The Washington herald., 1911-05-13

day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
D. J. Courtney. Three new members
Joined the society, ann excellent reports
were received of the work of officers and
committees.
The Beta Christian Endeavor Society
of the Ninth Street Christian Church re-
ceived four new members this week.
The Church of the Covenant society
held an especially interesting consecra-
ton meeting last Sunday At the May
business meeting of this society a roll of
associate members was started and Mr.
Andrew Galloway was selected as delegate
to the District Union. The social COM
mittee entertained with games and a
Shakespearean contest in verse.
The Senior Christian Endeavor Society
Of Ingram Memorial Congregational
Church has chosen Mr.. Arthur Richards
president and Mr.. A. r. Taylor vice pres
ident to fill the unexpired term of Mr..
and Mrs. A. y. Keller. who departed last
week for their former home in Pennsyl-
vania
The programme OF the Atlantic City
convention will include an address by Mr..
E. p. Gates and a session of the School
of Methods will also be conducted by the
former president of the District Union.
The District of Columbia delegation to
the convention can be found on these oc-
casions on the front rows.
AS result of the activity Of a COM
mittee appointed by the intermediate C.
E. Society of Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church a fiourishing junior society of
thirty-five members has been organized,
with Miss Luella McAllister as superin-
tendent. The officers are Eleanor Earn
shaw, president; Roger Baldwin, vice
president: Helen Callahan, secretary, and
Sarah Speer, treasurer.
The Alpha Society of Ninth Street
Christian Church voted on Tuesday even
ing to hold a picnic near Pierce Mill on
May 30. 1t was found that several men,
bers of the society will attend the At
lantic City convention. At the conclusion
of the business meeting the society was
entertained by the Beta Society with a
programme of games. which were fol-
lowed by refreshments. Among the Wis
itors was Miss Virginia Raymond, secre-
tary of the District Union.
The Endeavorers of the Mount Tabor
Methodist Protestant Church held a busi-
ness meeting on Wednesday at the home
ports of the past years work were con-
sidered and the work of the newly organ
lied committees was planned. 1t was
found that the society has secured dur
ing the past year more than s25 for the
work of the Christian Endeavor mission
ary in Japan.
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and Mrs. Davis are receiving congratula-
tions on the birth Of a son, Franklin Cha
pin Davis.
The intermediate Society of the I'M
manuel Baptist Church has selected as
its memory hymn for May The National
Capital for Christi the Atlantic City
song composed by Mr.. E. P. Gates, of
that church. The society will hold it's
business meeting this evening at the
church.
Mr.. P. F. Drury spoke to the mission
convention on Thursday as a delegate of
Christian Endeavor
The Young Peoples Society of st. Paurs
English Lutheran Church Is twenty-one
years old and will celebrate on Friday
evening, May 10, with a dinner at the
church to which $50 persons will be in
vited, including the church council and
all the ex-presidents of the society. Rev.
Edwin Hyde Delk, d. D., pastor of st.
Matthew's Lutheran Church. Of Philadel-
phia, will deliver the principal address
of the occasion.
The play given recently by the Endeav-
orers of Temple Baptist Church was a
success and those who took part are re-
ceiving congratulations.
The society CT the Vermont Avenue |
Christian Church at its business meeting |
on Tuesday voted to have a society his |
torian, whose duty shall be to collect |
and preserve records of the society's |
other than the business meet |
ings. A committee was appointed to |
make arrangements for the usual Fourth |
Of July picnic. One new member was |
received into the society.
LUTHERAN CHURCHES.