Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
OPPOSE the SUNDAY SHOWS
FEATURE OF SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION TODAY.
District Worker Declares the Moving
Picture Theaters Interfere With
Attendance at Meetings.

Declaring that the keeping open Of
moving picture shows Sunday evening
is harmful to the youth of Washing ION
and that the shows interfere with their
attendance upon religious services. Mrs
Emily l.. Newton. president of the
Home Department Union of the Sunday
School Association of the District.
urged the members of this union this
this form Of amusement
Il am afraid we will not be able to do
much with this question at the present
time said Mrs. Newton. but if we
keep working We will undoubtedly
close up the Sunday shows in the end
In her annual report Mrs. Newton said
the work of the union for the past year
had gone forward in a most satisfac-
tory manner and that the membership
had increased wonderfully.
At the morning session addresses were
made by Mrs Margaret Ernst. the sec
ert Jenkins. Mrs. H. NJ Handrick. Mrs.
l.. F. Earl and DR.. II. NJ Hamll. The
devotional exercises We're conducted by
the Rev. John 7. Huddle. The benedc-
ton was delivered by the Rev. A.. w.
Spooner. All the officers were reelected
for the ensuing year Mrs. II. NJ Hen
drick was added to the executive COM
mittee.
The principal address of the afternoon
session of the association was delivered
by II. T. Bristow. who spoke of the
plans for the worlds Sunday school con-
ventiO.,.
Rev. DIR. John Douglas Adams address
on Our Attitude in Service delivered
at the opening Of the convention, has
been commented upon favorably by a
number Of the delegates. DIR. Adams Is;
pastor of the First Presbyterian Church
Of East Orange, n. J.
Primary Union Discussed.
held yesterday afternoon, was devoted
to the District of Columbia Primary
Union. Mrs. c. II. Gray. president of the
union. was in the chair. The effect of
positive and negative teaching was the
topic of an address by Rev. j. NJ. NJ
Gray OF Baltimore. who emphasized the
necessity of a proper beginning in the
teaching of very young children.
Tie musical exercises were conducted
by Miss Louie Dale Leeds. and included
choral singing by the children of Cal
vary Baptist Church and solo by Rev
E. n. Stone. Miss Catherine r. Wat
kins. superintendent of public kinder
gartens, spoke on 1.-The Beginners Les
son Taught" Guy. Clemmit of Baltimore
SpJke oll SpStidbs III biUle Ctuuy loI
Juniors and Rev. H. NJ. Hamill super
intendent OF teacher training work in the
M. L. Church South. delivered an address
on "The Child and His Friends
The evening session, which was presided
over by w. w. MILAN. president of the
association was preceded by an elaborate
song service. directed by W. E. Braitha-
waite, assisted by Mrs. J. Ernest Sparks,
organist; Miss Bertha F. Dew. pianist;
Miss Blanche X. Dew and Charles r.
BARTLETT vocaljsts The devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Rev. Robert NJ.
Moore.
A delightful feature Of the evenings
exercises was an illustrated lecture by
E. Richmond of Philadelphia on ''Save
the Boys" Dr. Hamill delivered the
principal address. taking for his subject
"A Century of Sunday School Progress"
The entire convention sang Lead, Kind