Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-31
ANNUAL SERVICES.
Gospel and Temperance Meeting at
Purcellville, Va.
of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
PURCELLVILLE. Va, July 81 1905.
The twenty-eight annual gospel and tenn
perance meeting, under the auspices of the
Prohibition and Evangelical Association of
Loudoun county, will open tomorrow and
will continue until August 8. The meetings
will be held daily in modern and substan-
TALLY built auditorium of immense proper
lions, which Is situated about 800 yards
from the station.
Among the speakers scheduled for the oc-
casion are: Rev. Thomas McClary,
prominent lecturer and preacher; Clinton
N. Howard, Capt. Richmond Pearson Hob
son, Noah w. Cooper Lou Beauchamp,
Miss Christine Tingling Of Liverpool, Eng
land; Charles L. e. Cartwright. d. D.;
Miss Katherine Eggleston, impersonator;
Capt. Charles Stanley, sooist, lecturer and
entertainer, and Chester Ricketts,, humorous
reader and impersonator. The musical
program will include numbers by the Meme
ley Quartete and the Purcellville Cornet
Band.
The meeting will open tomorrow morning
promptly al 10 o'clock with a brief address
of welcome by Vice President j. T. Rinker.
At 1890 the regular Sunday school program
for the day will be given, consisting of lit
erary and musical numbers by representa-
t1ves of the schools of the county. The
program will be interspersed with music by
the Meneley Quartete and Miss Atkins and
readings by Miss Eggleston and Mr.. Rick
ettS.
Wednesday and Thursday will be pro
hlbltion days. the exercises commencing t
$50 eacn day, with morning praise service.
The meetings will be addressed by Clinton
n. Howard, Lou Beauchamp; readings by
Miss Eggleston and Mr.. Ricketts,; music by
the Meneleys and Miss Atkins. At 1870 p m
August a brief concert will be given, fol-
lowed by humorous lecture by Lou Beau
champ. At the same hour Thursday the
band concert will be followed by mono
lOeno "Whpn Kpipbthno5 in Flower
by Miss Eggleston.
Friday will be known as wv. C. T. u.
day., the exercises opening at 10 o'clock
with a devotional meeting conducted by
Mrs. Amy Welsh, superintendent of evan
gelstic work of the Virginia w. c. T. o.,
followed by an address by Miss Christine
Tinglng. At 2:3O o'clock Rev. Thomas Nc
Clary will deliver an address, and at 1880
grand concert will take place, followed by
a display of fireworks.
Gospel meetings will be held Saturday and
Sunday at 1890 am. Saturday number of
distinguished ministers of the gospel will
deliver addresses. In the afternoon at 2:3O
devotional services will be held followed by
sermon by Rev. Thomas McClary At
1880 Sunday morning praise service will
open the days program, with a sermon by
Rev. c. L. E. Cartwright At 2:3O Rev.
Thomas McClary will deliver another SER
mon. with music by Miss Atkins and the
Meneley quartet.
"A special program has been arranged for
August and 0. the purpose of which is to
inspire to better manhood, truer fraternity
and more earnest citizenship. Tuesday Au-
gust 8, Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson
will be the orator of the day. and will I'M
doubtedly prove strong drawing card. He
will be followed by Rev. Charles L. e. Cart
wright, who will deliver address, Au-
gust 8, the closing day, Capt. Charles STAN
| ley and Noah Webster Cooper will deliver
lectures, with illustrated songs and NOV
| ing picture exhibition by Capt. Stanley at
| 7:3O pm Music will be furnished on the
| closing days by the Purcellvile band and
orchestra and Capt. Stanley.
The association has provided ample ac-
| commodations, and an efficient police force
will be on hand throughout the meeting to
| insure good order. Additional excursion
| trains will be added to the regular schedule