Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-21
Activities and Plans of Various Congregations.
Presbytery of Washington City to Meet.
Memorial Services for Bishop.

closing tile previous difficulty between
the rector and the former choirma ster,
which caused Mr.. Leigh'S resignation.
Before the regular weekly meeting Of
the Presbyterian ministers of this city
in the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church next Monday morning, Rev. DIR.
J. G.. Butler who has been a local pastor
for about fifty years, will give a reminis-
cent talk.
Members of the North Capitol NJ E.
Church. corner North capitol and X
streets northeast have unanimously re-
quested that Rev. Elmer f. Marshall. the
pastor. he returned for another year
After being assigned to this church at the
beginning of the present conference year
he inaugurated spiritual campaign
throughout the entire community. result
ing in the addition of forty-nine new
members to the church This record of
additions. it is declared. is only exceeded
in one NJ. f.. church in the city. The
financial condition of the church is re-
garded as excellent, 1000 having been
paid on the mortgage debt during the
year. leaving but 81 400 balance against
the property. Since the ADVENT of the year
1905 the entire membership have cleared
up all the floating indebtedness on the
church. and for the first time since the
present building has been erected 1t will
enter the new conference year without
one cent of floating debt. At the fourth
quarterly conference, al which the pastor
was unanimously requested to return for
another year. the presiding elder, DIR. j.
w. r. SumWalt. complimented the pastor
and the members of the official board for
the work accomplished and assured its
members that if the present harmonious
relations prevail the seating capacity of
the church will be too small to accommo-
date the congregation. a full board of
stewards and trustees was selected to
serve for the next year.
At the annual meeting of the Northmin-
stery Presbyterian Sunday school. held at
the residence of Mr.. l.. Cabell Williamson
Tuesday night. the following officers were
elected: Superintendent. Mr.. l.. Cabell
Williamson: assistant superintendent. Mr.
W. A. Countryman: secretary. Mr.. r. A.
Miller: assistant secretary, DR.. William
b. Smith. treasurer, Miss kittie Mac
queen: superintendent primary depart
ment. Miss Clara Clum; president home
department. Mr.. ]. II. Schenck; librarian.
Mr.. William Stewart.
The Home Department Union of the
District of Columbia held it's first quar-
terly meeting of the year in the Sunday
school room of the Mt. Vernon NJ. E.
Church South, corner 9th and X streets.
last evening. The union decided to OBJ
serve the second Sunday in May home
department day in the District. and en-
deaVor to have as many members as pos
sible present in the Sunday. schools on
that day.
Addresses were made last night by Rev.
VIM. French Locke, pastor of Mt. Yer
non Church. and w. W. MILAN. president
of the District Sunday School Union. At
the close of the meeting those present
were invited to the parlors Of the church.
where social hour was enjoyed and re-
freshments served by the Sunday school.
Through the help of the members of
the F.pworth League of the Hamline NJ.
E. Church. Mime. farley and her latest
collection of waxworks was presented
last night in the Sunday school room of
Hamline Church. This entertainment
took the place of the usual monthly So
cial. The program was arranged by Miss
Ethel Skeene. vice president of the
league who has charge of the social af-
fairs of the organization. The charac-
tiers represented and those taking part in
the entertainment were as follows:
'Paderewski. Maynard V Twitchell:
Golden Locks Miss Ruby Shaver:
John Alden and Priscilla W. l.. Evans
and Miss Lena B. Reed: Sis Hopkins"
Miss Grace Winner: Juliet" Miss Flor
ence Millken; "Diogenes." ]. A. B. Riley:
'.Signora Squaina. Miss Mabel Wands:
Sleeping Beauty and the Prince" Miss
Ethel V. Benton and Hugh 3. Thomas:
Cleopatra Miss Gwendolyn Donohue:
Joan of Arc. Miss Adele Kelly: Cough
Drop Man" Charles B. Tanner: Gin
derela and the Prince Miss Blanche
Posey and Harold Nichols: 'Topsy."
Earnest Swingle; Uncle Sam" with his
possessions. Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines Milton NJ Thorne, John Le-
preux, Harry Turnburke and Howard
Saunders. During the evening solos were
sung by Charles Bridwell and Mrs. Har-
ry James, and the Hurricane Band in
charge of "Creatore" Mickle rendered
musical program. This was the first and
last appearance of this band in this coun-
try. according to the leaders, statement
The entertainment was considered a sue
cess in every particular.
Rev. DR.. d. w. Fisher. for twenty-eisht
years the president of Hanover College.
Indiana. has just become a resident of
this city. Last August, when nearing his
thre" score and ten years. he severed his
connection with the college. and since
that date he and Mrs. Fisher have been
travelling abroad. Their Journey from
which they have just returned. carried
them around the world. to Hawaii, the
Fijis, Australia New Zealand. Tasmania
Ceylon. India. Egypt and Italy. Among
the graduates OF Hanover are DR.. II. w.
Wiley and Controller Tracewel DR.
Fisher and his wife have rooms al the
Mel dnta. in the apartment occupied by
their son DR.. Howard Fisher