Evening star., 1898-02-26

chorister Of the church and Sunday school
an elegant stained-giass window has been
Put in the Sunday school room by the
church in honor of J. Henry Wilson. This
loving tribute to the living. BY this gift the
church reminds itself of the debt of graft
tude 1t is under to the member, and reminds
him and his family of its profound appreci-
alton of what he has done and Is still doing
for II.
In addition to those mentioned above a
number Ct other gifts have been made The
Bible and hymn book for the pulpit are a
gift from the Oldest living member of the
church. Mrs. Rebecca Jackson; and the ele-
CANT book mark for the Bible is the work
and gift of her granddaughter, Miss Edna
jackson. The brass fixtures for the screen
between the choir and the pulpit were pre-
sented by Mr.. Fielder p. Hackney. in mem
ory of his mother. who had been an honored
member of the church for many years. The
pulpit chair represents the contributions of
number of the personal friends of the pas
tor members of the Masonic fraternity of
Georgetown, principally George c. Whiting
Ledge and Potomac Commandery They
were intended as mark of esteem for the
pastor and fer the church. Two chairs by
the side of the communion table are me-
| MORALS, one Of Miss Ann Maria Waugh,
gwen by some of her relatives and friends
and the other of Mrs. Mary A Burns. Civ
en- by her daughter. Miss Lille A. Burns.
The communion table is a memorial to Mrs
Mery s. Jackson. a former member of the
cnurch, 1t being given by her daughter Miss
Cordeha Jackson. The elegant bronze tablet
upon the front of the church was given by
Arthur 4. Birch, who designed the same
and had it cast. One of the children Eta
e. Sebastian, has presented to the Sunday
school an elegant oak pulpit DESK made by
her father
An Old Organization.
The Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E. Church is
one of the Oldest churches of its denomi-
nation In the city. Methodism in George
town Is traced back to 1772. and some
years after that date, but before 1T95. a
chapel was erected on Montgomery now
2stO street. For over half a century this
place was used. having received several
alterations and in 1S49, under the pastorate
OF Rev. Henry Slicer the church was
erected on its present site on Dumbarton
avenue. The old Montgomery Street
shurch was sold to the town corporation
for public school purposes. The present
site OF the church was decided by David
English to John Pickrell, Robert White
John Dickson. Thomas Brown, Samuel Nc
kenney, Samuel Wardell, William H. Edes
Thomas Woodward and Sampson Simms
trustees. In 1858 the church was hand
someiy repaired and refurnished Again
IN 1850 1t was refrescoed. repainted and
new cushions
The official register of the present church
Is as follows: Pastor. Rev. Joseph B. Stitt,
DID,; trustees. J. Henry Wilson John T.
Mitchell, w. Taylor Birch. Jesse H. VIII
sen, Rufus H. Darby, Columbus Thomas,
Joseph H. Lee A. B. Jackson and Walter
Brown; stewards, Edward H. Brown, JOS.
W. Kirkley, Henry W. Fisher Charles E.
Birch. Edgar Frisby, Richard B. Travers
James s. Hays. Isaac Birch, Henry w.
Brown, Frank B. Stewart, Charles H. John
son. Thomas Bremerman and H. Wellyn
FISHER; leaders, Rev. ]. B. Stitt, J. Henry
Wilson, James H. Payne and Susan V.
Buzzee; superintendent of Sunday school,
Isaac Birch; assistant superintendent.
Frank B. Littell; teacher of primary de-
partment, Mrs Isaac Birch.
The Church Officials.
The church organizations and officials are
as follows:
Ladies' Mite Society-President. Mrs G.
T. Woodward; first vice president, Mrs
Henry C. Craig; second vice president,
Mrs. Susan Buzzee; third vice president,
Mrs. Henry w. Fisher; secretary, Mrs.
Charles E. Birch; treasurer, Mrs Edgar
Frisby.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
President, Mrs. Charles E. Brch first vice
president. Mrs. Susan Buzzee; second vice
president. Mrs. Lewis Jackson; third vice
president. Mrs. Henry Gross; correspond
Ing secretary. Mrs. G. Warren Offutt; re-
cording secretary. Mrs. Henry c. Craig:
treasurer, Mrs. G. T. Woodward.
Woman's Home Missionary Society-Pres-
ident Mrs. Henry c. Craig; first vice pres
ident Mrs. Emma Waugh: second vice
president, Miss Elizabeth Goebel: third
vice president, Mrs. G. Warren Offutt; cor
responding and recording secretary, Miss
Clara Bremerman; treasurer. Mrs. William
v. Lewis.
Sunday school organization-Isaac Birch
superintendent; Frank B. Littell, assistant
superintendent; B. Peyton Fletcher. secre-
tary; Joseph w. Kirkley, treasurer; John
Hieston, librarian; Alfred G. Fisher, first
assistant librarian: E. Reginald Lewis, sec
ond assistant librarian: ]. Henry Wilson,
chorister: j. Albert Houghton. assistant
chorister; Mrs. G. w. Offutt, organist.
CEoir-Chorister, ]. Henry Wilson; or
gahist, Mrs. Isaac Birch.
Senior Epworth League-President, Frank
B. Littell; first vice president, r. E. Lay
ton; second vice president. Mrs. Lewis
Jackson: third vice president, Rev. ]. B.
Stitt; fourth vice president, Miss Gertie