Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-14
held in high esteem among intellectual

people.
At the annual meeting of the Gurley
Mems Club, held in the chapel of Gurley
Memorial Church last Tuesday evening, the
suing year: President, J. B. Chase: first
vicepresident, ]. E. Rockwell; second vice
president, T. c. Upton; treasurer w: f.
Boulter; recording secretary, +. r. Stenens;
chairman printing committee. F. >. Young;
chairman membership committee Ihos.
Unsworth; chairman religious committee,
DR.. E. NJ. Finch.
committees were read showing the club to
be in a prosperous condition, and the new
officers intend to continue the present policy
of the club in providing good entertain
mentS. After the business meeting colia-
ton was served.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society Of
Mt. Zion NJ. E. Church extended a welcome
reception to Miss NJ E. PoindeXter Of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, the newly elected deaconess
of this district, last evening at the church
An interesting program was rendered, In
which Mrs. Maria Sample, Mrs. Roacn,
Mrs Louise Brown. Mr. L. U. Bell and
Rev. VIM. H. Gaines took part. The music
was furnished by the choir, Mr.. j. T. Bea-
son, leader. and Mrs. Mary Barnes, organ.
list. Supper was served by the society, OF
which Miss H. H. Beason Is president, Mrs.
Harriet Gaines, treasurer, and Mrs. Louise
Brown, secretary. Rev. M. w. Clair OF AS
bury NJ. E. Church and large number of
parishioners were present to extend well
come.
The following have been elected officers
Of Mt, Zion M. e. Church; Stewards Geo.
T. Beason j. B. Locke, Jas. l.. Turner, Da-
vid Wright, John Bell, Jas. Thomas, Chas.
Smith Robert DeNeal. VIM. Bell, Daniel
Richardson, VIM. Watts. Jas. Jefreris and
J. F. Garner; trustees. r. Holmes, j. w.
Lee. Alfred Pope, Chas. Matthews, Henson
Edgar Mummy. Da-
vid Hutchinson and j. T. Beason, secretary.
The fourth quarterly conference voted for
the return of the pastor, Rev. VIM. III.
Gaines. who has served the congregation for
three years.
The members of Waugh NJ. E. Church
have made elaborate preparations for cele-
brating the fftieth anniversary of the
church. beginning tomorrow morning and
closing Friday night March 90 1t is the
intention of the members to make the COM
ing week memorable period in the history
of the church, and the program of exercises
has been especially arranged to that end.
There will be addresses during the course
of the celebration by many well-known
clergymen Of all denominations in this city,
and a prominent feature of the exercises
will be the music. The choir of the church,
consisting of eighteen voices under the d.
rection Of Mr.. w. c. Mills, with Miss ]. B.
F. Grant as organist, will render a large
number of selections on various evenings.
Rev. George E. Maydwell, the pastor of
the church, will preach special sermons in
commemoration Of the golden jubilee of the
church tomorrow morning and evening. An
interesting feature of the celebration will
be the reunion of former pastors and early
members Of the church. Two of the former
pastors-Rev G. G. Markham and Rev. Geo.
v. Leech-will be present and deliver ad-
dresses and the choir will sing.
Fraternal greetings will be received by
the Waugh congregation from the churches
Of Capitol Hill Monday evening, when Rev.
DR.. T. c. Easton, pastor Of Eastern Pres
byterian Church, will preside. Pastors of
churches who will make short addresses
are Rev. Dr. G. N. Luccock, Metropolitan
Presbyterian; Rev. DR.. w. E. Parson,
Church of the Reformation; Rev. w. 8.
Hammond, Epworth NJ. E. Church South;
Rev. r. B. Warder, Friends Church; Rev.
c. H. Butler, Keller Memorial; Rev. A N.
Ward. North Carolina NJ. P. Church; Rev.
r. B; Bagbyi Ninth Street Oh Christian
Avenue Baptist Church. The choir of Trim
ity M. E. Church, under the leadership of
]. w. Dyre, with Prof w. +. Dales, or
ganist, will furnish the music.
The anniversary of the Sunday school will
occur Tuesday evening. The music will be
provided by the Sunday school choir and
orchestra and addresses will be delivered by
Rev. A. F. Campbell and Rev. Frank G.
Porter of Baltimore. Mrs. Lucretia Walker
Hardy will give history of the school,
and John r. Zimmerman will tell of the
early struggles of the society.
rev. LIZ. w. NJ. eTSuSOn Will PRESIDE over
the exercises of Wednesday night which
will be devoted to Methodism. The choir of
Douglas Memorial Church will render selec-
tons, under direction of Charles H. Gray
with Miss Dorothy Houchen, organist
Among the Methodist ministers who will
make brief addresses will be Rev. J. Edwin
Amos, Rev. DR.. E. L. Hubbard, Rev. Page
Milburn and Rev. DR.. L. B. Wilson
The program for Thursday evening will
be entirely musical. The choir of Waugh
Church will sing special anthems, and a
large part of the evening will be devoted to
singing Methodist hymns by the congrega-
ton.
The Epworth League will have charge of
the program Friday evening, and the meet
ing will be devoted principally to missions
Rev. DR.. Charles w. Gallagher will be the
chief speaker. The officers of the District
League will be present, and music will be
furnished by Mr.. r. E. Rodrick and Miss
Sally ]. Nicholson. This meeting will mark
the close of the celebration.