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clerk Of the Presbyterial General Assem-.
reopened and made public by the genera
assembly which holds its annual meeting
in Rochester. N. Y. next week, and which
will be attended by one thousand dele
gates.
At the convention Of the Information
Union of Gospel Missions which meets II
Norfolk. May is to 20. the Central Unior
Mission will be represented by Treasurer
William H. Ramsey and Mrs. Ramsey
Acting Supt c. c. Smith, E. E. Cole. Mrs
Lydia Rouzee, Mrs L. c. White ant
others.
Home coming day" on Trinity Sunday
May 80. A number Of the clergymen for
merly connected with Trinity have beer
invited to assist in conducting the serv'
ices on that day and q special program
will be arranged.
Trinity Church has a great number o
former members scattered Throughout
Washington and 1t is expected that they
will take advantage of the opportunity
offered to visit the church that hold:
many fond recollections for them.
CalVary M r. ChUrch Chapter OF tnt
Epworth League will hold the anniversary
service on Sunday evening in connection
with the regular church services in the
new auditorium.
DR. Franklin Hamilton. chancellor oi
the American University. will make the
elected officers OF the chapter will be
installed by the pastor, Rev ]. T. Ensor
The officers for the ensuing year are as
follows: President. Mr.. c. II. Hunt; first
vice president. DR.. A. c. Christie. U. S
A.; second vice president. Miss Mildred
Parker; fourth vice president. Miss Irena
Keen: secretary. Mr.. c. E. Swihart. and
treasurer. Mr.. L. o. Hutchinson.
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Mgr. W. T Russell will administer first
holy communion to more than 800 chill
dren Of st. Patrick's parish at the
o'clock mass tomorrow. The members OF
tion, st. Patrick's alumnae and the So
dality of the Children Of Mary will also
approach the altar at this mass and re-
ceive communion in a body.
The annual May procession will take
place in the afternoon at 4 o'clock. in
which the children of st. Patricks Acade-
my and Sunday school will take part
Miss Lucille Gaskins, one Of the Sunday
school teachers, attended by court OF
fifty maids Of honor, will act as May
Queen.
The procession will march from the en-
trance to Carroll Hall on G street west
to 10th street, south to street, return
ing by way Of the east side OF 10th
street to the main door Of the church.
In the church the children will unite
honor OF the blessed Virgin. following
which there will be read the act of con-
secration by the May Queen. the crown
ing of the statue. sermon and benediction
Of the blessed sacrament. Rev. P. j
Egan will be the speaker.
Rev. C. c. Clark. pastor Of the Uni
versalist Church of Baltimore, Is to
occupy the pulpit of the Church Of Our
Father tomorrow. Rev. DR.. Randolph
H. McKim. rector Of the Church Of the
Epiphany. will preach there May 80.
The congregation held its annual
for the election Of officers and
the hearing Of annual reports Wed.
largely attended in spite Of the in
clement weather. The reports Of the
officers showed an excess Of receipts
over the expenses for the preceding
year, although the pastor. DR.. Van
has been absent In Europe
for several months
The congregation has lost heavily by
the death of some Of its influential mem
bers during the past two years, but
this fact and the limited
resources, the meeting voted to under
take the raising of money during the
summer and autumn to dis
charge an indebtedness incurred in
prior years in making extensive re-
pairs and improvements to the church
edifce.
1t is proposed to raise this money
Ices of DR.. Van Schaick in Washing
ton and abroad and make his home
one to q church free Of all
1t Us hoped and believed
that the many friends of DR.. Van
in this city. may assist in
which means SO much to the church.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
the First Baptist Church recently held
one Of the most successful socials that
1t has had for long time. The church
was decorated with carnations and a
program Of games was carried out.
The children of the Holy Rosary
Roman Catholic Sunday school, of thu
first communion class, will receive fol
the first time their holy communion to
morrow morning at o'clock mass
ditor to the apostolic delegation.
In the afternoon at o'clock all th'
children of the parish will hold theil
annual May procession.
Teachers who have assisted the pas
tor In preparing the children for theil
first holy communion are Misses An
giolina Di Gennaro, Maria Amante
Emilia Chiesa. Emilia Tassa, Grazis
Giuseppina Mancuso. Ross
Geraci, Maria Chiesa, Maria Gauza
Maria Garzia and Fiorina Lo Cascio
under the supervision of Sister Wini-
fred and Sister Rita from Trinity Col.
lege.
Gorsuch Chapter of the Epwortf
League will celebrate it's twenty
fourth anniversary tomorrow evening
at 1880 o'clock with bef1tting cere-
monies to make the occasion a memora.
BILE one.
The speeches of the evening will bt
delivered by the president of the chap
ter, Mr.. John T. Schrott. and the pas
tor, Rev. John r. Esaias.
Special anthems by the Gorsucf
Church choir and the installation of the
elected chapter officers by tht
pastor will constitute the main fea
lures of the evening.
The officers elected are as follows
John T. Schrott. president: Miss Hattie
Goodrich, first vice president; Miss
Cora A. Fitton, second vice president
Mrs. Mary Haynie, third vice president
Miss NJ Viola Goodrich. fourth vice
Miss Mary E. RANDY. treas
urer; Mrs. John T. Schrott. secretary
and Miss NJ Ruth Fitton, pianist.
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