Evening star., 1911-01-29
Jubilee Troupe Coming.

Such great meetings they promise to be.
too, The speakers are all furnished by
the central committee of Boston. They
facetiously style themselves the Jubilee
Troupe" They are Mrs. Helen Barrett
Montgomery. lecturer and author: Mrs.
Henry W. Peabody. chairman of the CEN
trail committee on united study; DR.. Mary
Riggs Noble of the North India School
Of Medicine: Miss Jennie Hughes OF
China and other prominent foreign mis-
SionarieS.
At the parlor meetings In two promi-
nent homes a special effort Will be made
to enlist and enthuse women who as yet
have given little Of their great ability
to the cause of missions. While these
parlor meetings are in progress God 8
blessing upon them will be sought IN
large mass prayer meeting at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Thurs
day afternoon at 80 will occur the stu
dents meeting.
AT the new Masonic Temple. where 1000
girl students will be present at the same
hour. will be held a workers conference
to which all officers of mission auxiliaries
and all women interested in missions will
be invited This will be an inspirational
meeting, addressed by Mrs. Montgomery,
Mrs. Peabody and other workers and
will be held at the church.
At 5 o'clock there will be mass meet
ing for teachers and others who are en-
ployed during the day in the same church.
At all the usual Thursday evening prayer
meetings Of the city the subject will be
missions, and will be addressed by visit
ing missionaries. In Epiphany Protestant
Episcopal Church Bishop Lloyd will de-
liver an address. On the same evening a
great jubilee meeting for colored women
will be held at the A. NJ. E. Church on
NJ street, and at which Mrs. Montgomery
and other workers will speak. 1t is hoped
by this means to put the thousands of
colored women who are members of the
Washington colored churches in touch
with the missionary movement and help
them to teach the cOlored women who
are interested.
The entertainment committee has plan
ned that the luncheon on Friday will be
given in the large ballroom Of the New
Willard. Denominational rallies will be
held In the leading churches that morn
Ing and then only will be heard the clink
Of gold and silver. "One million dollars
for missions" is the central committee
war cry. One million for the support
Of the armies Of the king. Faith. Give
US faith!' beg the women in their pray
DR. Noble will hold that same after
noon a meeting for physicians, nurses and
settlement workers at the residence of
Mrs. Charles W. Richardson on Connec-
ticut avenue. Automobiles have been
loaned to the program committee to whtrl
the speakers from place to place during
these strenuous two days.
Inc great closing inspirational rally
will occur Friday evening in the Con
tinental Hall Of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution. Flags Of all ma
tions will decorate the walls and at
the appropriate moment during the
program Friedrich Owen OF the War
Department. will drop the great white
church flag with its one star over the
platform.
The young woman's committee will
furnish ushers for all meetings, act as
hostesses at the headquarters. see to
ventilation. In short do the thousand
and one necessary things. Cooperating
with leading womans chorus of the
city they Will form the choir at mass
meetings
The First Congregational Church Is
headquarters and from January l a
room has been given over to the COM
mittee.
Hamilton Hotel. 14th and streets,
will be headquarters for the Jubilee
Troupe and visiting missionaries.
The publicity committee has chair
man in every evangelical denomination
and subchairman in each church. AS
special feature of the Washington
jubilee this committee is preparing
list of all missionaries that have ever
been sent out from churches in the
District, a little summary of the mis-
sionary history of the different
churches. The Washington missionaries
who are at home on furlough will be
honored guests at the luncheon.