Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27
UNIvERSALIST UNIONS
Session of the Murray District Conference al
Church of Our Father.
Delegates Present From baltimore,
fhfindeiPhfa, Reading and Other
Cities-The List of OHlciaIs.

The fourth session of the Murray District
conference at the Church of Our Father.
18th and l. streets northwest Rev Leslie
Moore. pastor. began this morning at 10
o'clock.
The church was prettily decorated for the
occasion with flags. bunting and palms
About fifty delegates were present from
Baltimore. Philadelphia and Reading. Pa
The conference is composed of members Of
the Young Peoples Christian Union of the
District, Maryland. Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. The conference really met yester-
day, but the day devoted to sight
seeing, and there was a reception TO the
delegates at s O'Clock last night which was
well attended
The session this morning was begun at
?:lo O'Clock with a devotional meeting, In
charge OF Washington Union. led by Miss
isabelle Jordan. At 9:IJ an address of
welcome was delivered by Rev. Leslie
Moore. pastor of the church, which was re-
sponded to by Mr.. II. Gakeler of Philadel-
phia.
At 10 o'clock the business meeting was
held, and the following committees were
appointed:
Resolutions-Mr. II. f. Williams. Wash
ington; Miss Grace Merchant, Baltimore:
Mr. II. Gakeler. Philadelphia: Mr. A. c.
Bush. Philadelphia, and Miss l.. a. Meyer.
Reading.
Nominations-Mr. Thomas X Ober. jr,
IL,
phia; Miss Grace Frame, Reading. and Mrs.
IL. f. Williams Washington.
At IL O'Clock a paper, What Can Women
Do to Advance Christian Citizenship" was
! read by Miss Ida A. East of Reading. Pa.
which was followed by discussion. led by
Wilbur F.. Crafts. secretary OF the nation
al bureau of reforms. At noon the session
adjourned for lunch.
At = o'clock there was School of Meth
| DDS conducted by Rev. ii. L. Garfield.
| national secretary of the Y. p. c. L. A
discussion followed this. which was fol-
lowed by a business meeting.
Reception Last Night.
Despite the fact that the good people of
the Universalist Church of Our Father. 18th
and l. streets. were forced to depend last
evening upon the gas furnished by the local
gas company for Illuminating purposes
their reception to the visiting delegates to
the fourth session of the Murray district
conference of the Young Peoples Christian
Union was quite brilliant affair. The re-
ception was perfectly informal. being under
the care of the following reception COM
mittee: Miss Ida Curry. Miss Isabelle Jor-
dan. Miss E. c. Hills. Mrs. II. +. Williams
and Mr.. Harry keefe, and they We're I'M
firing in their efforts to make the delegates
| and their friends feel at home. The church
was handsomely adorned with plants and
flowers, and the colors of the union, blue
and white, We're made prominent in the
decorations. The reception committee was
assisted by the pastor of the church. the
Rev. Leslie Moore, who will be installed
tomorrow evening. light collation. was
served by the ladies of the church.
There Were present at the reception.
among others. Miss Sarah McNeal. Herbert
Geer, George P. Spates, Mr.. and Mrs. Cum
mings, Miss McElroy, Miss McWhorter
Miss Clara and Ella Tapman, Miss Mer-
| chant Mrs. Craller. Mrs. Gould, Robert
| Batter. ID. Walter, Rev. DIR. r. II. Pull
| man. Rev. Anthony BiIkowsky. r. William
Mclaughlin. Misses Belle, Clara. Laura.
Edna and Bessie Mclaughlin of Baltimore,
the Misses Marsh, Miss Meyer and Miss
| Grace Frame of Reading, Pa; Miss Anna
Dubosge, Miss Mary Meredith, Arthur
Whithouse. w. A. Penton. Mrs. w. c.
Buckly, DIR. Crabtree. A. f. GabelI, A. C.
Bush Mrs. J. c. Dessalet. Miss Dessalet.
Frank Dessalet, Miss Edith Wells. F. b.
Lott. II. Underdown. Thomas K Ober, DR..
Buckly, Miss Butterworth, Miss Haslit Mr..
and Mrs. Blu, Mr.. Gakeler and +. A. Bis
bee. of Philadelphia; Rev. III. l.. Campbell.
Chaplain II. n. Couden of the House of
Representatives, and the Rev. w. w. Cur
ry, Mr.. and Mrs James Campbell. Mr.. and
Mrs. III. E. Williams, and others, of this
city.
Coming Appointments.
The program tonight will be a devotional
meeting, in charge OF the Baltimore Union,
at 100 pm. At s o'clock there will be d
paper read by Herbert G. Geer of Baiti-
| more. Its title will be What is Applied
Christianity" 1t will he followed by dis
| cussion. There will be question box, OF
which DR.. A. c., Buckley of Philadelphia
will have charge.
Tomorrow there will be a Sunday school
| rally at the church at 9:I5 The confer
| erce sermon will be delivered by Rev +. A.
| Dsbee, ID. D., of Philadelphia At the
night meeting, which begins at 1870 o'clock,
| Rev. Leslie Moore will be installed pastor
| of the church. There will be addresses by
ox-Ciov. Perham of Maine, and ministers
| from Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
! The conference officers and executive
| beard consist of j. Thomas Moore, presi-
dent, Philadelphia; Sallie VI. Marsh, vice
president, Reading; Miss Z. c. Hills. treas
urer, Washington; F. Il. Lott, secretary,
Philadelphia; Mrs. 7. S. Williams, Wash
ipgton; Rev. c. p. Hall, Baltimore; Thos.
x. Ober. jr., Philadelphia: Miss Nellie c.
Bush, Philadelphia; Miss Fianna Kerns.
Reading, Pa; Miss Martha n. Burden.
Waretown. n. j.: Rev. Thos- Butler. Good
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