Evening star., 1916-12-16


Horne.
The next meeting will be held Janu-
ary 4. 1917. at the church.
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The Right Rev. Daniel s. Tuttle. pre-
siding bishop of the Episcopal Church
in the United States. will preach at the
morning and evening service tomorrow
at the Church of the Ascension.
Miss Mabel Thurston will be the
speaker at the vesper service to be con-
Quoted by Womans Christian Associa-
ton leaders tomorrow at 4:30 o'clock at
the home. 1719 18th street northwest.
Miss Anna Muirhead will conduct the
will be Miss Marion Green. with Miss
Edith b. Athey at the piano.
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cial illustrated sermon on The Christ
Child in Art" at the evening services of
Vermont Avenue Christian Church to-
morrow.
The Mcdaniel class of Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Sunday school, one of the
largest mixed classes in the District.
Will hold its annual entertainment and
social the evening of January 5. w. F.
Mcdaniel, teacher of the class, has been
in continuous Sunday school work for
more than half a century.
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Christmas eve at 8 o'clock an unusu-
ally interesting service will be render
ed at st. Marks Episcopal Church. Old
English carols of traditional use will
be sung by the male choir. 1t is only
once in several years that Christmas
eve falls on Sunday. The church will
be decorated.
December 27. at 7:3o o'clock. the an
nual carol service will be rendered.
This is a service particularly for the
children of the church, who join in the
singing of the ancient carols. which
they have learned to love by years of
use in this parish. The public is well
come at both these services.
The observance of Christmas day in
st. Marks Episcopal Church will begin
with an early celebration OF the holy COM
munion al $50 am. The service is to be
An effort is being made this year to
give it the nature of a corporate COM
munion of all parishioners.
The next service will be at o'clock.
This service is being arranged for
those who live at a distance and can
not reach the church at the earlier
hour.
AT II o'clock the festival service is
to be rendered by the male choir. The
rector of the church, Rev. G. r. Stetson,
season by the Rev. William Curtis
White. Mr.. White will preach on
Christmas eve.
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AT the First Baptist Church the even
ing lecture tomorrow will be on Pom
peii, the Second Sodom." A large num-
Der of colored views will be thrown on
the screen. The views are said to be
exceptionally fine, some of them show
ing the expression on the faces of those
who We're buried beneath the falling
ashes and We're found by the exca-
vators.
These lectures, which are free to the
public. are, it is said. proving attractive
as well as instructive.
The Christmas entertainment of the
Sunday school will be held on the even
ing of December %. the public being in
vited. The Jackson Bible class, re-
Gently organized, under the leadership
of f. Hilton Jackson. attorney of this
city, furnishes fine opportunity, it is
desire to attend such an organization
doing splendid wol X. The class meets
in the main auditorium of the church
at 10 O'Clock each Sunday
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The Foundry NJ. Z. E;pworth League
will have for the speaker at the de-
yotional service tomorrow evening at
6:45 O'Clock Ashby Jump, first vice presi-
dent of the Washington District Epworth
League. whose subject will be THE Ep-
worth League, Gods School for Character
Building
The special musical numbers will in
clude a selection by the chorus choir of
fifty voices, a trombone solo by Miss
Mabel Ernst. vocal solo by Mrs. Harold
Miner and duet by H. Paul Firestone and
Miss Mae L. Cross. The public is cor
daily invited.
The membership contest. which termi-
mated December l. resulted in the addi-
ton of nearly 100 new members to. the
league. To these a reception was tender
ed Tuesday evening in the church parlors.
An enjoyable program was carried out
and refreshments served.
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Elaborate preparations are being made
for the Christmas entertainment to be
given during the holidays for the chill
dren of the Church Of the Nativity,
Brightwood
The members of the ADostleship Of
Prayer and the Society of the Living
Rosary of St. Matthew's Church Will re-
ceive holy communion tomorrow at the
O'Clock mass.
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The devotions OF the Sodality Of the
Blessed VIRGIN OF St. faui s 'alHollf
Church Wednesday evening at T:30
pm. will take the form of the Hoiy
Hour and Rev. William J. Carroll will
of'lciate.
The retreat for the children of the
parish who are to be confirmed on De-
cember 81 by Cardinal Gibbons will
take place Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday.
For the midnight mass on Christina
in st. Aloysius Church. the pews will be
reserved for the pewholders. who may
call at the rectory after Wednesday
for the tickets.
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At the meeting last week Of the Holy
Name Society of st. Stephens Catholic
Church Rev. Francis -. McGraW, the
chaplain, was the principal speaker
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Paul II
Schultz; vice president, William F. Mar
tin; secretary, Edward c. f.. Rupert
treasurer. Matthew j. Noone. and mar
shal, George +. Green. The installa-
ton of the newly elected officers viii
take place January II.
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A statement Of the work of the Holy
Name Society of Holy Trinity during
the last eleven months. submitted at a
recent meeting of that organization by
its spiritual director, Rev. Edward Ma
grath S. j., shows that more than $500
con,nunions of the men had been regis-
tered The gathering was presided
over by John Hadley Doyle, president
ed James Lee and Rev. Eugene del
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