The Washington herald., 1922-10-22
S. W. ASSOCIATION
LAUNCHES DRIVE
FOR MEMBERSHIP
Seeks to Make Organiza,
ton One of Most Pow
erful in City.

With a membership already rank
Ing with any other similar organi-
zation in the city. the South wash
ington Citizens' Association, under
the leadership of Mrs. Louis Rock,
has instituted q membership drive
which 10 expected to make the as
ISOLATION one of the most powerful
In the city.
zens association in the Southwest
and while IL has done and is do
ing much constructive work Il has
been felt that with larger repre-
sentation of citizens. even more
communities may be embraced.
The committee aiding Mrs. Rock
Is as follows: Mrs. William wimsatt,
Frank A. Johnson. George Dant.
Charles Shughrue. Mrs. J. c. L. Rit-
ter. Mrs. Bannagan. Harold Taltz-
vull. Dave Wineberg. John Sullivan,
c. r. Mccoy, Mrs. Fannie z. Yeat-
man. Mrs. Margaret Taylor. Mrs.
Williams waple, Joseph p. Burke.
and Mrs. Mary e. Ballhuse.
The schools and Fairgrounds COM
mites of the association has been
appointed as follows: DR.. Millard
+. Thompson, chairman: Mrs. George
Fraser. Mrs. Margaret Baum, Joseph
B. Bailey. and Charles Henlock.
At a business meeting, followed
by a social hour. OF the Berea Glass
OF the Fifth Baptist Church. Sixth
and q streets southwest, reports
were submitted and plans for the
future made. An entertainment
featured by piano solos by Mrs.
c. Augustus Simpson, vocal solos
by Mrs. Gladys Price. accompanied
by Miss Elsie Jones, was held. A
recitation was given by Mrs. Anne
liza Patterson.
Officers OF the class are W. L.
Turner. vice president; Miss Mary
assistant secretary.
A Halloween party will be given
by the Philathea Glass Of the church.
A number OF male voices for choir
work are being sought by c. F.
CooRins. choirmaster Of Epiphany
Chapel, Twelfth and c streets south
west. Mr.. Coogins has announced
that he will give individual at
tention to the members Of the choir
and will give them training in
voice culture and church music. A
special plea for tenor and bass
voices has been issued.
A busy winter is planned by
the Girls Friendly Society OF the
chapel Under the guidance of Miss
Ethel Grimes, classes will be
formed in basketry. weaving and
sewing. International talks are
also on the program.
More than twenty neikhborhood
meetings are planned throughout
Southwest in preparation for the
revival meetings TO be held by the
Rev. John E. Briggs. pastor Of the
Fifth Baptist Church. DR.. Briggs
has arranged an elaborate progra N
for revival week He will preach
on The Crusaders Psalm" at the
morning service and on The Pearl
OF Parables' at 7:3o today.
A remarkable feature Of the Isaac
Fairbrother School. Tenth and z
streets southwest. is the fact that
II has no lights in any OF he class
rooms, rest rooms or corridors. The
only illumination in any part OF
the building Is small gas set
in the basement. Classrooms have
electric wires in them and conduits
ready for fixtures. II has been de-
clared. however. that the windows
in the structure are SO large and
the building so wisely constructed
that IL never becomes so dark as
to make II impossible for the chill
dren to work.
Entrance into the membership
drive conducted by the adult Bible
Glasses OF the District for two
months contest has been made by
the Raraca Class OF the Fifth Bap-
tist Church. The goal is 200 MEM
bers. who are to be present at
some meeting before the contest
closes on December 3.
II is planned to visit the men
Of the congregation and enlist their
cooperation in the drive. Page
NICK. Etchison. religious director
OF the local Y. VI. c. A. will teach
the class at 10 a. m. today.
Lake Saeks Nauy Triol