Evening star., 1899-01-03

reception WAS held ia the spacious rooms
OF Calvary Baptist Sunday school house
be wcen Ii" hours Of and : o'clock. Dur
ing those hours about go young men called
and received 4 cordial reception from the
ladies composing the reception party. Dur
ing the afternoon instrumental selections
We're rendered by the Madrid Quartet. add
ing much to the pleasure of the occasion.
The reception eliminated in public
meeting. held at 1::i0 o'clock in the audi
torium Of the Sunday school house. when
greetings Were extended to the new gen
erdl secretary of the association. Mr.. John
Il. Slcmdn, jr. Mr.. Miles NJ. Shand. chair
man Of the reception committee of the as
sociatiOE, presided over the meeting and
present I'd the president of the association,
Mr.. 5. w. Woodward. Mr.. Woodward spoke
of the careful consideration given by the
board of managers in the matter of the Sc
lection of a general secretary, ana that the
board, by a unanimous vote, had rendered
a call to Mr.. John B. Sleman, jr., to be-
come the general secretary. Mr. Sleman
was then presented to the audience and
was the recipient of most cordial and en-
| thusi&stic reception upon its part.
Greetings and Congratulations.
A letter of greeting to the new general
secretary was read from Rev. Joseph T.
Kelly. DID, pastor of the Fourth Presby-
terian Church of this city Mr.. SIcman's
first church home. Mr.. Sleman's present
pastor, Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn of the Mt.
IL,
lated the association upon its choice of a
general secretary, whom he knew to be pre-
eminent.y qualified for the responsible posi-
tion to which he had been called He pre-
sented the greetings to Mr.. Sleman of his
own church. and said that as he had in the
past rendered such efficient service to the
members they now desired to be of all
possible help to him in the new work inst
| being entered upon.
Greetings from the pastors of the CITY
We're voiced by Rev. j. G. Butler. DID, of
Memorial Lutheran Church. and DR.. J. j
Muir pastor Of + Street RaDtist Church
M. Chas. Lyman. one of the former presi-
dents of the association, congratulated the
association upon the auspiciOus commence
| tnent OF the new years work and upon
thelr selection of a general secretary.
Greetings We're then extended to Mr. Sic
man by the following members of the board
OF managers Of the association: Chas +.
Foster, w H. II. Smith, w y. Gurley, L.
! Cabell Williamson, j. H. Lichliter. f. w
Woodruff Judge Anson S. TAYLOR. j NJ.
Hoge, II. e. f Macfarand, s. w Curri-
den and Chas F. Nesbit. Mr. Nesbit an
: nounced at the close of his remarks that
the literary society of the association in
TO be rcorsanized Friday evening in the
! rooms of the association, 1909 New York
avenue.
From the Young Men.
One of the most impressive features of
! the evening followed this announcement
when Mr.. d. Fulton Harris was introduced
| 10 speak a few words of greeting to the
new secretary from the young men of the
association. Mr.. Harris stated that those
| whom ne represented were ready to stand
| by the secretary in his work, and that
as an evidence of this purpose many of
! them had signed their names to a paper
| pledging their enthusiastic and earnest
support to the work of the association. As
a token of the personal regard of the young
men of the association for their new sec
retary, Mr.. Harris presented to Mr.. Sic
man three large and handsome pictures.
After a brief response to the greetings
by Mr. S.smdn, in which he expressed his
| high appreciation of the many kind and
many assurances of cooperation and
hearty support. the meeting brought
TO a close by the singing of "Best Be the
Tie That Binds and the benedictlon was
pronounced by Rev. DIR. Butler