Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-13
COMPLIMENTARY DINNER.
Committee of Sunday School AssOcia-
ton Entertafns Superintendent.

Com mittee of Sunday School AssOcia-
ton Entertains Superintendent.
The executive committee of the Sunday
School Association of the District Of CO.
lumbia was the host last evening at a COM
plimentary dinner to Prof. H. NJ. Hamill,
d. D., International field secretary, and the
Sunday school superintendent of the Dis
trict of Columbia whose schools are con-
nected with the association. The dinner
was served in the banquet room of the
Sunday school house of Cavalry Baptist
Church, with Mr.. w. W. MILAN. secretary
of the association and chairman of the
committee on banquet, as master of cere-
monies. and Mr.. Miles NJ. Shahd, vice presi-
dent of the association and superintendent
of Calvary Baptist Sunday school, as toast
master.
The decorations consisted of the national
colors and roses, and the beverages were
water and coffee. Prof. Hamill was seated
at the left of the master of ceremonies, and
Mr.. John B. Wight, who is superintendent
of the Sunday school of the Church of the
Covenant, was seated at his right. After
grace by the Rev. Charles H. ButlaG, super
intendent of the Sunday school of Keller
Memorial Lutheran Church. the dinner was
discussed, then followed the toasts.
In presenting the POSTMASTER Mr.. Mil
Ian said the least and the most that could
be said of him (Nfr. Shand) was that he was
worthy of his position at the head of the
school which filed and honored the finest
Sunday school building in the world
An impressive incident followed, when,
before proceeding with the program, Mr..
Shand referred feelingly to the absence of
the president of the association, Mr.. Lucius
ID. Alden, superintendent of the Sunday
school of St. Paufs Lutheran Church, be-
cause of serious illness, and at his sugges-
ton all present bowed their heads in silent
prayer for Mr.. Alden's recovery. At the
close of the evening the flowers from the
tables were sent to Mr.. Alden.
The toasts on the program and those who
responded to them were as follows: Wei
come to Our Guests Mr.. ]. A. Scott first
vice president of the association: THE Re-
lation of the Sunday School Association to
the Individual School,, Mr. MILAN, The
Man Teacher, His Place and Value Mr.
5. E. Kramer, superintendent of the sun
day school of Ascension Protestant Epls-
copal Church; The Adult in the Sunday
School, Rev B. Alfred DUNN, superintends
ent of the Sunday school of First Congre-
gational Church: Our Boys and Girls, .
Rev. ]. b. Chamberlin superintendent of
the Chinese Sunday school of Memorial
United Brethren Church; The Sunday
School and Its Relation to Good Citizen
ship" Mr.. John B. Wight.
Before introducing Prof. Hamill for the
principal address Mr.. Shand called on Mrs.
Louise H. Earle, superintendent of a mis-
sion Sunday school at Chevy Chase, who
had the distinction of being the only repre-
sentative of her sex present. Mrs. Earle
spoke on behalf of the cooperation of men
and women in this work, and advocated the
home department of the Sunday school as a
field pre-eminently fitted for women and
one of the greatest promise, because it gave
access to the mothers. She was given an
ovation at the conclusion of her address,
and the guest of honor was then-presented.
After indulging in some witticisms Prof.
Hamill~ spoke eloquently and earnestly OF
the relation of this capital city TO the rest
of the land and to the world, and of the
way il which it was looked to and quoted
example from Maine California,
to his personal knowledge. He then pressed
home the thought of responsibility in pro-
portion to gifts and opportunity, and con-
cluded with a thrilling description of his
first visit to the Pacific coast by the Santa
Fe route, and of the irrigation of the
orange groves beyond the mountains an
illustration of the work of the worlds, the
International. the state and local Sunday
school conV eutionS and the indiN ldual work
ers in reaching the heads and hearts of our
boys and girls and our men and women in
dividually.
The verse "Blest be the tie that binds
sung, the guests standing with hands
clasped. and the benediction was pro-
nounced by Rev. F. A. Stier. superintend-
ent of the Sunday school of Mount Vernon
Place NJ. E. Church South.
Those present We're: Prof. H. NJ Hamill
]: A. Scott, first vice president of the asso-
dent; w. w. MILAN, secretary: J. H. Lie
liter, treasurer; c. r. Burr. John E. Daw-
son, S. T. Smith, DR.. George C. Samson
Z. r. Crane, James Sharp, {. ID. Lynch
R. NJ. Henderson, J. f. Nichols. ]. s. Van
Arsdale. r. A. Balderson Rev. B.-A. DUNN
Arthur Robb, W: J. Bowman, Grant Leet
Rev. Stanley Bilheimer, ]. w K. Young
A. B. Suit, DR.. T. Y. Huh, H. L. Buell.. r.
L. Dutton, James l.. Ew-in, ]. II. Galleher
Thomas Brinstead. R. l.. Middleton. W. c.
Eidridge. A. f. Shoemaker. George r.
Cook, George S. Gibson, j. S. Barker r. l.
Carr. W. F. Hummer, Rev. F. A Stier. I.
D. Arnold, W. B. Hartley, f. H. L. Myers,
w A. Dodge. A. NJ McBath. Bruce S. Ell
lott, John b. Wight. H. b. F.. Mcfarland,
r. E. Harvey. l. b. Linton, A. E. L. Leckie.
]. A. MacElwee. F. /. Middleton, G. A.
Provost, ]. w. Reisner. H. K. Simpson. c.
A. Baker. c. s. Bradley. Major 9. H. Car
rington. W. II. H. Smith, S. E. Kramer
H. S. Hinrichs, A. Y. Gray. Rev. E. NJ.
Paddock ]. H. Gibbons. Rev. H. c. Amos,
A. Selhausen, Henry N. Shook. ]. w. Stew
art, Rev. j. B. Chamberlin II. " Easter
ling, j. F. Johnson Colonel Weston Flint
and Mrs l., n Farll