Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-29
ANNUAL CONVENTION
THIRTEENTH MEETING OF SUN
DAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.

Arrangements have been completed for
calling the thirteenth annual convention of
the Sunday School Association of the Dis
trict of Columbia to order at 7:30 o'clock
this evening in Mount Vernon Methodist
Episcopal Church South, 9th and K streets.
1t is expected that more than thirteen hun
dred delegates will be present
After song service, to be led by H. w.
Arnold with Edgar Robinson as organist,
devotional exercises will be conducted by
Rev. w. F. Locke, pastor of the church.
Commissioner Mcfarland will deliver an
address.
Following Is the program for the conven-
ton:
First session, Monday, 1880 p.m.-W. M.
MILAN. president local association, presid-
Edgar Robinson, organist. S:0O-Devotional
exercises. Rev. William F. Locke. $40
Remarks, Hon. Henry B. F. Mcfarland.
S:25-Presidents address, w. w. MILAN;
offering; solo, Mrs Otis D. SWEET $40
Address, Facts and Fads of Child Study,
by Rev. F. ]. Prettyman: appointment of
committees, singing, prayer and benedlction
by Rev. Donald c. Macleod, D. D.
sion of District Primary Union, Mrs. Amy
May Gray, president, presiding. 2:3O-De-
votional exercises, Rev. B. P. Truitt; song
service. Miss Ida F. O'Neal director; Mrs.
THE Standard of Excellence" Mrs. ]. w.
Barnes, international primary and junior
secretary. 3:3O-Temperance BELLS exercise
by children from class taught by Miss Ell
Miss Berthe Thompson. 3:45-'Half Hour
With Beginners" Miss May Van Doren:
4i5-"Ways of Improving Attendance,
Orderly Glass" Miss Elizabeth Brown. 500
Lesson, THE Lords Supper" Matt, XVI:
1870, Mrs. ]. W. Barnes; prayer and bene-
| diction, Rev. John NJ. Schick, D. D.
Other Sessions.
Third session, Tuesday, 7:30 pm, w. w.
Milan presiding-Service of song, James
A. MacElwee director; Peoples Mission Or
chestra, DR.. B. Madert. director; Mrs. Alice
X. McMichael, organist. 7:5O-Devotional
exercises, Rev. Charles P Winbigler. 500
Offering; selection, orchestra. S:1O-Ad-
dress, important Factors in Religious
Education" by Mrs. Barnes. S:4O-Address,
Solving the Sunday School Problem" by
Rev. E. Morris Ferguson; annual report of
the treasurer. j. H. Lichliter; annual re-
port Of the field worker, ]. w. Reisner;
prayer and benediction, Rev. ]. D. Buhrer.
Fourth session. Wednesday. 1890 am,
session of District Home Department
Union, Mrs. M. NJ. Mitchell, president, pre-
siding. Devotional exercises. Rev. George
P. Wilson. D. D.; singing, Miss Ida F.
O'Neal. director, and Miss May E. Smith.
pianist.
1O:45-Reports from departments by de-
nominations, Mrs. q. L. Newton; discus
sion of reports by delegates.
11:1O-Solo, Mrs. James G. Sanders.
11:2O-Address, Getting Hold of the Com
munity," Mr.. FERGUSON; prayer and bene-
dicton, Rev. w. Lee Lynn.
Fifth session, Wednesday, w. w. MILAN,
president, presiding. 2:15 p.m devotional
exercises, Rev. E. l.. Hubbard Miss Mabel
c. Linton, organist.
. 2:3O-Address. Power of the Teachers
Task" Mr.. Ferguson.
3:O5-Address, Teacher Training" Rev.
]. E. Gilbert D. D.
3:4O-Addresses, Teaching Teachers"
Prof William A. Wilbur, dean of faculty,
George Washington University; THE Bible
in Business" Prof. William Reynolds
Vance.
4:1O-Solo, Miss Lena Woodruff.
4:15-Round table, Our Difficulties and
New Plans" Mr.. FERGUSON; prayer and
benedicton, Rev. ]. ]. Muir, D. D.
Sixth session, Wednesday, w. W. Milan
president, presiding. 7:30 pm, service of
song, Page L. Zimmerman, director, and
Mrs. John w. Stewart, organist.
T:JO-Devotional exercises, Rev. NJ. Ross
Fishburn.
S:00-Offering Duet, selected, Miss Lii
liam Chenowith and Miss Fannie Shreve.
S:1J-AddreSS, Missions in Religious Edu-
cation Mr.. FERGUSON; report of the COM
mittee on nominations; election of officers
and members of executive committee re-
ports of committees on resolutions and on
auditing; music; prayer and benedicton,
Rev. Charles Hall Everest d. d. Adjourn
ment.