The Washington herald., 1918-03-09
Church Of the Covenant.

The first service after the Sunday
Campaign at the Church of the Cow
enant will be the war time commn-
Mon service at which DR.. Wood Will
make the address Sunday morning at
IL O'Clock. For the first time the
church finds it necessary to arrange
to dispense the communion to those
who occupy the new gallery, which
last Sunday was crowded. Provision
Is also to be made for those who can
not be seated in the church or the
gallery to receive the communion in
the chapel. the doors to be opened be-
tween the church in the chapel. All
men and women in military and de-
partmental service, who ordinarily are
detained Sunday mornings at their
y street entrance and will be seated
in the chapel in time to participate
in the communion service.
DR.. George T. Berry, field sec
retary of the McAIl Mission in
France, will speak at the afternoon
service at $50. DR.. Berry has just
returned from Verdun. and will speak
on the topic. France in the ThrOes
of the Great War and After" The
evening service will be of a patriotic
character. DR.. Wood will preach on
the topic The Brightest Place in the
Sun for Nations and Men" Special
features will be the singing of four
selections by 100 voices.
At 7:l5 the Social Hour, preCed-
ing the regular church service. COM
menCes- At this meeting Mr.. Frank
lin Gaylord, who has just returned
from an eighteen years intimate re-
ligiOus contact with conditions in
Russia. will give the young people
a glimpse of the present situation
in that country. There will be mu-
sical features and group singing.
On the 18th of March the Girls
Club will entertain members and in
vited men at a st. Patrick's Day
party. New girls may register and
Join at the the next meeting of the
club, Monday
The roll of the oratoriO section Is
$9S. BY the end Of March no more
applications will be received At the
present no more sopranos are needed
but COntraltos, basses and tenors are
Applications may be made in person
at the Wednesday night rehearsals
or by letter to Mr.. Wrightson, 122S
Connecticut avenue. or to the Church
of the Covenant. This organizat ton
VIII pAONuCt Inc EllJdn May 10
instead Of May IS, as announced.
Cruthches, canes, puzzles, books,
flowers. jellies, money and KNIT
ed goods have been coming to
the cherch from people all over the
city to be given by Mr.. BroOkhouse
to sick soldiers at Walter Reed
Hospital Some of the soldiers have
been sent back from the war zone.
They are American wounded and
arrived within the last week or so.
Gifts to such men will be delivered
personally to the hospitafif sent to
Rev. ]. A. a. BrOokhouse, Church of
the Covenant, any day, anytime.
A class for civilian men in De-
partment Service will take up the
study of French under competent
instruction Friday nights at the
Church OF Covenant starting March
Is. Names should be sent to the
church office by mail with a state
ment of the amount of French ap-
plicants already know.
Saturday night soldiers and sail
ors' reception at 1880 will be in
charge of the Friday Morning Club,
one Of the strong musical ortani-
zattons of the city. Refreshments
will be served DIR. Wood will be
the master OF ceremonies.
Al the University Club, Sunday
At ! o'clock, Mrs. Dewitt TaImage
will be the hostess to convalescent
officers of Walter Reed Hospital.
Luncheon will be served in a section
OF the dining-room separtely re-
served Autos will transport the men
from and to the hospital. This is the
second dinner for Walter Reed
Hospital men arranged by the
Covenant. There will be thirty-five
guests.
The annual meeting of the So
efety of the Covenant, which is the
women's missionary society of the
shnrch, viii be held in the chapel