The Washington times., 1923-04-21
Church Services TOMORROW

Macbeth" will be the subject of
the Rev. DR.. Earle Wilfley's annual
Shakespeare sermon which he will
give tomorrow evening at the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church. He
will render selected readings from
the play. The subject of DR.. Will
fley's sermon at the morning service
lis Jesus Only" The church choir
der the direction of William e.
Braithwaite, will give special must
cal numbers at both services.
Junior department day will be OBJ
served tomorrow morning in the
Sunday school Of the Vermont Ave.
Capt. Alton G. Grinnell is supecin-
tendent The school will be opened
with special exercises in which the
junior children, led by Miss Mabel
Mansfield, will participate.
The Disciples Union of the Dis
trict of Columbia at it's April meet
ing elected the following officers:
President, Earl Taggart, Vermont
Avenue Christian Church; vice
president, Joseph Scott, jr., Ninth
Street Christian Church; secretary,
John Mindling, Fifteenth Street
Christian Church; treasurer, Earl
Wagonseller, Columbia Heights
Christian Church. The following
were chosen as trustees: Henry
Brewood, Mt. Rainier Christian
Church; the Rev. B. H. Melton,
Columbia Heights Christian Church.
and J. M. Pickens, Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church. A new con-
stitution was adopted under which
the Disciples Union will be incor-
porated to provide q closer CO.
operation between the churches in
their distinctive enterprises.
The meeting of the Senior Chris
tian Endeayor Society of the Yer.
mont Avende Christian Church will
be led tomorrow evening by Leo
Tooley.
Members Of the M. M. ". Circle
of the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church, led by Mrs. r. M. Girdner,
and of the United Circle, led by
Mrs. N. r. Jenner, met at the
church on Thursday and Friday of
this week to tie quilts to be sent
to the residents Of the Old Ladies
Home at Jacksonville, Fla.
The Sunday school of the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church will
hold a business meeting at the
church next Thursday evening at
.6:15 o'clock, when the question of
qualifying under the goals outlined
by the United Christian Missionary
Society will be considered.
The monthly meeting Of the exec
utive committee of the Washing
ton Federation of Churches was
held Thursday noon. Two new
members were welcomed: w. T..
GalIiher, treasurer, and Rev. G. r.
Stauffer, chairman Of the commit
tee on Daily Vacation Bible Schools.
Two churches were also cordially
received: New York Avenue and
Washington Heights Presbyterian.
Both congregations requested mem
bership by formal action during
the last month.
The reports showed steady prog
ress in numerous directions. Plans
are under way for a dinner early
in May to which a number OF the
friends and supporters Of the FEEDER
alton will be invited.
The social service committee met
April II, with seventeen members
present, among them many social
workers of the city. Special atten-
ton was called to the approaching
National Conference Of Social Work
and plans under way for its sue
cess.
Special effort is to be made at
an early date to assist the work
of the Juvenile Protective Associa-
ton.
DIR. w. L. Darby, executive Sec
rotary, Federation of Churches, will
preach Sunday morning and night
in the New York Avenue Presby"
terrain Church.
A ceremonial memorial service to
the late Right Reverend Daniel Sill
vester Tuttle, D. D., late Presiding
Bishop of the Episcopal Church,
will be held in the Bethlehem
Chapel Of the National Cathedral
on Wisconsin Avenue on Monday
afternoon, April %, at 5 o'clock.
The Rt. Rev Alfred Harding, d. D.,
Bishop of Washington, viii offici-
ate and the Rt. Rev. The mas F.,
Gailor, Bishop of Tennessee, will
preach the sermon. The President
Of the United States, the members
of the cabinet, the bishops of the
Episcopal Church in neighborinG
States, and other dignitaries, both
ecclesiastical and civil, have been in
vited to attend. Attendance will be
by card.