti
Saloon League in its fight against the liquor
traff1c. The committee recommended that
delegates from the union be appointed to
attend the convention of the American
Anti-Sa!oon League, to be held in Column
bus. Ohio January IL to IL, 1893. The fol-
lowing were named as delegates President
kimball and F. M. Bradley. Messrs. w. w.
Tuckey, w. H. Pennell and A. S. Taylor
were named as alternates.
MISS Zue H. Brockett read the report of
mi 90 tpk.c CT. tod
that a circular letter had been addressed
to the societies In the union, calling for GER
tain information for the use of the COM
mlttee. MIR. Page l.. Zimmerman, chair
his committee had rendered service in a
musical direction to number of the soci-
cites during the month of November.
Final Report Made.
Mr.. w. w. Tuckey, chairman of the Cali
fornia transportation committee, which had
charge of the trip to San Francisco last
July of the local delegates to the interna-
lonal convention in that city, rendered his
final report, showing a considerable balance
or cash remaining in hand after all settle
ments were made. due to good management
and economy. The committee recommend
ed that the surplus remaining on hand,
with the exception of $1OO, which was to
be placed aside a fund for the use of
future transportation committees, be re-
FUNDED to the persons composing the con-
vention delegation. The recommendation
was adopted, and each delegate will receive
a refund of about a.5O.
On motion Of Mr.. w. II. H. Smith, sec
onded by Mr.. Miles NJ. Shand, the execu-
tive committee extended hearty vote of
thanks 20 the transportation committee for
the excellent Service rendered by them.
Advance, Movements.
The committee took up for cons:deratio
the two advance movements of Christian
Endeavor for the year, as sounded at the
California convention, namely, Systematic
and Proportionate Giving as exempl:fied
in the Tenth Legion movement, and the
observance of the "Quet hour of commu-
MON with God" A number of testimonies
and suggestions from the floor brought out
the various phases of the movements.
The meeting closed with prayer for the
spread of these movements and for the
success CT. the work of the societies during
the year. f..-
The benediction was pronounced by Rev.
Edward Warren. pastor of Faith Prcspy-
terrain Church.