Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-18
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.


censon Chapter will meet on the fourth
Thursday evening of each month.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.
Preparations are well advanced for Chris
tian Endeavor day at the Washington
Grove Chautauqua, to be observed Monday,
August g. An echo meeting OF the re-
cent Denver convention, to be held at
p m, is to be the principal feature. and
during the afternoon there will be an in
teresting musical and literary program.
The evening service will take the place
of the usual monthly meeting Of the Dis
trict Christian Endeavor Union. Last year
about 800 Endeavorers attended exercises
at Washington Grove on the day set apart
for them, and the affair was regarded as
very pleasant and successful. This year
the arrangements are being mace on
larger scale, as 1t is expected that the
Denver echo meeting alone will prove a
great attraction for very many Endeav-
orers who were unable to attend the con-
vention, but who desire to hear about the
great gathering and to receive something
of its spirit from those who were there.
Aside from the religious features, many
Endeavorers are making plans for a pleas
ant day socially. In some societies picnic
parties are being made up. the arrange
ments being placed in the hands of the
social committee or a special committee
The EndeavOrerS of the Gurley Memorial
Presbyterian Church have appointed a
committee, with Miss Grace Burger as
chairman, to provide the lunch, and a
method has been adopted whereby the
members who can conveniently do so will
furnish certain articles for the repast and
others will contribute small amounts in
cash to be expended by the committee in
purchasing fruit and anything else that
may be needed to complete the bill Of fare.
A similar plan is being employed by the
Endeavorers of the Vermont Avenue Chris
tian Church, who have placed Mrs. j. Nj.
Pickens in charge of their arrangements.
The time for the supper has been set for
O'clock for the convenience of the mem
bers who cannot leave the city until after
office hours.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF the
First Methodist Protestant Church held
a business meeting last Tuesday night and
elected the following new officers: President.
Mr.. E. S. Hantzmon: vice president and
corresponding secretary. Miss Efie r..
Rowe; recording secretary. Miss Eunice
Hartley; treasurer, Miss Susie Cornell;
delegate to the District Union. Miss Annie
Rowe: pianist, Miss Annie Brewer: Junior
superintendents, Mrs Bacon and Mrs. Bo-
harmon.
Christian Endeavor Society OF Temple Bap-
fist Church. her father, Mr.. William
Fletcher. and Mr.. Hole Homrighaus OF
lions Lutheran Christian Endeavor So
ciety accompanied the Epworth League
delegation on its excursion to the Detroit
convention last Wednesday. Mr.. Homrig-
haus goes to visit his father. Rev. A. HON.
righaus, who recently left this city to &C
cept pastorate at Detroit.
Miss Ruth Richards. president of the
Christian Endeavor Society Of the Ecking-
ton Presbyterian Church. who is Spending
the summer at Clifton Station. Va. reports
that she has been instrumental in organ
izing a Christian Endeavor Society at that
place. The first public meeting Of the So
ciety is to be held Sunday, the 18th instant.
The members of the Christian Endeavor
Society of Calvary Baptist Church ten
dered a surprise party to their president,
Miss Gertrude l. Willard at her home
last Monday evening. A large number of
the young people attended and an en3oya-
bic evening was spent, music and games
furnishing pleasure and amusement for all.
The District Christian Endeavor Union
Is receiving reports Of the progress of the
extension campaign for the first half OF
the current year. TWenty-three societies
SO far heard from report net increase of
+a members, an average of seventeen to
each society. and gain OF more than 26
per cent. The members classified as
315 active. IS associate and IL honorary.
Considering the strong obligation Of the
Christian EndeavOr active members
pledge. the union officers regard the large
proportion of active members gained as
very encouraging and gratifying. The
Christian Endeavor Society of Calvary
Baptist Church shows the largest increase
having gained nftythree members. Two
or three societies show slight losses by
reason of pruning their rolls, but even
these are reported being in really bet
ter condition than they were six months
ago.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church held its
monthly committee meeting at the home
of the president, Mr.. r. A. Balderson,
last Tuesday night.