Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-15
THE EPWORTH LEAGUE.
Annual Session of District Organize
ton to He Held.


The tenth annual convention of the Wash
ington district Epworth League will be held
at Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
14th and G streets northwest. Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. the 25th and 26th In
stants. at T:3O o'clock. The first evening
will be devoted to the election of officers
the retiring officers will be made In addition
to other business which may come before
the convention. Only members Of the board
of control, which is composed Of the district
officers and presidents of local chapters and
delegates selected by the several societies,
will participate in the proceedings. although
visitors will be welcome.
The body will be composed Of about 800
members. Chapters have been requested to
select delegates at once. Those having done
are:
McKendree-Rev. H. r. Naylor, s. 9. Gull
bertson, Frank Baltimore, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
P. Conway, Miss Nellie Davis and G. Frank
Johnson.
Douglas-Rev S. NJ Hartsock. s. NJ. Croft.
H. A; Ison. H. L. Jenkins. A. L. Morris.
Josiah Carr, Mrs. c. H. Gray. Miss Lizzie
Williams and Miss Emma Harr.
La Fetra. w. S. Dewhirst. NJ. W. Twitchell.
Miss Eleanor Walker. Miss Louise Duvall.
Miss Edith Gray. Mrs. F. NJ. Bristol, Geo.
Collision and A. M. Levers.
Inc following llSI OF names Will De pre-
scented to the convention for its considera-
ton in selecting new officers:
For president, DR.. c. B. Campbell. Ham
line Chapter: ]. F. EngIe. Waugh. First
vice president. s. s. Culbertson. McKen-
dree: Walter Goodwin, Langdon. and E. R.
Rochester, Hamline. Second vice president.
Miss H. z. Fowler. Wesley; Miss Ida A.
Gilbert. Douglas, and Miss Carrie B. Jor
c. Cook. Trinity. and Miss A. NJ. Triton,
Foundry. Fourth vice president. Miss Mar
garet .Waesche, Epworth. and E. 8. La
Fetra, Metropolitan. Recording secretary,
T. Israel, McKendree. Corresponding sec
rotary, ]. E.! Fort, Anacostia, and 8. 8.
Scriyener Grace. Treasurer H. L. Jen-
kins, Douglas, and Charles F. Linger. Ana
costa. Superintendent Junior League. Miss
Estelle Crump. Gorsuch. and Miss E. NJ.
Smiley, Waugh.
The presentation Of this list Of names will
not debar delegates from making additional
nominations on the floor of the convention.
The new officers will be installed the Sec
ond evening of the convention. The address
Of the evening will be delivered by Rev. E.
l.. Watson. pastor Grace NJ. E. Church !;
subject, Literature and Life" Rev. w. L.
Davidson, secretary of the American Uni
versity, will present the cause of the Ep-
worth College of Literature of that institu-
ton.
A request has been made Of the local Sec
retaries for their annual reports. giving the
names and addresses of their officers, num-
Der Of members, names of delegates and
other information.
DR.. c. B. Campbell will conduct the league
service at Grace NJ. E. Church Sunday
evening.
The district chairman Of missionary COM
mittee will present the missionary cause to
Bethesda Chapter at Browningsville Md,
tomorrow evening.
Mckendree Epworth League will hold it's
annual meeting the Dist instant. at which
time new officers will be elected and other
business transacted