Evening star., 1901-09-21
DISTRICT EPWORTH LEAGUE
TWELFTH ANNUAL CONVENTION TO
BE HELD NEXT WEEK.
Program of Departmental Conference,
and the General Business
Meeting, Respectively.

The Washington District Epworth League
has arranged program for the twelfth
annual convention. to be held Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, September "a and 25,
at McKendree M. E. Church, on Massa-
chusetts avenue near 9th street northwest.
The several department conferences will
be held Tuesday evening at o'clock IN
| the class and lecture rooms Of the church,
and at o'clock the rally will be held in
the auditorium. ''Glimpses of California
will be given by some of the tourists,
among them being Judge ]. B. McCabe of
Leesburg, Va.
I The business session will open at O'Clock
Wednesday evening. at which time officers
for the ensuing year will be elected and
installed, and reports rendered by the retir-
ing officers.
The program will be as follows:
Department conferences, to 7:45 pm.
The presidents-E. 8. LaFetra, district
president, presiding Devotional exercises,
| ]. w. De Groot, Brookland; missions, "Our
Aim for 19O1-2," j. H. Allen Wilson, Memo
| rial; THE Ideal League, Every Member
Helping to Look Up and Lift Up" J.
Ftnney Engle, Metropolitan; What Shall
We Do? A. W. Lukei, Waugh; discussion
Of vital league topics.
Department Of Spiritual work-E R.
Rochester. district first vice president. pre-
y.
Heisse, Wesley; How Can We Make the
Devotional Meeting More Effective" Mr. C.
w. Bridwell, Hamline; 1.-The Missionary
Spirit In the League; How Can We De-
yelop 1t?" Miss M. E. Edison, North Capt.
tol; ''The Relation Of the Other Depart
ments to that of Spiritual Work." Mrs E.
j. Harper, Douglass. Observation-Disclosures
and answers
M Williams, district second vice president,
presiding; prayer, DR.. Lucien Clark, Ham
line; address. What Our League is Doing
for sibley Hospital" Mrs. D. B. Street.
ians are Doing at the Workhouse," Will
lam ]. G. Thomas, Hamline; hints on mercy
and help work.
Department of literary work--Miss Esther
r. Woodward district third vice president,
presiding; prayer; "Epworth League Read
ing Course F. J. Metcalf ST. Paul's: ..The
Chautauqua Course" Mrs. A. F. Tennille,
Mt. Vernon; literary program, Miss Louise
Du Vail, Metropolitan; discussion
Department of social work-Miss Duanna
E. Mitchell acting district fourth vice
president, presiding; devotional exercises,
Rev. G. -. Maydwell, Waugh; "An Ideal
Best to Get Your Committee to Work"
Harry O.. Hine, Waugh; pertinent questions
answered.
Department Of correspondence-Frank T.
Israel, district recording secretary; Samuel
Scrivener, district corresponding secretary:
Mr.. Israel, presiding; devotional exercises
Rev. H. e. R. Reck, Tenleytown; 'sThe
Secretary" Samuel Scrivener, Grace; "Ac-
curacy, the Factor Of Success" j. E. Fort
Anacostia; discussion.
Department of finance-Chas. F. Linger
district treasurer, presiding; devotional ex-
ercises; short address, 1.-The Ideal Giver,"
Rev. c. o. Isaac, Anacostia; questions to
be answered by chapter treasurer.
Junior League Workers-Miss Emily Scri-
vener, district superintendent, presiding:
prayer; paper, "Our Juniors Mrs NJ. M
Mitchell. Waugh; paper, .'The Model Su-
perintendent," Miss Cora c. McLain, Ana
costa: paper, Relation of the Senior to
the Junior League" Mr. A. F. Drake
Brookland; general discussion, Helps and
Hindrances in Junior Work. what Ny
League Needs" How Can Business Meet
ings be Made Attractive?"
Evening Business Session.
The exercises in the auditorium will be-
gin at o'clock, when the following pro-