The Washington herald., 1915-05-16
What Church People:
Are Doing and Saying

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delle Payne, both of the Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church. The speakers
for the evening will be Mrs. Anna X.
Atwater, national president OF the
Christian women's Board of Missions,
and A. Mclean, president of the For
eign christian Missionary Society.
| Thursday morning will be given to
Sunday school work. the principal
speaker being Robert NJ Hopkins. Ma
tional Bible school superintendent.
| business session of the convention
will be held in the afternoon and the
Endeavor, with reports from the vari-
Gus societies and an address by Rev.
! /. 5. Chenoweth, of Philadelphia.
| At the recent meeting of the
Churchman'S League, composed of men
\ from all the Episcopal parishes in
Washington and suburbs. J. Holds
| worth Gordon was erected president,
/ Ogle r. Singleton was reelected sec
retary. and DIR. Charles Diedel treas
| urer. The executive committee elected
| for the ensuing year includes Rev.
Messrs. J. W. Austin, G. w. Atkinson.
jr.. c. J. Sparkling. and Clifford v.
Church.
The diocesan council of the Daugh-
| ters of the King has chosen the fol-
| lowing new officers:
| Mrs. A. A. Birney, president; Miss
Victorine Koones, first vice-president;
Mrs. G. F. Dudley, second vice presi-
dent: Mrs. A. X. Anderson, recording
secretary: Mrs. H. G. England. corre-
spending secretary; Mrs. Charlotte NJ.
Pine. treasurer.
The st. Alban's summer school will
be held at the Cathedral close. June
I to IL. and already many enrollments
have been made. Thu sessions will be
held in the large hall of the Cathedral
School for Girls and will be addressed
by trained teachers. Those interested
should address Rev. DR.. De Vries,
Mount st. Adams, Washington, d. c.
The Holy Name Society of st. An
thongs Church, Brookland, held the
regular monthly meeting last week at
the church. The members attended in
good numbers, and important matters
were considered. Cornelius P. Judge
presided.
F. D. Roach, one of the delegates to
the convention. made a report Of the
work done at the convention. as well
as at the last quarterly meeting of the
Washington section. Mr.. Connolly, Mr..
Horstkamp and Mr.. Sloan delivered in
teresting talks. Rev. Father Williams
spoke of his earnest wishes that the
st. Anthony's branch of the society as
sist in every possible way the estab-
lishment of a boys camp, which will
keep alive the interest of the Junior
branches. The members of the junior
branch heard this with great delight.
A committee of five were appointed
by the President to investigate the
plans for the camp.
Mr.. Judge called to tho attention of
the members the aims and purposes of
the society, and how necessary Tor
the welfare was the setting of good
example by word and deed of each
and every member of the society. The
membership is increasing steadily.
The Washington section will hold the
next quarterly meeting in July at st.
Anthony's Church, and plans are being
made to welcome the delegates of the
various branches.
Wednesday. May 49, is to be a big
day at the Lutheran Home for the
aged. Founders day will be observed
and the formal dedicatory service will
be held on this same day at o'clock
in the afternoon. Rev. John Weidley,
L. D, president of the board, will have
charge, and besides being assisted by
the other members of the board, the
address will be made by Rev. H L.
Yarger, D. D.. president of the Central
Synod The home is said to be one
OF the most beautiful places in Wash
ington.
The Georgetown Lutheran Church. Rev
Dr.. Luther Hess Waring, pastor has re-
ceived an offer from the Carnegie
fund to assist them in purchasing
pipe organ which. when installed, will
complete the arrangements, of this new
church.
Rev. Joy T. Stocking. pastor of First
Congregational Church, gave the May
commencement address to the Caro-
lima Agricultural and Collegiate In
stitute at Star. n. c. DR.. Stocking
says of the institute: This school for
the white people of the mountain foot
hills is i'll the southeastern part of
the State. 1t is in the center of four
'pauper countless /. O., counties too
poor. without State aid. to provide
school for four months of the year.
People came from the countryside for
miles around to join the school ce,s-
bration. The president of the school is
Rev Edward F.. Greene, whom many
of our Washington congregations
know. The school is known as a part
of the extension work Of Piedmont
College. The need is very great for
even the most primitive kind Of in
struction. A year ago Al per cent of
the children had hook-worm affiiction
but this year the percentage has been
greatly reduced
The Woman's Missionary Society of |
First Congregational Church VIII meet |
on Tuesday, May is. with Mrs. A. P.
Eastment at Falls Church. Va
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, author of |
In His Steps" who has spent the last /!
four years on n world tour giving
lectures, is to return to |
his old church in Topeka, Kan. DR.. |
Sheldon founded the Central Congre-
gational Church and made 1t the |
Guild, who succeeded DIR. Sheldon, re-
signed recently to assist in the church |
union campaign. the congregation |
urged DR.. Sheldon to return, and he |
has done so on condition that he have |
four months of the summer to keep
up his other work. Rev. Willis Gold
smith. has been engaged to assist DR.. \
Sheldon and have charge during the
pastors absence.
An illustrated address on irrigation /
was given in the Riding Hall at Fort |
Meyer on Wednesday evening, May 12,
under the auspices of Chaplain T. Z.
0'Keefe, of the Fifth Cavalry.
j. H Pellen. of. the Reclamation