Evening star., 1917-11-17

served. 1t is planned to have similar
entertainments every Monday evening
thereafter for the benefit of the SOL
diers.
The item in last Saturdays issue re-
garding st. Paul's Episcopal Church
had reference to Rock Creek Church.
in which there has been initiated an
effort to interest the holders of ceme-
terry lots in the growth of this historic
church.
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A confirmation class for 1917 is to
be organized tomorrow by the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation at the
temple. sth street between II and L
streets. Plans are being made for
celebration Thanksgiving day The
services are to be held at IL o'clock
on the morning of November 90. An
nouncement is made that the board of
directors of the temple have purchased
81 900 Of the second liberty loan bonds.
The Jewish relief committee. compris-
ing fifty representatives of Jewish
workers in the community. are aiding
Simon Lyon, the chairman, in the drive
to secure $4,000 for Jewish sufferers
in Europe.
Dr. Charles Wood has been called to
preach Sunday morning at the Naval
Academy. Annapolis, and the pulpit OF
the Church of the Covenant will be
filled by DR.. Robert e. Speer. secretary
of the board of foreign missions of the
Presbyterian Church. At the afternoon
service. $3.50 o'clock. DIR. J. c. r. Ewing
of the Forman Christian College, in
Lahore. India, will preach.
DR.. Wood will return to Washington
in time for the evening service and
has chosen for his subject Our Army;
Its Purpose and Spirit" A large at
tendance of enlisted men is expected
from the neighboring camps. The
chorus choir of 100 voices. under the
direction of Sydney Lloyd Wrightson,
will sing
Mrs Benjamin T. Elmore is to resume
her course in systematic Bible study Mon
day evening at Vermont Avenue Christian
Church The work will be a continuation
yanced Standard Course and is to be
non-denominatonal in character. The
public is invited to attend
Arrangements are being completed to
entertain large company of soldiers
under the auspices of the mems Bible class
at Calvary NJ. z. Church sunday evening,
November 25. Rev. James Shera Mont
gomery is to deliver an address on Ne
hemia's Prayer Answered" and patriotic
music is to be. given. The program will
include a solo by w. f. Braithwaite and
cornet selections by w. z. Wells.
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The third and fourth of a series of trav-
ologues which are being given by the
brotherhood OF Hamline NJ. T. Church.
sth and P streets will be given Tue day
and Wednesday evenings. The pictures
on the first night will be Rally Round
| the Flag" while those the following night
will be THE Retreat From Albian to
! the Trenches of Macedonia" There is to
| be special music Admission is free
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Announcement is made by Mgr C.. f.
/ Thomas. rector of St Patrcks Church
| that on all holidays on and after Decem-
K, ber S mass will be celebrated at IL 10
! O'Clock to accommodate all those who
are unable to attend any other service.
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! The retreat for the men of st. Stephens
1 Church will close with davotions tomor-
row evening at 7:30 o'clock. when Rev.
r. F. Wood o. NJ. l., of the Oblate Col
1 lege at the Catholic University will preach
! the closing sermon. receive new members
benedlction.
! The Sodality of the Blessed Virgin
| will receive holy communion in a body
at st. Martins Church tomorrow morn
| ing at o'clock.
| The Junior Sodality Of st. Paul's
| Church will receive holy communion at
| s o'clock tomorrow morning. Officers
| of the society recently elected are: Pre-.
project, Miss Rose Quinn: second as.
sistant prefect, Miss Mary G. Burk:
treasurer, Mrs. Margaret Brown; secre-
| tary, Miss Mary Codrick.
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| A campaign to raise $4,000 for the
! erection of the parish school of Holy
| Trinity Church is to be inaugurated
| November 80. The campaign is to be
| conducted by Charles Jerome Sheffield
! Church will receive holy communion at
! $40 O'Clock tomorrow morning. They