The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-16
EVERY GUEST GETS A LEMON
Christian EndeavOr Society Gathers
at Annual Banquet Board.
Members Exchange Original Comic
Especially for the Occasion.


Endeavor Society OF the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, held Tuesday night IN
the private dining-room Of the Young
Mems Christian Association, was a most
delightful affair. About forty of the
young people were present. and the only
guests were the pastor and his wife, Dr.
and Mrs. Power.
The lemon was the emblem Of the even
ing, and everybody get at least one.
These lemons were original comic yalen-
tines. cut out Of cardboard hand-painted
on one side and bearing a verse on the
other. The verses were composed by MEM
bers Of the committee in charge They
were mostly Of the limerick variety. and
almost without exception were bright and
clever. Artistic programmes. with hand
painted, deckle-edge covers and typewrit-
ten in.lde pages. had been prepared by
some Of the young ladies',
After dinner there was a series Of brief
toasts by the officers and committee chair
men. as follows: THE Big Stick" r. F.
Kinseu. president. 1.-THE Next Thing.
Miss Margaret Allen, vice president. THE
Minute Man." A. l.. Williams. recording
secretary: Pen and Ink" Miss Alice
Van Arsdale. corresponding secretary;
Dollars and Sense" Mrs a. ". Starratt.
treasurer; "In Minor Key Mrs. A. L.
Williams. chorister, "Sharps and Flats"
Miss Marguerite Hines, pianist; I'm Union
There Is Strength" r. A. McIwain. dele
gate to District union; THE Rising Gen
Grafton" Miss ArdeH Payne. junior super
intendent, Look Out" 4. W Starratt.
chairman lookout committee: some
Leaders I Have Known" I. r. ManvlIle
chairman prayer-meetiug committee:
The Glad Hand" Miss Katherine sum
nay. chairman social committee. repre-
scented by Miss Helen SUNNY; The Field
Is the World Miss Ella Hoge. chairman
missionary committee: Don't" Milo w
Munson. chairman temperance committee.
and some Things Endeayorers Should
Know" j. y. Pickcus. chairman informa-
ton committee
Mrs Starratt the treasurer. had an
assortment of articles which she said
she had found in the collections. and she
undertook 90 return them TO. the con-
trJutors. y cIeric5I-loolliug button WAS
handed 70 Dr. Power. and other persons
received buttons buckles, &c A beer
check was identified as having presume
biy come from the chairman of the tenn
pcraUce committee. She then moved that
q collection OF real money be taken up.
but this motion, was Overwhelmingly
voted down.
After the talks came the reading and
distribution of the lemons by the re-
coTding secretary, A. /. Williams. At
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Sot even with Mr.. Williams by present
ing him several varieties OF lemons.
little crate of lemon drops. and a lemon
squeezer.
Mrs. Power then spoke in humorous
vein on THE Power Behind the Throne.
explaining that she composed Dr. Powers
sermons. while he got the credit for
them. Or. Power had the last word on
the topic Finally. Brethren In the
pleasantly Of the evening the practical
work Of the society was not forgotten,
and plans We're discussed for future
work
Besides those already mentioned, the
Following were present. Miss Mercy Al
kns. G. J. p. Barg-r, Miss Laura Bates
Miss Best, Miss Decima Chapman, Mr..
Dew. MI and Mrs. C.. II. Dewey. Mr..
Humphrics. Mrs. r. +. Kinsel Mr.. Nc
Laughlin. Mrs. Ella Miner, Miss Ethel
Miner. Miss Louise Morgan. Mrs. N. ".
Munson, Mrs. J. NJ. Pickens, Irving Saum,
Hugh Saum. Clarence Spiker. Miss Nerna
Spker. Harry Thompson, and Miss Emily
Van ArsdaIe
on Friday evening the Christian En-
deavor Society of Keller Memorial
Lutheran Church held its regular bust
ness meeting at the home of Mrs. ". ".
Keck. AT the close of the business scs-