Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.

The January meeting of the District
Christian Endeavor Union was held last
Monday evening in the West Washington
Baptist Church. There was a large attend
ance and the meeting was unusually in
terestiug. The chief feature was an adj
dress on "Evangelistic Endeavor," by MIR.
George F. Tibbitts. Y. NJ. G. A. interstate
secretary. NJ Tlbbitts made earnest APP
peal to the Endeavorers to seek every OPP
portunity to lead others to Christ.
At the roll call it was found that the four
Georgetown societies were represented by
the largest number of their members. but
several of the societies in other parts of the
city were also we'll represented. President
Kellar announced that he had half dozen
Christian Endeavor flags which he had
brought to give 10 the societies having the
best records for attendance. He award
ed the first flag to the lexington Presby-
terry Society, not for the largest number,
but because the seven members present
including their president, Mr.. John M.
Glover, had come to the meeting in body.
Flags We're also awarded to the West
Washington Baptist, Congress Street NJ P,
West Street Presbyterian and Peck Me-
mortal Presbyterian societies for their large
attendance. The sixth flag was gwen to
the Takoma Park Presbyterian Society on
account of the long distance. 1t was rep
resented by one member, Mr.. George F,
Williams, the president of the society. At
ter the flags had all been given out it was
announced that there We're five Endeavorers
present from across the river, and Mr.
Frank |. Greene, president of the West
Washington Baptist Society, generously
surrendered his~society's flag TO the visitors
from Virginia.
held the first Monday evening in February
probably in one Of the Capitol Hill
churches.
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the press department of the district union,
starred Tuesday evening last on a trip to
Ell Paso Los Angeles and San Francisco
on official business for the Department of
Agriculture. He Will be absent about
three weeks.
President Kellar of the district union is
scheduled to speak al a Christian Endeavor
rally a the Thirty-fourth Street Christian
Church tomorrow evening
The officers of the new Christian En-
deaVor Society in the METROPOLITAN BAPTIST
Church, OF X street near 18th, will be in
stalled tomorrow evening at O'clock A
program of vocal and instrumental music
recitations AMI addresses will follow the
installation services.
Secretary Van Ogden Vogt of the United
Society reports the organization of 424 new
Christian Endeavor Societies in the United
States and 140 in foreign countries in the
last three months.
The Junior Christian Endeavor Society
of Memorial Lutheran Church has been re-
organized with Us. Berger as superntend-
ent and Mrs. Stowell and Miss Leech, as
SistantS.
The Endeavorers of the First Baptist
Church surprised Rev. Charles F. Winbig-
Ter, their pastor, Monday night last, it
being the anniversary of his birth. They
presented him with a handsome lounpinp
anl o. "a ri1,cr l,o
sentation speech and the pastor responding
After short business meeting refreshments
were served and social time was enioyed
The following officers have been elected to
ser/e during the ensuing year: r. NJ Hat
tel sley, president: William S. Hoge, vice
pr 4sident and corresponding secretary; Miss
Lizette Dill, secretary, and Mrs. Adella NJ
Anthony, treasurer.
Rev. John T. Huddle, pastor of st. Paul's
English Lutheran Church, led the Christian
Endeavor meeting a the church last Sun
day evening, and gave talk on the topic
The Making of a Christian-His Birth
The pastor also installed the new officers
of the society namely: President, III, G.
Drummer; vice president, Charles Webel: re-
cording secretary, Charles Bateman: cor
responding secretary, Miss Louise Ientz.
treasurer, Charles Linkins.
An interesting feature of the service was
the musical part as rendered by Miss Nav
Levers and the society quartet composed
or Misses Bessie Monaghan and Bertha
nutH ana HnessrS. Charles Bateman and
George Muth. '--1
Faith Chapel Presbyterian Christian En-
deavor Society has elected new officers as
follows: President, Charles HafIe. y;cs
president. Miss Estele Foster; recording
secretary, Miss Mabel Garner; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. George +. ReyaIle:
treasurer, Mrs. r. Vermillion; delegate to
the District union, j. Cheseldine
The committee chairmen are: Lookout.
Mrs. v: c. Woodbridge; prayer meeting
Mrs. Alice Weeks; social, A. N. Dewey:
missionary, Mrs. Edward Warren; Sunday
school, Mrs. s. E. Scott; music, Miss
Blanche Neff: flower, Miss Louise Berndt:
visiting. Mrs. George Riston; temperance
Mr.. Wright
MISS Estelle Foster Is superintendent and
Mrs. Woodbridge assistant supe-...endent
OF the Junior Society.
A special business meeting Of the Whit
ney Avenue Society, called for the purpose
OF electing president, was held at the
church last Friday evening. James p. Nc
Cur0y WAS chosen n fill tho offina