Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-02
YEARS WORK REVIEWED
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoRERS HEAR
REPORTS OF PROGRESS.
New officers Installed and Heads of
Departments Are Appointed.
The Seattle Trip.

At the monthly meeting of the District
Christian Endeavor Union last night at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church the
reports of the officers for the past year
were presented and the new officers for the
year beginning July / were installed. Rev
j. G. Litsinger, pastor of Mount Tabor
Methodist Protestant Church, conducted the
opening devotional service.
The report of the secretary, Leonard F.
Ruoff, reviewed the work for the past year
and showed that there were at present in
the union 102 societies, with a membership
between 5000 and 1000. Eight denomina-
tons are represented as follows: Baptist,
Congregational Disciples of Christ, Lu-
theran, Methodist Episcopal Methodist
Protestant, Presbyterian and United Breth-
rem. Five new societies were received
during the year. The treasurer, Harry F.
Lerch, reported balance of $500.
Reports of Superintendent.
Reports were also made by the following
superintendent of departments: Mission
airy, Miss Edith NJ. Church; extension, Her.
mon G. Metcalf; music, Miss Lydia Hughes;
junior, Miss Ardell Payne; citizenship, Zed
II. Copp; press, j. NJ. Pickens. The re-
port of the junior department showed
membership of thirty-five junior societies,
TOUR having been admitted during the past
d.
missions and $42S for benevolence
Miles M. Shand, a former president of the
union, presided during the installation of
the new officers. An impressive ins.alla-
ton service was con .ucted by the pastoral
councillor of the union, Rev. Donald c.
Macleod, DID, of the First Presbyterian
church. The new officers are as follows:
president. Edward Tarring of New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church (re-elected);
vice president, Ray s. Gehr of First Congre-
gatonal Church; secretary, Clarence A.
Miller of Temple Baptist Church; assistant
secretary, Walter Gillian of Mount Tabor
Methodist Protestant Church; treasurer,
A. Wilbur Starratt of Vermont Avenue
Christian Church.
Rev. George A. Miller pastor of the Ninth
Street Christian Church, addressed the new
societies, and Rev. James H. Taylor of the
Central Presbyterian Church spoke to the
members of their duties in supporting the
officers.
Presidents Appointments.
Mr.. Tarrng announced the following ap-
polntments in the various departments of
the unions work for the coming year:
Extension - Superintendent, Harry F.
Lerch of the Church of the Covenant; as
sociates, w. A. Hyde. Ivon Phillips, F. D.
Maphis, H. c. Metcalf, N. H. McAlnster,
L. G. Quincy. A. s. Pinkett, Miss Ada Filler,
Miss Ethel LASER. Miss Emma Roby.
Missionary - Superintendent, Miss Clara
Parkinson of Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church. associates, Mrs. George Speidel,
Miss Flora Johnson, Miss Anna Mccarthy,
w. A. Smell. Albert Neiss, r. Z. Kinsell,
John Herndon, Bruce Cleveland
Music - Superintendent, Miss Florence
King of First Congregational Church: as
sociates, Mrs. NJ. L. White, Miss Louie Dale
Leeds. Mrs. Edward Tarring.
hip-Superintendent, Zed H. Copp
of Bethany Chapel CPresbyteriaD; assoc
ciates, Norris Bowen. George L. Chandler,
son, Rev. Charles H. Butler
Press-Superintendent, A. A. Charles of
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church;
associates, Walter Gillian, ]. NJ. Pickens,
H. J. Walther.
Junior - Superintendent, Miss Ardell
Payne of Vermont Avenue Christian
Church; associates to be announced later
Final announcements were made concern
ing the trip to the international Christian
Endeavor convention at Seattle. The train
bearing the District delegation will leave
the Baltimore and Ohio station Wednesday
afternoon at l o'clock About forty-five
persons compose the party. They will have
special cars to Chicago, where they will be
Joined by delegations from Illinois and Wis
consin, and will have a special train for
the remainder of the outgoing trip. Friends
of the tourists are invited to go to the sta
ton to see them off. Arrangements have
been made for visitors to be admitted tc
the car shed. The trip will cover 5000
miles, through twenty states and two
Canadian provinces.