Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07

will be "An Eyeopener on Booze"
A cordial invitation is extended to the
public to be present.
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Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Kelly. who has
been spending some time at Platts-
with Mrs. Kelly to Portland. Me. He
occupied his sons pulpit in Platts-
burg Sunday.
DR. Kelly was one of the Princeton
reunion banquet speakers in Platts-
burg last week, when DR.. John Grfer
Hibben. president of the university,
presided He was one of the leading
athletes in his class of 1870.
The quarterly meeting of the Union
Home Mission Society of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church was held Thurs
day evening. Mr.. A. B. Kelly, presi-
dent of the society. presided at the
meeting. Short talks were given by
Mr.. J. c. Gripp. Mr.. Carl Reed and Mr.
Homer Edison. outlining the work be-
ing done in the home mission fields,
after which appropriations were made
for the next quarter. Along with its
other work the Fourth Church is
greatly interested in the home mis-
sion work at Berwyn. Md.
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The teachers training class at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church is pro-
crossing splendidly. At the last meet
White during the absence of Mr.. Ed
son, who was attending the confer
ence of ministers at College Park, Md.
The interest manifested Is very en-
coura aging. Not only the Sunday school
teachers, but all those in the church
and community are invited to take up
the studies which are helpful and en-
Tightening to all Bible students.
Supt. Exley of the Sunday school has
returned from his vacation. Commit
day. which is to be held early in Oc-
tober.
Mr.. H. D. Gordon of the Gospel Mis-
sion is to be the speaker at the Fourth
Presbyterian lawn service tomorrow
evening, when his topic will be work
in the Highways and Hedges"
DR.. George L. Bitter of Valdosta, Ga,
will preach at the morning service.
The summer session OF the Sisters
College at the Catholic University
closed on Thursday evening, and to-
morrow at 1880 pm. the annual re-
bons Memorial Hall. continuing
throughout the week, and closing on
Sunday. August IS. the Feast of the
Assumption.
The retreat will be conducted by the
Rev. Paschal Robinson professor of
medieval history at the Catholic Uni
versity.
Rev. Robinson is very widely known
as an authority on the history Of the
Franciscan Order. and his researches
have made him familiar with the life,
literature, manners and institutions of
the middle ages. He is the son of the
late Nugent Robinson, a New York
man Of letters, and was formerly at
tached to the editorial staff Of the
North American Review.
Rev. Robinson is the author of many
books. and will soon publish new
life Of st. Francis, the materials for
which he has been gathering for many
years.
Rev. DR.. John Augustin Ryan, pro-
in economics at the st. Paul Semi
nary, st. Paul, and at present one
of the instructors at the extension sum-
mer school session at Dubuque College.
has been appointed member of the
faculty Of the Catholic University, and
will occupy the chair of political
science.
DR.. Ryan. who IL recognized as one
of Americas foremost sociologists, was
a member Of tho committee which
He was a leader in Minnesota's mini
mum wage commission. DR.. Ryan, it
is said, was probably the first champion
of the minimum wage commission idea
in the United States.
He will come to Washington shortly
before the opening OF the fall term at
the university.
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Rev. J. Edwards Thomas. local preacher
of the Southern Methodist Church, will
leave this evening for Atlantic City to
spend his vacation with his family at the
MOnffCelJn RafnrA n IN oil
he will preach in Baltimore and Charles