Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-28
EPWoRTH LEAGUE NOTES.

Epworth Leaguers will have missionary
| meeting tomorrow evening. The topic is
Heroes Of Africa-Livingston Cox Mac
kay and Good"
DR.. John H. Wesler, first vice president
| OF the District League, will conduct the
service at Wesley Chapter tomorrow even
| ing. Miss NJ. M. Eitzhugh led the service
| last Sunday.
The service at Hamline last Sunday even
ing was in charge of Mr.. E. r. Rochester
and proved profitable to the large number
present.
An important meeting Of the district
| board of control is announced for next
Wednesday evening at Wesley Church Ons
of the most important matters to come up
at this meeting will be the proposed banquet
| by the board Of control to the pastors Of
| the Methodist churches of this city. The
| matter is in the hands Of committee,
whose duty 1t is to report upon the project
| at the meeting Wednesday evening. 1t is
thought that this proposition will meet with
| the approval OF the board. Mr.. E. H. Pull
| man, the corresponding secretary, has sent
| notices to all members Of the board, urging
their attendance at the meeting.
| The Epworth League of st. Paurs NJ E.
Church held delightful social Wednes-
day evening of this week, which was at
tended by large number Of leaguers and
| their friends. Mr.. Frank T. Israel and
| NIL H. a. ASOu pIcSlucul ana IOuTCn vice
president, respectively of the District
League. were in attendance. During the
evening those present engaged in a book
| and picture contest. Miss Colby and Miss
| Sunny rendered vocal solos and Miss Os-
| borne played several selections on the
piano.
| At present much interest is manifested
| by local Epworth Leaguers in the anniver-
sary celebration of the Baltimore confer
| ence Epworth League, which is to occur
| in that city Tuesday evening of next week.
| Preparations for the event have been COM
pleted. Roughly estimated. about fifty
leaguers from this city will attend the
| meeting. A special car Will carry Washing
| toms visitors to Baltimore. The official
| party from Washington will leave here
| over the Pennsylvania road at $40 pm.
Tuesday and will return the same evening.
| Among those who will attend the ami
versary celebration are the following: Dis
trict President Israel and WIFE Mr. Will
| lam Freer, Mr.. WILDER Freer, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Herbert Riley, Mr.. and Mrs. M. r. Speel-
man, Mr. Charles H. Roesch. Mrs. M. M.
norman, Mr.. Ernest H. Pullman, Mrs. c.
w. Reyes, Mr.. D. w. Galehouse, Mr. Harry
| Albers, Miss Elsie Paxton, Miss Elizabeth
Funk, Mr. and Mrs Samuel Scrivener, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles F. Linger, Miss Flynn,
/ Mrs Detwiler, Miss Thompson, Mr.. and
| Miss Stratton, DR.. and Mrs. J. H. Wesler,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. smfthson. John E. Fort,
George w. King, jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. 8. R.
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| five leaguers will go from North Capitol
| League and ten from Wilson Memorial,
! From present indications Washington will
send larger number than ever in her his
| tory to the conference rally.
| A beautiful badge, made of celluloid in
| the shape of a Maltese cross has been pro-
vided for the local leaguers. This badge
has the picture of the national Capitol upon
| its face, and has the letters "E. L." and
the words Washington District, Baltimore
| Conference"
The program for this meeting is as fol-
| lows: Song service and devotional exer-
| cises led by DR.. L. B. Wilson; music by
Lyric Quartet; address by Rev. Arthur II.
| Thompson. pastor of Wilson Memorial
| Church, this city; address by the Rev. John
| w. r. Sumwalt, Am Ready for Work -
| music by Lyric Quartet; address by Rev.
Don s. Colt, D. D., of Baltimore: closing
| words by Bishop Fitzgerald. The benedic-
| ton will be pronounced by Rev. Hugh
Johnston. A chorus of 500 voices will be
in attendance. and the music of the even
| ing will be conducted by Charles P. Cleve-
| land
The Junior League of Gorsuch Church is
| in charge of Miss Walther, a student of the
| Lucy Webb Hayes Training School this
| city, and the work is reported to be pros
| porous
The Sunday evening meetings at the Dis
| trict jail, which are In charge of Wesley
| Epworth League, under direction of the
| president, Mr.. Frank A. Woodward. are
said to be quite profitable to the inmates
| This chapter has been holding services of
this character for several years past, and
1t is said the meetings have been success
\ full.
The plan of holding district rallies in the
interest OF the Epworth League in sub
urban churches during the coming summer
| is meeting with favor. Among the various
chapters Anacostia Chapter has sent an
| official invitation to the district board of
control to hold the first of these meetings
in Anacostia Church.
The Epworth League of the NJ. E. Church
South will be addressed by DR.. Dubose,