The Washington times., 1913-02-16
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
DELEGATES GATHER
FOR THEIR ELECTION
Annual Meeting Of Baltimore
and Washington Members
Begins With Mass Today.

The second annual convention Of the
Archdiocesan Union Of the Holy Namo
Society Of Washington. Baltimore.
Alexandria, and western Maryland was
opened today in st. Joseph's Church
with solemn high mass at II O'Clock.
Nearly every member Of the society in
Washington attended the service and
q large delegation which left Baltimore
at $50 o'clock arrived here In time to
take part
to order 1t 8 o'clock this afternoon.
when business of the society for the
whole Of the archdiocese viii be trans
acted and the annual election OF officers
held. The present officers are Col.
Jerome II. Joyce. Baltimore. section
president; Michael d. Schaeffer, presi-
Mr.. Miller president Of the western
Maryland section.
The success Of the demonstration Of
the Holy Name Society In this city last
October was In large measure due 70
the efforts Of Colonel Joyce. who was
for the participation Of 600
members from Baltimore.
Bibles Placed in HotslA
Five thousand Bibles were placed IN
the guest rooms Of the hotels Of WASH
ington yesterday by the Gideon Society
after they had been blessed and dedi-
Gated In special services In Epiphan7
Church. The distribution Of Bibles 10
part Of the plan inaugurated four
years ago by the society Of placing
Bible in every guest room OF every
hotel in the United States. Since then
the socfety has distributed $4,000 Bibles
The Rev. e. Hez SVEN win deliver
q sermon tonight In Centennial Bapon
Church on What Changeable Folks n
Wa.hinston;" d., During .,1Ss the hx ssryiSs ne
whole congregation led by the quartet
choir. At the morning service Dr.:
SWem preached on the theme "ChtieoL
.'Your Responsibility" 10 the theme OF
an address to be delivered this efter-
noon at s o'clock by w. g.. Dufneid,
under the auspices Of the Christian En-.
sleayor Society iof the Fifteenth Street
Presbyterian Church. A sextet ffom
the Madison Industrial School. OF Medi.
son, Va, will present several musical
numbers.
Lincoln Memorial.
Special memorial services for Abraham
Lincoln will be held In the Young Mems
Christian Association this afternoon at
4:so o'clock. Major J. B. Merwin.
close personal friend Of the martyred
President, win deliver an address on
Lincoln" A special invitation to al
q. A. r. members to attend tins servfce
has been sent out BY the secretary. After
the service a, fellowship tea win be
served.
..sone Lessons From the Balkan
War. win be the subiect Of "a address
before the. Young women's Christian
this afternoon by Dr. Benz
jamin F. Trueblood, secretary Of the
American Peace Society. The meeting
will be held in the gymnasium. at s3s F
street. and b open to all women ana
girls.
this afternoon on ''The Cure Of Dis
content" At O'Clock this evening he
win deliver one Of q series Of sermons
on the theme, THE Attractions, Perils,
and Safeguards Of the City" The par
fractions Of the City" The chorus OF
100 voices will render a musical pro-
gram.
"What Is q Mani"
"A Commodity Not For Sale" viii be
the subject of the sermon to be deliv-
cred by the Rev. Paul R. Hickok in
the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church
tonight at O'Clock. In the morning
service today DR.. Hickok preached on
the subject. 1.-The Art Of Listening"
Evangelist Clayton J. Woodworth viii
preach this afternoon in New Masonic
Temple before the Washington Temple
congregation on the theme. What Is
Man?" The evangelist is heraIded n
one who has been most successful In
bis work and his discourse is expected
to be interesting.
In the First Baptist Church tonight.
the Rev. w. w. McMaster win deliver
a sermon on the theme, 1.-The Supremacy
of the Scriptures" Miss Florence
Noack will sing 20, Dear Redeemer."
by Gounod, and Miss Elisabeth Wilbur
will render a selection on the violin.
Jesus, the Sin Forgiven" win be the
subject of a sermon in the First Con-
gregational Church tonight at o'clock
by the Rev. Samuel H. Woodrow. The
sermon will be delivered before q meet
ing of the Young Peoples Society Of