Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-16
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERS.

The Christian Endeavor topic for tomor-f
row will be THE lad with the loaves and
hshes John vi: 9-13. 1t is intended that
joint meetings shall be held by the young
peoples societies and the juniors.
The semi annual convention OF the Chris
tan Endeavor Union of northern Virginia
is to be held at Oakton near Vienna next
Tuesday. Rev. DR.. Francis f. Clark. pres
ident of the United Society OF Christian
Endeavor and of the Worlds Christian
Endeavor Union. will be present and at the
afternoon session will conduct a confer
ence on endeavor work
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church was Wis
tied at its prayer meeting last Sunday
evening by the first vice president and the
recording secretary of the District Chris
tian Endeavor Union. Mr.. JAS NJ Pickens
and Mr.. Herman G. Metcalf Some of the
visiting delegates to the Methodist Profess
tant Christian Endeavor convention were
also present
The service at Fort Myer last SUNDAY
night was in charge of the Christian En-
deavor Society of Calvary Baptist Church,
and twentyone members of the society
went out to the meeting. Mr. Horace NJ
Gilman, first vice president of the society,
led the meeting.
The Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Pro-
testant Church was well represented at
all the sessions of the recent Methodist
Protestant Christian Endeavor convention,
held at the North Carolina Avenue Metho-
dist Church. Both the morning and even-
ing services at the church Sunday were
conducted by visiting clergymen. The
Junior Endeavorers and Sunday school
scholars. accompanied by their teachers
and pastor. Rev. DIR. Gill. met at the
church Sunday afternoon and attended in
a ia "a n he
Last Tuesday evening the Christion Ed
deavorers of the Vermont Avenue Chris
tan Church hald a business meeting and
social at the residence of the president Mr..
r. A. Balderson. Several new members
were assigned to committees. and after
a general business session the committees
met separately to consider their various
lines of work Afterward the meeting WAS
given over to social features. and refresh
ments were served. Miss Mamie Williams
was awarded a G. F.. pin the result of
a contest. A large number of members of
the society were present
The Christian Endeavor Society of Faith
Chapel recently engaged in an exciting and
successful contest for membership. The
two sides were called the Blues and Whites.
respectively. The captain of the former
was Mrs Alice Weeks and of the latter
Miss Blanch Steff. The Blues were VIC
torious, and a climax to the competi-
ton they were given reception and BAN
quet Tuesday evening by the Whites.
There was a short program, consisting o[
an address of welcome by the pastor, Rev.
Edward Warren; piano solos by Miss Helen
GrigSby; selections by a male quartet COM
posed of Messrs Middleton. Powell, Shack
elford and Thornton. Beautiful bouquets
of flowers We're presented to the two cap
tains. The tables were handsomely deco
rated and well laden with dainties. Games
and music concluded a delightful evening.
The nominating committee, which was
elected at the last meeting of the District
union to nominate candidates for union Of
ficers for the coming year, met in the ves-
try of ST Paurs Lutheran Church Wednes-
day evening. The committee organized by
electing Rev. Charles H. Butler of Keller
Memorial Lutheran Society as president
and Mr.. Edgar c. Buckingham of Metropol-
itan Presbyterian Society as secretary.