Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-16

OoltZer, fSlCnaTu Jones, haTl
Holer, Mrs. Washington Topham and Mrs.
S. j. Vaughan.
Ushers-John E. Dawson. chairman: w.
j. Bowman, w. C. Eldridge. B. d. Stallings
Press-Owen P. Kellar. chairman; A. E.
L. Leckie. F. T. Israel. Jerome F. johnson
and NJ. A. Watson.
Appliances and eduipment-Miss Vena A.
Wells. chairman; Mr.. E. A. Short Miss Ell
berthe Robertson, Mrs. J. B. Kfnnear, Mrs.
D. Elmer Wiber, Mrs. H. B. Moulton, Mr..
c. c. Pursell Mr.. w. c. Tompkins and Mr..
A. d. Spangler.
= uditing-L. D. Alden, chairman. and E.
Hilton jackson.
Work Being Expedited.
These committees are pushing their work
vigorously and the most successful conven-
ton in the history of the association is
promised. The program committee have
about completed their duties and expect to.
be able to submit final report at the
meeting of the executive committee on
Friday evening Of the present week. The
principal speakers from out OF town WIN
be Rev. F. J. Prettyman Of Baltimore, Md,
Rev. E. Norris Ferguson of Trenton. N. j..
Secretary Of the New. Jersey Sunday School
Association and Mrs J. W. Barnes. also
of Trenton, N. j., primary and junior Sec
rotary Of the International Sunday school
organization. al. sssiH @iiTT -
r The names of local speakers will be an
nounced later. N
At the first session. Monday evening, Oc-
tober %. the convention will be opened
With remarks by H. B. F. Mcfarland, Dis
tr1ct Commissioner. Tuesday there will be
sessions in the afternoon and evening, the
afternoon session being devoted especially
to the consideration Of primary Sunday
school work. with Mrs Amy May Gray.
president of the Primary Teachers Union
Of the District presiding.
Three Sessions Wednesday.
Wednesday there will be three full ses-
sions. morning, afternoon and evening, the
morning session being devoted to home de-
partment problems with Mrs. NJ. M.
Mitchell. president of the Home Depart
ment Union of the District presiding The
musical program, with which the various
sessions will be interspersed. will include
numbers by some of the best known local
talent.
While the convention is delegate body,
all Sunday school workers are cordially
invited. and visitors are entitled to the
same privileges as delegates, except in the
matter Of voting. The credentials COM
mfttee sent out Its first call for the appoint
ment of delegates some weeks ago and is
now about to send its second call to those
schools that have not responded The
basis OF representation is five delegates for
the first 1vO members of school with one
additional delegate for each additional fifty
members or major fraction thereof PAS
tors, superintendent and their assistants
aand secretaries Of schools are ex offfcio
members of the convention
Enrolment Of 10000,
The District Of Columbia Sunday School
Association is a part OF the great interna-
tional Sunday school organization. and COM
prises all the white Protestant schools of
the District. numbering 1872 with an en-
roflment OF 10000. Of whom 5000 are of.
hcers and teachers. The International or.
sanizatton comp sed Of repres =ntatives from
all the states and territories of the United
States the provinces Of Canaua, and from
Great Britain. chooses lesson committee
composed Of eminent divines and laymen OF
the various Protestant churches, who select
the Sunday school lessons which are being
studied weekly by 28.OOOOOO of people
throughout the Protestant world.
1t also carries on through various COM
mttees and through a number of Sunday
school experts kept constantly In the field
an organized campaign for the advance
ment of Sunday school methods Of man.
agenlent and instruction the STRENGTHENING
of old schools the establishment OF new
ones, and the spread of the Sunday school
idea. 1t assists in Holding annually many
hundreds of conventions similar to the one
about to occur here. The District assocfa-
ton contributes financially to the support
OF this work. and sends delegations to the
international conventions which are held
triennially.
Officers Of Local Association.
The local organization has for It's Of.
fioers the present year the following:
President, w. w. MILAN: first vice presf-
dent. Henry B. F. Macfarlaad: second vice
president. Pierson H. Bristow; secretary.
Herbert L. Buell.; treasurer, Jacob n: Lfeh
liter; field worker. James W. Reisner. The
executive committee is composed Of The of.
ficers and the following named gentlemen:
L. D. Alden, ]. 8. Barker. C. W. Bohannon.
W J. Bowman. J. H Cooper. A. L. Diet.
rich, Rev. C. H. Butler. John e. Dawson.
e. A. Gongwer. r. E. Harvey. w {. Ed
ridge. Karl Holer. E. Hilton jackson, J. E.
Nicol T. c. Newton, Rev. D. W. Monteom-
cry and Richard +. Jones. with two vacan-
cies existing. because Of the death during
the year Of Colonel Weston Flint and Mr.
John 8. Alleman.
The association has two auxiliaries in the
Primary Teachers Union OF which Mrs
Amy May Gray is president, and the Home
Department Union, Of which Mrs. M NJ
Mitchell Is president. The primary union
meets weekly for the study of the Sunday
school lesson. and Is generally recognized
as one of the most effective organizations
of its character to be found anywhere 1t
is now in the twenty-ffth year of it's
career, and will celebrate its silver ami
versary on Monday. the 22d instant. at
Temple Baptist Church with program OF
exercises in the afternoon, ana a banquet
in the evening.