Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
fin Local Churches.

Rev DR.. John Lee Allison. pastor of Cum
ton Temple Memorial Church. is spending
his vacation with his family in the vicinity
OF his old home at Wytheville, in the noun
taius of southwestern Virginia. He will
conduct a series of Chautauqua meetings
there.
Rev DR. +. d. Power and Mrs. Power OF
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church are
spending few weeks in their new cottage
on the ocean front AT Bethany Beach, Del.
Rev. ]. T. Crow of Fort Collins. Col, Is
visiting friends in this city. He for
merry rector of the Church of Our Saviour,
Brookland. and has many friends in the
District.
Extensive repairs are being made the
interior of the Wilson Memorial NJ. r..
Church on 18th street southeast. In the
fall the church will be formally reopened
and special services will be held on the oc-
casion. The pastor, Rev. h. Holmes
Lamar, will leave next Monday for his an
nual vacation
Word has been received here that Mr.
A. G. Eldridge who. for several years mas
been organist and choirmaster of the Ep-
worth Mission Church OF Norfolk. Va mas
resigned to accept a similar position at 81
Margaret's Protestant Episcopal Church
this city. He Will leave Norfolk ABOUT
October |.
The Roman Catholic Academy Of the
Sisters of Mercy at TeuleytCwn, d. G., Is
practically completed and will be ready Tor
opening by September l next.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES.
The August meeting of the District Chris
tian Endeavor Union will be held Monday
evening 1T s O'Clock at the North Carolina
Avenue Methodist Protestant Church, at
North Carolina avenue and Sth street south
cast number of short talks about the
Baltimore convention will be made by local
Endeavorers who attend. The location
of the church is convenient to the street
cars of both systems.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF the
Georgetown Lutheran Church has elected
the following new officers and committee
chairmen for a term of one year; President,
James Richardson; vice president. w. >.
Richardson; recording secretary, MISS Idd
Willis; corresponding secretary ana chdiI
man of the lookout committee, Miss George
Wenner; treasurer, G. w. WISE delegate
to District Union and chairman of mission
airy committee, Miss Maud Rlchards9n'
chairman of prayer meeting committee, w.
A. PettiS; chairman of social committee,
Mrs NJ L. Willis; chairman of flower and
relief committee Miss Helen Beatty; chair
man of good citizenship committee, A. r
Beatty
A great many Christian EndeavOrers. in
common with other people, are away on
their vacations a this time, but most of the
societies are keeping TIP their meetings. In
some churches the Christian EndeaVor
prayer meetings and the Sunday evening
church service are combined.
The pleasant weather of the past week
has encouraged the playing of tennis by the
Endeavorers of the Vermont Avenue Chris
ton Church on their court Chairman Milo
Of he taTT1 m
Gently had the grass removed from around
the court and the grounds are in fine con-
dition.
The service at Fort Myer Sunday night
was led by Mr. ]. H. j. Yule. assisted by
a party of Endeavorers from Calvary Bap-
fist Church The previous Sunday evening
the meeting was in charge of the Endeav-
orers of GuntOn-Temple Presbyterian
Church.
An echo meeting of the Baltimore con-
vention was held Tuesday night by the
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
aeavor of Calvary Baptist Church under the
leadership of President owen P. kenar. The
service was opened with the singing of the
convention hymn written by the late Secre-
tary Hay and set to music by Mr.. Percy S.
Foster. All the songs were from the con-
vention program Reports were made by
the following delegates: Mr.. j. II. j. Yule,
Miss Gertrude l. Willard. Miss Irene Burr,
Mr. B. c. Getsinger. Miss Lille T. Hatha-
way, Miss Emily Gilman and Miss Louisa
Taylor. The members who attended the
convention wore their badges and carried
the &C. E. fans.