Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12

Andrew Wilson of Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church was elected presi-
dent: o. P. Keller of Calvary Baptist. vice
president A. w Starratt of Vermont
Avenue Christian Church, vice president,
Fl. c. Metcalf of Gurley Memorial Pres
byteran. financial secretary; Mr.. Ed
ward Tarring of New York Avenue Pres
byterian. treasurer. F'onr of these men
have served the District Christian En-
deavor Union president, the other as
secretary. The installation of officers for
the sixteenth term will be held the first
Sunday in January.
Four newly organized societies OF Chris
tian Endeayor were received into the
union at the December meeting last Mon
day night. They were senior societies of
the Brookland Baptist. Capitol Heights
Congregational. and Fairmont Heights
Presbyterian churches and the Junior
Society Of Kenilworth Union Chapel
The Intermediate Christian Endeavor
Society of the Ninth Street Christian
Church recently elected a new corps Of
officers who were installed at their prayer
meeting last Sunday evening by Rev.
c. p. Wiles of the kellar Memorial Lu-
theran Church. Among other things Mr..
Wfles impressed upon these young people
that they were called to their offices in
the society by God. who calls people now
not as He did in olden times. but through
the choices of His people. The new Off
GERS are: President, Miss Ruth Delawder;
vice president. James b. Langford; sec
rotary Miss Grace Jarvis; treasurer. Wal
ter McCurdy: librarian. Miss Helen
O'Donneil; organist. Miss Isabella May
nard: chairman of lookout committee,
Russell Bittenbender; prayer meeting,
Miss AIadge Mcmillan; missionary, Miss
Fanny Ferneyhough; social, Miss Agnes
Merchant. Five new members We're taken
into the society.
The nineteenth birthday of the Calvary
Baptist Society was celebrated last Sun
Of Endeavorers was substituted for the
usual church service. The president of
the young peoples society. B. G. Get
singer, presided and made a short ad-
dress, outlining the work of tthe En-
deavor organizations. The president-elect
Charles w. Mortimer. conducted a re-
sponsive reading: the president of the
Junior Society. Master Burchea Clements,
told of the aims of that body, and the
president of the intermediate Society, Miss
Isabella Aldridge, read the scripture. DIR.
Edward Merrill Gates a former trustee
of the United Society of Christian En-
deavor, delivered the address of the even
ing. and Rev. DR.. 5. Fl. Greene, pastor
of the church. commended the societies
for their faithful work and urged greater
advances during the coming year
During the Gypsy Smith meetings in
this city the evangelist said that there
are approximately 100000 gypses in
the world and four missionaries among
them: that they dwell In the deepest
heather darkness. and that ninety
out of hundred Of them have never
held Il pen and cannot read Some of
the Christian Endeavorers have become
interested In this work and have started
fund by medns of 2-cents-a-week
pledges for Observation-Disclosures among
the gypsics Miss Irene F. Shirley has
had some correspondence with Gypsy
Smith in regard to the work. and he
EXPRESSED appreciation of the effort. She
has arranged with Miss Philena A. Dickey
superinte udent of the missionary depart
ment of the G. r. Union. 10 receive and
forward contributions to this fund.