The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-14

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SICK and aged, 5.444; calls on strangers,
'0V' bouquets distributed, 800. hospital
visits. S24; over 400 needy cases relieved.
6s'oO5 pages of good literature digtrft-
dteo' meetings in jail and workhouse.
4oz' number OF conversions in such ser
vices, 20; 235 Sunday school scholars a..
! cured; over $500 expended for charity
Tree bed has been named after the Or
ganization and supported each year nv
the League through the efforts of tbis
department 1t is in Sibley Memorial
1oSptIaI- me present chairman NJ this
work IS Mrs NJ n Mitchell
Gave a Linen SocIn1-
a linen social was held at Met-o-,o,,---
NJ E Church Wednesday evening. DeCenl-
Der II, for the benefit Of Sibley Hospital,
a piece Of linen being the price Of adrnis-
sion. large supply Of table linen, towels,
bed linen. etc, and 81 in cash we're re-
ceived
Interesting Programme.
An interesting programme was rendered
as follows: Prayer by ". s. Dewhirst;
sole, Miss Darby; recitation. Miss Alice
MaydwelI; solo. Miss Elizabeth wahIey;
address, Miss Charlotte Aiken suDerin-
tendent Of the hospital; duet By Miss
Standish and Miss Sanford; violin solo.
Mr. Sergnite; recitation, Miss MAXWELL;
violin solo, Miss Bette warfeId. The ac-
eompanists were Miss Bunch. Miss Raj
aenecker' Miss Hanchen and Miss shard-
low.
Miss Aiken stated that the hospital was
owned by the Womau's Home Missionary
Society and the expenses so far had been
about $1,000; that over Goo patients had
been treated, and that twenty-six nurses
were employed. She also stated that tbe
bed supported by the League had been a
great blessing to NAM. poor people who
mad been accommodated and treated who
would have been turned away out for the
generosity Of the Epworthians.
Among those present we're Mrs. Mitch
ell, who presided, and Mr. and Mrs. 4.
a. Ison, Miss Mary Jet. E s La Fetra
Fred E Woodward, Miss Rose Wilson Mrs.
r / Israel, Miss selIie Phillips. Grover G.
GIL, Mss Louise French, Miss Rose Gill.
Rainsford French, Miss Ada Gilbert. Mrs.
LeishaT, Miss Helen Smith, Miss Tribbv.
H L Jenkins and others.
Arranging q Lecture Course.
i lecture course is being ARRANGED nv
the committee recently appointed nv the
District president. It will be announced
about Christmas The committee in
charge is composed Of Miss Esther R
woodward, Mr. J. Finney Engie. and Mr..
F. T. Israel.
kyland Chapter had an interesting meet
Ing last Sunday evening, sereraI OF the
District officers took part. The officers
OF RyIand are as follows: President. Mr..
worth Harper; first vice president. Mr..
richard Walker; second vice president.
Miss & G. Walker; third vice president,
Miss " C Brewer fosrtl1-vi president.
Miss Ruth Bielaski; secretary. Miss Sadie
White; treasurer, Mr. Richard Barber.
Mr. H A Ison will conduct the devo-
tiOnaI service at Dumbarton SUNDAY
evening
The meeting at Wesley Sunday evening
at $50 O'Clock VIII be in charge of the
Rev J. ". Steele.
Eldbrooke Chapter, Tenleytown, will
hold its devotional service at 7:15
O'Clock Sunday evening, conducted BIZ
District recording secretary. A lee
ture viii be given il this church
on Thursday evening, December 10,
by Rev W. L. Davidson, on hi trip to
London and the EcumenfcaI Conference
This lecture VIII be given under auspices
Of the literary department, and there will
be no charge for admission
Secretary Berry III.
The Rev. Joseph F. Berry, General Sec
rotary OF the Epworth League and editor
Of the "Epworth Herald has had TO re-
iiaquish his duties for the present on ac-
count OF III health, and has gone to New
Mexico and southern California to recu-
perate. Epworthians throughout the
country will pray for his speedy recovery.
The Rev Heddfng B. Leech, formerly
an officer in the Washington district, is
now pastor of a fourishing church az
Hackensaek, n. J. His congregation has
almost quadrupled during the last seven
months
Ex-PTesident OF the District, Fred E
Tosker, is prospering il his profession,
patent law, in New York city.
Grace Chapter is doing good work in Sc
curing groceries and provisions for dis
among he poor on Christmas.
Yrs. Jessie Nicholson will be the leader
If the devotional service on Sunday even
ng
Gorsueh Chapter. r-and-a-haIf and
: Streets southwest, is active in the sew
raj departments. On Sunday evening at
80 o'clock Mrs. Hainey viii have charge
If the League service.
E J. Booraem conducted Hamlfne
league services last Sunday evening and
Hiss Dolan and Miss Wallis rendered a
uet, which added to the meeting.
BTookland chapter will hold An Old
fashioned Good-Time Social at the home
f Mr. Cohen, on Dover Street, Deem
'er 50 at 100 o'clock. Mr. E c. Miller
viii have charge Of the devotional ser
ices tomorrow evening
Foundry Chapter is showing ingenuity
nd enterprise in the character of its
For the coming week an
has been issued on charaeteris-
lie paper, worded as follows:
The Epworth League invites you to
ONE to the Little Red SkuIe House, cor
er Fourteenth and G Streets. Tuesday
vening, December II, 1901, some time
efore s O'Clock, to participate in a Des-
rick Skule SpeIlin' Bee. Apples. gin
er bread. and popcorn will be passed
round