Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-19
ITS ANNUAL MEETING
Business and Pleasure Com
bined by Congregational Club.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS HELD
Addresses by Leading Churchmen or
Topics Of Interest.
LIST OF COMMITTEES NAMED
Banquet Served by Ladies Of the De-
nomination-List of the Guests
Present
.IsT OF COMMITTEES NAMED

| Business and pleasure were combined at
the meeting Of the Washington Congrega-
| tional Club at the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church last night There was
| first business meeting at which officers
were elected for the coming year, then
| there was a supper served by the ladies OF
the church in the gymnasium In the base
! ment and finally there were addresses by
number of prominent workers In the
| church. The officers of the club elected
for the coming year were:
| President, Rev. Franklin Noble; vice
president, NJ Ross Fishburn; vice presi-
| dent, Marcus w. Baldwin; vice president,
| Frank P. Woodbury.; vice president, Chas.
| S. Clark; secretary, o. NJ. Mcpherson;
| treasurer, Jerome F. Johnson.
| Committees were also named as follows:
| Outlook committee-A. A. Sturtevant,
chairman; Lieut.. J. w. Crawford, A. -, "A.
Blanchard c. R. Bradbury. c. r. Ball, Mr..
| and Mrs. ]. D. Carmody.
| Nominating committee. G. Stockton
chairman; Norton NJ Little, f. L. Howes,
| Leonard, E. H. Brown. NJ T. MoomaW.
Reception committee-Alfred Wood' cnalI
man; Prof. J. L. Ewell, Mrs A. B. Ghat-
field, Geo. Redway, Mrs. M: Ross Fish
| G. Cladin. Mrs. Chas. T. Clark, Mrs. v.
| S. Barber, Mrs F. D. Gray, Prof. Otis Skin
ner Mrs. Alice N: Gould, Mr.. r. n. Gha!-
field, Mrs. E. L. Howes, Mr.. and Mrs j. II.
Jennings, Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Oldroyd, Capt
and Mrs. E. A. Pratt Rev. Ephraim Adams,
| After the election supper was served Inc
| ladies gave a very tempting spread LOT Tie
| $50 guests.
Those in Charge
Those who had charge Of the culinary
| department of the meeting were Mrs
| Campbell, Mrs Clafin, Mrs. White, Mrs.
| Gibbon, Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. c. c. Rog-
ers, Mrs c.. A. Thomas, Mrs. Quinter,
Mrs George Rose, Mrs. E. Spear, Mrs
| Schneider, Mrs. Kebler, Mrs. Kohler, Mrs
Mayt1eld, Mrs. CARL, Mrs: Hornaday, Mrs
Bowman, Mrs Hinton, Mrs. Wocott. Mrs.
| Turner, Miss Rebecca Miller. Mrs Carly
| Mrs Davis. Mrs. Little. Mrs. Elwood
Fisher Mrs Rice. Mrs F Henderson' MIS- Mrs
| Peck, Mrs. Sturtevant, Mrs. Jennings,
Mrs. John Young, Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Melvin,
Mrs. Young, Mrs. Stacey Wallace, Mrs
Frizzell. Miss Miriam Darby, Miss Elyiza-
| beth Darby Mrs. MCDOWELL, Mrs. Mitchell,
Mrs. Kinds, Mrs. Peck Mrs. Patterson,
Mrs. Snyder, Mrs. Appler. Mrs T. Rogers,
A. Putnam. Mrs c. Meyers, Mrs: Mann,
| Mrs. Corey, Mrs Robt. Young, Mrs F.
| Rogers Mrs. A. E. Fisher, Mrs. Mcdowell.
Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs. Stockberger, Mrs J.
| IL,
| CASTOR, Mrs. Clabaugh, Mrs. Strawn and
| Mrs. Buell..
Program of Exercises.
There were a number Of addresses and
| both vocal and instrumental music on the
program. Rev. Ephraim Adams Of Iowa.
Congregational missionary, told of the
growth of the church in the south. He said
| 1t had been most encouraging and that the
| movement touches all classes of the COM
munity, from the lowest to the highest,
! and Congregationalism is no longer mys-
| terry that has to be explained wherever 1t
| is mentioned.
| 1t had been expected that Indian Com
! missioner Francis Leupp would be present
| to deliver short address, but he had been
| suffering from surgical operation and is
not far enough recovered to risk the exer-
| ton. He sent letter of regret which was
read by the pastor Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn.
| An address was also delivered by Rev.
| Nehemiah Boynton of Clinton Avenue
| Church, Brooklyn, on THE Church in the
Modern World"
List of Guests.
Those present at the dinner were:
| Mrs. Renfeville, Mrs Fishbach, Mrs.
Heron, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Herrott, Mrs.
| Bedford Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Ferner, Mrs.
| Shultz F. Warren and Mrs. Johnson, Miss
| Emily NJ. Johnson, Miss Emilia T. Brewer,
| Miss Elizabeth H. Brewer, David karrick,
| Justice David ]. Brewer and wife. S.
| F. Gale and wife, Dr. Franklin Noble Rev.
| Nehemiah Boynton, ID, Brooklyn, N. Y;
Prof. John L. Ewen Rev. Ephraim Ad-
ans, A A Harris, Y. NJ c. A; F. L.
| Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard E. Buell.,
Prof. and Mrs. Charles S. Clark Norton NJ.
Little Miss Marion o. Speaks, James E.
| West, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Arnold, Mr..
NJ NJ. Baldwin, Miss Ruth Alma Chapman,
| Miss Emma A Conkey, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
| Wood, Prof. A. N. Skinner, Miss Helen A.
l on1 r.
mody Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Jennings Mr..
| and Mrs. A. L. Sturtevant, Miss Pearl Good
man. Miss Emily Swain Perkins DR.. Chas
Bliss Edith l.. Bliss. Mr.. and Mrs: George j.
| Cummings DR.. and Mrs. H. ]. Washburn,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Davis, G. X Wead,
Edna A. Clark Mr.. and Mrs. S. E: Faunce.
| ton, Rev. and Mrs. NJ. Ross Fishburn, Will
| W. Tracy and Mrs. Tracy. Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Dwight Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Logan,
Rev. Edward Hawes, D. d., j. o. Akers,
Leonard, Daniel A. Waters. Centenary
Congressional Church Philadelphia, Pa;
Whyte, Miss Nina G, Holton, J. H. Brad
Mr.! Mr.. and Mrs. Q. H oldroyd, Mr.. and Mrs.
| C. w. Carter, Benz. W. Pond. Julia NJ
| Moomaw, Mrs. A. NJ Eakins. Philadelphia;
| n w. Haukemeyer, Mrs. N. W. Hauke-
| meyer. Alexina P. Burgess, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred L. Fishback, Mrs. J. S. Brundage.
| Horace Marion Fulton Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
| Woodruff, Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Whitney, ].
B. sleman. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Spear. Miss
| Katharine Ronsaville, Rev. Geo. o. Little
| Frank P. Woodbury., Elton Ronsaville Mr..
| and Mrs. Jerome F. Johnson Mr.. T. P.
| Maitland. Miss Jessie Maitland, F. D. Gray,
| Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Burrows Mrs B. 3.
| Swayze, Col. and Mrs. John Tweedale, A.
| B. Chatfield, Capt. and Mrs. j. w John
| ston. Manchester, N. H.; Mrs. William H.
| Seaman, Miss Kate c. Baynes Mr. and
Mrs. T. H. Sypherd, Miss Emily E. Robinson,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Holmes, Miss Hopkins,
| Miss Florence NJ Brown. Miss Hooper
Mr.. ]. w. Browning, Mrs Frank B.
| Brightwel Mrs w. s. Nickham Mrs.
| Arthur w. Simonds, Mrs. E. A. Pratt Mr.
| e. A. Pratt. Mr.. Albert p eastman, .drs
| Albert p Eastman Miss Gertrude Nourse