The Washington herald., 1911-07-01
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.

The District OF Columbia Christian
Ehdeavor Union will hold its annual
meeting on Monday evening at o'clock
in the Sunday school house OF Calvary
Baptist Church. DR.. s. II. Woodrow, pas
tor Of First Congregational Church and
a trustee of the United Society OF Chris
tan Endeavor, will install the officers
elected last month, who are Horace M.
Gilman, president; D. C. Davis, vice
president: Miss Virginia L. Raymond,
secretary; Miss Ruth DeLawder. assist
ant secretary. and H. ]. Walther, treas
urer. Rev. G. E. Fultz, pastor OF Me-
mortal United Brethren Church, will con-
duct the opening devotional 5ervfca and
Mr.. A owen Penney will render vocal
solo, Brief reports Of the work done by
the eight departments of the union dur
ing the past year will be presented, and
the Atlantic City delegation viii hear the
final announcements concerning their trip.
which is TO begin Thursday morning
Announcement will also be made OF the
result Of the efficiency contest for the
societies Of the union. At the close OF
the evenings program a reception IN
honor of the new officers will be given,
preparations for which are In charge OF
the social committee OF the Calvary
Young Peoples Society.
The Texas Christian Endeavor cam
paign committee, which has as its object
the capture Of the International Chris
tan Endeavor convention Of 1913 for the
CITY of Dallas will arrive in Washington
by special train at p. m. on Wednes-
day and will spend the remainder Of that
day and q part Of Thursday in viewing
the sights of the National Capital. A
committee Of local Endeavorers Will
serve as guides to the visitors.
The society Of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church will hold its annual
Fourth of July picnic on Tuesday, when
the day will be spent near the reservoir
in Rock Creek Park. Mr.. A. G. Grin
nell is in charge Of the preparations, and
reports that this years excursion prom
ises to be the most popular Of the So
ciety's history.
At Emmanuel Baptist Church, the ofil-
GERS of the Young Peoples Society re-
Gently elected for the six months term.
will be installed tomorrow evening. The
new officers ara Miss Ruth v. Pope,
president; Mr.. D. r. Miller, vice presi-
dent; Miss Jessie ArTnes, secretary, and
Mr.. Perrone, treasurer.
The members Of the large delegation
going from First Congregational Church
to the convention at Atlantic City next
week will hold meeting following the
regular Endeayor meeting tomorrow
| evening. Arrangement will be made for
a society luncheon to be eaten on the
train en- route to the convention. II II
planned that the members Of this society
will be seated in the same car.
! Kendall Baptist Society will postpone
its usual Tuesday evening meeting next
week to Thursday, and will consolidate
that meeting with the church prayer
meeting. At the quarterly business
meeting on last Tuesday reports Of the
work of the officers and committees Of
the society were heard.
The secretary OF the District Union has
been able to report to the United So
ciety Of Christian Endeavor the addition
during the past two years Of A066 En-
deavorers to the societies Of the District
of Columbia. The increase campaign, In
augurated by President Francis z. Clark
at the st. Paul convention. called for
navv Yney,nberu uIInnberfnR q per cent of