The Washington herald., 1922-10-29
EXCAVATION WORK
FOR NEW CHURCH
DONE BY MEMBERS
Pastor Leads Is in First
Weeks Labor on Edi- ),
flee in Southeast.

Following week of labor, mem
bers of the Fifteenth Street Chris
tian Church. Fifteenth and d streets
southeast. who are building a new
church edince at Fifteenth street
and Kentucky avenue southeast, nm
ished the excavation work yester-
day.
Led by the pastor, Rev. c. N. Jar
rett. twenty-five members donned
oyeralls and started to work early
last week Several members who
were unable to leave their busi-
ness sent paid substitutes to take
their places. They worked from
Z o'clock In the morning until 5
O'Clock in the evening.
After the foundation Is laid plans
for the building will be drawn and
bids will be asked. According to
the pastor the structure will be of
brick. with the main auditorium
having a seating capacity Of 500.
The basement will consist of twelve
separate rooms for Sunday school
work.
With small funds on hand and
with the hope of raising $4,000 for
the project among about 400 men,
bers, the pastor made an appeal to
the male membership for aid in the
building. 1t Is expected the work
done by church members will save
1000 on the cost OF the building.
Each OF the fourteen members of
the Sunday school board has prom
ised to raise $500 toward the build
ing. Each personally pledged 500
and promised to obtain pledges from
four other parishioners for a similar
amount. The board Is under the di
ection of II. p. Law.
Rev. Jarrett is preparing to Issue a
weekly chuch bulletin of eight pages
containing all news pertaining to
the church.
Approximately 500 Southeast chill
dren attended Halloween social
and party at the Tyler School. Elev-
enth and G streets southeast, Friday
night under the direction of the
Southeast Community Center. Games
were played, under the leadership
of Miss Ruth Brigham. Refresh
ments were served.
The social was opened with a
grand march. Prices OF candy were
awarded to William DeRosa. dress
ed as a bull fighter: Mary Leibold
as Topsy. and Mabel Nicholson in
colonial style. The judges were
Miss Ruth Brigham. Miss Emma A.
Jordan. and c. f. Forsyth.
An interesting feature was the
telling of fortunes by Mrs. NJ. J.
Moran. dressed as a witch. Mrs.
NJ. w. Davis. Southeast community
worker. arranged the program.
The clubs which Joined together
to make the affair a success were
the Pollyanna Dramatic Club. the
Junior Dramatic Club. and the
Freckles Club. all Southeast organ
izations.
New pews. furniture and floor
GOV ering for the Metropolitan Pres
byterian Church. Fourth and p
streets southeast. which is now un>
dergoing a renovation. will be fur
nished by the Guild Society of the
church.
John B. Gouldman, OF Richmond.
Va. and Miss Hazel f. Newton, of
Fayetteville. n. c.. called at the
parsonage Of Rev. Freeley Rohrer.
II Fifth street southeast. and were
quietly married last week. Follow
ing the ceremony the couple left on
wedding trip " New York
Student nurses at the Gallinger
Hospital were congratulated upon
the success OF the Halloween dance
and social given by them at the
nurses home last night in honor Of
Miss Edna Fargent. who is leaving
the institution today to resume her
studies in New York.
The home was elaborately deco
rated with leaves and corn stalks
and pumpkins. Yellow and black
streamers strung from all corners
of the main auditorium formed a
canopy over the masqueraded dam
GERS. The affair was under the d.
rection of Maj and Mrs. f. w. Pat
terson.
The Country Dancing Club. led by
Mrs. Nellie Belt. will hold Hal
loween social and party Thursday
night at the Tyler School. Eleventh
street near G street southeast. Spe-
cial music will be furnished and re-
freshments will be served.
I
The Pollyanna Dramatic Club,
comprised of Southeast girls. will
meet at the Tyler School Friday
night. An entertainment will fea-
ture the program.
Members of the Young Women's s
Missionary Circle of the Fifteenth
Street Christian Church are being
congratulated upon the success of
the dramatic sketch entitled How
the Story Goes" staged by them in
the auditorium of the church
Wednesday night.
The cast consisted of Miss Marion
Bailey, Mrs. Danville Wright. Mrs.
Helen Blanchard. Mrs. John Mind
ling, Miss Virginia Andrews. Mrs.
John Page, Mrs. c. n. Jarrett and
Miss Elizabeth LaRoche. The play
was coached by the pastors wife.
Mrs. c. n. Jarrett.
A social featured the business
meeting of the deacons of the Met
ropolitan Presbyterian Church.
| Fourth and B streets southeast. held
at the home of DIR. and Mrs. A. S.
Davidson. III Otis street northwest,
| Wednesday night Music was en-
joyed and refreshments were served
Among those who attended were:
The pastor. Rev. Freeley Rohrer; ].
w. Baldwin. Royal Beck. w. H.
Egberts, Ralph D. Gault, J. b.
Handy, C. A. Hutchinson, o. W.. Lo-
gan, J. c. Newell, w. H. Pysell, F. l..
Smith, c H. Wolfe and DR.. A. s..
Davidson