The Washington times., 1903-11-12
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY
IN MOUNT PLEASANT
The New Methodist Episcopal Body
Celebrates the First Completed Year
of It's Organization.

The Methodist Episcopal Church OF
Mount Pleasant held it's first anniver-
sary last evening, at St Stephens
parish hall, on Fourteenth street. be-
tween Columbia Road and Kenesaw
Avenue northwest. This congregation "a
occupying the parish hall until they
build. which will be within the next
year.
Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant
people are much interested in this new
church, since there is no other Metho-
dist Church in this large district Just
one year ago the church was started
with twenty-one charter members as
follows: Isaac R Hit, jr; ..rs. Rosa
NJ. 3. Hit, Miss Ruth Z. Hit, Miss
Leila B. Hit, George Simmons, DR.. c.
w. Scott, +. c. Huebner, Mrs. F. c.
Huebner F. c. Waring, Mrs. F. c. War
ing. Mrs. S. A. Perry. Frank B. Walker.
Mrs. F. B. Walker. Mrs. H. r. Naylor
Miss Mariana Day, Mrs. Julia P.
Truxton. Frank c. Roach, Mrs. Jennie
c. Roach, Robert D. Swingle. Mrs En-
ma c. Swingle, and DR.. B. f. Gibbs.
The board of trustees consists Of
Isaac r. Hit, jr., president; Frank e
Waring. secretary; Clarence L. Hard
ing. treasurer; George Simmons, Fran
els c. Huebner, DR.. Cephas w. Scott.
Frank 3. Walker. Robert D. swingle.
DR.. Benjamin F. Gibbs
The stewards are: Frank E. WarIng
district steward: Alonzo Tweedale. re.
cording steward; Herman L. Aniss
Richard D. Evans. John H Bell, T. Wal
ter Fowler. Iowa w. Call Frank .
Roach. Fred S. Croxton, Jucge Charles
P. Scott, Orlando H. Smith.
TIE pastor in charge is the Rev. Jo-
seph Dawson.
The church has grown steadily, until
IL has at present 124 names on the
church roll. The directory OF the church
is now t. the hands Of the publisher,
and shows the chrnnology, as follows:
November II, 1907, organized; Novem-
Der q, Thanksgiving exercises held in
postofice hall on Park Street; Decem-
Der z, first service by pastor: December
10. church incorporated under lite Meth
odist Episcopal Society OF Mount Pleas
ant. District OF Columbia; February Is.
1903, first quarterly conference organic
ed; June I. last service held IN pcztofice
hall; June IA, first service in St Ste
phen's parish hall. on Fourteenth
Street, between Columbia Road and
Kenesaw Avenue: November IL ami
Yersary exercises
An interesting program was prepared
by the committee on arrangements.
Short addresses were given by Rev. H.
r. Naylor. the presiding elder, the Rev.
Joseph Dawson. the pastor; Isaac r.
Hit, jr.; president board OF trustees,
Alonzo Tweedale; recording steward.
Clare l. Harding, treasurer OF board of
trustees: T. c. Roach. musical direc-
tor. Fred c. Croxton, superintendent of
Sunday school; Mrs. H r. Naylor. pres
ident OF ladies' guild
The Rev. A. F. Dudley. Of ST. Steph-
ems Episcopal Church, A. B. Brown, OF
Foundry N. E Church. and DR.. Wess-
Ter. president OF the Epworth League Of
the district OF Columbia.
Mr.. Croxton. IN a neat speech. pre-
sented the pastor with a large cake.
with one large candle on 1t, representing
the age Of the church and presented the
pastors wife with some beautiful fow-
ers.
Delightful music was given by Mr..
and Mrs F. c. Roach, Mrs. f. c. Crox-
ton, and Mrs Fisher. after which a
general social. with refreshments. made
all present feel at home. The church
was crowded
The church was decorated through the
courtesy of Mr. and Mrs Small.