The Washington times., 1903-04-04

@ioA oi tNt business meeting. MI dtti
Mrs WaJtingIy entertained their guests
TO refreshments.
The board Of control of the District
League held its monthly session at Wes-
ley Church, on Wednesday. April l. at
7-30 o'clock. Preceding the board ses-
sion a meeting of the cabinet was held.
Those present at the board session were
+. T Israel. J. Finney EngIe. Miss Es-
ther R. Woodward DR. John H WesIer,
Miss Nellie L, Hawke, Ernest H. Pull
man, Miss Ruth l. CrandaH, Charles F.
LingeT. c. II Forrest, J. H Allen, Mrs.
W. s Phelps, F. A Woodward. NJ F.
SDeelman, and Prof. Frisbey
The devotional services preceding the
business session were conducted by J.
H Allen. The report Of DR.. J. H Wes-
Ter, the first vice president, showed in
creased interest among the leagues. and
good work being done along spiritual
lines. j Finney Engle, chairman Of the
transportation committee. presented to
the board some information concerning
negotiations with respect to the route
and the fare which this committee had
made to the first international league
convention at Detroit After general
discussion Of the matter a motion pre-
vailed to the effect that the transporta-
ton committee be given full power TO
decide upon the route to be taken. the
fare. and ali necessary details IN con-
nection with the convention The com
Hfttee in charge of Epworth League an
niveTsaTy day exercises reported pro-
gress in the details of the program
c. NJ. Forrest. head of the banquet
committee, reported upon the status of
that question. After discussion a mo-
ton was adopted to defer the question
until the October meeting.
The invitation which was recently ex-
tended TO the District League by Ana
costa Chapter to hold the first of the
mass meetings to be held during the
summer in the suburban churches al
Anacostia was accepted.
1t was decided by the board that the
last Of the subdistrict meetings for the
winter be held on Friday evening, April
"A. The chapters included In this meet
ing are North Capitol, Douglas. Grove,
BTookland, Grace, Woodside, Bright
wood, Langdon, and Fletcher. The pro-
gram for this meeting will be arranged
later
A Junior League mass meeting is to
be held on May II. the arrangements for
which are in the hands of the superin-
tendent, Miss Ruth I. Crandan
A short time ago Dr. C. ". Gal
lagher, president OF the Lucy Webb
Hayes Training School and Rust Hall.
suggested TO the Epworth League off,
cials here that the proposition OF nam
Ing the gymnasium in that hall after
the Epworth League be presented to the
Baltimore conference, Epworth League,
which met at Baltimore last Tuesday In
this way il was thought the s., 600 neces-
sary fer naming the gymnasium could be
obtained without burdening any one
local chapter or district. President
Israel stated to the board that IL was
impossible TO bring the matter before
the leagues on the occasion mentioned
Accordingly motion prevailed that the
president correspond with the presi-
dents Of all the districts in the Baltt-
more conference to ascertain their views
On the subject It might be added that
there are over 200 local chapters in the
confines Of the Baltimore conference.
Miss NJ A. Jones addressed the board
upon the work being accomplished by
the District nurse under the auspices
of the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety- An appeal was made by her for
help in paying the incidental expenses
of this work. a motion was adopted re-
ferring the matter to the mercy and
help departments for such action as they
may deem proper. It was also decided
that Mrs N M Mitchell, the chairman
OF this department. be given authority
to communicate with the mercy and
help departments or the local chapters
tn the city with regard to the ques-
ton
The board then adjourned to meet the
first Wednesday in May.