Evening star., 1915-01-10

cons, Charles B. Bayly, Frank D. Gray
and ]. Homer Smith; mepbers Of the
Charles G. Abbott and Miss Alice
Clark; superintendent of the Sunday
school, l.. E. Purdum.
Rev. Jay T. Stocking, pastor of the
First Congregational Church. is to be-
gin tonight series of Sunday even
ing addresses on the general subject,
The Lands at War" The topics for
the series are as follows: Tonight.
The Land of the Leopolds;" January
Il, The Land of Metternich and F'ran-
els Joseph" February IA; The Land
Of NesCn and CROMWELL" FEBRUARY
81. The Land of Luther and Frederick
the Great" February IS. 1.-The LanN of
Peter the Great and Tolstoi;" March
IA, The Land of Napoleon and Vic.
tor Hugo" March 81. The Land of
Kara, George and Milosch."
Next Thursday is TO be observed by
the W c. r. L. of the District of Co
lumbia, as National Constitutional Pro-
hibition Amendment Gay 1raE"r
service is to be held in the First Con-
gregational Church. 10Th ana u streets
northwest, from 10 O'Clock am. to
pm. that day.
Dean Wilbur of George Washington
University will address a joint meeting
o1 the Epwonen League and church at
Eldebrook Methodist Episcopal CHURCH,
TenleytoWn, d. c., tomorrow evening.
This is one of series of mass meet
Ings planned by the president OF Eioe-
brook Chapter Wendell Shoemaker,
Secretary Daniels having been the
principal speaker al the first meeting
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of control of the Washington district
Epworth League. neid al boas4.., II
mortal Methodist Episcopal Chutcn
Wednesday evening, the board voted
and to request tEat ne visit Washing
ton The Epworth League is OF the
opinion that while Washington Is not
an industrial center, yet 1t Is beneVeo
that Sunday is needed here, as he ap-
pears 10 reacn all classes of people
with equal results The board also
!oted 10 hold a summer institute
some time during June and July, i9Io
Ihe original institute committee, Which
will be enlarged to include representa-
tIves of all chapters, is composed OF
W. Ralph Williamson, chairman; Lester
l.. Schnare and Andrew Gross. Al
though the entire management OF the
institute will be in the hands of the
Washington district EpWorth League,
other organizations such as the Ep-
worth League Union of the southern
Methodist Church, the three Baltimore
districts of the Methodist Episcopal
methodist Episcopal Church and the
'Ar stian Endeavor Union will be in
vited to send delegates. The institute
will probably cover period OF elght
days and the committee is looking for
a suitable place to locate. as it is de-
sired to obtain some place on salt
water if possible. About 300 delegates
are expected to attend, many of them
making it the occasion for their sum-
mer vacation. John I. Schrott, presl-
dent of Gorsuch Chapter, was appoint
ed chairman of a committee to arrange
for a party of Washington Epworth-
ANS who will charter two cars for
trip to the Baltimore conference on
Epworth League night. April 8; Will
liam A. Morris. ex-president of the Dis
trict League, was appointed chairman
IF committee to arrange the annual
moonlight excursion of the league.
which will be held some time during the
month of June Charles K: Hoover.
who represents the Epworth League on
the board of trustees of the Anti
Saloon League, reported that plans
were under way to procure absolute
prohibitory liquor legislation for the
District Of Columbia, and the board