Evening star., 1901-10-26
ADDITIONAL DELEGATES
ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES, To
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
InterdcnOmfnatfOnaf Body to ASSEM-
BILE Monday Evenfng-Mr. H. II.
F. Macfarland to Preside.
Interdcnoni

| The opening session of the District of CO.
lumbia Sunday school convention viii be
| held Monday evening next. commencing at
d:3O O'Clock. Mr.. H b. Macfarland, presi-
dent Of the board of Commissioners. will
| preside and Mr.. P. S. Foster will direct the
music, with Mr.. Herman Amiss acting as
organist and DR.. F. A. Swartwout as COR
| netist
After the reading of the Scriptures and
prayer by Rev. DIR. s. NJ. Newman, the
| president of the association, Mr.. Jerome f.
johnson will deliver the annual address.
Following this an address will be delivered
by Rev. B. L. Whitman. DID,. LID. of
Philadelphia. on The Ideal of Citizenship"
DR.. Whitman is now pastor OF large Bap-
| tist Church in Philadelphia and is known
| there and In this city as a forcefui and elo-
quent speaker. Before coming to Wash
! ington as president of Columbian Univer-
i sity DR.. Whitman was president of Colby
/ University, in Maine.
| Rev A. H Mckinney, Phi. who is on
| noon, is a noted Sunday school worker of
| New York. and holds the position of su-
| perintendent of normal work for the state.
| He Is the author of a work designed for
| normal classes, entitled "Bible School Ped
1 agogy,' and his addresses will bear espe-
cially upon his particular line of work.
| The Sunday School Association of the
| District is connected with the International
/
| was held IN Atlanta, Ga, in April, 1899.
! The next convention will be held in the
| spring OF 1902 at Denver, Colo. According
to statistics complied for the Atlanta con-
vention there are in the United States
| III. .23 Protestant Sunday schools, having
| 1883, Ill officers and teachers and II ST.
| S5S scholars-a total of Il, 727 500 In the
| District of Columbia at that time there
were PAT Sunday schools having STA Off
! GERS and teachers, and 460J0 scholars n
| total of 81. 552 persons belonging to the
Sunday school. Throughout the United
| States fully 10000 conventions are held
| every year under the auspices of the Iu-
| ternational Sunday School Association.
Large Attendance Anticipated.
| The approaching District of Columbia
| convention promises to be the largest ever
held here. Some eighty delegations have
| already reported and over LOO credcntial
cards have been distributed. The delegates
are from all the white Protestant denom-
nations. Sixty-three delegations of those
first to report appeared in The Star of
| Thursday, October "a.
Following are some which have since
| been reported:
| Baptist.
! Calvary, Chinese-Mr. s. T. Smith, super.
intendent; Mr.. W. H. Baker, assistant
| superintendent: Mr.. J. NJ Jones' treasurer
Mr.. s. S. Hurley, secretary; Mrs Nelson.
| Mrs Baker, Mrs. S. s. Burlin Mrs. Gala
| nan, MIS-. Clyton.
| Grace-Rev. ]. r. Bradley, superinten-
dent: Mr.. J. H. Pratt, assistant superin-
| tendent; Miss Emily Hunt Miss J. p
Stromberger, Miss A. P. Stromberger, Miss
Jennie Bohrer, Mr. D. w. Bruce Mrs Mills,
Miss Edith Weeden Miss Myrtle Jones'
| Brethren.
First Church-Rev. w. NJ Lyon, pastor;
Mr.. H. r. Dooley, superintendent; MIR.
| Homer Lemon, assistant superintendent:
| Mrs. Flora Lyon, secretary; Mr.. Robert
| Cassidy, treasurer; Mr.. John Lyon, libra
| rfan; Mr.. R. /. CARRIER. teacher: Mrs. R. l.
CARRIER. teacher; Mrs. Robert Cassidy,
| teacher.
| Whitney Avenue Memorial school-Rev.
Ira w. Kimmel. pastor: Mr.. R. A. Balder-
son. superintendent: ]. P. McCurdy, assist
ant superintendent; Mrs. Grace Watrous,
associate superintendent; Mrs. Eva B. Mid
dleton, associate superintendent; Mr.. Ar
| thur c. Rfdgeway, secretary; Miss Bessie
Bowling, Miss Bertha Walker, Miss Ardell
Payne, Miss Mamie Shelley, Miss Nellie
/ Spencer, Miss Mae Krause, Mr.. VIM. H.
Schell, Mr.. Harry Stewart Mr.. Fred. D.
Maphis.
| Friends
! Orthodox school-Rev. r. B. Warder min
ister; Rev. L. D. Clark, minister; Mr.. H. v.
Easterling, superintendent; Mr. l.. T. Gre
ist, Mrs J. E. Underhill, Mrs. G. D. Warder.
Miss Jennie e. Levering, Mrs. Anna NJ
Easterling.
! Methodist Episcopal.
Foundry-Rev. L. B. Wilson, DID,, pas
tor Mr.. c. L. Harding, acting superintend-
| ent; Mr.. Edward F. Simpson, secretary:
Miss Florence Rohrback, assistant secre
tary; Mr.. James L. Ewin. Mr. Charles
Roesch, Mrs. K. V. Altschu Mrs Lydia H.
Tilton, Miss K. ]. Laws, Miss M. C. Duck
| and Miss Ada Stinemetz
| Langdon-Rev. A. L. Hughes pastor. Mr.
3; q. Mason. superintendent; Mr.. Bland
Fnelps, FIea assistant @ superlntendent; Miss
Sherman, Mr.. G. w. Saxton, DR.. J. l.. Ham
ilton, Miss Stella Clark and Miss Anna
| Jones.
Union-Rev Page Milburn. pastor. Mr. r
| s. Wescott. superintendent; Miss Ella A.
Norton, assistant superintendent: Miss
Belle Meany, superintendent primary de-
partment; Mr.: Anson s. Taylor, secretary;
Miss Carrie Wanstall, Miss Maggie b
| Fisher, Miss Bessie E. Taylor. Miss Eve
lyn B. Hodge, Miss Sadie A Taylor. MT.
| Walter Pierpont. Mr.. E. H. Booth and Mrs
j. Eiker, teachers.
Wilson MemoriaIRey A TT Tbon,nso,
| pastor; Mr.. William Robb superintendent:
Mr.. ]. II. Allen, assistant superintendent:
MT Mr: Mildred ;,. F.; Shelton, secretary; Mr.
Mrs. j: H. Allen, Mrs. N. E. Webb. Mrs
A II Thompson, Mrs. F. Jefferis, Mrs T..
Bradley, Mr.. I. Smallwood, Mr.. J. NAV
| Mrs. w. j. Williams, Miss NJ Selby. Miss
| M. E. Garrett, Miss B. Rodrick. Miss M
Disnay, Miss Viola Barbour
Methodist Protestant.
Centrai-Rev. ]. w. Gill, pastor; Mr.. ].
T. Dodge, superintendent; Mr. o. M. Onv.
| assistant superintendent; Mr.. Arthur Comm
| ton, secretary; Mrs. ]. P Dodge. treas
Mr. Thomas Wilson, teacher; Mrs. Onv
Mr.. W. H. Martin, Miss Sturgess and Mrs
Coleman, scholars
| PRESBYTERIAN.
Central-Rev. A W. Pitzer, D. D.. pas
| tor: Mr.. Bruce S. Elliott, superintendent.
Mr. Joseph L. Enderle, assistant superin-
tendent: Mr.. Rufus p. Clarke, librarian.
Mr. George w. Kennedy, secretary: Mrs.
T. c. Barr, teacher; Miss Anna Heard.
teacher: Miss jamie o. Wood. teacher: Miss
Katherine Winston. teacher; Miss Mary
Hanford. scholars; Miss Rachel Brown.
scholar.
First-Rev. Donald c. Macleod. .nastor.
Mr.. A. E. L. Leckie, superintendent- Mr.