Evening star., 1916-12-23
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!. held the election of o zee s.. which was
postponed from Decemcer ~
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In the Church Of the Immaculate
Conception. at the sodality exercises
: Tuesday evening at $50 O'Clock, the
" new baptistry will be blessed oE rev.
NJ. j. Riordan. who will also preach the
sermon.
This baptistry is a memorial erected
by Robert +. White. Mary Francis
White and Agnes Il. White to the mem
ory of their father and mother. Mr.. and
Mrs James White. who Gied during the
past year
Ii is four and half feet high and
made entirely of white marble carved
e.. with onyx columns. and on the front is
the inscription ITO the memory of Mr.
and Mrs. james White" A marble rail
surrounds it. and the floor has a small
GreCian border, the entire style OF the
architecture being Gothic.
1t is said to be one of the most beau
tiful and artistic baptismal fonts in any
church in Washington.
= = 9 s.
The Gospel Mission. PA John Mar
~ shall place. clanS Il unique Christmas
celebration. Two large Christmas trees
will be laden with gifts for the chill
dreo of many nations who live in the
neishborhood. as we'll those from a
distance. The entertainment Will COM
mence promptly at , pm. the program
of songs. reCitations and musical num-
bets being rendered entirely by the
children. At the conclusion a dinner
b. will be given the children and mothers.
Supt. ii. w. Kline is appealing for
funds to buy shoes for quite number
of children, as the city missionaries of
the mission have found many little
children who Will he unable to come
TO this Yuletide feast unless provided
nj nd
stockings on a pair of willing little
feet
The Gospel Mission will also give
dinner to the homeless and friendless
at noon Christmas day.
Clothing for men. women and chill
dren is badly needed for distribution in
homes where there is said to be much
suffering.
a. "A Sacred Drama is 10 be rendered
in Israel NJ f Church tomorrow even
ing.
W. II. Fl. Smith will deliver a lecture
OF Christ in the Old Testa ment' at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church. 18th and
Fairmont streets northwest. tomorrow
evening at O'Clock. In his lecture.
: which will be profusely illustrated with
beautiful colored slides, Mr.. Smith will
-- deal with The Patriarchs" and with
other views of the life of Christ CEN
Htering about the Nativity.
- The Sunday school and morning
church services of the Fourth Presby-
terian Church will he combined in a
Christmas service. white Gifts for the
King at II O'Clock tomorrow morning.
= The Sunday school pupils have voted
unanimously to give the money spent
in former years for their treat toward
supporting girl in the ASheville. y. C,
Mountain School. The material gifts
received will be given to the local mis-
sions A rarty will be given for the
primary department Tuesday afternoon
at 2:3e o'clock and for the junior de-
partment at 40 o'clock
-'- Homer Edison will speak at the Chris
tan Endeavor Society of the Fourth
Church at : O'Clock Sunday evening on
Helping TO Accomplish the Purpose of
thrist's Coming.
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The first part of the Passion PLAY"
VIII be given in picture and story at
Park Road Methodist Protestant
'nurch tomorrow evening at o'clock
aod the concluding part the following
TIE pastor. Rev. q. NJ Clayron will
"Hnduct the morning service at II O'Clock
n a special Christmas sermon and
&c viii he given
N Morday morning at Gas an early
vice will be held: Christmas in
ry and Song"
m Wednesday evening a O'Clock the
i~'"ry department, under it's super
nod its Christmas celebration
Friday evening the main Sabbath
school Will render a cantata entitled
"A Loyal Santa Claus" under the di-
Tection of Ernest A. Zeigler, superin-
.tendent.
concordia Church will observe the
following program during the Christ
ras HOLIDAYS: Tomorrow morning at
II o'clock the services will be conduct
ed in English, with Raphael Koester
organist. in charge of the music Organ
r''~-h"~s by Rousseau and Batiste will
~ be played, while the choir will render
The Everlasting Light, by wilson, and
The Herald Angels. BY Lorenz. Miss
Mathilde Kolb sings 1t Came upon the
Midnight Clear by Harker.
The Christmas celebration in GerIna n
is arranged for Monday morning and
the Sunday school will have it's exer-
cises on Tuesday evening at I:30
o'clock, observing White Christmas
by unanimous vote of all members
The program for the Ardmore branch
comprises service with sermon to-
morrow afternoon and the Sunday
school celebration Wednesday evening
at ..36 o'clock. Thursday evening from
to IL o'clock, the Baraca and Phila-
thea Bible classes of concordia Church
have arranged for Hospitality
Christmas" inviting especially Ger
mans, Austrians and Swiss who may
be strangers in the city.
The services at Shiloh Baptist Church
tomorrow morning and evening will be
full of interest and preparatory 10 the
special early morning celebration which
the church always holds Christmas
day. Tomorrow Rev. J. Milton Waldron
will preach at II am on Christmas
Joys-False and True" and at O'Clock
Christmas morning he will speak on
Room for Jesus"
The James l.. Wiimeth Bible Glass of
the Columbia Heights Christian Church
was organized September % with the
following officers Teacher. James l..
wilmeth assistant teacher c A. Lyman
president, b. F. Vernon. sr. vice presi-
dnt. u. l.. Shook: secretary. Irving A
The members OF the class are Messrs. O.
Bangs II. W. S. Bennett. Lee O. RunneIl
F. Bradshaw. c. ". Campbell. G. g.
Campbell W. T. Denham. Richard Ennis
e e. Ennis. William Foley, J. W. France.
William NJ. Gain, DIR. Ray +. Halliday
Irving 4. Haxtou, Fred J. Hobbs Joseph
A High. g W. Jenkins. {. A. Kitchen r.
Nj Kitchen, W. II kendrick. c A Ly-
" man. T. J. Mcdowell. Estin Miller. II
W Melville. w +. Miuard Clarence New
man Arthur Ogden Il. L. Richardson. j.
It S.dsiI. q. ". Smith. j, X. Smith. y
6. Shook $ l. Standish. L. II Thadeu.
r. T. Timberlake. y. r. Vernon. sr. W.
" W Wynan and James l.. Wilmeth
= 4 f. +
Guy e. Hendry will speak at the