The Washington herald., 1908-02-01
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
District Of Columbia Union to Meet
February 8.
Washington Societies Preparing for
Event-Annfversary of Organ
ization l. February 4.

The next regular monthly meeting Of
the District of Columbia Christian En-
deayor Union for the month Of February
VIII occur on Monday evening, February
Q. al the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church Mrs. Wilbur +. Crafts viii be
present and viii talk On her trip around
the world. from which she has recently
returned. The Endeav0rers viii be given
an opportunity 20 learn Of Christian En-
deav0r work going ou ia China. Japan,
and other distant places. Mrs. Crafts
has devoted much time TO the study of
missionary work. This. with the fact that
she has just spent several months with
foreign missionaries. viii enable her TO
give an instructive missionary address
The devotional exercises of this meeting
viii be conducted by Harry T. Lerch,
superintendent Of the extension depart
meHt of the union. and the singing viii
be led by j. NJ McCauley, president Of
the Congress Heights @. r. Society. The
roll call Of the societies viii be taken.
Ray s. Gehr, vice president Of the
union. visited the Westminster C. Z.
Society on Sunday evening, January g.
and found the society in a fiOurishing
condition. despite the fact that many
members were confined home with illness.
An interesting lecture was given Fri
day evening, January 81 at the Ana
costa Baptist Church, on the Liquor
Traffic" by Hermon c. Metcalf, cx-
president of the union,
February 4. 1908. viii be the occasion Of
a. ID. Al
birth of Christian Endeavor- All the So
cieties in the world will make efforts to
observe this anniversary In one way or
another. Local societies are already
planning for work along the same Ii-es.
Sunday, February ., viii be the day in
which the local Endeavorers will cele-
brate
The Keller Memorial Lutheran Society
reports George Bonnet has been elected
as the new delegate 10 the c. Z. Union.
The Ninth Street Christian Church.
which recently formed an intermediate
society, reports that a. G. Bishop has
been elected superintendent. Mr. Bishop
was at one time president OF the senior
society in this church.
Hermon c. Metcalf for many years a
worker in the union, has resigned his
position in the Department OF Agricul-
ture to enter local enterprises for him
self. A. Wilbur StaTrett, treasurer of
the union, has gone to Kentucky for
business trip in the interest Of the
Treasury Department
The Young Peoples Society Of Chris
tian Endeavor Of Shiloh Baptist Church
has just completed the end Of the first
year Of its organization and the financial
report and enrolment Of the society show
it has had a year Of much success and
good work. It's officers for 1893 are. John
a. Miles. president; Mrs. Rosa Coates,
vice president; Miss Martha Z. Donoho,
recording secretary; James r. Moss. cor
responding secretary, and Mrs. Mary c.
Dismond, treasurer.
Il is the purpose Of the union 10 make
the March meeting of the union, which
will occur on March o one devoted al
most exclusively to committee confer
ences. It has developed recently that
societies would prefer talks that would
tend to enliven their committee work.
This conference is TO meet that demand.
The regular January meeting of the
Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Mission
airy Union was held on January -. 1903,
at the Peck Memorial Chapel. This was
the business meeting of the union.
The Christian Endeavor Union is plan
ming to give a lecture on March 4, or
thereabout, on the topic From Coast to
Coast" The president of the union viii
lecture. having been one Of the party
delegated to attend the convention at
Seattle. Wash, during the summer. IN
addition TO many others, there will be
about 100 coored slides, taken by the
party. The committee in charge of ar
rangements consists of Ray 5. Gehr, A
A. Charles, and A. w. Starrett.
The corresponding secretaries Of the so
ceties in the union are urged by the
press department to send in notices
promptly. All notices should be addressed
TO the superintendent of the press de-
partment, 73O Bond Building.