Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
FIN Local Churches
Activity in Religious Circles
Along Many
Lines.

Members of the congregation OF 81. "a
vid's Mission, on the Conduit road near
Chain Bridge road. are making efforts to
erect a parish house in connection with
the mission To start tie building fund. a
lawn fete was given near the church
Thursday and the profits are said to have
been large.
dance by girls from the Cathedral school,
under the direction of Miss Skelly. teach
er Of physical culture. and readings by
Prot. 1hariemagne koehier.
The Woman's Interdenominatioral Mis-
sionary Union will hold its last meeting
before adjournment until next fall tomor-
row social hour Will follow the meeting
for PRAYER at 1920 am. Mrs. culbertSon,
the president will be assisted by the off,
cers-Mrs. La Petra. Mrs Whaley. Mrs.
Topham Mrs. McManus and the vice
presidents representing denominations ana
cooperating organizations
The committee on refreshments from the
Luther Place Memorial Church is COM
posed of Mrs Anton Heitmuler. Mrs. h.
F. Randolph and Mrs. F. r. Barclay.
3 Plans are being made by the Nick endree
a-ethodist Episcopal Sunday School to OBJ
serve children's day Sunday morning,
June {. at 1915 o'clock. in the church au-
ditcrium. The regular session of the
school will be held at $40 o'clock. The
committee on arrangements Is composed
of the following: Mrs. T. NJ. Riffel Mrs
g. r. jenkins. Mrs +. T. Israel. Miss
Mary Hammond. Mrs. Coates, Mrs. G. +.
Johnson. DIR. j. II. Wesler, Clarence Deyo
and Frank T. Israel The Apollo Orches-
ira of the school. with thirty players. will
render special music under the direction
of Mr.. Albert P. Johnston. REGULATIONS
by the scholars will be feature. The
annual picnic of the school will be held
at Great Falls. Tuesday, June %.
Last Sunday the Junior Christian En-
deavor Society of the Luther Place Mem
orial Church. 14th and n streets. held its
last meeting before the summer recess.
The juniors met with the senior society
a, : pm. and a pleasant feature of the
from the junior society and their reception
by the president. Mr.. G. Loehler, into the
senior society. Diplomas were given to
the graduating class Medals were award
ed to Oscar Hams. Freddie Dodson and
Hamlin Hams for bringing the most WIS.,
itors to the meetings during the year. Six
teen new honorary and associate members
were received at this meeting. The
junior league has been under the direc-
ton o. Mrs. James w. Graham. superin-
tendent, and Miss Adele Besson. assist
ant superintendent. The Junior leagues
meetings will be resumed next September.
With the presentation of fraternal
greetings from pastors of other local
churches, the celebration of the sixty-flfth
anniversary of the organization o. st.
Paufs English Lutheran Church was
brought to a close at reception in the
church auditorium Tuesday evening. The
church was profusely decorated with
palms, flowers and flags.
The music was a special feature of the
program. Four anthems were sung. with
excellent effect, under the leadership of
Mr.. B. Frank Meyers, director of st.
Pauls choir. The church quartet. COM
posed Of Mrs. Helen .Deyo. soprano; Miss
Flora Bernheimer. contralto; Mr.. w.
Howard Butterworth, tenor. and Mr.. s.
F. Meyers. bass, was assisted by the fol-
lowing sopranos: Miss Carrie I. Burkhart.
Miss Edna Doe. Mrs. w. A. Domer and
Mrs. Hattie S. Greenwood; altos. Mrs. G.
B. Rheem, Miss Edna Scott Smith and
Miss Pauline Whitaker; tenors. Messrs.
Edward McQuade. Fred Seibold and
Prank H. Shipe; bassos. Messrs. William
A. Domer, Bradley Ewers and Eugene E.
Stevens.
The program began at S:15 o'clock with
an organ voluntary and an anthem.
Seek Ye the Lord. The pastor of the
church. Rev. John T. Huddle. after a
brief address of welcome, introduced Rev
Paul Mcneil, pastor of Concordia Luth-
eran Church. members of the congrega-
ton of which organized ST Paurs in 1S43.
Rev. L. H. Warning congratulated st.
Pauls on behalf of the Georgetown
church. Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison pas
'
presented the greetings of his own con-
gregation and of the Presbyterian Church
at large, He said the Lutheran and Pres
byterian denominations are closer to-
gether in essentials than apart in non
essentials.
Following an anthem "Hark, Hark. My
Soul in which Miss Bernheimer sang
the solo. Rev. Mr.. Huddle introduced Mr..
Lucius d. Alden. a former superintendent
of ST. Paul's Sunday school. Greetings
then NJ I I.l,fh
FrantZ. pastor of st. Marks Lutheran
Church. and by Rev. George Brodthage.
pastor of ST. Johns Church, a portion of
the latters address being in German. An
anthem. II waited for the Lord" was
sung, the solo parts being taken by Mrs.
Deyo and Miss Edna Doe. and further
greetings were received from Rev. D. E.
Wiseman. pastor of the Church of Our
Redeemer. who spoke of the work of the
Lutheran church in the Danish West In
dies. and Rev. &. p Wiles, pastor Of Kel-
lar Memorial Church. who referred hu-
mornusly to Rev. Mr.. Huddle. his class
mate at college, as his grandfather. Mr.
Wiles said that, to his mind. the secret
Of St. Paul's strength and success a
congregation lay In the fact that she was
imbued with the missionary spirit. that
she had planted three missions in this
city and was always active in the vari
Gus operations of the Lutheran church at
large
The Day is Past and Over was sung
by the choir, Mr.. Butterworth taking the
solo part, and the formal program was
brought to close with brief remarks by
the pastor and a prayer by Rev J. S
Moser. Refreshments were served in the
lecture room by the Ladies' Aid Society,
of which Mrs. Samuel Domer is president.
Mrs. john Monaghan, vice president: Miss
Esther r. Linkins. secretary, and Mrs.
j F. SheetZ. treasurer.
The reception committee having general
charge Of the exercises was composed as
follows: George W. Linkins chairman:
4. F Fox. George r. Muth. Charles n.
Durand, J. Granville Meyers. Harry T.
Domer. William w. Stewart, Edward 7.
Kaiser. Thomas F. Pendel Charles h.
Bateman. Charles s. Hyer. Phil +. Muth.
G. VI. Drummer F. f.. Cunningham. j. +.
Sheetz. A. o. Hutterly Charles II. Leeds,
c. r. kreth, Theodore F. Levers
The Mission Society of Concordia Luz
theran Church held meeting Thursday
afternoon AT the home of Mrs. H. HenZe
one of the members. living at Linwood
Heights The society, which is exactly
eleven years Old and has 100 members
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year. Mrs. Helen Montgomery
president: Mrs. Marie Neuhaus vice pres
!dent: Mrs Marie Winkelmann score
tary, and Mrs. Marie Hartig. treasurer
Mrs. Neuhaus and Mrs. Hartig have held
their respective Offices since the organiza-
zion OF tile society. The program includ-
Neerhoff. VINO is spending some time with
her daughter in the Adirondacks and a
discourse on popular forms of idolatry in
China. Al the close of the business ses-
sion luncheon was served by the hostess