Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-20
BAPT|STS ACCEPT
GOULD $4,000 GIFT
Fund to Be Used for New
Building at ChiIdren's Home
in Maryland.

The Columbia Association OF BaptlS1
Churches, in session at its fifty-Seconc
annual convention in the Fifth Baptist
Church, has accepted an offer from the
S7ould Foundation which will enable tbs
ASSOCIATION to erect a new Baptist Home
far Children on its 136-acre tract oil
land at Bethesda, Nd, by June, it was
announced today
In a report made by E. Hilton
jackson, chairman of the board Of
trustees of the association, the board
recommended that the convention &C
cept the Gould Foundations offer OF
$50, 600 for the erection of a dormitory
for girls at the proposed home in
Bethesda, made with the proviso that
the association in turn appropriate
100000 for a boys dormitory.
The trustees report was adopted by
directed to ask for bids on the new
home, plans for which have already
been designed by Appleton Clark,
architect.
VIII Accommodate 100.
Th0 institution, which will utilize
&ootfG 40 acres of the tract, will accom-
niodate 100 children. The two dormi-
tories will be erected in such a manner
that an administration building, which
y Is planned to construct later, can be
Quilt as connecting unit between the
BOYS and girls quarters.
Until the administration building is
Gdded all activities of the new home
will be centered in the two domitories.
The offer of the Gould Foundation was
made through Edwin Gould of New
York, who recently inspected the as
sociation's present home fee children
RrONYloT1d %Nao ~ tn Dat, 10
Gould displayed an intense interest in
thA associations work for the under
privileged children of the District and
the offer followed, 1t was explained.
In addition he stated that he would
also donate $4,000 for the construction
OF swimming pool at the creek which
runs through the land on which the
home will be located.
Gould's interest later led him to in
v1te the Is girls living at the Brook
land home to live in one of his New
York homes until the new dormitories
are completed at Bethesda. They have
been his guests for the past six weeks.
Missionary Service.
The Woman's Society of the associa-
ton conducted a missionary service al
the morning session of the convention
today with its president, Mrs. o. E
Howe, presiding. Miss Ursa Hyde, Mrs
Herman B. Waddey. Mrs. Harry F
Lowe, Miss Nellie Salvidge, Mrs. Frances
=. Browne, Mrs. Otto L. Veerhoff, Miss
Doris Casey, Miss Alice Maynes, Mrs
9. M. Scates and Mrs. H. E. Goodman
TOOK part In the program.
Miss Margaret Shumate of Shiu Hing
South China, and Mrs. H E. Goodman
president of the Womans American
Baptist Foreign Mission Society, spoke
Benediction was offered by Rev. c. 3
Austin.
Three committees have been appointed
~ Rev. Samuel Judson Porter, the
newly elected moderator, as follows:
committee on committeeS-Rev. DR..
II. w. 0. Wilmington, Highlands Church:
AeV. z. E. Richardson, Congress
Heights; S. G. Nottingham, National;
Mrs. j. p. Green and John B. Simpson,
Grace.
Committee to nominate the new
executive board-Rev. 0. o. Deitz.
Brookland; Mrs. H. M. Kendrick, CAL
vary; Rev. William A. Emmans, Mary
land Avenue, and w. S. Jones, Metro
politan.
Committee to name place of new
convention and pastor to deliver annual
sermon-Rev. w. S. Abernethy, Calvary;
Rev. J. w. Lofts, Silver Spring; Rev.
=. H. Sven, Centennial, and Mrs. e. A.
stuart, First.
Program Last Night.
UF. John L. Hill of Nashville. Tenn.
d member of the Sunday school board
addressed the convention last night at
d session attended by more than 1000
persons, taking for his subject 1.-The
indispensable Book" Children of the
Baptist Home presented an entertain
ment. The prayer was said by Rev.
J. e. Davis. T. Edgar Petty made a
report on the Bible school work and
the Sunday school roll calls. Rev. B. P.
Robertson of Hyattsville pronounced
the benediction.
Several hundred persons were turned
away from last nights session after
more than 1000 had crowded into the
church auditorium. Four hundred
others gained admittance to the Sunday
school room downstairs and q special
program was Immediately arranged and
presented there.
At the afternoon session yesterday
Dean William Allen Wilbur of George
washington University reported for the
executive board, while the report of the
executive secretary was submitted BY
DR.. II. w. o. Milington. The work OF
the Baptist Home for the Aged during
the past year was recounted by George
3. Fraser, secretary of the board Of
trustees, while Mrs. w. B. Hoofnaglt
made the report of the board of lady
managers.
Additional Reports.
The report of the trustees of the
childrenS home was read by z. Hiltor
jackson and the report of the board oil
lady managers of the home was made
by Mrs. e. NJ. Yount. The financia
report Of the general expenses and thu
missionary contributions Of the associa.
ton to the Northern and Southern
Baptist conventions was submitted by
George B. Bryan, the association!
treasurer.
The convention will continue in SEES
Mion until tomorrow night, when it will
adjourn after a special program open
ing at 7:3O o'clock An address will b.
made at the final session by Rev.
McC. Lindsay, D. D., pastor of thu
Brookline Baptist Church, at Boston.
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