Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS
MOUNT PLEASANT CONGREGA-
TIoNAL CHURCH RECEPTION.
Recruits Of the Past Year, Number
ing 1873, Receive the Hand
Of Friendship.

The parlorS OF the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church at 18th and Column
bia road northwest were crowded last
night at a reception of the members.
During the past year 123 persons have
been received into the membership and
were the special guests of the even
ing. 1t was the desire of the pas
tor, Rev. NJ. Ross Ffshburn that the old
members of the congregation extend the
hand of fellowship and welcome to the
newer members in a way that would
make them feel that they were to be al
ways made heartily welcome in Mount
Pleasant Church, and this was done.
During the evening upon a number
of occasions 1t was pointed out that dur
ing the past year the number of new
bership at the beginning of the pastorate
Of Rev. Mr.. Fishburn.
Despite the inclement weather the par
lors were crowded shortly after O'Clock
with those who came to do honor to the
special guests.
The pastor and Mrs. Fishburn. assisted
by the officers of the church and their
wives. received the members. The older
members met the newer ones and car
ried out the announced object CT the re-
ception-the cultivation of a more init
mate acquaintance among the earlier and
more recent members.
Such acquaintance was promoted by the
tagging of all present with name cards.
This years members were provided with
a card different in color from that fur
nished all others. The work of tagging
was In charge of the following special
committee, which met the guests In the
Sunday school room: Ben Temple Web
ster, chairman: Mr.. and Mrs. Everett M.
and Mrs. Leroy Heron, Mr.. and Mrs.
John c. Hoyt. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Rogers, Mrs. Ben T. Webster and MIR.
and Mrs. Robert H. Young.
A committee on sociability. equal In
number to the list of new members, took
charge of the special guests. saw that
they were generally introduced and later
were served with refreshments.
Church Debt Statement.
There was no program of entertainment
other than the rendition of number OF
orchestral selections. played at intervals
throughout the evening.
Just before the guests were invited to
the gymnasium, where refreshments
were served by the Ladies' Aid Society.
the pastor thanked the various commit
tees for their splendid work in connec-
ton with the reception and announced
that the subscription recently inaugu-
rated for the reduction of the church
debt had been further increased by a
sAs
the annual meeting of the school last
Tuesday, to raise $500 during the coming
year. Including individual subscriptions
and the $1,000 pledged ten days ago by
the Ladies Aid Society, this brings the
total amount so far subscribed for pay
ment on the debt In 1909 to $500.
The list of the general committee in
charge of the refreshments and decora-
lions included Mrs. Anna +. Darby. chair
man; Mrs. James o. Akers, Mrs. George
Mra VIII.
liam r. Buchanan, Mss Cora r. Clements,
Mrs. George B. Corey, Mrs. J. w. T. Du-
veil, Mrs. A. NJ. harrington, Mrs. James
B. Frizzell. Mrs. John r. Hinton. Mrs.
Mrs. ]. ]. Marden, Mrs. Fred e. Mann,
Mrs. Charles w. Meyers Mrs. l.. II. Mey-
ers, Mrs. A. s. Pattison. Mrs. e. 8. Peck,
Mrs. H. +. Peck, Miss Emily 8. Perkins.
Mrs. Charles c. Rogers. Mrs. George A.
Rose, jr., Miss Bessie o. Sensner, Mrs.
Ellis Spear. Mrs. A. l.. Sturtevant, Mrs.
l.. H. Schneider. Mrs. John TitcOmb, Mrs.
j. A. Truesdell. Mrs A. w. Tracy, Mrs.
John Weld, Ms. ]. o. Wright and Mrs.
Wilbur l.. Wright.
Officers of the Church.
The officers of the church are as follows:
Pastor, Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn: deacons.
Edward S. Peck, David S. CARL. William
J. Bowman, Marcus w. Baldwin, Norton
NJ. Little. Matthew 7. Moomaw. DR.. A. D.
Melvin, James II. Jennings; deaconesses.
Mrs. n. E. Young, Mrs. +. l.. Campbell;
clerk. DR.: Arthur NJ. harrington; treas
urer, Washington d. Quinter.
Off1cers Of the Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Society are: President Albert L..
Sturtevant; secretary, Ben Temple Web
ster; treasurer. DR.. j. Herve Purdy; secre-
tary Of revenue. William j. Bowman; sec
rotary of accounts, Matthew T. Moomaw
trustees, Albert L. Sturtevant. j. Herve
Purdy, Ben T. Webster, Nicholas f..
Young. Frank l.. Campbell, George H. Eel
lers. Thaddeus c. Dulin. John Mitchell,
jr., Charles S. Clark, George L. Rose. jr. J:
Sunday school superintendent, Norton NJ.
Little; president Ladies' Aid Society. Mrs.
n. Z. Young; president Woman's Mission
airy Society. Mrs. e. NJ. Bliss; president
of the Mems Club, Maj j. r. Clements;
president Christian Endeavor Society,
Hayner II. Gordon; president Junior En-
deavor Society, Mrs. c. G. Morgan; presi-
dent Athletic Association, DR.. Charles L..
Bliss