Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-05

Street Christian Church, who has been very
III of fever for the past two weeks, IS
slowly improving, and it Is thought he is
now out of danger of serious results.
The West End w. c. T. U. held a meeting
Monday night at the home of Mrs. McGlue
quarterly district conference as follows
Delegate-at-large, Mrs Page Milburn; dele
gates, Mrs. ]. NJ. Fernandez, Mrs Jennie
Eiker, Mrs Esther George, Mrs. Alexande,
Mrs. E. H. Booth, Mrs David Eiker, Mrs
A E. Durnbaugh, Mrs. B. F. Moffatt, Mrs
e Bollinger and Mrs. James Spencer.
DR.. Frank NJ. Bristol of Metropolitan M
p. Church addressed the meeting of the
Newark annual conference of the M E.
Church at Elizabeth, N. j., this week.
The Sunday school of Faith Chapel on M
street between AZ and 9th streets south
west gave musical and literary enter
talhment Sunday night. The exercises werc
presided over by Mr.. A. F. Dewey and Mr.
Miller.
About twenty-five new members have
oeen received into the Metropolitan Presby-
terrain Church within the past two weeks
The Womans Foreign Missionary So
ciety Of the M. E. Church of the District
mel! neld a meeting Sunday afternoon at Ham
line M. e. Church. Mrs F. D. Gamewell
or China made an address and special
music was provided.
The Childrens Missionary Band of the
Sunday school of Vermont Avenue Chris
tan Church gave an entertainment Tues
day night, which was largely attended The
program was in charge of Misses White
ana Ramsdell: The Children's Band, in
conjunction with the missionary society of
the church, are educating two children In
India. One of the children-a boy-has been
named Frederick Power, after the pastor
OF the church. and the other child-a girl
mas been given the name Of Emma Lat
timore, in honor Of a prominent mission
airy worker of the church.
Dr. E. B. Pollard of the First Baptist
Church gave a lecture before a meeting
OF the Young Peoples Society Of the
church Tuesday evening on The Fool and
His Folly, According to the Bible"
The anniversary of the Sunday School
Missionary Society of Union NJ. E. Church
was held last Sunday night when DR.. H.
X. Naylor, presiding elder of Washington
district, gave an address.
There is a plan on foot to organize a
mems club at the Vermont Avenue Chris
tan Church, and a meeting will be held
thls evening to perfect arrangements for
the organization.
Rev. Ira w. Kimmel of the Whitney Ave
nue. Christian Church has been conduct
Ing a series of gospel meetings the past
week at his church.
The seventh annual meeting of the Asso-
citation of Pentecostal Churches of America
will be held in this city April to 10. in
elusive.
social under the auspices Of St. Au-
gustine's Catholic Church. was held at Car
roll Hall Monday night. There was very
large attendance.
The annual meeting of the st. Paul's Eng
lish Lutheran Church was held Thursday
night The treasurer's report showed the
receipts of the year to have been over
$1,000 and the amounts devoted to the diff
ferent benevolences by the church was
5000, and by the Sunday school $500. The
following officers We're elected: Elders, Ed
ward T. Kaiser, George F. Muth and Geo.
W. Linkins; deacons, A. F. Fox and ].
Granville Meyers jr. The three elders were
constituted a board of trustees.
DR.. F. D. Power of Vermont Avenue
Christian Church will deliver a series of
biblical lectures before the Missouri Minis
terial Institute, at Columbia Mo- April
10 and 16.
Mr.. Greed NJ. Fulton made an address
last Sunday evening al Ryland NJ. E.
Church. the occasion being the anniver-
sary Of the Missionary Society of the Sun
day school.
Eldbrooke Epworth League, at Tenley-
town, is making preparations to celebrate
the twelfth anniversary of the leagues or
ganization in May. The committee in charge
of the arrangements Is Mrs. F. T. Israel
Miss Florence Thompson and Miss Eugenia
HouSer.
The last of the series of seven lectures,
under the auspices of the American Society
of Religious Education, will be given Mon
day evening, April T. at Columbian Univer-
sity Hall, by Rev. f. d. Power. The sub
tect of his discourse will be The Disciples
The lectures have been given by pastors of
different denominations. who have present
ed the distinguishing features of the faith
they represent.
concert by local talent was given We'd
nesday night at the Street Baptist
Church. A large audience was in attend
ance and the program was participated in
by Mr.. Harry w. Stratton, pianist; Miss
Alice Fletcher, contralto: Mr. Herbert D.
Lawson, basso; Mr.. Jasper Dean McFall
baritone; Mr.. Douglas G.. Miller tenor
Mrs. Marcelyn Hills contralto; Miss Helene
Lackaye, reader, and the McFall Ladies'
Quartet composed Of Miss Gibson, Miss
Chenowith. Miss Pickering and Mrs. Wiley
Accomplishments were played by Mrs. Grace
Du Four Brown and Mr.. Paul F1shbaugh
The concert was arranged for by Miss Mat
tie V. Wade of the church choir but illness
prevented her attendance and participation
in the program.
At the annual meeting Of the congrega-
ton of Eastern Presbyterian Church Thurs
day evening officers were chosen as follows:
Elders, r. H. Zimmerman, r. E. Harvey
and M. T. Hyer for term of three years, and
L. A. Sadler to fill unexpired term of one
year. The first two gentlemen named were
reelected to succeed themselves. The ell
ders continuing in office, in addition to
those named. are David Aiken, B. T. WEIGH,
]. F. Duncan, p. H. Geddes and c. G.
Morgan.
Frank Miller and s. P. Richards were re-
elected deacons for a three years term
other members of the board of deacons be-
ing s. ]. Vaughan, D. H. Oerty, H. G.
Wilbur and H. c. Lybrand.
]. L. Shedd and DR.. w. F. Gatchell were
reelected trustees for three years to serve
on the board, composed of c. NJ. McClay, A.
o. Bostrom, j. B. Mackenzie, J. b. Smith.
M. F. Eggerman and E. X. Depuy The
membership Of the church is about $50. The
financial statement showed that nearly
5000 had been raised and expended during
the past year.