Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02

evening. Tie exercises consisted of
Christmas carols and tabeaus symbolic
OF tie Christmas season. The latter were
prepared by Mrs l.. II. Dewey Ms W.
S. Ste;son and Miss Baker. 6. y. Pre-
vest, superintendent of tile school. pre-
scented Harry Works. 1.-THE secretary with
beautiful Scarfpln. saying ti.at il rep
resented The appreciation of the teachers
and superintendent OF Nh Works faith
full services. Each child received BOX
of candy. The primary department had
a Christmas party Thursday afternoon.
A program was rendered BY the little
ones. Mrs. r. @. Mish. superintendent,
and Mrs. Robert Boyd drilled the chill
dTen.
The chapel or Westminster Presbyterian
Church was crowded TUESDAY night. when
members of the Sunday sCnooi rendered
the cantata. Santa Claus Mistake"
Miss Mayme Whitlock took the part Of
"hurt Rachel Miss Hattie McC;innis
was Mabel and and Miss AIleen Mile
was Molly. with Charles D. Church as
Santa Claus.
Rewards were given 10 the scholars for
attendance, forty having been TO Sunday
school for two years without missing q
Sunday. one OF the teachers had IN TN
broken record for sixteen years with the
exception of one Sunday when there was
death in her family. The acting super
intendent of the school, Charles ID.
Church, was presented with beautiful
gas lamp. The pastor. Rev I. T.. Davis,
received generous purse of money and
others were kindly remembered with gifts.
The choir of Westminster Church Me
mortal gave the selection. The First
Christmas by Rarnabys Sunday night.
The choir was assisted by Miss Ada
Burch and Mr.. Rodrick.
At the December meeting of Northwest
Auxiliary of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union plans were made for dou
bln1; the membership. which is now SOW
entv. Delegates were chosen to tho quar-
terly meeting, to he held at the Mount
Pleasant Congregations Church January
Is. when Mrs. Armour VIII make adj
dresses both morning and evening.
Mrs. Warn. who has just returned
from an extended trip through the west.
reported on tho prohibition successes in
Kansas. \ paper was passed for sigma
lures for woman suffrage in the United
States. Plans were made for the next
meeting. to he at the w. G. T. L. Home
January IS when it is hoped that every
member will he present with a men,
Der to enjoy the luncheon at 1920 and
social hour.
Rev. Dr. John Reid Shannon pastor of
the Metropolitan NJ. T.. Church. has an
nounced that tomorrow evening he will
young people. These will be based on
two scriptural passages which DIR. Shan
non believes are the most important to
young men and young women in the
shaping of their lives, and the topics will
be such as Man the Maker of Him
self. Man as the Creator OF the World
In Which He Lives and Man as the
Author OF His Own Destiny
Rev DR.. Weston Bruner, who was re-
Gently offered the pulpit of the First Bap-
fist Church OF Durham. n. c., will proba-
bly, announce his decision at the morning
sermon at the Fifth Baptist Church to-
morrow.
A solemn high mass Will be celebrated
in st. PdtrickS Church Monday morning
for the repoSe of the soul of Rev DR.
Stafford, former pastor of that congre-
cation.
Rev Father Michigan will be the cele-
hrant. Rev. W. T. Russell deacon, Rev.
James Smyth subdeason and Rev. VIII
liam ]. Carroll master OF ceremonies.
The sermon will be delivered by Rev
Phillip O'Donnell of Boston who was Il
close friend OF Father Stafford
DR.. j. F. Wright of Oberlin Seminary
will speak tomorrow evening in the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church upon
Scientific Confirmation by the Old Tesla
meni. He is known throughout the
Christian church for his elaborate re-
search and scholarship in these special
themes.