Evening star., 1917-11-21
SERVICE FLAGS TO
BOOM BILLY SUNDAY
Blue and White Banners An
nounce Coming of
Evangelist.
CHURCHES MAKING PLANS

washoington churches have begun to
display in connection with the ap-
preaching BILLY" Sunday campaign
what might be called service hags.
This church is cooperating in the
Sunday campaign. January-February.
Washington, D. c." runs the legend In
big blue letters on a white ground.
The Fourth Presbyterian Church was
the first to hang one from its facade,
with others closely following in the
display.
Today is a busy one with the forces
doing the preliminary work OF the cam
paign, a number of meetings of vari-
Gus sorts being scheduled. At II o'clock
the directors of the neighborhood
prayer meetings committee gathered at
campaign headquarters under direc-
tion of Rev. John r. Edwards. Dis
trict superintendent of the NJ E.
The district directors, with their dis
tricts. are as follows:
Directors Of Districts.
Southwest, Rev T. E. Davis: southeast.
Rev. J. Franklin Bryan: northeast. Rev. A.
E. Barrows: Brookland. Rev. H. W. Mil
lington: Bloomingdale. Rev. c. E. Fultz;
northwest, lower, Rev. II. D. Mitchell:
northwest, central, Rev. E. X. Hardin;
Mount Pleasant. Rev. G. G. Johnson:
town and Chevy Chase, Rev. E. c. Pow
ers; Petworth, Rev. W. F.. Smith. and
northwest, western, Rev. ]. Harvey Dun
ham.
At ESQ O'Clock this afternoon the
business womsn's invitation committee.
which L. to enlist a thousand women
from the churches TO take the Sunday
work of women and girls In stores
hotels. ofaces, government departments
Parish Hall. under the leadership Of
Mira Charles W. Richardson. Mrs
Javes e. L. Davis Of New York. who
served a chairman there with Mrs
OF ONE Of the three luncheon centers,
that located on John street, came to
washington today to describe and ex-
plain the work and give the benefit
OF their experiences to the local workers.
Obtained Good Results.
Il cannot emphasize too strongly the
good results that came from the bring
ing into closer touch the 1.050 women
Of leisure who servel as committeeman
In New York. and the working women
OF the metropoliA" said Mrs Davis
both parties was gratifying"
Mrs. Van Name told how the John
street center served q total Of 21.7pl
luncheons In connection with noontime
1,243. Dee
six hundred women successfully me-
titioned that these luncheons be kept
up until October. l." said Mrs. Van
Name. Among the women who served
On MIS- Davis committee wera Mrs Fin
ley J. Shepherd. formerly Miss Helen
could: Mrs. John d. Rockefeller, tr.;
mrs Herman Armour. MS James s.
Cushman. national president Of the
7. w. G. A, and Mrs. Charles B, Alex.
large luncheon meeting and before the
women's societies Of most Of New
1ork's large churches.
Ushers to Meet.
At Brick Presbyterian Church the at
tendance at the meetings ran as high
Is LOO. Previous to the big meeting
today an advisory committee Of Wash
ington church representatives met with
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Van Name
Tonight the ushers' committee will
meet in the First Congregational
Omohundro, chief usher. Representa-
tfves of every cooperating church will
receive instructions and then 20 back
to their own churches to help enlist
2 total force Of 1900 ushers and door
keepers.
Tonight also Rev. George G. Dowev.
IN charge OF mems Bible class work.
VIII speak at q meeting for all church,
es IN the Petworth district at Wallace
Memorial United Brethren Church.