Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-27
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS.

The following officers have been elected
for the coming term of the c. r. Society of
the lexington Presbyterian Church: Presi-
dent, Miss Ruth Richards; vice president,
Mr.. Walter Weston; recording secretary,
Mr.. George Lippert; treasurer, Mr.. Blake
Wood; corresponding secretary, Miss Celes-
tine Hodges; delegate, Mr.. Earnest Steele.
Tuesday, September &c. at 8 o'clock pm,
Mr.. H. B. F. Mcfarland will address the
c. E. Society of the Nineteenth Street Bap
fist Church. Other speakers will also be
present Good music will be rendered by
the choir.
The executive meeting of the District of
Columbia Christian Endeavor Union has
been postponed from the first Monday In
October to the second October 13.
A highly interesting and well-attended
graduation service for Junior Endeavorers
was held at the Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church, Capitol Hill, Sunday evening, the
21st instant, in place of the usual Christian
Endeavor meeting. The superintendent Of
the Junior Society, Miss Elsie Parkinson,
who Is also president of the Junior c. E.
Union Of the city, presided during the exer-
were graduated into the Y. P. S. c. E. Of
the church and were given diplomas. They
are: Lizzie Avery, Florence Boesch, Flor
ence Buehler. Leona Lohmar, Emile Storm
and Leila Suter.
The program, in addition to singing and
Scripture readings, was as follow: Pray
ers by Mr.. w. o. Little and the pastor,
Rev c. H. Butler; charge to graduating
reply, by graduating president, Florence
Bosch; parting words, by junior superin-
tendent Miss E. E. Parkinson, and pre-
sentation Of diplomas: valedictory. Leona
Lohmar; welcome, by president Of Y. P. 8.
c. E., Mr.. Adolph Bowdler; reception as
members and presentation of Christian En-
deavor booklets and Christian Endeavor
pins; address, by pastor; short prayers, by
junior superintendent.
The whole service was we'll rendered and
impressive, and it was greatly enjoyed by
the large audience.
The new officers of the Y. P S. c. E of
the Keller Memorial Lutheran Church,
Maryland avenue and 9th street northeast,
elected last June and assuming Office In
September, are: President, Mr.. Adolph
Bowdier; vice president, Mrs. L. A. Kali
bach; recording secretary, Miss Alberta
Buehler; corresponding secretary, Miss
Clara Parkinson: treasurer Mr. Harry
DAILY; pianist, Miss Lillian Wines.
The members of the Senior and Interme-
date Christian Endeavor Societies of Cal
vary Baptist Church have presented their
assistant pastor, Rev. A. F. Anderson, with
a handsome gold watch as a testimonial of
their love for him and their appreciation of
all his work as assistant pastor of the
church and also Of their sincere regret at
the loss of his services. Mr.. Anderson is to
enter upon a special course in the UniVer-
sity of Chicago, and as this course will &C.
spend some time in travel, he rendered his
| resignation as assistant pastor very much
to the regret of the pastor and of all the
members of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson were both active
members of the Senior Endeavor Society
and Mrs. Anderson was also superintendent
of the Junior Society. Their loss will be
felt very much in the Endeavor meetings
and in all the work of the church and Sun
day school,
Christian Endeavor rally will be held
tomorrow evening at ST. Pauls English
Lutheran Church. 18th and II streets north
west The pastor, Rev. +. w. Moot, will
preach special sermon to the Endeavorers
Mr.. j. M. Pickens, late president of the
Dstrlct christian Endeavor Union, has
gone to Alabama to spend his vacation.
The Christian Endeavor Society of Tenn
pie Baptist Church will hold a meeting on
wednesday evening October l, in connec-
ton with the dedication of their new
church building at 10th and streets north
west.