Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-22
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR NOTES.

The board of officers Of the District Chris
tan Endeavor Union has appointed a speclai
committee, consisting of Owen r. kel-
lar, Edward Tarring and James M. Plckens'
to make arrangements for banquet anu
mass meeting, to be held at Calvary Baptist
Church Friday evening, November !, on
the occasion of the visit of DIR. Clark to
Washington President Kellar has invited
a number of men prominent in the religious
life of the city to attend the banquet, at
which Commissioner mcfarland is to pre-
side. DR.. Clark is to speak at both the ban
quet and the mass meeting.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church has Sc
lected the following new officers and COM
mittee chairmen for six months: President,
G. F. Williams; vice president, Miss Cora
l.. Whitmer; recording secretary, Miss M.
Edna Dyre: corresponding secretary. James
o. MacAlister: treasurer, William w. Dud-
ley. Committee chafrmen-Lookout, James
o. MacAllister: prayer meeting, Miss Net
tie A. Whitmer; social, Miss NJ. Eva Dex-
ter; Sunday school, Mrs. Z. F. Terfinger;
missionary, Miss Cora l.. Whitmer; junior.
Miss Ethel White; flower, Miss Katie White.
The Christian Endeavor Society Of the
Presbyterian Church at Berwyn has re-
sumed active work under new officers and
committee chairmen, as follows: President,
Mrs F. l.. Stephens; vice president, James
A. MacElwee; secretary, Mrs. H. Roby;
treasurer, A. Mowatt. Committee chair
men-Prayer meeting, Miss A. Rideout
lookout. Miss E. Bonnet; social, Miss L.
Bell; missionary, Mrs. ]. Hall; delegate to
District Union, Miss Alice Rideout Rev.
D. A. Reed is pastor of the church.
A normal class in mission study under
the leadership of Mr.. w. II. H. Smith, chair
man of the union missionary committee
was successfully formed last Saturday at
ternoon with an attendance of sixty per-
sons, representing probably more than half
that number of churches and societies. The
subject for study was missionary work in
Japan. Mr. Kihachi Hirayama appeared
In japanese costume and spoke. Among
the characteristics of the japanese -peo-
pie he mentioned a strong love of nature
intense devotion to their emperor and
country, courage and a sense of fairness.
The class meets again this afternoon from
to q O'Clock at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church and will continue to
meet Saturdays at the same hour and place
for ten weeks. There was some DELAY In
securing the textbooks, but during the
week an additional supply has been re-
ceived, and members of the class may get
them at the meeting this afternoon.
the Aged last Sunday afternoon was con-
Quoted by the Junior Christian Endeayor
Society of Keller Memorial Church. under
the leadership of Mr.. Edwin Clark. The
superintendent Miss Elsie Parkinson: mn
sic, scripture readings and sentence pray
ers by the juniors; solo by Miss Bessie
Stonnell; recitation by Miss Roberta Neu-
rain ,,a ana an exercise by the sunshine COM
mlttee The pastor. Rev. c. II. Butler spoke
on Reverence for Holy Things" Each
or the inmates of the home was presented
with a souvenir OF flowers.
The Young Peoples and Intermediat To
Chrlstlanl Endeavor societies of the Church
OF the covenant entered upon their work for
Tue winter with business meeting and
social Friday evening of last week. Sc
lections were sung by Miss Cowen and Mr.
rogers, and piano solo was rendered NV
Miss Annie Holden DIR. Hamlin and Rey
Sharles Alvin Smith enlivened the evening
py amusing talks. The Young Peoples So.
clety elected the following new Officers.
PRESIDENT, w. X. Handy; vice presidant
MISS Edith Ridout; treasurer. Miss Josenb,
reGording secretary. H. J. Walther;
corresponding secretary, Matthew steele.
delegate to District Union. Miss n
Barney. Az ~
The Zion Baptist Christian Endeavor 60
clety held largely attended meeting ,ao
SUNDAY evening, al which Second Vice Pres
ldent Joseph II. Lee of the District IYnion
was one OF the speakers.
Several members of the Christia, tn
deaVor Society of the Fifth Congregat,onaI
ofeuren. with Mr.. A. r. Taylor, Chairman
celebrating the fifth anniversary of The
aomeward Bound Mission at the First
presbyterian Church last Sunday evening
New officers have been elected by the
christian Endeavor Society of the Yer.
mont Avenue Christian Church, as follows.
PRESIDENT, A. Wilbur Starratt: vice presi-
ueht ana chairman of the social commit
tee. Miss Louise McDermot; recording sec
rotary. h I. Clayton: corresponding secre-
tary and chairman of the lookout commit
tee, Miss Alice Van Arsdale; treasurer. r.
wing Saum; pianist, Miss Ethel SUNNY:
assistant pianist, Miss Ethel Miner; chair.
mar of prayer meeting committee Miss
Nellie Orchord; chairman of missionary
committee. Mrs. ]. M. Pickens; chairman
of temperance committee, Miss Nellie Spen-
GER.
Under the leadership Of the new presi-