Evening star., 1925-01-03
BIBLE CONFERENCE
PROGRAM ISSUED
Schools to Open Session
Tuesday With Many Dele
gates Attending.

Arrangements for the international
conference of the World Association
of Daily Vacation Bible Schools have
been completed by the Washington
committees. The opening session will
be called to order in Calvary Baptist
church Tuesday evening.
Delegates from Europe. Asia Africa,
Australia, North and South America
Will attend to present graphic reports
of service rendered by the organiza-
ton IN foreign and domestic fields.
Rev. Robert G. Boville. founder of
the World Association of Daily Vaca-
ton Schools, will deliver the opening
address. Cora Wilson Stewart, noted
educator, will speak "a the educa-
uonal sessions before a delegation of
teachers representing the local
schools. \ special musical program
has been arranged by Mrs E. n. Nc
MILAN of Philadelphia
Bishop Freeman to Speak.
Preceding the opening of the con-
ference. reception will be held at
the home of Mrs. John Hervey Young,
at which Bishop Freeman will deliver
an address of welcome to the visit
ing delegates and officials Mrs Min
nigerode Andrews. honorary chair
man of the Washington committees,
viii be present at this reception.
Headquarters for the conference
will be maintained in the Hotel Eb-
hitt, where a pre-convention meeting
Will be held Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock. This session will be a bust
ness conference, and the financial
secretary of the World Association of
Daily Vacation Bible Schools will re-
veal that the organization has S1O.O69
on hand for 1925, to meet a budget
of $4,000 needed to carry on extern
sion work in the foreign quarters of
American cities and in Oriental re-
gions.
Program of Conference.
The conference program follows:
Tuesday, pm, business meeting
in the white parlor of the Hotel Eb-
bitt; pm, reception to visiting
delegates at the home of Mrs. John
Hervey Young, 2212 r street; s pm,
official opening of the conference in
Calvary Baptist Church, educational
session. at which Cora Wilson Stew
art will make the principal address
relative to world illteracy and its
effect on 15O,0eO.OOO children. Rev.
Frederic Lynch of New York. Rev. DR.
Floyd w. Tomkins of Philadelphia,
Miss Nina Mcleod Stewart of Ottowa,
Canada; Mrs. Mabel Olmsted Hold
ridge of Brooklyn, n. Y, who founded
Daily Vacation Bible Schools in Bull
garia, and others also will speak at
the opening session.
Wednesday, am, visit of dele
gates to National Cathedral, the tomb
of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington
National Cemetery and Alexandria,
where a welcome reception will be
given by the churches of that city;
$3.50 pm, public meeting in the
white parlor of the Hotel Ebbitt, for
round table discussion of the pro-
gram of the World Association of
Daily Vacation Bible Schools for the
next three years in foreign and do
mestiC fields. Among the speakers
are: John 5. Wurts of Philadelphia,
Mrs Oscar Levy of Baltimore, Prof.
H. II. Underwood of Korea, Prof. y.
C. Laird of Canton, China, and Prof.
L. c. Knapp of Shanghai At
pm, in Calvary Baptist Church,
motion pictures showing more than
900 Chinese pupils of the World
Association of Daily Vacation Bible
Schools marching in a religious pag-
cant in Shanghai, China These chill
dren can be seen carrying banners
demanding more schools for the boys
and girls in China.
Pageant Is Planned.
The motion picture feature will be
followed by the presentation of an
American Oriental pageant, conceived
and conducted by Mrs. Marie Moore
Forrest, and indorsed by the Wash
ington committee of which Mrs.
Minnfgerode Andrews is honorary
chairman.
The chairmen of the Washington
committees are: Homer ]. Councillor,
platform; Mrs. Elsie c. LaughlIn,
publicity; r. !. CARRIER, music; Mrs. w.
l.. Towne, personnel; Miss Bertha
Thomas, costumes; n. h. Gardner,
lighting effects; Mrs. Hattie {. Prl-
vette, active chairman of commit
tees, and Rev. p. l.. Vernon, pastor
First Baptist Church of Alexandria,
member of executive committee.