Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-09
District Union Holds Annual
Business Meeting.
RESULT OF ELECTION
REPORT OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED
DURING YEAR.
Total Membership Shown to Be Ills
Thirty Societies Report
Gain Of 26S.

The Christian Endeavor Union Of the Dis
trict of Columbia held its annual business
meeting last evening in the First Congrega
ttonaI Church and a large number of young
people affiliated with that society were ir
attendance. The new officers of the Dis
trict Union. who were elected several months
ago. were duly installed in their respective
positions and reports of the retiring officers
were read.
The program opened with a devotional
service conducted by Mr.. Harry 8. WEIGH
president OF the society of the Ninth Street
Christian Church. Reports of various Off
GERS followed. and the retiring president
Mr.. James NJ. Pickens, made a short ad-
dress, as did also the incoming presiding
officer. Mr.. owen P. Kellar. Rev. F. w.
Moot Of ST. PauPs Lutheran Church Of
fered q prayer. after which Mr.. Lindey D.
Clark of the Friends Church made an ad-
dress on "EndeaVor and the Kingdom
An amendment to the constitution was
adopted providing that Christian Endeavor-
ers who are members Of churches where
there are no Christian Endeavor societies
may affiliate with the union as individual
members and be eligible to serve in certain
positions. As the union is a union Of So
eieties, such Endeavorers have heretofore
had no regular standing in the union.
Upon the adoption of the amendment the
following Endeavorers were elected to in
d1vidual mem bership in the union: Mr. and
Mrs A l.. Dietrich, Mr.. and Mrs s. T.
Murray, Mr. W. W. MILAN, Mr. Page l..
zimmerman. Miss Rosa NJ. Busey, Miss LII
lie Busey. Miss Edna Follin Miss Marga ret
Follin- Miss Irena Keen and Mr. A. Sidney
Jones, all Of Mount Vernon Methodist Epis-
eopal Church. and Miss E. NJ Dickinson.
Miss Elizabeth Dickinson and Mr. Percy s.
roster OF the First Baptist Church.
Election of Superintendent.
superintendents of departments and mem
bers Of committees were elected last night
as follows:
Superintendent Of departments Chris
tan citizenship Rev C. H Butler, Keller
Memorial Lutheran. good literature, Mr..
j. Lawrence Hayes, First Presbyterian:
Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal: press,
Miss Flora l.. L. Johnson, First Congre-
gattonal
Missionary committee-Miss Alice NJ.
Meynes, chairman. Temple Baptist: Miss
May krause. Whitney Avenue Christian !:
Miss Anna II. Murray. First Congregation
al: Mr.. L. Russell Alden, Memorial Luth-
eran; Mr.. s. T. Murray. Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Episcopal; Mrs. Sarah E
Mason, Union Wesley Methodist Episcopal:
Mr.. H. Clyde Grimes. Congress Street Meth
odist Protestant; Mrs. H. H. Doyle, Cur
ley Presbyterian.
flan1st, Miss May e. Smith, Western
Presbyterian.
Reports Submitted.
Reports on the years work were sub
mitted by Mr.. H. c. Hengsteler, recording
secretary Of the District Union; Mr.. r. T.
Ballard. treasurer; Miss Alice NJ. Meynes.
chairman Of the missionary committee: Mr..
Owen P. kellar, superintendent of Chris
tan citizenship; Mr.. C. E. Beatty, musical
director: Miss Bessie E Taylor, chairman
OF the correspondence committee: Mr. Irving
T. Tade. evangelistic superintendent; Miss
Flora Johnson, press correspondent. and
Mr.. s. NJ. Ely, superintendent Of good lit
erature.
The report Of the secretary. Mr.. Henr-
steler. indicated that the past year has been
one OF considerable profit to the society and
That the various societies of the District
are IN excellent condition for the years
WORK now beginning In speaking Of the
important meetings held by the union the
past year the secretary said
Inc most important meeting Of the year
was the conference supper and mass meet
Ing in February, which introduced to the
washington EndeaEorers and firmly estab-
Nshed IN their ioSe the Rev Clarence E
Eberman. field Secretary Of the United So
ciety OF Christian Endeavor Another i'm
portant event was the midsummer outing
ana rally at washington Grove July % at
tended by over 300 Endeavorers represent
Ing forty societies Besides these meetings
ana the regular monthly meetings there
have been three missionary rallies conduct
ed by the union missionary committee I'M
Ger the craftsmanship of Mr. Augustus E.
Ingram. who has recently left the CITY to
enter the United States consular service at
Paris"
The Total Mem hership.
The present membership of the union is
eighty-two societies, containing 423I active
members. COG associate and $40 honorary
members. or a total of SAP Adding TO
this the membership of the Junior union.
the total Christian Endeavor strength Of