Evening star., 1901-05-07
Annual Meeting Of District Of Column
bia Organization.
OFFICERS and COMMITTEES CHOSEN
Annual Report of Executive Com
mittee Presented by Secretary.
CHURCHES REPRESENTED

attendance was very large and there were
representatives from the following par
ishes: Advent, Anacostia. Ascension, St.
Adams. st. Andrews. All Saints, Chevy
Chase; Brookland Christ Church, Epiph-
any, Georgetown; Grace Georgetown:
Grace. Washington; Holy Trinity Incarna-
ton, st, Johns. St. James. St. Luke's, ST,
Marks. st. Michaers and All Angels ST.
Margaret's, st. Paul's, St. Philips, Laurel;
Prince Georges. Rock Creek. St. Stephens
Silver Spring. Takoma. ST Thomas's, Trim
| ity.
President William A. Gordon occupied
the chair and Mr.. Edward F. LOCKER was
secretary. After the transaction of some
routine business officers for the ensuing
years and an executive committee to serve
during the same period, were chosen. The
former include Messrs. William A. Gordon,
Edward f. LOCKER and William P. Young,
all of whom were reelected president, sec
retary and treasurer. respectively. The
other officers elected are: First vice presi
dent. Thomas Hyde; second vice president,
John w. Warner: third vice president,
Francis B. Austin
The executive committee as constituted
Is composed of the secretary. treasurer
ana third vice president eX-Officio, Rev.
Alfred Harding, Rev. William Leverng
Devries, Phi. D.: Rev. Charles F. Sontag
and Clifford Pinchot.
Annual Report of Executive COM
mfttee.
The annual report of the executive COM
mfttee, which was read by Mr.. E. r Look
er, who is secretary of the committee, as
we'll as of the league, stated, among ether
things, that:
The membership continues to make
steady gains, and is being more widely
spread over the diocese. Beginning the
league year with 403 members. it now num-
berS 1876 The regular quarterly meetings
were held as usual with large attendance
at each one.
AT the spring meeting. held at Trinity
Parish Hall, May 8. 1900, Mr. Lewis J.
Davis, whose two years term as president
expired at that time, made address
which was printed in the last year book.
The committee on reform in the burial
Of the dead, which had been for some
months carefully considering the subject,
presented its report, which has been given
a wide circulation. The speaker of the
evening was Mr.. Arthur 8. Browne, Who
read d paper on Rock Creek Parish which
Militant.
The autumn meeting was held at Epiph-
any parish rooms Monday, November +,
| 1900. at which time a sketch of George
| town parish was read by the author, Gen
Thomas II. LOCKER.
THE speaker at the winter meeting held
at Trinity Parish Hall, January Z, 1901
was Mr. William A. Gordon, and his SUBJ
| ject was Christ Church Parish, George
| town.
Each of these historical evenings
brought cut much interesting and valuable
Information In the discussion which fol-
| lowed the papers They were in line with
| the policy early adopted by the league to
| disseminate knowledge of the diocese in ell
its various features. The topography of
| the diocese and the history of the pa rish
| lines have been discussed in the meetings
! with the aid of carefully drawn maps The
histories of several of the older PARISHES
have been written and read by members
and tleV form of the archives or h.r
are in preparation.
THE seventh annual course of lectures
! was given Tuesdays in Lent at 8 pm, in
the Church of the Epiphany The course
was advertised extensively, and syllabus
| was prepared and sent to each member
The Widespread interest in the lectures was
attested by large and attentive audiences
The league is, 1t was said, under obligations
| to the rector and people of Epiphany par
| ish for their kind assistance"
The report of the treasurer showed that
the receipts had fully met what was antici-
pated at the beginning of the year. and
that there was now a healthy balance in
| the treasury.
President GOrdOn's Address
Previous to the election Of officers for
1902. President Gordon made a brief ad-
| dress, in which he referred to the excellent
progress made by the league during the
past year. 1t Is. he said, a factor in the
diocese. There is the utmost harmony be-
t"tSh Inc DiStiop, the ClCfSy ana the laltE,
| He called attention to a section in the con-
stitution which provides that one object of
the league is to promote socability and he
! thought more attention should be paid to
| this in the future. He suggested that at the
future meetings of the league the exercises
be opened with the service Of evening prayer
| as laid down in the ritual and prayer book
| and that the matter be not left to the dis
cretion of the person selected to carry out
! that part of the program. He further
urged that everything be done to make the
meetings attractive and he said If this was
done there would be larger attendance.
Mr. Gordon suggested that at each meet
| ing a collection be taken up. the proceeds
| to be turned over to the bishop. and he ex-
planned that in this way much additional
| good could be done.
| At the suggestion Of Colonel George A.
Woodward the chair was authorized to ap-
| point a committee of five to consider the
suggestions made in the address and re-
port at future meeting.
DR.. E. Oliver Belt read a history of the
| Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat Hospital
and gave an account of the reasons why 1t
| was founded four years ago. The object
Of the institution is he said, mainly to
| give gratuitous treatment to the deserv-
! Ing afflicted poor of Washington. 1t was
the desire of those who founded the insti
tution that every church in the diocese be
represented in the management. 1t is un-
sectarian, he said, and he presented sta
tistics of those treated as follows: Baptists
| 535; Episcopalians. AIS; Methodists. 1894:
| Roman Catholics, 25S; Presbyterians, II;
| not given or no church. 65: Congregational
| lists, 40; Lutherans. 38; Hebrews. 13: Chris
| tians 3; Unitarians. 4; Universalists, 2;
| United Brethren, 2; Friends, 2; Seventh
| Day Adventists, 2; Dunkards, /; Mennon-
| ties, 1.
Liberal Contributors.
Among those who became deeply interest
| ed In the movement from the time 1t was
| started was Mrs. Phoebe A Hearst. who Is
a contributor to the extent Of $50 month.
! The late Mrs Mary NJ. Carter also became
deeply interested in the hospital during
the later part OF her life, and in codicil
| to her will made a bequest to the hospital
| of IS OOO to be applied to the endowment
\ of a bed in memory Of her parents. and to
| be known as the William A and Mary r.
NJ. Gunton bed
| During the first four years Of its exist
| ence. that is, up to April I, 1901, there had
| been 2S. s75 visits made to it by 6.30S pa
| tients. and nearly 1000 operations per-
| formed. There were ever 5000 visits made
| to the hospital by patients the second year
| and nearly 10000 the fourth year.
| The board of governors has been forced
| to take steps toward buying ground and
building a new hospital especially adapted