Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16
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the world visiting various eastern mission
stations and is well acquainted with mis-
sionary conditions and problems.
During the Chr.stm season two valuable
presents came to ST. Marks parish. sill
yer credence paten was donated by st.
Marys Altar Chapter. The parish now
owns all the necessary communion vessels
in solid silver. The second was legacy of
$3.50, of which the rector received notice on
December %. 1t is from Miss Virginia Nor
ris of Sacket Harbor, New York, WHO, with
her father, Capt. Morris, U. s. N, and her
mother. among the first worsh;pers
and supporters of the parish but has not
resided in Washington for thirty years.
The nineteenth annual choir festival of st.
Marks parish VII be held on Shroye Tues
day, February 16, at 7:3O o'clock in the
evening The vested choir first began to
serve this parish Sunday, February %,
1885.
For the last two years ST. Marks parish
through its hospital committee has beer re-
Sponsible for the running expenses of the
Dispensary of the Episcopal Eye. Ear md
Throat Hospital. Now that the new bl i'd
ing is nearing completion the question of
which room will be assigned to each parish
must be decided. always bearing in mind
that the churches in this ocese must ca nv
the responsibility of this church hospital.
st. Marks, with the approval of its rec or,
has preferred to continue it's work in the
dispensary, limiting itself, however in the
larger hospital to the eye clinic room. The
official estimate for furnishing this room is
$40 Therefore, efforts this January, Which
is St Marks month. will be to raise money
toward this furnishing Trinity ar'sh.
which is associated with st. Marks in the
work. has offered an illustrated lecture en-
Titled "A Trip to California" to be given
by Rev. r. p Williams the evening of Jam
uary 20. at Trinity parish hall the pro-
ceeds to go toward the furnishing of the
hospital.
A memorial tablet to the late Rev DIR
r. Stuart for more than twenty-five wears
rector of Christ Church. GEORGETOWN. who
DIED about year ago. will be dedicated at
Ine II O'Clock service in the church tomor-
row morning by the bishop of Washing on
Rev. II. Y. Satterlee. The tablet was pur-
chased with a fund raised by the members
or the congregation since the death OF Mr.
Stuart
The pastor of Faith Chapel, M street be-
tween AZ and 9th streets southwest, has
arranged for week of evening evanEelistic
meetings. beginning tomorrow evening at
$50 O'Clock. The following pastors and
laymen will speak: Tomorrow. Rev. w. ].
Young of Ballston, Va; Monday, Rev DR.
Donald Macleod Tuesday Rev. T. Boyd
Cay; Wednesday, Rev. Albert Evans;
Thursday, the pastor; Friday Mr.. Ralph
Wells.
The foreign missionary society of Ryland
M. E. Church, 10th and d streets south
west held Its regular monthly meeting re-
Gently, Mrs. Edward Hall presiding with
Miss Sadie White as secretary. After a
business meeting the ladies were enter
tanned by the gentlemen present with sew
eral musical selections and a banquet
Ihose partlcipating in the musical num-
bers were Miss Love of Colton's Point Md
Thomas L. Jones, William ]. Palmer Mrs
Harry White, Miss Sadie White Mr. Leon
Martin, Mr.. Barnes and Worth Harper
The entertainment and banquet were in
charge of the following committee: j. H.
Cathell chairman; Messrs. Archibald Mes
warner, Raymond Ayre, Clarence Fisher
Ed Hall, j. K. Heyl, Richard Barker, Harry
B. White and Worth Harper. The next
meeting will be held February s.
A regular meeting of the Gurley Mems
Club was held last Tuesday evening Mr.
structive talk on the subject of the
violin He also exhibited a violin made
in 11O1 by Heronemus Amati II, and
one made by himself in 1903, as well
as one In progress of construction.
Mr.. A. P. Johnston. assisted by Miss Alta
Rosseau, gave several musical selections
on these violins which were greatly appre-
ciated by those present. Refreshments were
served at the close of the entertainment.
Arrangements have been made for the
midwinter quarterly meeting of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society of the
presbytery of Washington city, to be held
In the Western Presbyterian Church, on II
street between 10Th and Goth streets north
west, next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
The president, Mrs. ]. N. Culbertson, will
preside. Reports of the work of the So
ciety in foreign fields will be gwen, also an
address upon THE Open Door," by Mrs ID.
A. Mcknight of this city.
The choir of the Church of Our Father
18th and l. streets northwest will begin a
series of musical Sunday evenings tomor-
row. The choir is under the direction of
Mr., George Lawrence, and Miss Marie
Becker is the organist. The quartet-Mrs.
George Lawrence, soprano; Mrs Eleanor
b. Spencer, contralto; Mr.. Lawrence tenor:
Mr.. d. L. Scoville barytone-win sing
Praise the Lord" by Randigger; barytone
solo, Jesus, Meek and Gentle Ambrose;
"Credo' BLESSED be the Lord, Theo. Won
La Hache; Soprano tenor, bass solos, quar-
tet, Jesus, Lover of My Soul" Williams:
contralto tenor, soprano solos; octet (male
voices), Shout the Glad Tidiugs," Elmer
son; contralto solo, God Shall Wipe Away
All Tears Sullivan; Festival TIE Deurl''
In + fiat, Dudley Buck; soprano, contralto.
tenor and BARITONE solos, duos quartet and
full chorus of twenty-five voices
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