Evening star., 1928-06-09
BRITISH GOOD WILL
TOURISTS ON SEA
Party Plans Trip to D. c.
After Arrival in BoS-
ton Monday.

Fifty British Congregationalists will
visit here June IL. They are members
of a goodwill party of 1880 which
sailed June from Liverpool for good
will visit to America, II Is said TO be
the largest goodwill party ever TO GROSS
the Atlantic from Europe to America.
The White Star liner Celtic, on which
the pilgrimage sailed, is being called
for the occasion 1.-The twentieth century
Mayflower." The first Congregational
church in this country was organized
by the Mayfiower Pilgrims in 1920.
DIR. Pierce Chairman.
Or. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor OF
First Congregational Church, is chair
man of the local committee charge
of arrangements to welcome end enter
tain the British visitors. Other -oin-
mittee members are Rev. George l..
Farnham of Cleveland Park Congrega-
tional Church, Rev. Harry L. Goddard
of Vanderwerken. Va. and Rev. Jewett
N Mcdonald, representing Baltimore
Congregational churches.
Arriving at Union Station at T:30
oclo-k Thursday morning, the visitors
will be officially received by the same
number of local CongregationalistS, who
will conduct the party to Cleveland
Park Conversational Church, where
breakfast will be served A tour of the
city will be made, including visits to the
White House and to the British en-
bassy. At 1915 O'Clock luncheon will
be served at First Congregational
Church, after which the sightseeing
trip will be resumed. DR.. Pierce an
nounces the luncheon speakers will be
J. G. Meggitt of Barry, South Wales,
btlsin~ss man, chairman of the Congre-
gational Union of En0land and Wales,
and Sir Murray Hyslop, active IN busi-
ness and politics and an officer of the
Legion of Honor and treasurer OF the
Congregational Union.
In the evening the party will divide
for dinner. one-falf going to Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, where
q nrorrarn. arranged Jointly by Mount
Pleasant, Cleveland Park, Plymouth,
Eerndon. Va. and Vsnderwerken. Va,
will be presented. Representatives of
the Church of Our Father. Universal
Est, All Souls Unitarian and Baltimore
churches will be present. The remain
ing members of the narfv will be enter
tanned at Cinner at First Congrega-
tional Church, where First. Ingram,
Peoples and Capitol Heights church
members will be present. The speakers
for this event win be DR.. Sidney M.
Berrv. formerly of Carr's Lane Church,
Birmingham. nd since 1923 secretary
OF the Congregational Union of Eng
lard and Wales. and DR.. j. D. Jones OF
Bourn smouth and DR.. Albert Peel. edi-
tor of the Congregations. Quarterly.
To Land at Boston.
The 1850 pilgrims will land at Bos-
ton June IL The entertainment In
Boston includes a civic reception on
Boston Common. Wednesday the pill
grinls have asked to be allowed to hold
q service at Plymouth Rock. Plymouth,
Mass. for reconsecration TO the ideals
of the Pilgrim fathers"
Separate parties of the pilgrims win
70 Thursday to different cities. The
larger number viii go TO New York
City. where the entire party will re-
assemble Friday A banquet for 1000
will be held in their honor Friday night
at the Astor Hotel
The purpose of the pilgrimage is to
deepen the fellowship between the Brit
isil and American Congregationalists