Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-21

a special sermon on Conservation in
service. A strong appeal in accord with
the Presidents recent message to the
country will be made
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In order to increase the attendance
and finances of the church, Shiloh Bap-
| fist Church will hold "A Bench Rally
tomorrow all day. pew has been as
| signed to each one of 100 persons. who
are to fill the pew with attendants and
contribute rs cents himself and collect
occupies his pew. The members are en-
thusiastic and feel sure they will fill
the house and raise at least 5000 from
this effort. Rev. J. NJ. Waldron. the
in the series at II o'clock on working
for God and Working With Cod using
the subject do All to the Glory of
God"
Patriotic services will be held at the
| church tomorrow night at s o'clock
Inc choir and congregation will sing
| patriotic songs and the pastor. Rev.
| Waldron. will preach special sermon
Your Answer" The auditorium will be
decorated with flags and seats will be
reserved for government officials. sew
eral of whom have been invited to
make addresses.
The convention of the Archdiocesan
| Union of the Holy Name Society of the
| see of Baltimore and a part of Virginia
| will open tomorrow with a solemn high
| mass at IL o'clock in st. Dominic S
Church.
The celebrant of the mass will be
| Rev. James E. krug of St. PauTs
Church. with Rev. James J. O'Connor
| of st. Augustine's as deacon and Rev
Francis D. McGraw of st. Stephens as
subdeacon. Very Rev. E. G. Fitzgerald,
O. r. of the Dominican House of
Studies at the Catholic University. will
preach the sermon.
Hilary bishop of Baltimore. will occupy
a throne in the sanctuary, while
grouped around him will be Ri. Rev.
Bishop Shahan of the Catholic Univer-
sity Of America: Rev. A. ]. Donlon. s.
i j.. president of Georgetown University:
! Rev. P. c. Gavan of the Shrine of the
Sacred Heart. spiritual director of the
Holy Name Society of the District of
Columbia: Very Rev. George I. Conlon.
o. f.. of St. Dominic's Church: Very
Rev. J. c. Cowan. o. P; Rev. Paul R.
Donnell. S. J.. of Holy Trinity: Rev
Eugene Hannah of St. Martins Rev
P. ]. O'Connell of st. Vincent's. Rev J.
r. Matthews of st. Cyprian's. Mgr.
| visiting priests from Baltimore.
The delegates to the convention and
the members of the District societies
will assemble at 1875 o'clock in st.
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procession and, with Col, Robert
| Johnston as marshal. will march in a
| body to the church.
| In the afternoon the convention will
/ assemble in ST. Dominics Hall at 3
o'clock. when addresses will be made
by Bishop Corrigan, President Joseph
NJ. Smith OF the union. Rt Rev. Peter
! G. Gavan. spiritual director: John Had
| ley Doyle and Representative James A.
Gallivan of Massachusetts.
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| DR.. Henry N. Couden. chaplain of the
| House of Representatives. will speak
to f1remen. their wives and friends of
No. Is engine house. 10th and G streets
southwest. tomorrow at $50 pm.
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| A large delegation of the Third Sunday
Brigade will attend the Holy Name
! convention in St. Dominic's Church to-
morrow.
| On Sunday. May 10. the children will
make their first holy communion, and
! the May procession will take place on
Sunday, May 20.
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Rev. Earle Wiley. pastor of Vermont
Avenue Christian Church, will preach
his annnal Shakespeare sermon tomor-
row night on Shakespeare, the Prop
ct" Rev. Wiley will during the ser
| mon, give several dramatic readings
from the plays of Shakespeare.
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The annual meeting of Westminster
Presbyterian congregation was held
on Thursday night with Henry
E. Bittinger presiding. Reports from
| all the organizations of the church
| showed an unusually prosperous year
ported a balance on hand of over $500
with all bills paid. Two requests have
been received during the year from
deceased members and added to the
IA no mo frtrl dH <Nf No. I'll,
Leidy S. Depue was elected president
iof the congregation for the coming
year Horace NJ. Davis, secretary and
Joseph w. Mckericher treasurer
! Messrs. Charles u. Church. Harold r.
Berkeley and Robert Burns were elected
trustees in the class of 1920. BY a
unanimous rising vote the congrega-
ton extended its thanks to the pastor
Rev T.. f. Davis. for his faithful and
successful work during the past year
and its pledge OF layal faithful as
sistance to him for the coming year.
The Work of the Red Cross will be
the subject of an address by DR. Ernest
P. Bicknell, director of military relief
OF the American National Red Cross, to-
morrow evening, before the Liberal Re-
ligious Union of All Souls Unitarian
Church, 18th and streets.
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devotion will open tomorrow at the
high mass at 1880 am, which will be
celebrated by Rev. Godfrey Hunt, o. NJ
F.. of the Franciscan Monastery
Following the services the procession
iof the blessed sacrament will take
place. in which the Sunday school chill
dren will take part. In the evening at
Is o'clock there will be services consist
ing of the recitation of the rosary, a
sermon by Rev. Godfrey Hunt, o. F.
NJ. and benediction of the blessed sac
rament. On Monday and Tuesday
masses will be celebrated at $50 and
j9 o'clock; ibenediction of the blessed
sacrament will be given on Monday at
s pm. and the forty hours will close
on Tuesday evening at the same hour.
when the members of the Holy Name
Society and the men of the parish will
take part in the procession and sing
the "Pange Linque." with benediction
|, of the blessed sacrament closing the
exercises.
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The annual mass for the members of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians and
the Ladies' Auxiliary will take place
in Holy Comforter Church tomorrow at
8 O'Clock. when the,entire membership
win receive holy communion in a body.
The mass wiz be celebrated by Rev.
y. Walter DailAy. District chaplain.
It is pointed out that this will be an
lexcelient opportunity for all those who