The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-03-20
CHARITY WORK DONE
EndeayOrerS Visit Hospitals
with Cheering Gifts.
RELIEF COMMITTEES ARE BUSY
Improvement Contest In Begun by
c. f. Society OF Ninth Street Chris
perance Meeting and Discuss the
Subject-BusineSs Meetings Held.

The flower committee Of the Calvary
Baptist Christian Endeavor Society Is
once a month visiting one OF the hospitals
Of the city. Last Sunday this committee
accompanied by the society's male quar-
tet, visited the Homeopathic Hospital
where they distributed some Of their
cheer-bringing gifts and sang number
OF songs.
The committee reports having received
a pleasant welcome from both the hos
pital officials and patients. visit 20
the Home for Incurables, on an invitation
from thai institution. Is planned for the
near future. The relief committee Of this
society is also doing good work in the
way Of visiting needy families and as
sisting in obtaining employment for those
they find out OF work.
For promoting .he social life OF the
members. bi-monthIy suppers are held. az
which the attendance has been running
close 70 a hundred. Socials are held dur
ing the other months.
A three months Improvement contest
began the first OF this month IN the
Christian Endeavor Society OF the Ninth
Street Christian Church. A previous con-
test. in which the goal was increased
membership, resulted in less good than
harm 70 the society. and so for this con-
test more important goals were set.
The membership Of the society was
equally divided, and a record is being
kept for each member on two points.
namely, present on time and participa-
ton in the meetings. Additional points
may be gained by either side winning new
members who will take an active part IN
the society in these respects. The losing
side will provide a picnic lunch for an
outing on MAY 50. An honor roll is main
tanned of those members who gain the two
points for three Sundays IN the month
These meetings are drawing a consider
able attendance from nOnmembers OF the
society in the church. there being over
100 present last Sunday. about twice the
membership.
In the discussion Of last Sundays tenn
perance topic. "Our liquor laws and their
enforcement" at the Endeayor prayer
meetings. one large society had a discus
sion Of the question by the lawyer mem
bers. Another society had numerous talks
based on temperance cartoons.
Of ninety-four-more than the member
ship-and with reports from all officers
and committee chairmen, and all business
completed and the session ended within
twelve minutes, is the record Of one OF
the hustllng Christian Endeavor societies
in the District. On account Of the size
Of the society all debatable subjects are
thrashed out in the meeting Of the execu-
tive cOmmitte.
This month the meeting place Of the
business meeting Of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Endeavor Society was at the
Washington Christian College, with Miss
Maude Sites as host.
Reports of work done and plans made
showed that $50 had been paid during the
month toward worldwide endeavor work
that the tennis committee is 10 begin work
this week to put the society's court in
shape for playing; that the society will
help in the publication OF a church bulle-
tin. and that plans have been made for
social to be held early in April at Wash
ington Barracks
The annual meeting Of the Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor Missionary Union viii
be held at the Northminster PRESBYTERIAN
Church. Eleventh street and Rhode ISL
and avenue. Monday evening March %. at
S O'Clock. This viii be the most impor-
tant meeting of the year. as the retiring
officers viii present their reports ana new
officers will be elected. Miss lille
Beaber will speak briefly about her work
in Persia.
A carnival Of nations was held by the
C. z. Society Of the Northminster Pres
byterian Church recently. While Miss
Lille Bailey, Of Gunton-Temple Church
played piano solo. young people dressed
in the costumes OF various countries
marched on the stage, singing their ma
tional songs