Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-28
"SPUG' HASAuTTLE
SISTER NAMED sped"
Society for the Prevention of Easter
Dissertation Is Launched
Here.

hoS d htIie sister. Her name
Is Sped" and she is to be an Easter
Greeting, 1884," Of the Christian Endeav-
or Union Of Washington, according to an
announcement made by members Of that
organization today.
Sped" has been named for the first
letters in the principal words Of the
phrase, Society for the Prevention Of
Easter Dissertation" In the same way
that "Spug'' came into the world at
Christmas time to bring about, If pos
sible, the prevention Of useless giving, so
Sped has now arrived on the scene to
prevent If possible, the decking Of ones
self with Easter finery to the exclusion OF
the devotional spirit.
The idea Of the new organization. which
is to be composed of members Of the
Christian Endeavor Society and all
church-goers and others whom the Chris
tan Endeavorers may succeed in enroll
ing, is said to be that Of Rexford L.
Holmes. president of the District Of Co
lumbia branch of the Christian Endeavor
Union. Walter F. Willow, secretary. and
Allan c. Muddiman. treasurer. Of the or
ganization, said today that they have not
yet heard officially Of the proposed
Lesecration.' but that If Mr.. Holmes has
started such a society they are SPEEDS
from now on.
The OMcial Announcement.
Mr.. Holmes could not be found today.
but his ONCE in the Bond building sent
out the following announcement:
Believing that the real meaning OF
Easter time is often lost sight Of these
days by reason Of the popular craze for
new and fashionable clothing at this par
ticular season Of the year. the District Of
Columbia Christian Endeavor Union IL
proposing to all Endeavor societies COM
prising the union. and to the Christian
people of the community generally. new
society. the s. P. E. D., meaning the
Society for the Prevention OF Easter
Dissertation
1.-THE members Of this society pledge
themselves not to wear any new article of
clothing at any time beginning with
THE Endeavor Union believes that this
movement will vastly increase the calm,
devotional spirit Of the Easter season and
serve to check growing tendency on the
part OF the American people to make the
Easter festival a time for the showing of
fashionable clothing.
Signatures to Be Sought.
THE union has asked that each En-
deavor society in the District Of Column
bia have a committee obtain on legal size
paper the signatures of all members OF
the society and Of the church. II possible,
as members of this new society.
ITO every one paying 5 cents to the
local committees the Endeavor Union will
forward, through the committees, a beau
tiful little token Of membership in the
s. P. E. d."
Mr.. Muddiman, the treasurer of the or
ganiSation, said today that the new or
ganization probably will design and dis
tribute q button similar to the button dis
tributed just before Christmas by the
"Spugs." T. Carlyle Crump. member Of
tho board Of governors Of the Christian
Endeavor Union, said that while no meet
ing of the board had been held to decide
whether the new organization should be
launched, all members of the Christian
Endeavor Union would support the
SPEEDS" because the need for such a So
ciety, he declared. is obvious.