Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-11
ALLIANCE LEADERS
OPEN CONVENTION

The thirty-first annual convention
of the Lords Day Alliance of the Unit
ed States was begun this afternoon at
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church.
10th street near i street. with Rev.
DR.. John c. Palmer presiding. The
convention will be in session for
three days.
There was a conference of pastors.
church officers and other Christian
leaders, following which the delegates
and members registered.
Rev. DR.. Earl Whitley. pastor of
Vermont Avenue Christian Church, is
to deliver an address late this after
noon. An open service will be held
this evening at 1880 o'clock when
DIR. David James Burrell of New York
city will deliver an address.
Program for Tomorrow.
The session tomorrow morning will
begin with a devotional service at 9
o clock and an address of greeting
will be given by Rev. II. w. o. Mil
Baptist Church. Addresses are to be
delivered at the regular meeting by
Rev. DIR. Clovis G. ChappeH pastor
of Mount Vernon Place Church of this
city: Rev. DR. 1. Cochrane Hunt o
Covington. KY; Mrs. Robert Bruce
Hull. field secretary of the Woman s
National Sabbath Alliance; Rev. DR.
Randolph II. Mckim. rector of the
Church of the Epiphany; Rev. Floyd
TomkinS of Philadelphia. and Rev DR.
Russell Cecil of Richmond. Va. There
is to be an open forum at the morning
session to be conducted by Canon
William S. Chase of Brooklyn. N Y.
In the afternoon at $50 o'clock Rev.
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor of New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church. is
to deliver an address. Others who
Will speak at the afternoon session
are Rev. Alexander Alison. moderator
OF the PRESBYTERIAN Synod of New
YORK: Rev Or. H. H. McQuilkin of
Orange. y. J.: A. II. Bartlett. United
States attorney of Milwaukee,; Dr.
Howard A. Kelly of Baltimore, Bishop
John w. Hamilton. chancellor of the
American University. An open forum
is to be conducted by Robert G. Davey,
counsel of the Lords Day Alliance of
the United States.
National Night Program.
National night will be celebrated to-
morrow evening, with Bishop William
F. Mcdowell presiding. Percy Foster
is to conduct song service. Ad-
dresses are to be made by the follow
ing: Ernest A. Eggers of New York
city, c. F. Franciscus, president of the
United National Association of Post
once Clerks; Representative Martin
b. Madden, Rev. Dr. H. L. Bowlby,
general secretary of the alliance, and
First Assistant Postmaster General JOHN
Rooms.
Addresses are to be made at the ses-
SION Saturday morning by the follow
ing; Kew. j. p. Vinton of Milford,
n. j.; Rev. DR.. Robert Watson of New
York. Rev DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts, su-
perintendent of the International Re-
form Bureau: Rev. DR.. W. NJ Holderby
OF Chicago. Rev. DR.. John H. Milley
OF Montclair. n. j.; Rev. DR.. A Dew.
co of IL,
De an open forum following the ad-
dresses
Trips to Mount Vernon and other
places of interest will be taken in
the afternoon.
Saturday Evening Exercises,
The exercises Saturday evening are
to be held at Liberty Hut. Percy Fos-
ter is to lead song service and Mer-
rift Q. Chance, city postmaster, will
preside. Addresses are to be made by
Rev. DIR. Samuel n. Greene. pastor of
Wise. commemorative attorney of
Richmond. Va: Rev. DR.. Daniel A.
Polling, president of the Worlds Chris
tian Endeavor Society.
Rev. DR.. Herbert F. Randolph, pas
tor of Foundry NJ. z. Church. is to
deliver the convention sermon Sunday
morning at his church.
The services Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock will be held at the Church of
the Covenant, when Rev. DR.. Charles
Wood. the pastor, will speak. Others
who will make addresses are Rev
DR.. NJ. D. Kneeland of Boston. Mass;
Rev. DR.. S. p. Todd of Milwaukee,
Rev. F. W. Johnson of Newark, N j.;
-. H. A. Straub of Ada, Ohio; Rev.
DR.. w. W. Davis of Baltimore. Md.
In the evening at 1880 o'clock the
meeting will be held in Foundry
he h1y
Thomas E. Rush, surveyor Of the
port of New York, and Isaac Loeb
Straus. former attorney general for
Maryland.