The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19
Fourth General C0nven-
ton Meets This
Evening.
SESSIONS LAST FOUR DAYS
Opening Takes Place at Metropolitan
Church, Which Is deliberately Deco
rated for Reception of the Delegates.
Program OF the Evening.

The fourth general conference Of the
District Epworth League viii convene at
the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Church at s o'clock this evening.
It is expected that between four and
five hundred delegates Will be present
at the convention besides those who are
interested in the society, and other
members OF the league who are not
delegates Many are making arrange
ments through the secretary to obtain
The Times twice daily throughout the
convention, as it will contain complete
and authentic accounts of the proceed
ings Of each session.
The Delegates in the City.
Among those delegates from the city
and abroad who registered at the church
today were the following:
Mr. W r CaTery, Bethlehem, Pa:
Miss y NJ Lindsey. West Virginia; Mrs
F Redmann. Philadelphia, Pa Miss
MolIie Ennis. Pennsylvania; Abraham
Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Miss Isabel
aattern, Stewartston. Pa: Mrs J a
MatteTn. Pennsylvania; Rev. R H
Wharton, Nilesburg. Pa Mrs. Frank E
Thompson, Pennsylvania Rev J. F.
Eeisse, Baltimore: Mr.. Newton W
Hershner, Stewartston- Pa; Miss Grace
Conway. Pennsylvania; Mr.. T R OveI-
ton, Baltimore, Nd; Miss Lucy Y. Ca
Ianiss, Alexandria. Va; Mr. Harry H.
Chalfant, Pittsburg, Pa; Miss Anna Nc
Difett- Ccnnelsville, Pa; Mr. r "
Day. Philadelphia Pa; Mrs Mary E
Griffin, Washington. D. C; Miss Cecilia
N Gilbert, DuqUesne Heights. Pa; Miss
Grace z. Hubs, baltimore Nd. Rev
J Byron Hopkins. Alexandria. Va Miss
Sadie Hall; this ely Miss Anna NJ
HoTneT. Connelsvi4le, Pa; Mr.. Bruce
Hughes. Pennsylvania: Miss Ida C.
Kuhn, Pittsburg, Pa; Miss Nellie NJ
Lindsey, Guyandotte, ". Va Mr.. u. J.
Moone, Philadelphia, Pa; Rev. S. Kee-
Der, Pittsburg. Pa: Sir. A o. Famler.
this city; Miss Eliza c. King. Pittsburg.
Pa: Mr.. W E Yeage-, Philadelphia.
Pa; Mrs " E Yeeger, Philadelphia,
Pa; Mr.. William L. Wandcock. Penn
sylvania: Miss E. H Amer, Philadel-
phia, Pa; Miss Elizabeth Babb. this
city; Mr.. William l. Bennett. PhiladeI-
phia, Pa; Miss Alice 5. Beason. An
napolis. Nd: Miss Gertrude Cooper. Al
exandTia. Va: Mr. Joseph Cochran.
Pittsburg, Pa; Miss Grace z. Chandler,
this city.
Mr.. Woodcoc6 to Preside.
Hon William L. Wocdeock. Of AItoo-
IA. Pa. the president. viii preside. Rev.
Lucien Clark VIII conduct the devotional
exercises, and Prof a. T. Tasker will
preside at the organ Rev Henry 2.
Naylor D. D., presiding elder Of the
Washington district. viii deliver an ad-
dress Of welcome on behalf Of Washing
ton Methodists
the main auditorium being festooned in
red and white-the Epworth League col
ors-and the national emblem. Flags
are eveFywhere-draped over the plat
form, suspended from the galleries, ana
from every pillar swings the white
Maltese cross, embIazoned with the let
tiers E l." tte sign of the league.
Lock Up, Lift Up"
Across the rear of the platform
large Maltese cross IS suspended. bear
ing the league motto. Look up. lift up
Palms and flowers are in profusion on
and around the platform
Mr. E r Rochester. chairman of the
reception committee. and his CORDS Of
assistants were busy today greeting the
delegates st the railroad stations. see
ing to their comfort. Today the dele
gates we're escorted 10 the church bv
pages and made welcome by some Cf
Washington's prettiest young women.
The delegates registered and in their
turn we're assigned TO temporary homes
BY Mrs 81 NJ Mitchell. Chairman of the
registration and entertainment commit
tee, assisted by Mrs. F T. Isra-i Misses
Cora Mclean, Emily Scrivener. Jose
phine Patten. EsteIIe Crump, Esther
woodward Anna jones' c Rodrfck
Grace MaydwelI F Jackson, A. Pusev.
II. MushaB, Anna Williams. Anna TIL
ton L. Church E. Mitchell z. Stocker.
Adah RaEden. E. Y. Allen Ida Gilbert
Rose Wilson. Mrs T z. CCpes. Mrs
Ernst. Mrs. \. Hospital Mrs Hudson.
Mrs. s 5. Culbertson, Mrs. AllDress. /
Misses Grace Cnaudlee. K Cheeseuar.
r Briscoe, p. Fowler, e George z.
Paxton. K Baldenecker, and Mrs Dew,
hirst
-Four Days Convention.
The convention viii last four days.
Sessions viii be heId Friday morning.
afternoon, and evening. Saturday morn
ing viii open with a sunrise prayer
meeting. at $50 o'clock. At American
Uriversity grounds. after which a light
breakfast Will be served free by Ed
brooke Chapter Then viii come 4 ses-
SIGN at the Metropolitan Church at 8
O'Clock. That afternoon VIII be given up
70 sightseeing and q trip 70 Mount Yer
non. A big mass meeting viii be held
al O'Clock, in the interest Of missions
and temperance
Junior League rally viii be held
Sunday afternoon ct O'Clock, and the
convention sermon. at g D. n. viii be
followed. at o'clock. by all the Ieaguers
joining IN conservation service.
All the sessions viii be open 10 the !
public. and the Epworthians of the city /
are especially urged 10 attend all the
meetings with their notebooks and Bi- i
bles.
The program for this evening is as
fellows:
Music. Lyric Quartet, Mrs. Charles 3. /
BayIy. Miss Elizabeth Wahlv. Mrs. D. I.
0Iin Leech. Mrs. a LcftwIch Sinclair. {
on be haIf Of Washington district En-
worth League. Mr. !. Finney Engle- on (
behalf Of Metropolitan Churchs Rev.
Frank II Bristol, D. D.. pastor; duef. +
Miss Martha GarthwaIte and Prof John
P. Hills. Responses-S,f5 O'Clock. On
behalf Of the Fourth general conference
district William L WoodcocIz- Altoona.
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