The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
PASTOR HALL TO
WORK in China
Alexandra Minister to Take
Up Evangelistic Work in
the Orient.
MEETING TO AID JEWS
EETNG TO AID JEWS
Parent Teachers Meeting Sunday Aft
ernoon-M -Maccabees to Hold Joint
Banquet Thursday Night.
THE WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU,
r. Il. knight & Son,
62l623 King street

/ Church of this city, has received
| appointment from the Foreign Mission
| Board of that denomination for imme-
diate field evangelistic work in China
Mr.. and Mrs. Halls labors have been
much appreciated here; especially in con-
nection with the. Bible classes which
they have organized and conducted. They
will start on their journey about Feb
ruary /, visiting about a month on the
way in this country, and sailing from
Seattle for Shanghai March I.
Elder Floyd E. Gibson, of Colonial
Beach, who has had charge of the
churches through the northern part of
| Virginia, will take up Mr.. Halls work
| in this city.
The Seventh Day Adventists here have
recently secured the remodeled Odd Eel
lows hall In which to hold Saturday
afternoon meetings.
A mass meeting will be held at s O'Clock
! Wednesday night, in the auditorium Of
| the Elks' Home, in the interest of the
Hebrew war sufferers. II will be under
auspices of the Council of Jewish Women
of this city, together with the two con-
sregations.
Among the speakers will be Senator
Claude A. Swanson. Virginia; Represent
stive Charles c. Carlin, this city: Rev.
DR.. Abram Simon. of the Eighth Street
cInpfe, "dsnlngtOnS mabel board
man, OF the American Red Cross Society:
Rev. z. V. REGISTER, formerly presiding
elder of the Washington district of the
NJ. Z. Church. South; Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett former president of the Ma
tonal Council of Women, and Rev. Louis
Smet, pastor OF st. Mary's Catholic
Church.
Charles Bendheim will preside and in
troduce the speakers. The committee
n n he arta Is
posed Of Mrs. Charles BendheIm and
Mrs. Max e. Rosenfeld.
Preparedness" will be the topic of
number OF speakers who will make
addresses at o'clock Sunday afternoon
in the Surprise Theater under the aus
pices of the Parent-Teachers' Associa-
ton. The meeting will be presided over
by s. G. Blanton, president of the as
sociation. Those expected to make short
! addresses include Mr.. Dadman. secre-
tary of the Navy League: Miss Elizabeth
Poe, chairman OF the womens section
of the Navy League; Gen. E. w Nichols.
of the Army League and Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett. Mrs. Barrett will speak
| on the value of military training for the
young.
Plans have been completed for a YES
per service at St. Mary's Cathogc Church
| at o'clock Sunday night. February 10.
under the auspices OF the Holy Name So
| ciety. Rev. Father Gafney, of the Do
| minican Order, will preach a sermon.
The choral service will be given by the
Knights of Columbus choir of Wash
fngton.
These officers have been elected by the
congregation of the Second Baptist
Church to serve for the year: ]. A. HUI
fish, treasurer; Raymond Simms, clerk;
W. c. Dameron and Albert Jones, dea-
cons; Mrs. Albert Jones, assistant or
ganist; T. P. Henderson. chorister; Mrs.
w. H. Petty, director of choir; George
X. Bender, superintendent of Sunday
school; J. A. Hulfish, assistant superin-
tendent: T. P. Henderson, secretary;
Charles D. Bender, assistant secretary;
Louis Bender pianist; Florence Butler,
| assistant pianist; Mrs. ]. A. Hulfsh. or
ganist
A total OF 200 boys in the third and
fourth grades of Washington public
school will on Monday be transferred
| to the new high school building, which
will be their permanent school quarters
hereafter. Teachers OF the grades trans
terred to the new building include
Misses Mary Gregg, Leila Beattie, Vir-
gina Roxbury and Rosa Caplan.
Those scheduled to make addresses at
the annual joint banquet of the Macca-
bees which will be held Thursday night.
in the Westminster Building, include
John ]. Dozier. Norfolk; Mrs. Mabel La
Rue, Washington: Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett, this city. Miss vierkorn and E.
Albert Lang will give solos and music
will be furnished by the Maccabees' or
chestra.
Macon. Ga, will come here Monday for
the purpose of taking charge of the Sal
vation Army work This organiza ton has
arranged for a meeting Monday night in
the NJ. Z. Church South, at which time
an address will be delivered by Col R. E.
Holz, of Philadelphia. Staff Capt. Camp
bell will sing.
Louis F. Post. Assistant Secretary of
Labor Will deliver an address at 2:30
o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Rich
mond Theater under the auspices of the
Laymen's League. His subject will be
brotherhood"
The coIored Republicans of this city
have adopted resolutions for the appoint-
ment of a special committee to look after
the payment of poll taxes and also to
send a contesting delegation TO the Chi
of Virginia should the negro vote be
ignored in this district and State A COM
mittee was appointed to ascertain from
Representative Slemp his views on the
status of negro Republicans in Virginia,
w. A. Carter president and W. N. Jack
son was secretary.
In the Police Court today George Jack
son, colored, arrested by Chief Goods and
Sergt. Scott, was fined so on a charge
OF promoting policy. number of policy
slips, said to have been found In his
possession. were offered as evidence
Through his attorney, Robinson Moncure
jackson noted an appeal and gave bond
in the sum of $500 for his appearance in
the Corporation Court.
The funeral of John Hanrahan,
former resident who died in sykesville,
Nd, will take place at 2 O'Clock to-
morrow from the Methodist Protestant
Church.
Mr. and Mrs, George w. Hulfish have
sold to Mr. and Mrs Oscar B. Pierpont
| the two-story brick dwelling ia North
Columbus street. A deed of transfer