Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-10

o'clock in the morning with a corporate
A. Mitchell of Centerville, Md. The con-
vention sermon will be preached. at IL
o clock by Rev DR.. c. Ernest Smith, rector
of St Michaefs ard All Angels Church,
Baltimore. Mr. Thomas s. Wood of Wash
/ ington will be chairman at the :, O'Clock
| mass meeting, when Mr.. Hubert Carleton.
/ travelling secretary of the brotherhood. will
make an address to the juniors. The
Mission of the Juniors will be the subject
| of an address by Rev. r. s. w. Wood OF
| Baltimore. Another mass meeting will be
aeld at o'clock, presided over by Mr.; Al
| bion K. Paris of this city. Mr.. Carleton
will talk on the subject What Brother
hood Stands for After Its Nineteen Years
/ of Experience" and other addresses will
be made.
The evening service will be addressed by
Rev. Richard P. Williams, rector of Trim
ity, and at 8 o'clock a farewell meeting
will be held, at which Mr.. w. H. Gibson.
president of the Easton local assembly,
will preside Brief addresses will be made
by delegates and others present.
The local committee in charge and sub
committees on convention are as follows:
! George W. Salter. chairman: Bert I.
Amos, secretary and treasurer; Edward r.
LOCKER. j. Holdsworth Gordon, Frank III.
Evans, F. H. Riordan. Charles F. Roberts
T. O. Ebaugh Col. Cecil Clay, F. w. Nc
! Reynolds Press and prnting-Frank M. Ev-
ans. chairman. Richard Hamilton. vice
chairman. Junior chapters-F. H. Riordan,
chairman; Thomas s. Wood. vice chairman
man; Bert T. Amos, secretary; w. H.
| Goldsmith. DR.. Thomas J. Jones' P. d.
Brooks. w. R. 'Bedell. Thomas H. Arm
strong, w. B. Dent. w. r. Smith, r. D.
| Moran, c. L. Hutchinson, w. NJ. Davis,
Thomas s. Wood, A. Y. Gray, w. w. Frost
Entertainment-T. o. Enough, chairman; F.
L. Hynson, Bert 7. Amos. w. r. Bedell.
The annual outing the grounds Of the
National Lutheran Home for the Aged at
Winthrop Heights will be held Tuesday,
May 49, This institution was founded by
Mrs. Sarah Utermehle, and the third w ed
nesday in May is annually celebrated as
founders day with an outing. The in
stitution now has twenty-five inmates and
a movement is on foot to erect an addition
much larger than the present structure. 1t
is also proposed to build small chapel on
the grounds. The building committee has
been appointed and consists of the follow
ing: Rev. w. E. Parsons. D. ID. Rev F.
W Moot, Mr.. Isaac c. Slater. Mr.. W. H.
Finckel Mr. Albert f. Fox. Mr.. John C.
Parker and Mr.. B. G.. McQuay. The last
statement issued by the treasurer of the in
stitution shows that II is in good financial
condition. and it is probable that the i'm
provements planned will be made within
short time. The grounds of the home have
recently been beautified by the planting of
trees and shrubbery, and farm of twenty
five acres belonging to the home Is being
made productive under the direction Of the
farming committee, Mr.. John c. Parker
and Mr.. L. c. Slater.
The Mems Club Of the Eastern Presbyte-
rian Church held an Interesting meeting
Monday night and a large attendance mark
ed the occasion. The address of the evening
was made by MIR. George G. Boardman, who
has recently returned from the Philippines,
and who talked of the islands and the peo-
pie. illustrating his remarks with a num-
Der of large coored pictures. Among other
numbers on the program were a piano solo
by MIR. Edwin s. Gee, bass solo by Mr.. Ar
thur E. Middleton, violin solo by Mr.. Jo-
fann sole Nv Mr.
Davis. The club proposes to hold a meet
ing early in June, when the ladies of the
congregation will be invited to attend
A number of Episcopal and Catholic
churches in the city observed Ascension
day" last Thursday with appropriate SER
vices.
The Epworth League of Fletcher NJ E
Church held it's monthly business meeting
Tuesday night at the residence of Mr. A
o. Fowler, 1910 9Th street northwest. There
was large attendance and the meeting
was regarded as most successful. The Of
ficers of the different departments made re-
ports showing activity in all lines of league
work, and Miss Anna Bennett was elected
first vice resident to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr.. c. r. Boyd After
the business session a novel feature of en-
tertainment INDUCED in was Dutch
social which proved an enjoyable affair
TO those present.
Rev. (. B. Bagby, pastor of the Ninth
street Christian Church, who has been i'll
Tor the past two months of fever, has now
recovered his usual health and occupied the
pulpit in his church last Sunday
1t is expected that Miss Stone, the ran
somed missionary, will lecture at the First
congregational Church under the arspices
of the Mission Club, the latter part of next
week.
The first public function of the recently
organized Young Peoples District Associa-
ton and Home Circle was given Wedres-
day evening at Metropolitan NJ E. Church
parlors. and was in the nature of a Nav
FESTIVAL and social Music was furnished
by an orchestra, and short program was
rendered. including bright dialogue, en-
titled Queen and a Kingdom" Each per-
son present received a souvenir May bas-
ket, and refreshments We're served. There
was very large attendance. The organi-
cation named is composed of the Young
Peoples Missionary Societies of the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church of Washington dis
trict, the chapters in the several Methodist
churches having formed an association for
the purpose of promoting a more uniform
system of work.
An important summer gathering in con-
nection with Y. NJ. G. A. work will be the
biennial meeting Of the secretaries and
other paid officers of the association to be
| held i'll Mountain Lake Park Md June IL
| " ~ II - Planned TO nave special eX-
J ctrsion to Washington Monday following
the convention. There will be four other
conferences during the summer for Y, NJ.
G. A. workers-one at Mortified, Mass +:
! one at Asheville, N c.; one at Lake Ge-
| neva, Wis, and one on the Pacific coast.
! y special service was held last Sunday
| evening at the North Presbyterian Church.
| when an address was delivered by Rey
| Edwin c. inwwiddie, and a special musical
| program was rendered
The Sunday school of Gunton-Temple
! Memorial Presbyterian Church recently
| reid an entertainment which proved one of
| the most attractive affairs of the season.
| there being an exceptionally large attend
| ance Among other numbers on the pro-
gram was violin solo by Miss Lillian
| koechllng; vocal solos by Miss Hazel Doc
, ley and Miss Ethel Smith. and a number
OF Rotations. A short play, called "a
Doiis Hospital" was also given, the little
| folks OF the Sunday school taking the parts
| or matron. physician. nurses etc The
| schooi orchestra, under direction of Mr.
| George A. Provost, rendered several seIec-
! tons The children participating in the
| entertainment were in charge of Mrs. Rob-
| art he