Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
CHRISTIAN ENDEAv0R NOTES.

For the next monthly meeting the Chris
tan Endeavor Union will meet with the
Berwyn Presbyterian c. E. Society. Au-
gust 3. plan has been adopted whereby
the union could meet during one OF the
summer months with one of the suburban
societies, and through the kindness of
this chapter and through the efforts
the president Of the union the plans have
been perfected and the affair promises
to be q success. The music at this meet
ing will be under the direction of Mr..
Hermon c. Metcalf Of the Gurley Pres
byterian c. E. Society: Rev. David A
Reed, pastor Of the Berwyn Presbyterian
Church. will conduct the devotional exer-
cises. and an address will be delivered
by Mr.. F. NJ. Bradley Of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. Special cars
will leave 18th and G streets, at o:lo
O. clock the afternoon before the gathering
and will proceed direct to Berwyn with
out a stop for other passengers The pres
idents of the societies are requested to no
tify the union as soon as possible about
how many to expect from their societies
It is expected many will take box lunches
Rev G.. P. WileS. who was recently
elected to the SUPPLEMENTARY of the citi-
zenship department of the union, vii! be
absent from the city on his vacation dur
ing the month of August.
At a recent business meeting of the
board Of officers Of the union the per-
sonnet of the departments was under
discussion. 1t has been planned to make
the union of the greatest possible use to
all the societies.
Local Endeavorers will form a party to
attend the International Christian En-
deavor Union at ST. Paul. Mimi. in July
1909.
The tennis club of the society of the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church is
now five years old. and is in the midst
ciety has at present number of men,
bers who are deeply interested in the
sport.
The society. July i. took a party of
sion to one of the islands of the
upper Potomac. It's monthly business
meeting was recently held at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. VIII
liams, 1412 Corcoran street. The meet
ing was well attended despite the heat
and good reports were presented by the
committee chairmen. The business meet
ing was followed by social hour.
Miss Retta G. Ellis of the Calvary
Baptist c. E. Society will go dele
gate from that society to the missionary
conference at Silver Bay. N Y, July 81
to August 2
Mr.. B. c. Getsinger, president of the
Calvary Baptist Society, is on a cruise
with the naval reserves.
The Anacostia Baptist Society is hold
ing a series of outdoor prayer meetings
to continue as long as the weather per-
mits.
During the month of August the So
ciety of the Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church will meet at 100 o'clock Sunday
evenings and the regular evening church
services will be discontinued.
The prayer meeting committee of one
OF the societies of the union is using a
plan that WIFI interest the other societies.
At recent Sunday evening meetings ex-
tracts have been read from 1.-THE En-
deavor Greeting" a booklet Of inforina-
ton and inspiration written by Amos r.
Wells. editorial secretary Of the United
Society of Christian Endeavor For flu
ture meetings papers are being prepared
by the members of the society on such
subjects as The Quiet Hour THE
Tenth Legion and the Patriots
League"