Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
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~ HE Presbyterial Christian Endeavor
O Missionary Union will hold its
first fall meeting at the Metropoli
tan Presbyterian Church. 4th and b
! streets southeast, at o'clock Monday
evening. September % splendid pro-
gram has been prepared by President III.
| +. Lowe and his board of officers and
! large attendance OF Presbyterian En-
deavorers and others interested in mis-
sions is expected.
The First Congregational Society closed
a notab BILE years work with a banquet
Wednesday evening at the church.
Eighty-six members and friends of the
society sat at the tables, which had been
tastefully decorated in c. +. colors by
Mr.. Leroy c. SchantZ, vice chairman of
the social committee The pastor Key
S. H. Woodrow, delivered the invocation
and Mr. Percy L. Chadbourne, retiring
president of the society. gave the adj
dress of welcome. to which response was
made by Mr.. Horace NJ Gilman. presi-
dent of the District Christian Endeavor
Union. Rev. S. r. Swift. assistant pas
tor. spoke on THE Relation of Christian
Endeavor to the Church" and Mr.. Car
ence f. Deyo on THE BENEFITS OF Chris.
tan Endeavor to the Endeavorer.' Brief
reports summing up the past years work
were given by the retiring officers and
| committee chairmen, after Wnlch Dr.
Woodrow installed the new ofncers The
program was interspersed by solo num-
bers given by Miss Harriet T.. Harding
Miss Florence Steffens and Mr.. William
Wall Whiddit. The new officers nave
taken for their motto Efhciency' anu
have planned to make the society's
work for 191l-1912 count for much IN
the city's religious activities
Gur,ey PRESBYTERIAN Endeavorers will
be hosts tomorrow evening at rally to
be held at 100 o'clock. when President
Gilman, Vice President Davis and Miss
Suman. intermediate superintendent OF
the local Christian Endeavor Union, Will
be among the speakers.
| The Christian Endeavor choir. which
was a successful feature of the FRS;
BAPTIST Societys PRAYER meetings last
At last Tuesdays business meeting the
| society voted TO adopt the hymn boo@ Ju-
bilant Praise Pendants from the Atlantic
CITY convention We're presented TO be
hung in the Sunday school room. The
business session was followed by pleas
ant social. in which successful CONVEX
satonal game was played and refresh
ments were served.
At the next meeting Of the District
Union. to be held in the First Congrega-
tional Church Sunday. October 1, prac-
| teal plans CLEANED from the Atlantic City
| conferences will be presented by dele
gates who attended the 1911 convention.
This will be the fall rally of the union.
and it is planned to bring together most
, of the Endeavorers OF the city
Endeavorers of the Church of the Cove
nant will resume their meetings Sun
day. October ]. The societys executive
committee met recently to arrange for
this meeting and for the first business
meeting, October =.
In accord with the recent suggestion
made by Rev. F. f. Clark. president Of
the United Society of Christian Endeavor
| cheney among Endeavorers has been an
nounced, standards have been set for
! grading the present efficiency of the So
cietes, and helps have been prepared for
standing to 100 per cent during the COM
ing two years.
Christian Endeavorers will reach the
ninth stage of their missionary journey
| around the world tomorrow, when they
will consider missions in Africa. The
Scripture referred to is Acts, S:2S-p. AT
the Lutheran Church of the Reformation
| the service will be in charge OF tho mis-
sionary committee. and Miss Leila Eliason
will lead. Beta Society of Ninth Street
Christian Church will he led by Miss Nat
aline Ferneyhough. Brookland Baptist
Society which resumed it's meetings last
Sunday. will have as leader tomorrow the
society's vice president, Miss Maude
Jackson.
:; i X
Bethany Baptist officers and committee
chairmen installed this month by their
pastor, Rev. H. T. Stevenson, to serve
for one year. are as follows: President,
Bert II. Wise: vice president. Miss Emma
l.. Wilkins: recording secretary. Jasper
Stanley: treasurer. Miss Alice Hanley;
delegate to Christian Endeavor Union.
! Miss Nellie NJ Pindell; chairman of mis-
| sionaly committee. Mrs. II. T. Stevenson;
| prayer meeting committees. Mrs. Frances
! A Barclay: social committee, Mrs. +. q.
| Stanley: lookout committee. Homer J.
| Councillor; educational committee. John
E. Dawson: music committee, Miss Ger
| trude Sites, and sunshine and flower
committee, Miss Carrie Quinn. The in
] stallation was followed by q reception In