The Washington herald., 1911-05-20
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.

transportation Manager EDWARD lar
ring, of the District Christian Endeavor
Union, has completed arrangements for
the accommodation at Atlantic City of
the delegates of local societies to the
International Christian Endeavor Con-
vention. which will convene on Thurs
day, July 6. The hotels to be used in
clude the Louvan and the Tracy in Ten
nessee avenue, the Ten Eyck and the
San Jose in st. James place. the Mer-
vine in New York avenue. and the Rid
ney in Atlantic avenue, all of which are
within convenient walking distance of
the Million Dollar Pier, where the ses-
sions of the convention will be held.
The registrations at Washington c. E.
headquarters now number go, and 1t Is
expected that the entire reservation in
the above-named hotels will be allotted
within a few days
The Christian Endeavor convention for
the northern district OF Virginia, in ses-
sion this week at Vienna, was addressed
yesterday by Mr.. Tarring on the Atlantic
City convention. The Washington con-
tingent OF the convention chorus held a
successful rehearsal last night and will
meet again next Friday evening, May
rs. at o'clock, in the music room of
the Percy S. Foster Company. at 1880 G.
street. All delegates to the convention
will meet Friday evening. June 2, at 8
o'clock, In New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church, to decide upon the de-
tails of the trip. special train will be
used from Washington and II is expected
that the start will be made early in the
afternoon OF July 6.
District Union President d. c. Davis.
Vice President II. NJ Gilman. and other
members of the board of officers will
speak tomorrow evening in the joint
meeting of the Young Peoples and Inter-
mediate c. E. societies of Fourth Pres
byterian Church.
The meeting OF the First Baptist So
ciety tomorrow will be led by Mrs.
w. w. McMaster. and special music
will be furnished by the McKendree Male
Quartet. The society has completed ar
rangements for a moonlight excursion
on June %. and picnic at Great Falls
on August l9. The May business meet
ing was held on Tuesday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. l.. Speiden and was
followed by refreshments.
The Intermediate Endeavor Society OF
the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church recently gave an entertainment
which included a play. a series Of
Mother Goose tableaux, and a drill.
The entertainment was most success
fully conducted by Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Buell..
The three c. E. societies OF Takoma
Park Presbyterian Church will hold a
joint meeting tomorrow evening. The
Young Peoples Society held a candle
light" meeting last Sunday. led by Mr..
z. F. Drury.
On June the intermediate Society
OF Keller Memorial Lutheran Church
will be promoted to membership in the
Young Peoples Society at special
service which will be attended by Presi-
dent Davis, of the District Union.
Mr.. Harvey II. Chown, formerly a
worker in the local Christian Endeavor
field, was a welcome visitor at head
quarters this week.
The First Presbyterian Society will hold
a business meeting and social at the
church on Friday evening.
Mr.. P. F. Drury. superintendent of the
department of the District
at Emmanuel Baptist Church and in the
evening at Ninth Street Christian
Church.
Rev. c. L. Neibel, pastor of Eastern
Presbyterian Church. installed the re-
Gently elected officers OF that church's
Christian Endeavor Society on Sunday
evening. The new president is Miss
Jacobs; vice president, Miss
Grace English: second vice president,
Miss Elsie Allwine; secretary. Miss Leah
Elwood: treasurer, Mr.. Joseph Bishop;
treasurer, Mrs. Henry; pianist,
Miss Florence Trainhan: chairman Of
prayer meeting committee, Mrs. S. D.
Rollins; lookout, Miss Lucy English; So
cial, Miss Elsie Allwine; missionary, Mr..
r. L. Holmes, and flower, Miss Effle
Perkins. The society is planning to hold
q picnic on May so at Great Falls.
A Joint meeting of Emmanuel Baptist
and Junior societies will
be held tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock. At
':45 o'clock the intermediate Society will
unite in a meeting with Beta c. E. So
ciety at Ninth Street Christian Church.
the meeting to be led by Miss Virginia
L. Raymond. Four new members have
been received into the Emmanuel Society
this month. A picnic will be held on
May 80 in Rock Creek Park.
The committee appointed to nominate
officers for the C. E. Union met on Mon
lay evening and organized by electinS
Nj. Owen p. Keilar chairman.