Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-23
ANNUAL CONVENTION
DISTRICT LEAGURERS WILL
MEET AT WAUGH CHURCH.
Sessions Monday and Tuesday Nights
Conferences, Music and Ad-
dresses-Election Of officers.

Washington District Epworth League will
be held next Monday and Tuesday even
ings September % and 30. The place of
| meeting will be Waugh NJ. E. Church cor
ner Sd and A streets northeast. Final ar
| rangements have been made for the gather
ing, which is expected to be large, and all
are now waiting with great interest for the
occasion. The program was completed at
the meeting of the board of control held
Wednesday evening at Wesley Church. 1t
has been printed and distributed through
out the chapters of the District for the in
formation of the leaguers.
The program, in full. is as follows:
Monday September %, pm, depart
ment conference. Held simulta neously In
different parts of the church by presidents
in charge of Mr.. E. 8. LaFetra; first vice
second vice presidents in charge of Mrs
| NJ. M. Mitchell, third vice presidents In
charge of Miss E. r. Woodward, fourth
| vice presidents by H. A. Ison, secretaries
| in charge of Mr.. Frank T. Israel, treasur-
| ers in charge of Mr.. Chas. H. Roesch, jul
Nor superintendent in charge of Miss
Emily Scrivener.
Business session, pm. Devotional ex-
ercises by Mr.. j. B. Howard OF Waugh
ports from chapter officers. Here dele
gates will present names of those whom
they will nominate for district officers:
Duet by Mrs. Riley and Miss Thompson of
Eldbrooke Chapter. New business. Elec-
tion of officers.
Tuesday September 80, public session.
7:45 pm, song service; Mr.. Wiley Davis.
precentor: Miss Jessie B. F. Grant. organ
ist Devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. Geo. E. Maydwell Of Waugh Church.
Installation of officers by Rev H. r. Nay
lor, presiding elder of the Washington dis
trict. Solo by Mrs. D. DIN Leech of
Douglas Chapter. Address by the Rev.
Don g Colt uaStor of Grace Church Bal
timore, Md Benediction
Members Of the Cabinet.
The present cabinet of the league is COM
posed as follows: President, Mr.. Edwin
S. LaFetra of Metropolitan; first vice presi-
dent DR.. J. H. Wesler of McKendree; sec
ond vice president. Mrs. M. NJ. Mitchell Ct
Waugh; third vice president Miss Esther
R. Woodward of Wesley; fourth vice presi-
dent, Mr. H. A. Ison Of Douglas Memorial;
recording secretary, Mr.. Frank T. Israel #
Eldbrooke; corresponding secretary, Mp.
Mr.. Chas. H. Roesch of Old Foundry;
superintendent Of Junior League, Miss
Emily Scrivener of Brookland.
The local chapters have lately been elect
ing delegates to the convention. Several
have not done so yet. but they will
choose their representatives during the COM
ing week. Those recently elected are:
Brookland-Rev. Jas. H. Hyatt Mr.. E. c.
Miller, Miss Lydia Burklin, Miss ]. NJ. Pat
ten and Mr. A. F. Drake.
Gorsuch-Rev. Thomas E. Copes, Mr..
William R. Hunt, Mr.. John W. Crawford,
Mrs. c. ]. Crymes and Mrs. c. Hudson.
Lynn-Rev. w. L. Lynn. Mrs. Nettie
Steele, Mrs Maggie Littleford Mrs. Bertha
Holt, Mrs B. r. Thompson.
Metropolitan-Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol, Mr..
c. NJ. Forrest. Mr.. J. Finney Engle, Miss
Lillian Carr, Miss Estelle Gallagher, Miss
Elizabeth Bobb Mr.. A. H. Levers, Mr.. Geo
S. COLLISION and Mr.. Luther L. Derrick.
Trinity-Dr. ]. c. Nicholson, NJ. D. M
trude Sheldon, Miss Ethel Hunter, Miss
Alice Hunter, Mrs. L. B. Fouts and Mrs
Heinlne
Wilson Memorial-Rev A. H Thompson
sic Rodrick, Miss E. V. Allen Mr. j. W.
Williams and Miss Viola Turner.
Names of Officers Elected.
Quite a number Of the leagues in the
District have recently elected officers for
the league year, which begins October 1.
The latest elections are as follows:
President, Mr.. C. NJ. For
rest; first vice president, Mr.. ]. Finney
Carr; third vice president. Miss Ethel CAL
lagher; fourth vice president Miss Eliza
beth Bobb; secretary, Mr.. A. NJ Levers,
and treasurer. Mr.. George S. COLLISION.
rghtwood-President, Mr.. Homer Smith !;
first vice president, Mr.. T. w. Mummaw;
fourth vice president, Miss Marion H.
Flynn; secretary, Mr.. Benjamin s. Det-
wller. and treasurer, Miss Gertrude Man
ming.
A report made by Miss Nellie I. Peddi-
cord, the treasurer of Gorsuch Epworth
League, to a recent business meeting of
that body, showed that there was s7S 10 in
| the treasury of that organization.