The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
CHRISTIAN ENDEAYOR NOTES
Additions to Membership of Yer
mont Avenue Church Society.
James VI. Pickens. of Press Depart.
ment, Goes West-Much Good
Work in Prisons.

At a recent business meeting Of the
Christian Endeavor Society of the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church, six per-
sons were elected To active membership,
and two chosen associate members.
| b. +. Hallman was elected correspond
/ ing secretary. TO fill the vacancy caused
/ by resignation Of Miss Alice Vancesdale.
who will soon leave for Seattle. Wash.
TO make that city her future home. c.
/ J. p, Barger was elected chairman of
the prayer meeting committee, TO COM
plete an unexpired term Clarence J.
Spiker, president. made the report Of the
sOCiety's mission study class.
james NJ. Pickens. Of the press depart
ment, left yesterday for the West. in the
/ interest Of the Department of AgrleuI-
/ ture
/ The new president of the First Presley
terrain Christian Endeavor Society is Miss
| Ruth Montayne. who takes the place Of
7 Ira J. Conduit, past president
/ The regular monthly meeting Of the
/ Northminster Presbyterian Christian En-
/ deavor Society was held last Tuesday
I evening, AT the home Of Miss Clum, the
president. After the reports OF the various
committees were heard. the resolutions
/ lately adopted by the citizenship depart
/ ment of the c. F. Union were favorably
| discussed A mission study class will
/ be opened early IN February to all the
members aud friends Of the society. and
/ is 70 be conducted by Miss Loomis. At
the last Sundays meeting of this society
| Herman c. MetCalf. eX-Of1cio OF the
union. gave talk, as did also T. c.
Wylie
! In the recent move Of interested or
CARNATIONS and institutions Of the Dis
/ trict Of Columbia, for a better observance
/ Of the Sabbath, the c. r. Union was
represented by its vice president, Ray S.
Gehr. The object Of this movement is to
arrange for a general citizens meeting
and 20 push legislative action that will
protect the Sabbath day in the District
Of Columbia.
Attention is called TO the good work
/ that is being done In other cities and our
own by means Of the work among
! prisoners in the jails A model constitu-
! ton Of the Prison Christian Endeayor
Society has been formed, and Zed II.
T Capp. superintendent OF the citizenship
/ department Of the union, under whose
supervision this work falls. will be glad
+ TO have such cooperation any societies
can give him in the work.
/ The regular monthly business meeting
/ Of the Christian Endeavor Society OF the
Church Of the Covenant was held In the
church Friday evening. January TO- Fol
/ lowing the business meeting a musical
/ programme was given, IN which the fol-
/ lowing members took part: ". A. Rogers
/ O5good Holmes. and Misses St0WeH and
RamsbuTg. and Mrs. c. NJ. Davidson.
/ The Ninth Street Christian Endeavor
/ Society is in a fiOurshing condition, and
( is active In its official and committee
work The last business meeting was
/ held az the home of Miss Virginia r.
Raymond. President Tarring. Of the
union. visited this society last Sunday
evening
/ The meeting al the New York Avenue
/ Presbyterian Church last Sunday was
led by A. A. Charles. secretary Of the
union. Rev. Wallace Radcliffe. pastor OF
/ the church, and Zed II. Capp. OF the
citizenship department. gave strong talks
along the lines Of Sunday observance.
/ The next regular meeting OF the Chris
/ tan EndesvOr Union board OF officers
/ will occur on Friday evening, January "A
/ The union was well represented at the
meeting last Tuesday evening at the First
/ Congregational Church of the members OF
/ the Prohibition Crusade League
/ Among the speakers were Senator Till
man. OF North Carolina and the supeTin-
! tendent OF the citizenship department OF
the union.
! Secretary Shaw. OF the United Society
/ Of Christian Endeavor leaves in a few
/ days on an extended Southern trip. Presi-
I dent Francis z. Clark VIII sail January
/ "a for a three months tour Of Europe.
! where he will visit all the c. f. unions
/ and societies that time will permit
/ 1t IS gratifying 10 the foreign societies
/ that President Clark founder Of Chris
! tlan EndeavOr. will visit their continent.
! The union hopes to be able 10 induce Mr..
! Clark and Mr.. Shaw to come here again
/ in May, and If such can be arranged
+ for, much interest will be shown by the
/ Endeavorers Of the city.
/ The Calvary Baptist Christian Endeavor
/ Society has planned great things for the
| coming year, and a new plan of raising
/ the necessary finance for the year by
/ individual subscription has met with sue
/ cess in that the amount estimated Is
| already subscribed.
/ All notices for the press department
should be received not later than Thurs