Evening star., 1915-11-14
CLARENDON, VA.
:pecial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, November ID
The ninety-second annual session of
the Virginia Baptist Association, COM
posed of LOO churches, with a total
membership of 161,779. is to meet in
the First Baptist Church here Novem-
ber 1s to %, inclusive, this being the
first time in the history of the asso-
citation that the annual session has
beeen held in a mission church. Be-
tween 700 and 500 delegates are ex-
pected to be present.
President Wilson has promised to
speak at one of the sessions, If pos
sible, and Secretary Daniels of the
Navy Department is. to speak at a
mass meeting to be held at 3:15 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, November p.
The session is to open Thursday
evening, November IS, with devotional
exercises at 1870 o'clock, led by Prof
is to preach the annual sermon at 8
o'clock. sThe address of welcome is
to be by Rev. H. L. Swain, pastor CT
the church, and responses are to be
Cav, fraternal delegate from Wash
ington.
sions are to be held Friday. the pro-
gram including reports OF the treas
urer and the committee on co-opera-
ton; address by Prof. r. E. Gaines
on "Hindrances and Helps to Coop
eration"; report of the secretary OF
the board of education; address by Z:
v. Cook; discussion of denominational
literature by Rev. c. b. Arendall; re-
port of the education commission: ad-
dress by the president of the associa-
ton. Rev. C. Z. Grassland: report OF
the superintendent of the Baptist
finv, nj nyy o..
tors; report of the secretary of the
board of state missions; address by
Rev. L. w. Smith; report OF evan
gelistic work of the state board; short
talks on work among foretgn1ers: ssI1e Inc
remainder of the program follows:
Saturday, 10 am Report of foreign
missions by the state president. R. 3.
Garrett; 1920, address by Rev. !. r.
Love; 1920, report on ministers re-
1890, address by S. F. Rogers. sat
urdav afternoon is to be ueVoted 10
seeing Washington
Sunday morning-W orshlp IN CITY
and suburban churches.
Sunday afternoon. 3 o'clock-Mass
meeting, Rev. H. w. Battle presiding.
and at 3:15 Josephus Daniels, Secretary
of the Navy, is to make an address.
Sunday night, 1880 o'clock-Layman's
meeting, conducted by DR.. l.. l.. Lank-
ford.
Monday, $3.50 o'clock-Virginia Bap-
tist Historical Society. report by the
secretary; 9:45. address by Rev. Hugh
c. smith: 1915 am. Virginia Baptist
Minister'S Fraternal Association. Rev.
J. T. Tucker; 10:45 am. Temperance
report by H. H; seay; II am: am address Tres
aid; Monday afternoon, 2:3O o'clock,
Woman's Work, report by secretary;
o:45, address by Rev. w. c. James;
3:15, memorial service. Rev. w. F;
Dunaway; AIS, Sunday school board
of southern Baptist convention. report
by Rev. W. w. Hamilton; 4:30. address
by Rev. l. J. Van Ness; Monday night,
7:45 o'clock, Southern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary. Rev. George B. Eager
Of Louisville. Ky; $50. home missions.
report by president; S:45. address by
Rev. B. w. Gray of Atlanta. Ga.
Preliminary steps for the organiza-
endon were taken at meeting last
Monday evening at the First Baptist
Church. w. w. Mainhall was elected
scoutmaster and the following were
chosen as an organization committee:
Rev. H. L. Swain, Rev. G. W. Gather,
DR.. R. n. Sutton. A. L. Kelley and G.
ANNA Rucker. The next meeting is
to be held Monday evening.
At the regular meeting of the Clar-
endon Citizens Association. held at The
engine house Tuesday evening, Frank
Stone and H. S. Balster were elected to
membership. The sanitation commit
tee of which DIR. r. N. Sutton is chair
board of supervisors had issued an
order for a drain at Ives store corner.
The association appointed a commit
tee to devise means of increasing the
membership. The committee is to send
circular letter to every citizen in
Clarendon telling what the association
has already accomplished for the good
of the community. and urging cooper
alton.
The Southern Methodist Sunday
school of Clarendon will hold a spe-
cial service tomorrow morning at GAS
o'clock to mark the opening of the
new quarters just completed. Rev. J. J.
Rives. field secretary of the Sunday
schools of the Baltimore conference
and former pastor of the church here,
and State Secretary Thomas c. Diggs of
Richmond will speak. and there is to
be special music by the choir. Miss
Willis of Washington will also sing.
Miss Matte Jones entertained at
cards Friday evening in honor of DR..
BurneH Jones OF Maryland and Miss
Catherine Holmes of New Jersey. Il
The following transfers of Alexandria