The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28
Sixth Annual Convention Of the
District Society.
LARGEATTENDANCE EXPECTED
Gathering VIII Open This Evening
with special Prayer service in a
Number of Churches-Principa
Meetings at New York Avenue
Church-Music VIII BE Feature.

! tricu OF Columbia Christian Endeavo
! Union viii open this evening with special
/ PRAYER services in a number Of the churches
The arrangements for the convention are
| reported by the board of officers 10 be
| complete. President Grant Leet stated last
| evening that the prospects for largely-at
! tended meetings during the convention
were excellent. Considerable interest has
been manifested among societies in the
| work CT preparing for the convention, and
the program. as arranged has several new
and unique features. Arrangements are
| being made for overflow meetings In case
the attendance at the evening sessions Of
th,. convention overtaX the capacity OF
the New York A venue Presbyterian Church.
rne CnriSllan EnueavOr Society of the
New York AvenGe Church have 5een busy
for several days decorating the auditorium
of their church, where the principal SEES
sions III the convention VIII be held When
the opening session is called TO order FRI
day evening the delegates viii be sur
rounded Toy flags and bunting, while over
the platform, which viii be banked with
palms. a haEdsome set piece in immortelleS
with the wcrd Welcome" and the c. T..
niOnOeran. VIII lac seen.
Rev. George b. Stewart, DID,, who Will
make the address Friday eyening in the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
on the subject Of Systematic aud Pro-
portionatr Giving" IL pastor Of the Mar
| ket Square Presbyterian Church, OF Har-
risburg. Pa Dr. Stewart is an ncnthusiastic
Endeavorer himself and will be remembered
by local 5ndeavorers az the presiding Off
Ger OF the great Junior rally, held in Tent
MilisioB, curing the recent International
convention held in this city. he Is d
| speaker of great force, and possesses
magnetic personality thai is attractive To
every Christians Endeavorer audience. He
comes to Washington from Wilmington,
Del. WI here he today makes an address
before The Delaware state {. l.. cOnsentlon.
Miss Lila ID. McLaurin, of Boston, who
Is well knuwI tU a large number of local
Endeavorers is one of the representatives
of the American Baptist Missionary Union.
She has been heard in Washington before,
aud her name upon the program for Satur-
day evening is considered by the officers of
the Union a. guarantee OF a large meet
ing. on Saturday evening, during the
social llour preceding the closing service, an
opportunity viii be afforded Endcdvorers
and others 10 meet Miss McLaurln person
ally.
Tn, music of the convention viii be a
feature. chorus of seyenty-five voices
har been organized for the occasion by
MIR. Page L. Zimmerman, chairman of the
music committee Of the District Union,
and in addition 10 leading in the cOngrega-
tional singing. VIII render several anthems.
Much interest has been manifested by the
members Of the chorus in their work OF re-
hearsing for the convention, and talk OF
permanentOrganiZation is heard. The sing
ers are known as the 81 Local Convention
Chorus. The members VIII he dis tin guished
by unique, Star-shaped badges. designed in
four oolcrs, by Mir. A. L. Dietrich, an En-
deavorer of Mount Vernon Place NJ. L.
Church. Mr. Page L. Zimmerman, the
leader Oi the chorus, is director OF music
atthe MoGnt Vernon NJ. +. Church and was
one of tho musical directors of the mann
moth Christian Endeavor Chorus, which
furnished the music for tile international
convention Of $50.
The 1nen.hers Of the chorus arr As fol-
lows:
Sourano-Aiiss Maud Sterling, Mr.. N2liy,
Miss Louise Leeds, Miss Susie Rove, Mis-
B. IIeiCeS, Miss L. Dolau, Mrs. j. y. Brown.
Mrs. I'uttic Heeter, Miss Sadie Guard Miss
Lottie Gauurman. Miss Josie DObson. Miss
Swartwout. Miss Mary Andrews. Miss Mary
Rrau,er. Mrs.. Charles IIeitinger. Miss Grace
Montgomery. Miss Rose Busey, Miss Lille
BuSey. Miss Anua Began. Mrs. W A. Muir
raw Miss TTewin. Miss MagEia Fentland,
Miss Bss,Ir Howell Miss Ella Lyman. Miss
Virginia HotchkiSS Miss Edna Follin, Mrs.
Beard and Miss Cunningham.
Alto Miss NJ. Edmonston, Miss George
Webster. Mrs. ". II. Rand, Mr..
L. Bergman, Miss Alice Beamer,
Miss Sallr Beamrr, Miss N keefer.
Miss @anche Loveless, Miss NJ. Louise Sle
man. Mrs. r. II. Gunnerl. Miss l.. A. Sar
gent. Miss Is. IardeIla. Miss Florence BAH,
Miss b. Seitz Miss Alice Fletcher. Mrs. ID.
q. ProcUoI, ard Miss Viola Shdner.
Tenors-Messrs c. II. Wright, Emil
Schneider, j. l.. Cant, $. F. Harper, ].
Baird, Robert Zimmerman, ID. G. Proc
tor, K. s. FoniSine, q. W. Thomas, A.
Speiden, Amos Ferris, E. l.. Springer, f.
A Springer, Spencer Armstrong, W. A.
Springer r. A. Swartwout, L. +. Tade,
George Judd.
HasSoS-aessrs. K. S. Much;son, E. b.
Bodgett, W. Naily, ourand, L. E. Merritt,
W. q. Eisinger, w. q. Cannon, Il. T. Bal
lard, W. Speiden, Dorsey Follin. L. Brown,
W Robinson, Clarence Exley, L. c. Bern.
r. G. Sutton and John Duffy.
The program of the convention is as
follows:
Thursday evening: Special prayer ser
vices in the various churches.
Friday a. M: Early prea yer meeting,
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
led 10y Mr. Miles M. Shand: topic, Our
Stewardship" 4 O'Clock p- M: Committee
conferenoes, New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church: all committees assemble for
fifteen piruteE in the auditorium for de-
Votionai exercises, conducted by Rev.
+. ID. Power. 7:30 p. m: Opening mass
meeting, President Grant Leet, presiding.
song service, devotional exercises, address
OF welcome, open parliament, Tenth Le-
gion," conducted 10y Miss Ella j. Nc
Laurin. OF Boston; address. Systematic
and Proportionate Giving" Rev. George
b. Stewart, ID. ID of Harrisburg, Pa.
Saturday, 1890 a. M: City Evangeliza
tion conference. First Congregational
Church: address, Major George A. Hilton;
open parliament, Conducted by Rev. E. ID.
Bailey. Special invitations extended to
pastors, Epwurth Leagues. Brotherhood of
st. ndrew, brotherhood of Andrew and
Philip, Salvation Army, Central Union
MISSION, W. {. T. L, and kindred ganiza
tions Noon: Evangelistic service, Market
Space: Gospel wagon, manned by Christian
Endeavorers and Central Union Mission
workers; address, Major George A. Hilton.
2:3O p. m: Annual Junior rally, First Con
Eav i RratTn
president, presiding: committee work, rep