Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-06
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
Annual Meeting of District Union at Calvary
Baptist Church.
The Junior Republic, It's Aims and
Prospects. Subject of Adj
dress-Omccrs Chosen.
ENDEAVORERS

The annual meeting of the Christian En-
deavor Union of the District Of Columbia
was held last evening at the Calvary Bap-
fist Church. Mr.. Grant X. Leet, president
Of the organization,w occupied the chair,
also conducted devotional services. Forty
eight societies were represented
The report of the treasurer showed that
there was on hand at last report about SIG;
received since then $201.Sl; total receipts,
S221. 81. Disbursements amounted to S22I.6o,
leaving a balance in the treasury OF IL
cents.
Rev. E. Lawrence Hunt, who made a
short address in the interests of the Junior
Republic. said it was his purpose TO give a
number of weeks in the District Of Column
hia soon to the work of advancing the OBJ
jects of the Institution. He believed that
the Junior Republic meant the salvation OF
u large number Of children who are slaves
of evil, and would teach them self-control
in the school of experience. He explained
the origin of the movement and said the
first thing to teach those 1t is intended 10
benefit is a habit Of industry. He strongly
opposed the indiscrlminate giving of chart
ty.
The great object of the Junior Republic
is he said, to teach its citizens to be self
supporting, There the children are perfect
ly tree 20 work or not, as they please, but
If they do not work they must starVe. They
learn to respect the law. They highly value
the opinion of their chums. He said the
National Junior IttpuDlc Will De located
between Washington and Baltimore. n
farm has been generously donated by a
man who desires mat ii shall be made a
memorial to his son. The location VIII, he
said, probably be announced Thursday.
n meeting OF the committee of the truS-
tees OF the National Junior Republic will
he said be held Wednesday evening. after
which the location of the farm referred to
will be made known.
Mr.. Hunt said the circles of the Kings
Daughters have determined to cooperate
in the formation of the proposed republic
and he left to attend d meeting of the or
GaniZation.
Detroit Convention.
Mr.. Paul e. Seman announced that from
present appearances there would be about
100 delegates from the District of Columbia
at the Detroit convention
Mr.. Miles NJ. Shand gave ten reasons why
he thought the program for the coming
convention would be the best ever pre-
pared. Mr.. Shand, as chairman of the nom
mating committee, also reported the fol-
lowing as officers for the year beginning
September l next: President, y. l.. Diet
rich, Mt Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal
Church South; first vice president, Paul z.
Sleman, Mt. Pleasant Congrega tional
Church; second vice president c. F. NJ
Browne, Berean Baptist Church; third vice
president. Miss HI. l.. johnson, Reformation
Church; secretary, J. NJ. Pckens, Vermont
Avenue Christian Church; assistant secre-
tary, Fred. F. Reisner, Gurley Memorial
Church; treasurer, r. I. Ballard Congress
Street Methods Protestant Church; cor
responding secretary, Miss Lillian Bur-
roughs, Metropolitan Presbyterian Church;
president Junior Union, Rev. Edward War
rem, Faith Chapel.
The report was unanimously adopted
An address on Some Evangel.stic Work.
was delivered by Mrs. Whittemore of New
York.