Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
AT BANQUET BOARD
Fall Rally of Mt. Pleasant
Mems, Club.
CHURCH ATHLETICS"
ADDRESSES BY MESsRs. WEST,
CAMPBELL AND MOVES.
Exercises Incident to Remuneration Of
Mt Pleasant Congrega-
tonal Church.

As feature of the second day Of the ex-
ercises incident to the reconsecratfon Of the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.
which has undergone a thorough overhaul
Ing and the addition Of a large auditorium
the Mems Club and the church held Its an
nual fall rally last night The occasion was
celebrated with banquet, at which were
gathered many prominent members of the
community who in responding to the after
dinner toasts. uttered thoughts Of wit and
wisdom that were greatly enjoyed by those
assembled.
Shortly after o'clock the members of the
club. together with invited guests, to the
number of four score or more. were es-
corted to the large banquet hall to the
accompaniment Of inspiring music by the
Royal Italian Orchestra. Once seated, and
grace having been said by Rev. NJ Ross
flshburn. the pastor, an elaborate menu
was served. From oysters on the half shell
70 oemi tasse, each course was heartily en-
)oyed and thoroughly appreciated by ap-
petltes that had been whetted by being
caused to await the arrival of belated mem
bers of the club
AT the conclusion of an hour and a half
came further entertainment In the shape
OF addresses by prominent members of the
club.
AoureSS OF welcome.
Mr.. Charles s. Clarke, who is serving his
second term as president of the club was
the POSTMASTER, and delivered the adj
dress of welcome. Mr. Clarke told of the.
organization of the club with it's small mem.
oership and of its steady and splendid
growth until today it has on its rolls more
than two hundred men,
The heart of the club is hero to,;,b+
SAID Mr.. Clarke, land / am glad to see
SUCH large TURNING out. There is work
1or me mems club of this church and I
trust tnat every man of you will mt forth
ms best effort in the interests Of tba or
ganizatlon and of the church. Il is plea sa n
10 see before me so many faces and to ba
ape TO renew old ties" At the conclusion
missioner Henry L. West, a former nresi-
dent of the club. as the first speaker of
the evening %
Commissioner West Talks.
MI West spoke of the occasion as being
a 'cheerful hour and from this deducted
the bright sunshine that had been let into
the world and into life. He told of the
sunshine In the novels, in the alleys and
IN other places and asserted that there IS
more sunshine in the world today than our
Iorefathers ever dreamed of He told of
the sunshine exhibited in the care of the
SICK, In the flower guilds of the church. in
the mems club, in the literature of the day
and In recreation. He told of how the
church was once dark and dreary. and how
the sunlight of Christianity had flooded the
space that was once cloudy.
Now, he said, 1.-The mems club has nm
oertaken great work; 1t is the duty of it's
members to let more sunlight into the af-
lars or the church and of the community
ana he felt assured that each of the mem
bers would do his full duty
The remarks of Commissioner West wera
followed by an ARA amoroso entitled.
Taina no Harm to Run When You is
Skeered. sung In his own inimical .styIe
by Mr.. George H. O'Connor and at the con-
clusion of an encore, which was heartily
cheered, Mr.. Clarke introduced Assistant
U. s. Attorney General Frank L. Campbell
to speak Of THE Mems Club"
Judge Campbell outlined the history of
the club from its organization. Five years
ago. he said. the club started out with a
membership Of forty. and one had only to
look around to see the results Of its re-
markable growth. The work DONE he said.
had been large. Men have been brought to-
gether and friends made by the use of the
other benefit to each other. The work of
the club, he said, had been felt in the COM
munfty and he felt that this good work
would continue to grow. Judge Campbell
told of the old way and Of the new way
Of teaching Christianity. He referred to the
banquet board within the portals Of the
church and said that such an occasion
generation or so ago would have shocked
the church people almost beyond the pale of
recovery.