Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-26
WH|RLW|ND DRIVE
FOR |NTERCHURCH
FUND IS PROPOSED
Plans Completed at Lunch
con Today-LocaI Congre-
cations Showing Activity.

] With reports in from only one-thlrd OF
! the Disciples of Christ churches here
/ it was announced today that $3.50 had
/ been subscribed to the 1nterchurch
World Movement budget. Thu quota OF
the Disciples of Christ in the District is
:. $4,000.
i Leaders n the interchurch Movement
/ predicted today that the participating
denominations here would fully sub
scribe their quotas. Many contributions
were made yesterday, and as soon as the
| figures have been compiled will be an
nounced
! One OF the first churches to announce
! that it had completed it's quota was the
/! North Capitol United Brethren Church.
Within ten minutes after the pledge
cards mad been distributed the an
nounccmcnt was made. The quota OF
the church is $4,000. half to be con-
!: tributed this year and half next year.
Whirl,vind Drive Planned.
A wh.rlwind campaign among the
: business men and other citizens sympa-
thizing with the Interchurch World
Movement was organized at a luncheon
given f.fiaE il Tho La Fayette Hotel.
oyer web Charles Henry Butler. chair
n.@n OF the executive committee. pre-
5.ded. chere we're addresses by num-
! :.ar 9; prominent men interested in the
interc;:urci, drive.
Rev. DR.. Herbert +. Randolph of the
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
spoke at the services conducted III
; keith's Theater from 1880 10 l pm
! today. and J. Il. F.. Bowie. tenor. sang
Services Will be conducted every day
| this week at Keiths Theater at the
same hour Rev. DR.. Walter A. Nor
. gan of the Mount Pleasant Congre
ga tional Church will speak tomorrow
Speaking at the Church of the Gov
cnant, Charles Henry Butler. chair
man of the executive committee in
; charge OF the campaign among the
business men of the city. laid EN-
phasis upon the fact that the success
of the campaign depends not alone
upon the amount of money that is
raised. but upon the earnestness with
which each person plays his or her
part lie spoke of the spiritual side
o: the campaign. particularly with
regard N the part that united and
mi viG..rl prayer will take in it.
Asks Everybody to Help.
'Tfc smount of s336, 100000, the
budget which is to be raised through
out the ration" said Mr.. Butler. be
comes but a small item when divided
among the fifteen or twenty millions
this movement. If every one will
do his part the whole amount will
easily 10 raised. and the wider the
distribnt:oD the greater will be bless
ing conferred"
The members of the executive COM
mittec are Mr.. Butler. Presbyterian;
]. NJ pick"rs. Disciples of Christ:
Frank p Hoover, United Brethren;
Dr.. ]. Franklin Meyer. Reformed
protes,sn T. l.. l.. Hitler. Methodist
Episcopal, and Arthur Deerin Call.
Cone-eeat. on2l.
Ir order that daily record of the
PROGRESS of the campaign may be kept
ard ;.nrct:nced. the UNCONVENTIONAL
leaders have been requested to notify
each day me representatives of their
deEonlina tons on the executive COM
mttee.. '7e local Interchurch Move
ment headquarters at 40S Continental
Trust bu;l1ins, telephone Franklin
1868. will be, open all day and until
10 O'Clock tonight, for the receipt of
Information or to give information.
W. Mex. Stowell Treasurer.
w. NICK. Stowell. cashier of the Lin
coin National Bank, has been selected
as treasurer of the community or
business mems campaign. The funds
collected by the denominations within
the churches will be handled by the
denominational leaders. Any persons
desiring to make contributions who
have not been reached by the can
vassers may make them direct to Mr..
Stowell.
Rev. E. E. Bagby. pastor of the Co.
lumbia Heights Christian Church.
announced today that the church had