Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25
ANNUAL CONVENTION
SUNDAY SCHOOL osWoRKERS OF
DISTRICT TO CONFER.
Meeting to Be HAld IN Mount Vernon
Place ChureA-0pening Ses- -
sion Monday Next.

Inc Coiuiietee Hayln8f IN charge tHe pIo-
gram for the ninth annual convention of
the Sunday School "a ssociation of the Dis
trict of Columbia. (which begins Monday.
October y, and continues through Wednes-
day evening, has made elaborate prepara-
t1ons for the event. and the convention
promises to be one of great Importance and
interest to the thousands of Sunday school
workers of the District.
The sessions will be held in Mount YER
non Place NJ E. Church South, the first
session beginning at 7:30 o'clock Monday
evening. There will be two sessions Tues
DAY, one IN the afternoon and the other In
the evening, and Wednesday there will be
three meetings. beginning, respectively, at
1880 In the morning, 2:15 in-the afternoon
and the final session commencing at 1880
o'clock in the evening
Mr.. w. w. MILAN, president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Sunday School Associa-
ton, will preside at the initial session Mon
day night. The program in detail for the
evening follows: Service of song, Page l..
organist; DR.. F. A. Swartwout. cornetist;
reading Of Scriptures and prayer, Rev. r.
J. Prettyman; remarks, Henry B. F: Mac
farland, president board of Commissioners.
District OF Columbia; presidents address,
w. w. MILAN; music address, Modern
Bible Study: Its Aim, Method and Results
Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin D. D.; appointment
OF committees on nominations and resolu-
lions, singing, prayer and benediction, Rev.
NJ Ross Fishburn.
The second session will occur a 2:3O
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, and will be de-
voted to matters of interest to the District
Primary Union. Mrs. Weston Flint. presi-
dent Of the union, will preside. and the fol-
lowing program will be given Devotional
exercises Rev. Donald C. Macleod D. D.;
Miss Lydia Hughes, pianist; address, Child
a6 TO G., dow
Miss Agnes NJ. Baldwin, Buffalo, N. Y;
solo, Miss Nellie Newton; address. Music
in the Primary Room Miss Margaret
Coote Brown, Buffalo. N. Y; motion song,
day School Lesson for November ." Miss
Margaret Coote Brown; singing; benedic-
ton.
Service of Song.
The program for Tuesday evening will in
clude the following: Service of song. Geo
Newton, director; Fl. G. Kimball, organist
Elphonzo Youngs, jr., cornetist; reading of
Scriptures and prayer, Rev. F. D. Power
DID; annual report of the field worker and
treasurer, j. H. Lichliter; solo, ]. Walter
Humphrey; address, "Atmospheres and I'm
conscious Tuition Miss Margaret Coote
Brown; address, The Heart of Every Les
son. Merrill z. Gates. LID; prayer and
benediction, Rev. Granville S. Williams,
DID.
Lyster H. Dewey, president of the Dis
trict home Department. will preside a the
session Wednesday, morning, when the time
will be devoted to matters concerning the
home department work. Following devo-
tional exercises, conducted by Rev. J. Rus
sell Nerbrycke, with Miss Stella Bridge,
pianist, Rev. DR.. A. F.. Schauffler of New
York city will deliver an address on THE
Home Department., Its Advantages and
How to Start - and Rev. DR.. Samuel H
Greene Of this Ill '''Tha
Church and the Home"
At 2:15 O'Clock "Wednesday afternoon Rev.
c. H. Butler will lead the devotions, and
Miss May Smith will ofhciate at the piano.
An interesting feature of this meeting will
be Echoes from the Denver Convention"
by Mr.. w. s. ShaleRberger, second as
sistant postmaster general and by Miss
Belle Meany. There Will also be a sympo-
SUM Sunday School Entertainments
and How TO Conduct 7Them.'' Under this
head the following subjects will be dis
cussed: "Children'sa Day" ]. w. Reisner;
Rally Day Jerome F. Johnson The
Christmas Entertainment" Miss Sarah E.
White; The Teachers Social" A. l., Diet
rich. Miss Mamie Shelley VIII sing a solo,
and DR.. Schauffier will teach the lesson for
November 2
The session Wednesday night will mark
the close Of the convention. President Mil
Ian will preside, and the following program
will be carried out: Service of song, Percy
s. Foster, director; Mrs. Eugene Byrnes
organist; DR.. F. A. Swartwout cOrnetist.
Reading of Scriptures and prayer, Rev. J.
]. Muir, D. D.; report of committee on
nominations election of officers and men,
bers of executive committee. Solo, Hear
Ye, Israel" Prof Jasper d. McFall. Ad-
dress, Cuba and the Protestant Sunday
School," p H. Bristow. Address, Modern
Child Study, Its Mistakes and Excellen-
cies,' Rev. A. F. Schau ffier, D. D. report
of committee on resolutions: music; prayer
and benedict ION, Rev. Lucien Clark, d. D.:
adjournment.