Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
DR.. MONTGOMERY
|. TO MAKE ADDRESS
Methodist Minister on Pro-
gram Of EpWorth League
1 Conference.
Special Dispatch to The star.


4. HARRISONBURG Va, July TO-
ssRev. DR.. James Shera Montgomery
pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal Church, Washington. and
chaplain of the United States House
sof Representatives, will be the princi
Z pa speaker before the opening SEES
!. sion of the twelfth annual assembly
e.of the Baltimore Conference Epworth
!. League Monday evening.
The assembly will be held, for the
third successive year, at Massanetta
: Springs, 4 miles east of here, and
!. will attract between 400 and 500
young people from the territory en-
braced in the Baltimore conference,
Methodist Episcopal Church South
the northern and northwestern sec.
tions of Virginia, southeastern part
of West Virginia, the District of Co
lumbia, and Maryland. The confer
ence has an Epworth League mem
bership of over $4,000.
Delegates From CAPITAL.
Miss Maude I. o'Flaherty, Wash
sington, d. c., is Washington district s
secretary, and Miss Nellie e. Buckley
of Mount Rainier, Nd, is the dis
strict's Junior intermediate secretary.
Other Washington members who will
have prominent parts at Massanetta
include: Miss Beulah M. Griffith, Ray.
mond B. Owens and Samuel M. Dodd,
jr.. of Cherrydale, Va. conference sec.
rotary, who is employed by the Gov
eminent in Washington.
The Leaguers will be in session
from Monday evening, July II. until
Monday morning, July 10. and each
day, beginning at $50 am. with the
rising bhgle until IL pm. and lights
out"
Following registration late Monday
afternoon and early evening, supper
win be served at 6 o'clock, followed
by a song service at 1880. At
o'clock devotional exercises will be
conducted by Rev. Hubert Syden-
stricken of Staunton, presiding elder
of Rockingham district. The address
of welcome will be by Miss F'lay
Mitchell of Stuarts Draft, secretary Of
Rockingham district. The response
will be by Ralph Sheppard of Balti-
more, Md. DIR. Montgomery's address
will follow.
Morning Watch Service.
Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday.
Friday and Saturday will find the
morning devoted to morning watch
services, Bible study, theme addresses,
and class work in administration and
departmental subjects. Election Of
officers comes Friday morning. with
the installation Sunday evening, July
Is.
The faculty for this years assembly
includes: Harold E. Shelton OF
Meyers Cave, conference president;
Samuel M. Dodd, jr., of Cherrydale,
wa, dean; Nat G. Barnhart Of Cri-
mora. mission study; the Rev. D. l..
sBlakemore of Clifton Forge, platform;
Rev. E. B. Bobbitt Of Aberdeen, Nd,
mission study; Rev. Allen Carter OF
Richmond, methods; Rev. II. 5. Corey
of Roanoke, mission study; Rev. John
c.. Copenhaver of Baltimore, Nd, adj
dress: Miss G. Ogoretta Glass OF
Broadway, methods; Rev. j. II. Haley,
Buena Vista, mission study; Rev. +.
o. Hardin of Nashville, Tenn, meth
DDS; Rev. j. w. Hawk, Washington,
mission study; Rev. DR.. James Shera
Montgomery, Washington, platform;
Moorman Parker, Roanoke, morning
watch; Rev. J.. J.. Rives, Harrison
burg, vespers; Miss Ruth Rives.
Washington, methods; Rev. e. s.
Sheppe, jr., Arlington, mission study;
Mrs. l.. H. Smallwood, Staunton,
methods; Rev. John William Smith,
Roanoke, Bible study; c. r. Warthen.
1ynchburg, recreational assistant;
Miss Annie Lee Young, Roanoke,
methods.
The program committee is com
posed of Mr.. Dodd, chairman; Miss
Nellie s. Brucey of Mt. Rainier, Nd;
Miss Beulah M. Griffith, Washington;
Miss Maude l. O'F1aherty, Washing
ton: Raymond B. Owens, Washing
ton; Ralph Shepherd. Baltimore.
Might specials" are:
y-Get-Acquainted night.
Tuesday-M Memphis Echoes night.
Neutrality-suspicious. banquet.
Thursday-Debate and Hardin Hour
night.
Friday-Stunt night.
Saturday-Gosp Service night.
Sunday-Installatio of Officers and
Sermon night.