Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-09
Christian Endeavor

The Lyon Park Christian G. z. Soci-
ETY. will have a special program tomor-
row evening, at which Merritt L. Smith,
former president of the D. G. c. T.
Union, will speak.
The extension department Of the
union will meet March 4 at Wallace
Memorial United Presbyterian Church
in connection with the regular union
meeting at that time.
The pageant, when Youth Crusades
With Christ" will be presented at st.
Pauls English Lutheran Church, Feb
ruary II, at pm. This pageant will
be presented at Rhode Island Avenue
Methodist Protestant Church, at later
date.
The various intermediate societies of
the District are planning for their elm
nation contest in the oratorical con-
test, sponsored by the International So
ciety of Christian Endeavor, on the
subjects "Crusading With Christ in
EVANGELISM" "Crusading With Christ
In Citizenship" "CruSading With Christ
in World Peace" This elimination con-
test will be held on the last Sunday in
this month, the oath, at Rhode Island
Avenue Methodist Protestant Church.
Judges will be supplied by the District
of Columbia G. E. Union.
The Tuesday Evening C. E. Society
of Calvary Baptist Church debated with
the Alumni Council of that church
Tuesday evening on the subject, RE
solved, That the young people Of today
are better than the young people OF the
last generation" The Tuesday Eve
ming Society handled the negative side
and won the unanimous verdict OF the
iyYAooC-hf}cc n1ft1cP Henry P0TTV and
D. Roland Potter. Wade Robinson OF
the Tuesday Evening Society won the
prize as the best speaker for the mega
tive and DR.. Henry DC. Adams OF the
Alumni Council won the prize as the
best speaker for the Affirmative.
Interest in the Christian Endeavor
World contest is being shown by the
Endeavorers. Miss Ruth Sanders of
Calvary Baptist G. E. and Miss Eileen
Robinson of the intermediate Endeav-
orers are the two contestants.
The C. E. Society of New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church will present
its annual play, entitled, Jimmie JON
sons job" at Pierce Hall, Fifteenth
and Harvard streets, February rs and
81, at 8:l5 pm.
The Flying Squadron. under the di-
rection of H. Lee Smith. will have
charge Of the meeting at Walter Reed
G.. E. March 3.
The committee, of which Miss Alice
Letsch is chairman, is conducting ref
erendum of the c. E. societies on the
question of inviting the international
Christian Endeavor Convention to
Washington, D. c., In the year 1881.
The transportation committee for the
Kansas City convention, July 3 to 8,
which is planning the train tranSporta-
ton of delegates from the District OF
Columbia, will make its report and rec
concentrations at the union executive
board meeting, following the March
union meeting. This committee con-
sists of Merritt L. Smith, Irving L.
Koch, B. z. Litchfield. Warren Peter
man and D. Roland Potter.
Representative w. M. Wilmington OF
Mississippi delivered an address at the
union meeting held at Columbia
Heights Christian Church last Monday
evening. The spirituals were rendered
by q quartet from the Golden Rule G,
e. Union. The shield for best percent
age was won by Garden Memorial Pres
byterial G. z. Following the meeting
refreshments were served by the CO.
lumbia Heights Christian G. E.