Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
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Baltimore, treasurer, now constitute
the corps of officers of the Baltimore
| Conference Epworth League of the
| Methodist Episcopal Church South.
| Upon the invitation of the representa-
| tfves from Washington city 1t was
| agreed that the first annual conference
| shall be held in this city. the first SEES
! sion converting the evening of october
i Is and the conference to extend over
+ period of three days.
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| Inmates of the Methodist Home for the
/ Aged are anticipating with pleasure the
! excursion to Glen Echo which Charitahly
disposed friends of the institution have
planned for Wednesday afternoon. More
than twenty woman inmates of the home.
| which is located at 9Th and NJ streets
| northwest. have signifed their intention
| of taking advantage of the opportunity
to spend the afternoon in the beautiful
environs Of Glen Echo Park.
| Through the courtesy of the Washing
| ton Railway and Electric Company the
excursionists will be taken to and from
Glen Echo in a special car. The ride Will
he free. as the conductor has been ordered
| to collect no fares. The special car will
| meet those who will take the outing at
9Th street and New York avenue north
west at 80 o'clock in the afternoon. The
they will be permitted the use OF every
amusement feature on the grounds. After
partaking Of refreshments in the grounds
the party will leave for the home in the
special car at 80 O'Clock in the evening.
A union meeting of all the woman's
missionary societies OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church South in Washington
will be held in the Mount Vernon Place
Church at o'clock Tuesday evening
Mrs. T. J. Copeland. president of the
Conference Society, and others will
speak.
Rev. Donald c. Macleod of SPRING
field. Ill, formerly pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, who is visiting
Chase. will teach the mems Bible class
of the First Presbyterian sunday School,
of which Judge Anderson is teacher,
tomorrow morning at $3.50 o'clock.
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At the II o'clock service tomorrow at
the First Congregational Church
group of five young men from Tuskegee
Institute. who have just returned from
singing at the Panama Pacific expos1-
ton. will render a program of pla nta-
ton melodies, with q story OF their
work by one of their teachers.
The following have been elected off,
GERS of the Bolgiano class of Foundry
NJ. f. Sunday School for 1915-1916:
President, Newton NJ. Perrins; vice
president. Homer A. Whitehorn; secre-
tary. James A. Edgar; treasurer. Roy 0.
Carver; librarian, G. F. Blakely
The class will be addressed July II
by Mr.. Miles NJ. shand of the Depart
ment of State: July Is by Judge Will
liam F. Norris, Department of Justice,
and July 25 by Mr.. William Knowles
Cooper, general secretary, Y. NJ. c. A.
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Dr. James Shera Montgomery has re-
turned from Ocean Grove, where he de-
livered the Fourth of July GRAFTON Mon
day His subject was THE Higher
Am ericanism
DR.. Montgomery will preach tomor-
row morning in the Metropolitan Meth
odist Church. His subject will be The
God of the Summer Time"
The eighth annual picnic of the Sun
day school of Northminster Presbyte-
rian Church was held Monday in Rock
Creek Park. An elaborate program of
patriotic exercises. races and events
had to be curtailed on account Of late
starting, due to the Indictment weather
in the morning.
Mr. William A. Countryman, super
intendent opened the exercises with
! of the Declaration of Independence by
Mr.. Bailey. Rev. Samuel A Bower
concluded the exercises with remarks
appropriate to the day.
The winners of the events which were
held are as follows:
1O0-yard dash, boys over twelve,
Lawrence Ledane: 50-yard dash. girls,
Elsie Chamberlin: 50-yard backward
run, boys. Lawrence Leblanc: 100-yard
dash. men. DR.. Joseph Began; 1o0-yard
CasseT: bo-yard spoon and egg race,
girls, Elsie Chamberlin: throwing base
ball. ladies. Miss Morrison; b0-yard
backward run, girls. Annie Leblanc;
1oo-yard dash. boys under twelve,
Bradford Bowen.
The committee in charge of the picnic
and days program was made up of
Harry P. wilkins. chairman; Miss Ma
bel Bennett, Miss Wood and Frank
Long.
THE Millennium" will be the subject
the tent. 18th and G streets southeast,
tomorrow night at 1880 o'clock
In the afternoon at 4 o'clock there
will be meeting for children.
Monday evening DIR. II. W. Miller of
the Washington Sanitarium is to give
a medical lecture on The Avenues Of
Disease"
Evangelists Harter and Horton will
continue the meetings through the
week They have prepared an interest
! ing list of subjects.
Every meeting Is introduced by half
| hours musical service, which is espe-
| cially Interesting
| A cordial invitation is extended to
| the public to attend all of the meet
| ings.
| The Community Tent services con-
Quoted a Fourth Presbyterian Church
! on the lawn at 18th and Fairmont
/ streets will be addressed tomorrow
| evening by former Commissioner H. B.
| F. Mcfarland. There will be good
! music. and the public Is invited to at