Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01

The contest for membership that has been
going on between the whites ana 'he
''maroons'' Of the young mems bible CLASS
Of the First Presbyterian Church, John
Marshall place. ended last sunday.
The contest was started some three months
ago hv Mr. Harry Barton, the teacher, VINO
divided the members Of the class. which
hen contained less than seventy-hve mem
bers into the two sides The side that
brought in the most members by the last
Sunday in May was to be given banquet
by the losers, who were to eat mush ana
milk.
Then began keen rivalry among the
bows. and the class membership began to
Increase rapidly until at the ending of the
contest. last Sunday, the membership was
over four hundred and the attendance 3l4
The matter decided by points. new
member worth six points, and for every
Sunday that he attended thereafter the side
was given three points. The contest was
very even all during the time, and II was
doubtful who would win. Last Sunday,
after the class secretary gave his report,
Mr.. Barton announced that the "maroons
had won ny thirty points. The captain OF
the whites contested the decision, and
asked that the matter be laid over until
Tuesday evening, when the class held It's
meeting.
The whites" made a quiet investigate
and the outcome was that on Tuesday even
ing claimed that the ''maroons had
brought in fifteen soldiers from Fort Myer
and some marines from the barracks. VINO
had come over only for last Sunday. SO
that the "maroons' could win. The ma
rooms admitted that they had paid the
ear fare of some of the soldiers and stated
that they were willing to do that every Sun
lay. as il was well known that soldiers are.
rs a rule, always broke. and that the
decision was given to them and 1t should
stand The matter was placed In the
hands of Mr.. Barton, and his decision VIII
be given at the next meeting of the class.
Regarding the banquet. the class decided
that, as there was question as 10 VINO
mad won, it was better that the whole class
give the banquet, and that each pay his
share. There was evidence of great relief
among the majority of the boys. as none
cared to eat mush and milk while others
had the best of the market. The banquet
will be held at one Of the prominent hotels
within a few weeks
Children's day services will be observed
It the Baptist Church, Tenleytown tomor-
row A good program Is expected Inc
children have been trained for the service
ny Mrs. G. w. Mccullough and Prof. Freer.
Bisrcp Satterlee has just been visiting the
Protestant Episcopal parishes in ST. Mary
county Il county which contains at once the
oldest of the Maryland churches and some
" the most beautiful scenery to be found IN
The state Yesterday the bishop was at
Leonardtown, so called after Leonard Cal
vert. who led the first adventurers to Mary
and. and at St. Marys City, the site of the
first town of the settlers. History tells US
hat the travellers had sailed up the Poto-
mac far Piscataway, almost opposite
Mount Vernon. when a trader named fleet
came off to them from the shore, and
learning that they were strangers LOOKING
for place whereon to build themselves a
city turned them back and led them up
the beautiful st. Mary's river. across the
mouth of which they had sailed on their
way UP the Potomac. on bluff overlook
ing the river. and commanding a view OF
the Potomac beyond. they settled down and
built St. Mary's City. which for sixty years
remained the capital of Maryland. Elk
luisitey lovely was the place that they
had chosen. A few years ago the state OF
Maryland erected monument on the site
IF the vanished city to commemorate the
memory of Leonard Calvert, who soon after
the landing died there and was buried
there. the first of the long line of Maryland
governors. That monument Is all the Pill
grim to the shrine of Marylands birthplace
will find to remind him of those early days
of colonial history.
The members of the First Congrega-
tional Church at business meeting this
week voted to assist in paying the salary
of Rev. J. w. Frizzell pastor OF the
Church of the Pilgrims in East Washing
ton. thereby making sure of the proposed
gift of Julius c. Ingram to establlsh an
institutional church on Capitol Hill,
The matter was placed before the con-
gregation by DR.. Woodrow, pastor of the
church, in the form of recommenda-
ton by the executive committee or the
congregation 1t was proposed to pay
minimum of s35 month toward the sup
port of the pastor of the Church of the
Pilgrims, and to take up a special col
lection for the work on Capitol Hill on
June 9. 1t proposed further that
committee of three be appointed by the
First Church to unite with similar COM
mittee of the Mount Pleasant Church and
the Church of the Pilgrims, to form
supervisory and advisory committee OF the
denomination to accept the gift of Mr..
Ingram and establish the church in East
Washington.
Rev. Mr. Jones of the Congregational
Home Missionary Society was present
and spoke of the details of the work
proposed in connection with Mr.. 1ngram's
gift. DIR. Woodrow also spoke, strongly
favoring the proposition and urging the
congregation to make sure that Washing
ton secures this obvious advantage to its
religious activities.
The question discussed by DR.. Mer-
rill Gates. Dr. Kirby and others and when
the vote was taken ii declared unani-
nous.
The action is understood TO settle the
question os the Ingram gift coming to
Washington, and the establishment of the
Institutional Church, similar in scope to
the activities of the y. NJ c. A, in East
Washington.