The Washington herald., 1919-04-21
Southeast Washington
Personal NelDs Notes


making frequent visits to Walter Reed
convalescent soldiers with good things.
The council will hold its annual
Easter dance on Thursday night.
Pencot woods. at Congress Heights.
will attract large numbers of chill
dren today as the fine slopes and
picnic grounds make an ideal place
for the young folks to have a pleas
ant time.
There is an excellent baseball dia-
mond also available and many games
are scheduled for the day. The
grounds can be reached direct from
the cars. making it convenient to
bring children.
At the II o'clock service yesterday
In Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church, Pennsylvania avenue and
Fifth street southeast, Rev. Edmund
d. Soper. d. D., who has recently re-
turned from a special tour Of the
Orient in the interest of the Method
ist Church, preached a special Easter
sermon, and during the course of his
remarks called attention to many Of
the scenes which he had witnessed
during MS travels. o.
Az the evening service 1.-The Resur-
rection' was sung by the choir, with
Mrs. Kirk Russell at the organ. The
soloists were Mrs. Bessie Birch Hay
cock, soprano; Harry Ross, tenor:
Miss Florence Sterens. contralto. and
Arthur Chester Gorbach, bass.
Rev. G. c. Bacon. pastor of the VIII
fzI n L.. sI.xr
enth street southeast. announces a
series of revival services to be held
at the church each evening this week
with the exception of Saturday.
The pastor will be assisted in these
, , revivals by A W. Bennett, of Balti-
more. known as the singing evange-
list. Yesterday special Easter serv-
ices were held, with the pastor
preaching.
Old Glory Camp, No. 3, Woodmen OF
the, World, will hold a special meet
ing tomorrow evening in Washington
Hall. Third and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, at which time it is ex-
pected that a delegation from Capt.
tol Heights, Maple Camp, No. 13.
will be in attendance as visitors.
headed by Sovereign Delegate T. G.
Brown.
An invitation has also been extend
ed to State Manager r. F. Clark to
be present on this occasion. The COM
mittee in charge announces that a
social time will follow the business
and refreshments will be served.
Chaplain George F. Taylor was the
speaker last evening at the special
service held In st. Marks Church.
Third and A streets southeast. Rev
c. r. Stetson conducted the service,
and 1t is the rector's plan to make
these Sunday evening services a COM
munity popular gathering. and prom
inent speakers will be heard in the
course of the next few weeks. In the
afternoon at o'clock the annual Eas-
ter service for the children was held
at the church.
Mrs. Minnie Robinson, wife OF
Thomas NJ. Robinson. died on Friday
last while a patient at Providence
Hospital. Funeral services are to be
held this morning from her late resi-
dence, 91S North Carolina avenue
southeast. and from there to St
Peters Church. where requiem mass
will be sung. followed by interment in
Congressional Cemetery.
Rev. Freeley Rohrer. pastor Of the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church,
Fourth and B streets southeast, was
in charge of the services yesterday in
that edifice. At IL o'clock the pastors
subject was Gods Easter Congre-
cation" and in the evening his text
was THE Final Triumph"