The Washington herald., 1908-04-18
ENDEAVOR NOTES
Plans for May Meeting in New York
Avenue Church.
Mr.. SwaFtzeII 30 Discuss Gypsy
Smith" Movement and Reception
10 English EVANGELIST.

Plans have been made for the May
meeting of the Christian Endeavor Union
at the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, on the evening of May T.
Aside from the regular course OF busi-
ress at this meeting, Mr.. Swartzen viii
make talk on the Gypsy Smith move
ment and the plans subsequent to the
reception for him on his arrival in this
city in the fall
Miss Green, acting secretary of the As
ISOLATED Charities Of the District of Co
lumbia, win speak to the Endeayorers
along the lines Of the work of that or
ganization. Mr. Curtis will also address
the meeting on the work and needs OF
the Playground Association of the Dis
trict Of Columbia
The West Street Presbyterian Christian
Endeavor Society had a meeting last
Sunday evening. led b. Dr. William A.
Hedrick. After a tenor solo by George
P. Tucker. the president OF the union
presented the greetings of the union and
talked along Christian Endeavor lines.
He was followed by J. L. Ewin, president
of the Anti-Saloon League, who gave an
address upon the subject of temperance
The hour of the church service was ex-
tended fifteen minutes TO permit the So
ciety to enter into this programme.
The citizenship department Of the union
sent a representative 10 the Sixth Pres
byterian Christian Endeavor Society last
Sunday evening George L. Chandler Of
this department, viii attend the Bethany
Baptist Society next Sunday evening. and
talk along the lines Of the work of his
department
Christian Endeavorers will be sorry 20
learn Of the sudden death of Miss Edith
Rideout. OF the Covenant Presbyterian
Church. Miss RIdeout had for some time
past been a very active worker in Chris
tian Endeayor. and particularly In the
Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Union.
At the time Of her death she was serving
The Covenant society as chairman OF the
missionary committee.
The next Christian Endeavor conven-
ton will occur in ST. Paul, Mimi. In
July, 1909. This viii afford a good op-
portunity for many local Endeavorers to
attend the convention and to see the sur
rounding country Last summer forty
representatives went TO Seattle. Wash,
TO the convention.
The Minnesota State Christian En-
deavor Union and the St Paul Christian
Endeayor Union have already launched
plans for the financing Of the big con-
vention.
DR.. Francis &. Clark. president CT the
Christian Endeav0r movement has been
i'll during the past few weeks, and is now
in the Adirondacks recuperating.
VIII b. Shaw, treasurer of the United
Society has just returned from an ex-
tended trip through Mexico and the
Latin American countries in the interest
OF Christian Endeavor.
The intermediate Society of c. e. Of
The Ninth Street Christian Church had
a meeting last Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
Don p. Blaine, general secretary of the
''Y" Branch Of the w. c. T. L.. gave
an instructive talk on temperance.
The Vermont Avenue Christian c. Z.
Society held its last business meeting at
the home OF Clarence J. Spiker. last
evening. The reports Of the COM
mittees indicated that a large interest
is taken by the members in the work OF
the society, and excellent results are