Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-16
fin Local Churches.

Cniidren's day exercises at the West
Washington Baptist Church were held last
Sunday evening at o'clock. the regular
service being dispensed with. The church
was daintily and tastefully trimmed in
daisies roses. ferns and other field flowers
The members OF the Sunday school, large
and small. marched from the Sunday
school room to the auditorium singing the
professional, Marching On" Scripture
reading and prayer were followed by exer-
cises, recitations and choruses. Two OF Inc
numbers Of the program, hoop driil Dy
eight little girls and chorus by the
young mems class of the school, were es-
pecially enjoyable.
Those who participated were Edna Robin
son, Blanche Dix, Marie Abbey Clara john
son, Annie Young, Reueil Miller. Marietta
George. Landon Phillips. Catherine Apper-
son, Marie johnson. Laura Young. Ray
Bidding Gladys Abbey, Mildred Miller,
Mary Glen Phillips, Josephine Burton, Mar
ion Green, Eleanor Haycock, Evelyn hay
cock Elsie Darcy, Ella Jane Truett. Sadie
Tucker, Emma Marks. Mary Alden. Nal
oma Bogley Miss Coberth, Misses Flora
and Marion Jacobs; Messrs. Marks, Rosson,
Jack Emmert. Fred Emmert, HaycoeK:
Phillips and Miller. The exercises closed
after a short address by the pastor, MI.
c. p. Stealey, on the subject OF Saopath
schools.
Miss Margaret e. Van Denbersh, as
chairman of the general committee, was
assisted by Miss Mamie Beckham as chair
man of the music committee. and Miss sue
Haycock as chairman of the decorating
committee.
Rev A. p Doyle, rector of the Apostolic
Mission House at the Catholic university,
will leave Washington Monday evening ior
New York He will leave New York In
time to reach Beatty, Pa, on June ~.
where he will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon to the students of st. Xavier Col
lege. He will then go to Peoria, Ill, TO
give retreat to the students OF the
Peoria diocese, and will probably return
to Washington about the LIST OF July. Dur
ing his absence Father Elliott VIII De In
charge of the mission house.
The feast of Corpus Christi will be OBJ
served In number of the Catholc
churches tomorrow. There will be pro-
cessions and special musical programs
The Ladies' Aid of the West Washington
Baptist Church gave lawn party recent
ly at the home of Mr.. and Mrs William
Abbey 1920 n street, and although tne
evening was somewhat unpleasant on &c
count of rain, it was quite largely at
tended.
Plans are being made at the First Pres.
bvterian Sunday school for rally day,
September 30 when 1t is confidently ex-
pected the enrolment will reach LOO; "A.
Z. L. Leckie, superintendent OF the scnooi'
left this week for several days IN Cupa,
This school boasts OF 1913 little ones In
the primary department and sixty-hve on
the cradle roll.
1.-THE Orient was the subject of an ad-
dress by Representative Duncan L. NC
Kinlay before the Mems Club OF the FIRST
Congrega tional Church, who met IN the
parIors of the church last night. Mr.. Nc
Kinlay accompanied the Taft party on
their trip to the far east. The representa-
tive gave minute description or the por-
lions of China and Japan the party visited,
and told many interesting stories OF orien-
tai life and manners Miss Grace Ross re-
cited and Miss Mary Woodruff sang.
The announcement in The Star this week
that Rev Dr. Stafford, pastor of st. Pat
rick's Catholic Church, has been honoreo
with the degree of doctor OF laws by Notre
Dame University, Indiana, was received by
the clergy and congregation OF that parish
with many manifestations of approval
Taking into account the high position
this university has attained In the worIo
OF letters" said prominent member OF
the congregation, 81 consider the distinc-
ton a great one, and i am sure all of his
friends and parishioners were greatly
pIeased at the news in The Star.
1t is stated that in addition to the address
at Notre Dame, DIR. Stafford VIII TO-DAY
give one of his Shakespearean lectures 1or
the benefit of st. Johns Church, at Logan
Ohio and Sunday, June IL, he VIII give
the baccalaureate sermon at the Ohio state
University, Columbus. Ohio. This is the
first time 1t is said, that a Catholic priest
has ever been asked to take any part II,
the exercises of this university. While In
Columbus DIR. Stafford Will be the guest
of Rt. Rev. Bishop Hartley.
Rev. DR.. ]. F. Moreland. manager OF the
A NJ E Zion publication house at CHAR
lotte. N c. was in this city this week from
the western New York annual conference
At Saratoga N Y He had been away ten
weeks attending the spring annual confer
ences
Bishop J. w. Smith. who presided over
the Saratoga conference, and who RESIDES
at 1909 r street this city, has concluded his
iabors for this conference year and has re
turned home. He has been travelling almost
continuously since early IN the spring, hoio-
ing conferences in the tenth episcopal dis
trict. over which he presides. and visiting
other districts.