Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION PLANS
ANNUAL SESSION OF PRIMARY
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Assemblies Tomorrow Evening at
Peck Memorial Chapel-Subse-
quent Meetings.

The Washington Primary Sunday School
Teachers Union has arranged to hold its
annual institute this week, as announced
in Saturdays Star. The program for
these meetings is as follows:
First session. Tuesday at 100 pm,
Peck Memorial Church. 2Sth and NJ
streets, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. exercises
DR.. Paul Richmond: Temperance Teach
ing Miss Elbertine Robertson; solo. Mrs
Edward Clements: music: address, '.Prin-
ciples of Teaching" Mrs. Mary Foster
Bryner: mizpah.
Second session, Wednesday at 7:3O p m,
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church,
Columbia road near 18th street north
west-Devotional, Rev. NJ Ross Fishburn;
song, by Juniors of Fourth Presbyterian
Sunday chooi: international lesson for
juniors: music, Miss Florence Keene: ad
dress. plans for Juniors Mrs. Mary
Foster Bryner: benediction.
Third session. Thursday at pm. w.
c. T. U. building. So 9th street north
west-Music: devotional: address. Hints
on Lesson Building Mrs. Mary Foster
Bryner: Lesson for Beginners" Mrs. b.
H. StinemetZ; library notice.; primary
lesson for March IL, Mrs. Mary Foster
Bryner.
Hour for Parents.
Fourth session, Thursday at 8 pm.
parents hour. Douglas Memorial, 18th
and streets northeast; w. w. MILAN,
president District Sunday School Associa-
ton. presiding-Music: devotional. Rev. G
G. Bacon. DID: offering: address. "Spokes
in the Sunday School Wheel Mrs. Mary
Foster Bryner; Doxology; social hour, re-
freshments.
The union was organized in October.
1881. at a meeting held at the Y. NJ. c. A.
building of all the primary teachers who
were attending the Saturday evening
teachers class for the study of the regu-
lar Sunday school lesson. These teachers
felt that they needed special help and
training in order to adapt the lessons to
the needs of their classes.
The plan of holding weekly meetings, al
which one of the members should teach
the lesson. provide illustrations and other
helps, was adopted at that time, and is
still pursued AS the union grew other
features were added. At the present time
the weekly program includes teacher
training lessons, conducted by Mrs. ]. T.
Shade, and the teaching of the begin
ners as well as the primary lesson. sug-
gestions for Christmas, Easter and Chill
dren's day are made by the teachers
present. drawn from their own practical
experiences. New songs are taught by
Mrs. J. w. Hollyday. and monthly black
board lessons are given by Miss North.
ooWc vi the HloSl PROMINENT SuHOdS
school workers in Washington have served
as presidents of the union. This list in
cludes Mr.. Frank Hamilton. Mrs. W. H.
Hoeke. Mrs. Isabella NJ. Alden (Pansy).
Mrs. Weston Flint and Mrs. Amy May
Gray. The Washington Union has the
advice and help of Mrs. Wilbur F. Crafts
and Miss Elbertine Robertson.
Officers of the Union.
The present officers are: President. Mrs
c. H. Gray. 42S Shepherd street north
west; first vice president, Miss Alice M
Fletcher. 515 NJ street northwest: second
vice president. Mrs. ]. w. McLane, $40
10Th street northwest: recording secretary
Mrs. w. Topham, 43 U street northwest;
corresponding secretary. Mrs. j. r. Daw-
son. 1874 r street northeast: treasurer
Miss V. A. Wells. 327 Westminster street
northwest; librarian. Miss D. c. Miller
6OI Massachusetts avenue northeast: as.
sistant librarian. Mrs. w. f. Muf1ley, 334
F street northeast; pianist. Mrs. J. w
Hollyday, 1924 18th street northeast: field
worker, Miss Elbertine Robertson the
kenesaw, northwest.
mmitteeS-1nStruction. Mrs. H. B.
MOultOn. 1924 9th street northwest: black
board. Miss Hilda North, 2SO7 14th street
northwest: library. Mrs. w. F. Crafts. 3Oe
Pennsylvania avenue southeast; social,
Miss Pierce. 1928 18th street northwest
Nearly all the churches in the city are
identified with the union. All teachers OF
all denominations are privileged to iden-
tify themselves with the organization. The
union is supported by the District Sunday
School Association.