The Washington herald., 1911-03-04
CHRISTIAN ENDE4VOR.

Fourth Presbyterian Church, Thirteenth
and Fairmont streets, will entertain the
/ District Christian Endeavor Union Mon
I day evening, March g. at o'clock, when
Endeavorers of the various societies of
the city will come together for a song
service to be led by Mr.. Percy S. Foster,
who will tell of mis- plans for the musical
programme Of the Atlantic City conven-
ton in July. A second feature of the
evening will be the conferences on meth
DDS Of Christian Endeavor work: duties
of lookout, social and allied committees,
in a conference conducted by Messrs. H.
J. Walther and A. W. Starratt; the work
of lookout, social and allied committees
will be discussed in a gathering led by
Mr.. Horace NJ. Gilman, vice president of
the District Union; Christian Endeavor
prayer meetings will be the subject of
conference, directed by Miss Rosa P.
Mertz, until recently president of the
Calvary Baptist Society; while three su-
perintendents of the work of the union,
Misses Alice NJ. RideoUt and Agnes Z.
Suman, and Mr.. P. F. Drury will lead
70 in discussions of the missionary, junior,
and intermediate branches of Endeavor
work. A brief inspiratiOnal address by
Rev. Walter +. Smith, pastor of the
Whitney Avenue Christian Church, will
close the evening. Rev. Joseph T. Kelly,
pastor of Fourth Church, will conduct
the devotional service at the opening of
the meeting, and Miss Ethel Foster will
render solo.
Calvary Baptist young people are being
invited to novel entertainment TO be
given at that church Wednesday evening,
when, after a bachelors reverie,'' the
Christian EudeavOr Society will conduct
the guests on a honeymoon tour around
the world beginning at Calvary Baptist
Church and terminating with refresh
ments at Union Station.
The meeting Of the First Presbyterian
Society tomorrow at 6:45 will be in
charge of officers of the Christian En-
deavor Union led by President D. C.
Davis, and they will present the work
of the various departments of the union.
The officers and committee chairmen of
the new Emmanuel Baptist intermediate
Society are president, Harry W. Gates;
vice president, Eugenia MauIdin; secre-
tary, Morrill, L. IsIey; treasurer, Ruth NJ
Roberts; delegate to Christian Endeavor
Union, Harvey o. Wilson; pianist, Ethel
S. Maffett; head usher, Albert W. Gates;
lookout chairman, Milton Simpson; prayer
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Charles S. Dunn; missionary, Ethel p.
Coffin; finance, Herbert c. Kimball; mu-
sic. Ethel s. Maffett. The society's ad-
wiser is Miss Virginia L. Raymond. Il
4 rally of the Presbyterian Christian
Endeavor societies Of the city will be held
at Church of the Covenant, Eighteenth
and n streets, Sunday, March Z, at 4
o'clock. Rev. Willis l. Gelston, superin-
tendent of the Young Peoples depart
ment of the Presbyterian Chukch in the
United States, will deliver the principal
address. Many societies will omit their
regular meeting and so in body to this
meeting, which is expected to be one of
the largest young peoples denominational
gatherings held in Washington.
Miss Grace A. Townsend, secretary of
the Florida Christian Endeavor Union,
whose work was described by Field Sec
retary Karl Lehman in an address at
the close of his recent campaign in Wash
ington. has sent letter of greetings to
local Endeavorers and of appreciation of
their interest in her work.
Washington Heights Presbyterian In
termedlate Society will be visited to-mor-
row by Mr.. P. f. Drury, superintendent
of the intermediate Department of the
District Union.
The Endeavorers Of the First Baptist
Church gave a reception in the parlors
of the church on Tuesday to Mr.. and
Mrs. C. " Neibel, previous to their de-
parture for Canada, and thence to Long
Beach, Cal, where6 6hey viii reside. Rev.
w. w. McMaster made an address and
President d. S. Brooks presented Mrs.
Neibel with a bouquet The musical pro-
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Winner and number by the Christian
Endeavor quartet. Refreshments were
served by the social committee.
Gurley Presbyterian Christian Endeavor
Society, at business meeting held this
week at the home of Miss Ethel D. Fal-
coner, elected as president and secretary
TO FIJI vacancies, Mr. Robert Harrison and
Mr.. Frank Long, respectively It was
planned to give time in coming Endeavor
meetings for members to repeat and em-
phasize helpful thoughts from their pas
tors sermons.
Fourteen colored societies were repre-
sented in the Christian Endeavor confer
ence held Monday evening at Southwest |
Social Settlement The second lesson Of
the Karl Lehman School of Methods
was presented by James r Moss Ad-
dresses were made by Rev. J. H Ram |
dolph, Union President D. c. Davis. ana |
Mrs Layton. The next meeting win be !
held at Shiloh Baptist Church March "a. /
The sixth annual banquet OF the society
Of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church |
was a noteworthy affair. Each OF the |
sixty-fiye guests was presented with |
neat booklet, which contained the menu
and programme. quotation from DR..
Power concerning The duty Of good cheer. !