Evening star., 1923-05-24
PRIZES AWARDED
/. IN BIBLE CONTEST
Purposes Praised at Special
Services in First Congre-
gationaI Church.

Prizes and certificates were award
cd to the successful contestants in
the fifth community Bible contest of
the Bible department of the District
of Columbia Federation of Women
Clubs, in cooperation with The Star,
last night at exercises held at the
First Congregation Church, loth
and G. streets northwest.
The prize winners were: Seniors
Mrs. Clara r. Elgin, 1876 Harvard
street northwest. of the Mount Pleas
ant NJ. i. Church. 1885 per cent, 81;
r. Russell Hungerford. jr., 222 \
street northwest, of the Church of
the Epiphany, 9S.7 per cent, $5.
Young people-Joy {. Renmuth,
sixteen years old. Presbyterian
Church, Frederick, Md, 9S.6 per cent,
$5:. Margaret Reid Byers, seventeen
years old, Gunston Hall Seminary,
91.6I per cent, IS.
High Junior Ratings.
Juniors-Enid Wiser. nine years
old. Baptist Church. Berwyn, Md,
1915 per cent, SO; Donald S. kimball.
ten years old, 65l G street northeast
Eastern Presbyterian Church. 1929
per cent, 50. In this class the con-
testants were only required to an
Swer one question in each set
Special prizes were awarded to the
GunSton Hall students, Baptist Young
Peoples Union and Mrs. Howard H.
Hodgkins. The family group prize of
IS was awarded to Mrs. Mary Mch.
Sheppe with her three children, How
ard, Ethel and Mary Sheppe. The
three oldest contestants were awarded
S5 each by Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter
president of the Mothers Congress
and Parent Teachers Association as
follows: Mrs George Rowland. zoos
Columbia road. 81 years old; Mrs
Sarah L. Beckwith, 1649 Newton
street. rs years old, and Mrs. G.. r.
Sinclair. 110l 18th street, 20 years
old
The exercises opened with Mrs.
John w. Frizzell. president of the
District of Columbia Federation OF
Womens Club, presiding. DeVotIonal
exercises were led by Rey. II. r.
Presbyterian Church. An offertory
address was made by Rev. F. H.
Winters. assistant pastor of the First
Congregational Church.
silent Prayer offered.
Rev. DR.. Isaac Ward, chairman of
the committee on evangelism of the
Federation of Churches of the Dis
trict of Columbia. made an address
in which he praised the holding of
the BlDlf question contests ne Sdiu
such contest is benefit to the COM
munity. He also paid a tribute 10
Mrs. Louise Harding EARL. who orig
mated the contests. whom he said
has been quite i'll for several months.
Upon his proposal. a silent prayer
was offered for her speedy recovery.
Mrs. s. c. CiSsell, chairman of the
community Bible extension committee,
gave a report of the contest. She
reported lis contestants had entered
and that seventy-fve had completed
the contest. The youngest contestant
was eight years old, while the oldest
was eighty-one years. Twenty-Five
states. Canada and Scotland were
represented as we'll as sixty churches.
The work of Mrs. EGrll and Rev.
DR.. Ward was praised in the report,
while vote of thanks was extended
The Star for conducting the contest.
Mrs. Cissell announced another con-
test will be held next year.
The awards were presented by Col.
Walter c. Clephane. Certificates were
presented to seventy-five contestants
by Mrs. Roy c. Miller.