Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02


pastors class FOR boys and girls will
meet Friday afternoon at o'clock in
the vestry of the church. An all-day
meeting of the woman's Society will
be held Wednesday. beginning at 1899
o'clock.
At Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, 9Th street and Massachusetts,
Grady Hardin of McCo1l. S. q, will be-
gin his service as acting pastor. DR..
Hardin comes to Washington to NIL
out the unexpired portion of the con-
ference year due to the transfer of his
brother. Rev. DR.. Edward K. Hardin,
to Asheville. n. c., who had served as
pastor to the church for four years.
and the acting pastorowill serve through
the month of March. returning to his
charge in South Carolina at the end OF
that period. Rev. DR.. Edward K. Har-
din and family LETT for Asheville We'd
nesday evening. During his stay in
Washington the new minister will be
entertained by Tr. and Mrs. Thomas
A. Grower at their home, 1903 18th
street.
Foundry Epworth League will hold
distinctively unique order of service
tomorrow evening at $50 o'clock. This
organization has a membership of more
than 500 young people, representing
homes located in almost every state in
the Union, and every member present
will be a participant in the service. In
response to the call of their respective
states, alphabetically, they will present
some novel feature characteristic of
the state in question, render some ap-
propriate song or give an expression OF
sentiment bearing more directly upon
the home and its influences. Represent
atives of many of the states have ar
ranged for reservations and will at
tend in body. An initial service of
this character was held two years ago
with such marked success that it was
repeated one year ago and proved even
more popular. 1t has now become one
of the Leagues annual attractions. The
auditorium will be deliberately dec
GRATED with state pennants and Amer
lean flags. The responses will be in
songs, with full orchestra accompani-
ment. A Foundry Epworth League
ring of friendship" will conclude the
service. A reception will be rendered
the new members in the church. parlorS
on the evening of March 49,
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A campaign to raise 100000 to clear
off the debt of St. Matthews Catholic
ly after Easter. Arrangements are be-
ing made for a meeting shortly, at
which captains of various teams will
be appointed and the work of the cam
paign will be outlined. Devotions will
be held at the church Wednesday even
ing at SIS o'clock and Friday at 5
O'Clock. Rev. Father Mills will cele-
brate mass at the beginning of the
forty-hour devotion tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock. Vespers will be SOL
ing.
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Swedish service is to be held at 3
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon in the Eng
lish Lutheran Memorial Church, 14th
and N streets. The adjourned business
meeting will take place after the serv-
ice.
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A meeting of the Young Women's
Westminster Society of Eastern Pres
byterian Church is to be held at 1880
clock Monday night in the church.
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The devotions of the forty hours
alteration will commence at Holy Name
Church tomorrow with a solemn high
mass at 1920 o'clock. The celebrant of
the mass will be Rev. Dubray, assisted
by Rev. Thomas kervlc as deacon and
Rev. Hayes as subdeacon. The senior
choir. under the direction of Miss Anna
Doyle and accompanied by Mrs. Charles
Hughes, will sing. After the mass there
will be a procession of the blessed sac
rament. in which the children Of the
parish will participate and during
which the litany of the saints will be
chanted by the choir. At the solemn
vespers. at 1880 o'clock in the evening.
the male choir will sing. Monday even
ing, at '.oV eioSh' there VIII pe oehe
dictlon OF the plessed sacrament. aao
the devotlons VIII close Iuesday morn
ing with high mass at o CLOCK.
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Representative Johnson OF Nasnlng.
ton is to deliver an address at the Red
cross luncheon at Eastern Presbyterian
Church MONDAY afternoon at CLOCK
All the churches and organizations do
ing Red Cross work in the northeast
section are cooperating in the
luncheon.
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Rev. j. T. Belts is to deliver an Illus
trated sermon at Bethany Baptlst Church
tomorrow night on The Land OF the Mas
ter. The stevenson Bible class IS to re-
sumo its meetings at 12:15 o'clock to-
morrow.
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