Evening star., 1897-05-04
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
Regular Meeting Of the Executive Commit
tee Last Night.
Preparing for the Annual Election
Fffty-Nine Societies Were Repre-
senfed-Bu~incss Transacted.

Fffty-nine societies were represented at
the regular meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the District of Columbia Chris
tian Endeavor Union. held last evening in
the vestry of Calvary Baptist Church
President Miles M. Shand presided, and
conducted the opening song and devotional
service. After the reading of the minutes
Of the last meeting, the report of the treas
urer was read. showing balance in the
treasury of the union of S35l3
Mr.. w. II. Pennell. chairman of the good
citizenship committee. reported that the
committee was engaged in active work in
advocating certain legislative matters now
pending in Congress. The good literature
committee, through its chairman. Miss Zuc
H. Brockett. reported that the committee
tnougn quite recently appointed, had or
gantzed and was planning for extensive
good literature work in the mon,hs 20
come The union correspondence commit
tee, Miss Anna ]. Bell. chairman renorted
mar during the past month fourteen En-
oeaVorers. who have come to Washington
from other cities to reside had been visit
ed, and welcomed to some church and
Christian Endeavor society in the city.
Ine w transportation committee hay-
ing In charge the ARRANGEMENTS for tne
trip of local Endeavorers to the fnterna- :
tional convention at San Francisco In July.
reported. through Mr.. W. W. Tuckey.
chairman. that the Washington delegation
will leave here for Chicago. en- route 70
San Francisco. on the morning of the oSth
OF June. via the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road The rate to Chicago and return was
announced as ST. and from Chicago to San
Francisco and return, S5I
The amendments previously proposed 10
the bylaws OF the executive committee
relative to the mode of electing union Off
GERS were adopted.
The representatives of the several de-
tod
sons to serve on the nominating commit
tee, which committee Is to present at
the June meeting of the executive COM
mittee nominations for officers of the Dis
trict union. to serve for the year beginning
September 1. The following were appoint.
ed ON this committee from the several de-
nominations: Baptist Percy s. Foster. DR.
Z: w. Childs. Miss Anna ]. Bell: Christian,
Miss Susanne Moore. Miss Lena SUNNY
r. NJ. Bradley; Congregational, Mrs. w.
n Pennell, Miss Annie E. Budd, John b.
Sleman. 1r.; Lutheran, Rev. c. II. Butler.
Geo. F. Muth. Miss Christine A. Pogeep-
see; Methodist Episcopal. r. z. L. Smith,
Miss Jennie M. Spears. DIR. c. j. Ladson:
Methodist Protestant Clayborne Phillips.
W. j. Brewer. Robert T. Ballard: Presby-
terlan, w. w. Tuckey, w. A. H. Church
Miss Lizzie Warman: United Brethren.
Warder
The president announced that the next
mass meeting of the union would be mis-
sionary in character. and would be held
ON May u In the Covenant Presbyterian
Church. Mr.. w. G. Puddefoot is to make
the principal address of the evening upon
the subject. Plenty of Money for Things
We Want Mr.. Puddefoot is one of the
held secretaries of the Congregational
Home Missionary Society, and mission
airy speaker of great prominence
Following these announcements the re-
ports of the union lookout and union mis-
sionary committees were read. and after
each report an open discussion upon the
work of these two committees was partici-
pated in by a large number of those pres
ent.
Previous to the meeting of the executive
committee meeting of the Junior super
lntendents was held in Calvary Sunday
school house. Mrs. W. H. Pennell, president
OF tie JuIiior Christian Endeavor Union,
presiding TveEty-three societies were rep
resented. and the meeting was occupied in
discussing the various methods of work en-
gagged in by Junior societies and the junior
union.
The union correspondence committee also
held a meeting at o'clock in the primary
room of the church