Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-02
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.

The District Christian Endeavor Union
will hold its regular monthly meeting Mon
day evening at O'Clock in the Y. Nd. c. A.
building. The annual election of officers
will take place at this meeting. Rev. Rich
ard r. Riedel, pastor of the Maryland Ave-
nue. Baptist Church, is chairman OF the
nominating committee.
New officers have been elected as follows
by the Christian Endeavor Society of the
Gunton- Temple Presbyterian Church: Pres
ident, F. E. Upham; vice president, Miss
Gertrude Wright; recording secretary. Miss
Hyslop; corresponding secretary, Miss Ju-
liet l.. Winfield; treasurer, George r. Ham
I'm.
View, Va, gave a strawberry festival We'd
nesday near the Chain bridge.
Rev Dr. Francis E. Clark has recently
been visiting the Endeavorers in Smyrna
and Constantnople. In Smyrna he was re-
ceived by the Armenian bishop. who is the
most learned man In the old Gregoran
Church. and who expressed much interest
cieties will undoubtedly be formed in this
church, and thus the society will become
still more worldwide in its scope and SYM
pathies.
Preparations for the Worlds Christian
Endeavor convention to be held at Geneva,
Switzerland July 2S to August /. are pro-
ceeding rapidly, and the convention prom
lses to be one of the most important in the
history of the movement One afternoon
will be devoted to Worlds Christian En-
deavor Demonstration" when representa-
tives of about twenty-five different nation
for three minutes each; the national an
them of each country will be sung, and the
national flag presented. President Clark
has been asked to preach In ST. Peter 8
Cathedral IN Q,,pd q
is the church where Calvin the great re-
former ministered during his lifetime.
quite delegation will go from the United
states TO the Geneva gathering, vessel
having been specially chartered and prac-
tically all space already engaged. Several
Washingtonians are expected to take the
trip, among them Commissioner Macfarland
VINO mas place on the convention program.
The Endeavorers of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church held tennis tournament
on their court on Decoration day, under the
direction of the chairman of the tennis COM
mittee Miss Alice Van Arsdale. The tour
nament was won by Irving and Hugh
Saum, in doubles, after two close matches
The Christian Endeavor Society Of the
Lincoln Temple Congrega tional Church has
elected the following officers and commit
tee ehalrmen for one year: President Mrs
s Cecilia De Mellotz; vice president, B. It.
Ihomas; corresponding secretary, Lloyd G.
Quincy: recording secretary Miss Mamie
McGwin; treasurer, Miss Sylvia A. Ashton;
pianist, Miss Mary Europe; delegate to
District Union, l.. L. Stone; chairmen of
committees, prayer meeting Fenwick Bush:
lookout, Thornton Hunt; social James NJ
Carter; music. Miss G. Clara Brown; flower
and relief, Miss Emma Hickman.
The District Christian Endeavor Union
has changed its office from the third floor
to the seventh floor of the Bond building.
room $50, facing the elevator
social was given by the Christian En-
aeaVor society at the Metropolitan Presby-
terrain Church, 4th and B streets soutb
east. last Tuesday evening. Solos were
sung by Miss Edith Pickering, Miss Chris
tine church and Perry Arnold and violin
SOLO was played by Miss Beatrice Bulla
Games were playe and refreshments serv-
ed. The annual election of officers of the
society is to be held next Wednesday even
ing.