Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-03

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large circular memorial windows. all of
rose-stafned glass. One is the gift of the
| Christian Endeavor Society OF the church.;
another is in memory of the pastors of the
church and bears the name of the first
pastor, Rev. George S. Duncan. and the
present pastor, Rev DR.. w. Taliaferro
| Thompson, and the other is in memory OF
Samuel and Maria II. Linton, Rev Samuel
and katherine Helfenstein and of the
| members of the building committee. All of
| these windows works of art and have
ELECTED many admring comments.
| From the ceiling hangs a magnificent
chandelier. The entire church is illumi-
| mated by electric lights. The organ is not
| In place yet, but is in course of con-
| structOn and will be set up in few
! weeks. The pastors study is a commodi-
Gus and well-arranged room. The new
building has cost $4,000 without pews. or
gan and other interior fixtures. The site,
| including the old building, cost over $4,000.
| The entire valuation of the church prop
| eTty is about $4,000.
| Officers of the Church.
The officers of the church are: Rev DR..
| W. Talaferro Thompson, pastor; trustees.
A. r. Server, president; w. a. Taylor, vice
president; ]. E. Rockwell, secretary; DR..
w. w. Trail, treasurer; George Lippert,
| S. c. Kemon and Irwin B. Linton.
| Choir: Director, Mr.. Robert S. Moore;
| precentor, Mr.. Irwin B. Linton; organist,
Miss Mabel c. Linton; assistant organist,
| Miss Ruth Sylvester; sopranos, Misses Hat
| tie N. Hoover, Sara Henderson, Clara
| Kemon, Estelle NJ. Sawyer and Miriam
! Parsons; altos, Misses Bertha o. Bean,
| Elizabeth Ryan and Ida II. Seyboth; tenors
| Messrs. Robert S. Moore and Irwin B. Lin
| ton; bass, Mr.. II. P. Redfield, Dr. H X
| Perry, Messrs. Lee b. Kemon and Howard
NJ. Lurn.
| Sunday school-Irwin B. Linton. superin-
| tendent; J. NJ. Love- first assistant; A D.
| Smith, second assistant; j. F. Patterson,
secretary; w. J. Furbage first assistant;
I Howard Linton, second assistant; DR. w.
| w. Trail, treasurer; Miss Bertha Linton.
organist, and c. w. Schaffer librarian
| Teachers: Misses Ruth Sylvester Celestine
| Hodges, May Collins, Harriette Hoover
Mabel c. Linton, Clara kemon, Anna Big
Glow, Rose Blgelow Cara Watson, Aurora
Hodges, Jesse Boss, Mrs. l. B. Linton,
| Messrs. Robert S. Moore, F. NJ Baker
| G. w. Morrison, ]. G. Glover, Irwin II. Lin
ton, Hardy Mckee and A V. Mckee.
| The Christian Endeavor Society contrib
uted about $500 to the church. as well
! as one of the large circular windows and
stained-glass windows the first floor;
| also chandelier and other brackets. 1t has
| about fifty members and is in a most pros
Porous condition. The officers are as fol-
| lows: George Bean. president; Mrs. F. w.
| Audren, vice president; Miss A. Zepp, re-
| cording secretary; Miss E. Ryan CORE
| spending secretary; Frank NcChesney
| treasurer, and A. V. Mckee, delegate.
Young People Furnish Pulpit
| The Junior Christian Endeavor Society
| has about thirty members, and although
| composed of the younger members of the
Sunday school, paid for the pulpit for the
new church, in conjunction with Mrs
| White, who raised $50 Of the amount The
officers are follows: Marie Trail, presi-
dent; ElVin Evans, secretary, and Anna Lip
| pert, treasurer.
| The Aid Society has raised about 81 800
| for the new church, and has obligated it
| self to provide for carpet, pews organ
and TeTrazo pavement in the vestibule. 1t
has about fifty members, every one of
whom takes an active part in the success
of adj their undertakings. The officers are
as follows: Mrs. H. ]. Redfield, presi-
dent; Mrs A. J. Rogers, vice president;
Miss Jessie Clear, secretary, and Mrs A.
c. Miller, treasurer.
The Missionary Society is noted for its
good work, and is of the most pro-
gressive of all the societies of the church.
The officers are as follows: Mrs w F.
Thompson, president; Mrs. White vice
president; Mrs. Clair C. Barnes, secretary,
and Mrs Scion c. Kemon, treasurer
History of Church
The laying of the corner stone of the new
building took place the afternoon of
Monday, May %, 1905, DR.. Thompson, the
pastor, presiding. Rev. Albert Evans, mod
orator of the Presbyterian Alliance of
Washington, read the Scriptures; Rev B.
F. Bittinger offered prayer; Rev c. B.
Ramsdell, D. D.. of the North Presbyterian
Church made an address, and Mr. B. III.
Warner, president of the Presbyterian AL
lance, gave brief sketch of the splendid
work accomplished already. The corner
stone was laid with appropriate ceremonies
by the Grand Lodge of the District of
Columbia MaSons. Into the stone was
placed a list of the members of the church.
photographs Of the old blacksmith shop
where the Sunday school, for five years,
building, which has been the home of the
church for over ten years; extracts from
copies Of the daily papers of the city, and
an illustrated article on the life work of
John Knox. The trowel that was used was
the one used by George Washington in lay
ing the corner stone Of the United States
Capitol. The music was rendered by the
congregation.
The lexington Presbyterian Church is
the outgrowth Of a Sunday school organized
by a company Of workers from the North
Presbyterian Church. The first meeting
was held In the residence of Mr. Scion c.
Kemon, 13 New York avenue northwest on
Sunday November 8. 1880. The following
officers were at that time elected: Mr.
Irwin B. Linton, superintendent; Mr.. w F.
Works. acting secretary; Miss Jennie Tay-
lor. treasurer, and Mrs. Scion c. Kemon,
Edith L. Price. Miss Mary Kaiser, Miss
Anita L. Latch, Miss May I. FURNACE, Miss
Lily Ker. Mrs. Irwin B. Linton and Judge
]. p. Jones were elected teachers. Mr..
Joseph Ker was afterward chosen as as
sstant superintendent; Mr.. Scion c. Kemon
Miss Bessie n. Hobson was made an adj
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