Evening star., 1897-05-31
AMONG THE CHURCHES
The Services in Many We're Of . Patriotic
Character.
Addresses Appropriate to Memorial
Day by Ministers and Others-May
Festival I'm Catholic Churches.

In most Of the churches yesterday
themes appropriate to memorial day were
discussed by the ministers. AMI in many
instances special exercises in .commemora-
ton Of the day were held.
President Mckinley and the officials of
the Department of the Potomac, G. A R..
as well as many representatives of the
various posts, attended services yesterday
at the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church.
The sermon was delivered by Rev.
Luther T. Townsend.
A sermon was delivered last evening be-
fore Charles Sumner Post, No. g. G. A. r.,
and the Ladies' Relief Corps by Rev. DR..
Thomas at Asbury NJ. E. Church, 11th
and K streets northwest.
At Gunton Temple Church, 14th and r
streets. last evening, Encampment No. O..
Union Veteran Legion, held services The
veterans marched to the church under the
escort of Henderson Drum Corps. Chairs
were draped in black in memory of Com
rades Joseph c. McKibben. Martin L..
Stow.l Jacob c. Quein and August b.
Sweeney. These comrades passed to the
other shores during the year. There was
a fifth chair in honor of the patriotic wo-
men of the war.
An address was delivered by Corporal Jas.
Tanner, past national commander, who
said among other things: "Twenty-fopr
hours ago 1 was in the White House with
diers who had been turned out of their
positions, and of the hungry men and
, families so numerous among our ranks.
intend to have them back Mr.. Mckinley
said. Twenty years of acquaintance with
that man have proven to me that what ne
says he will do"
An address was also delivered by Rev.
DR.. Fiske, the pastor of the church.
At the Church of the Reformation, Penn
sylvania avenue between I'd and Sd streets
southeast, last evening, memorial services
were held by Encampment No: Ill. Union
Veteran Legion. Vacant chairs were
draped in memory of dead comrades, and
an address was delivered by Past Col. w.
T. Pierscn. Rev. Mr.. Parson, the pastor of
the church, made an appropriate address
A children's service was held Saturday
afternoon at Epiphany Church. addresses
being made by Rev. DR.. McKim and Rev.
DR.. Childs. A collection was taken for the
benefit CT the Children's Country Home at
Colonial Beach.
Children'S day exercises were also held
yesterday at McKendree NJ. e. Church,
Massa chusetts avenue between 9th and 10th
streets northwest.
The May day procession of children was
the feature in the services yesterday in
many of the Catholic churches of the city
At ST. Paul's Church, 18th and streets,
sermon was delivered, after the pro
cession, by Rev. DR.. Conaty. the rector
of the Catholic University, who spoke OF
the lessons Of Memorial day.
The children at ST. Peters Church. I'd
and G streets southeast, were QlVlOeu lIltO
three groups. under the direction of Fa-
ther O'Doncghue, Mr.. Jennings, superinten-
dent of the Sunday school; Miss Laura Cal
lahan and the teachers of the school,
The Queen Of the May was Miss Annie G.
Rogers, with Misses B. Mccain, s. Jen-
nings, r. Repe1ti, Katie Curren and Lena
Glcyd as attendants. The children of the
parish were led by Rosetta Campbell.
At St. Patricks, 10th street near G street,
the Queen of the May was Miss Alice Simp
son, and her maids of honor Misses Mar
guerite Kennedy. Celia Richmond. Elise
Viboud and Mabel Markrter. and the pill
low bearer Miss Veronica Rocca.
Under the direction of Sister Mary Fran
ces, the procession was held at st. Alloy
sus Church, North Capitol andsI streets.
The banner-bearers were as follows:
st. Aioysius' banner, Miss Jouvenal and
L. Kempel; banner of the cross. Ellen
Lynch: banner of the guardian angel, K.
Healy: banner of the sacred heart of Mary,
A. Ashe banner of Lourdes B. Mccarthy;
ner, Rose Kennedy; sacred heart banner,
Annie Brooks, and immaculate conception
banner, Mary Quinlan.
Miss Minnie Campbell was Queen of May,
with Misses l.. Dillon and r. Downing as
maids of honor St. Catherine was imper-
sonated by Miss Mary O'Dea, ST. Cecilia by
Miss A. Linehan, and Purity by Miss Nc
Donneli. The marshals were Misses Blanche
O. Connell, B. Collins and NJ. Loghran..
The procession at Holy Trinity Church,
Both and 0 streets northwest, was in
charge of Fathers Scanlon and Mccarthy,
Mr.. Donnelly. superintendent of the Sun
day school; Miss Mary Heenan and Mrs.
Kearney. The Queen of May, Miss Nellie
Harnedy. was attended by Misses Annie
Burns, Eta Taggert and a company of
little girls. The bearer of the banner, Miss
Kate Schladt, was attended by Misses
Josie Curtin and Nellie Dugan. After re-
turning to the church the children gathered
on the lawn about the statue of the Virgin
and listened to an address by Miss Mary
Curtin.