The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
SUNDAYSCHOOL MEET
Programme Announced for
Coming Convention.
OPENING SESSION TOMORROW
Many City Pastors Scheduled TO
Take Part in Meetings To be Held
at Calvary Baptist Church-sub-
jects of Interest to District of
Columbia Workers to he Discussed,

The various committees IN charge Of
the preparations for the fourteenth an
nual convention of the Sunday School As
sociation Of the District OF Columbia,
which viii open in Calvary Baptist
Church Monday evening and continue
through Tuesday and Wednesday, have
completed their work and are looking for
ward with confidence that the meeting
Will be the most successful in the history
Of the association.
The following committee appointments
have been announced IN addition to those
previously reported.
Appliances and equipment. Mrs. James
7. West ushers. Edward Tarring. Curtis
l. Deilyi press. ". W. MILAN, w. W
Greene.
The official programme of the conyen-
ton has been mailed 10 superintendents
of all the schools in the association for
the use of delegates.
The forma! opening of the convention
viii be preceded by half hour of song
service, beginning at 80 o'clock, under
the direction of Page L. Zimmerman,
with Marguerite Allen as organist, Miss
Florence King pianist, a choir of thirty
voices. and an orchestra of sixteen pieces.
The choir will render the anthem "Hark,
Hark, My Soul during the preliminary
song service. and Dudley Bucks TIE
Deum during the regular programme Of
the first session.
The Opening Session.
At o'clock the convention Will be called
u order by The president of the associa-
'tion. W W. MILAN, and viii be opened
with devotional exercises, conducted by
Rev. William French Locke. pastor Of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal
Church South. The annual report and ad-
dress Of the president will follow The
executive committee has ordered this re-
port TO be printed for general distribution.
and that it shall include the matter here
tofore embraced in the reports of the
treasurer and the field worker.
The other speakers at this session are
Hon. Henry B. +. Macfarland, first vice
president of the association, and Rev.
Charles Roads. secretary of the Maryland
Sunday School Association. Mr. Roads
will take for his theme "ldedls of Sunday
school work already attained
Al this session the president viii an
nounce the committees on resolutions and
on nomination of officers. The session
will close with prayer and benedicdon by
Rev. s. h. WOOdrow- D. D.. Of the First
Congregational Church.
On Tuesday two sessions viii be held
The afternoon session. opening AT 2.3J
o'clock. viii be devoted TO the considera-
ton of problems relating TO the work Of
the primary department of the Sunday
school. Mrs. Amy May Gray. president
Of the Primary Teachers Union, will pre-
side. The programme at this session is
as follows. Beginners lesson. taught by
Miss Marietta StOCkdTd. training teacher
of the Washington kindergarten Normal
School; beginners music by Mrs. w. H.
Hoekc and U class from Calvary Baptist
Sunday school, address on work among
the foreign children OF Washington. by
Mrs William .. Window. the lesson for
November 3. taught by Mrs. II. b. MOUl-
ton: blackboard Illustration by Miss Hlda
North: address. Junior Work" by Mr.
W. c. Pearce Of Chicago, H.. secretary
of the adult and teacher training depart
ments OF the International Sunday School
Association.
Tuesday Evening Session.
At the Tuesday evening session the pre-
iiminary song service. beginning At 7.3O
O'clock will be under the direction Of
MI George \. Provost. with Miss Jessie
Young as organist and Mrs ". W. Gil
bert rs pianist
Mr.. Pearce will speak on The organized
class movement" at this session. and the
report OF the committee on nominations
will be received, followed by the election
OF the officers and members of the execu-
tive committee for the ensuing year. with
twelve delegates TO the twelfth inter
national convention, which viii be held
in Louisville. Ky, in June, 1908. The
auditing comHittee VIII report at this
session.
The Wednesday morning session, open
ing at 10 o'clock viii be devoted to the
consideration Of TIE work Of the home
department Of the Sunday school, and
will be presided over by Mrs. Emily L.
Newton, president of the District Of Co
Iumbla Home Department Union, who
Will submit her annual report,
The report Of the secretary, Mrs. Wash
ington Topham, will also be presented
Mr.. Pearce will speak on the topic. "The
home Experimentation TO make it go.
A home department question box will be
opened.
The programme for the Wednesday af-
ternoon session Is: Conference on the
adult department and teacher training,
conducted by Mr. PeaTceT address, our
organized class and some plans to help
others" Prof Mitchell Carroll. Of George
Washington University, teacher Of the
Vaughn Glass of Cavalry Baptist Sunday
school; address, The Sunday school and
the missionary movement" Rev. c. Z
Guthrie pastor Of Hamline Methodist
Church; address, "Glimpses of Sunday
school work In foreign lands Mrs VII
bur r. Crafts; address, Approved Work
men-Sow secured" Mr.. Pearce. e
Adress by Mr.. Pearce.
At the closing session on Wednesday
evening. Nj Pearce will speak on World
wide Sunday school work, and the re-
port Of the committee on resolution viii
be received and considered. AT the close
of the regular proceedings of the conven-
tion a reception and social meeting will
be held in the lecture room and the sun
day school house OF Cavalry Church
During this function the orchestra will
render programme of secular music.
The work OF the committee on music.
of which James \. MacElwee is chair
man. has been carefully performed and
an elaborate musical programme for each
session has been arranged Prominent
soIoists will render selections az the sey-
eraI sessions as follows. Miss Lydia
Richards Hughes, Monday evening; Mrs
Nellie shore. Tuesday afternoon; Miss
Jessie Harnsberger, Tuesday evening;
Miss Bertha Bean, Wednesday morning;
Mrs. B. II. Smart, Wednesday afternoon;