Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07
1000 AT SESSION
Of NATIONAL MEMS
BIBLE FEDERATION
Delegates Welcomed by
Commissioner CroSby-Pa-
rade This Afternoon.
HUGE CAKE PRESENTED
TO VISITING PRESIDENT
Rev. Homer J. Councillor Ad-
dresses Gathering at Auditorium
for D. G. Glasses.

More than 1000 delegates to the
seventh annual convention of the Ma
tional Federation of Mems Bible Glasses
were formally welcomed to the National
Capital by Commissioner Herbert B.
Crosby at the opening session in the
Washington Auditorium today This
afternoon the delegates were preparing
to participate in huge parade from the
Peace Monument to the Ellipse. More
than 5000 were expected to be in the
line of march,
Declaring the federation "had honored
our city with its annual convention"
Commissioner Crosby in the welcoming
address declared:
Il wish to extend to every one of you
an official welcome in behalf of the
District Commissioners" An address
of welcome also was delivered by Rev.
Homer j. Councillor, assistant pastor OF
Calvary Baptist Church and president
of Organized Bible Glasses of the Dis
trict of Columbia The latter organiza-
ton is host to the convention.
Cake Presented President.
Rev. Mr. Councillor presented huge
cake in behalf of the Vaughan class of
Calvary Baptist Church to the national
pEGSldSIlb Vi IllC 1EdG1dblulit OOoCPlA 0s
Montgomery of Philadelphia.
Response TO the welcoming address
was delivered by Mr.. Montgomery, the
national president. The convention was
opened with song service, led by John
Thomas. Following the addresses which
came later, reports were made by the
national officers, executive vice presi-
dents, State vice presidents and by
others. who reported on various classifi-
nAfinHac nf SUNDAY cal1nn1 IxyOrlr PnrQrtc
were to be made this afternoon by the
committees on nominations and resolu-
tons, respectively, and the National
Council was subsequently to elect Off
GERS. The latter business was not to
be completed until some time late this
afternoon.
The parade. scheduled to begin at
2:15 o'clock this afternoon, is one of
the big features of the convention. 1t
was scheduled to assemble at 1870
O'Clock, with the head of it located at
the Peace Monument, from whence it
was to start.
Mai. Gen. William w. Everson is
grand marshal. He with other officials
were to review the parade as it passed
Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., where floats and bands were to be
judged with view to awarding prizes
to those making the best showing.
Parade Route Short.
According to schedule, the parade is
to proceed west on Pennsylvania avenue
from the Peace Monument to Fifteenth
street, thence south of the Treasury tc
East Executive avenue and thence on
to the First Division Monument, where
1t will be dismissed.
Gen. Everson has as his aides for the
parade Lieut.. Col. Henry S. Merrick,
Maj. Frank A. Frost and Chaplain
James H. Durham. The various out
of-town delegates were to make up the
first division of the parade, while mem
bers of local Bible classes were to COM
pose the second division and automo-
biles and floats were to make up the
third division. The Harrison Bible
class of Congress Street M. P. Church,
with Inspector William H. Harrison,
commanding, was to be the escort of
honor for out-of-town delegates.
The parade was to assume the fol-
lowing order in the line of march: First,
a detail of motorcycle police, to be fol-
lowed by the marshal, Gen. Everson.
Next, an arrangement of an open Bible,
to be followed by the national colors
and church banners, with the escort of
honor, honorary visitors and judges
following in automobiles, The di-
visions were scheduled to follow in one,
two three order
The following delegations were to
have music in the procession: Penn
sylvania, Virginia and Maryland 'delega-
tons, bands; Rhode Island New York
and New Jersey, music. In addition
there were to be the Boys Independent
Band and the Kallapolis Grotto Drill
Team and Band.
Banquet This Afternoon.
A banquet will be held in the Hotel
Mayflowsr this afternoon at O'Clock,
at which an attendance of more than
5000 is expected. The latter occasion
will be featured by the award of prizes
to the winners in the parade, including
those with the best float and the best
Nband. Community singing will be led
by John Thomas and selections rem
dered by the Mems Bible Glass Orches-
ira of Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church
Of Philadelphia.
Tonight at 7:SO, in the Auditorium,
a mass meeting will be held, and adj
dresses will be made by Rev. o. F.
Bartholow, Rev. George p. Taubman,
Rev A. T. Murray, Chaplain Julian E.
Yates, u. S. A, and Chaplain Clinton
S. Neyman, U. S. N. A song service
by Percy S Foster, accompanied on the
Auditorium organ by Thomas Moss, will
be another feature.
Tomorrow morning at o'clock a
sunrise pentacoStal anniversary service
will be held at Temple Heights, con-
Quoted by Rev. H. B. Melton, president
of the Ministerial Union.
Sermons Tomorrow.
At IL O'Clock tomorrow convention
sarmons will be preached by DR.. George
p. Taubman, Long Beach, Calf, at
Calvary Baptist; DR.. Letter H. Clee,
Newark, N. j., First Congregational;
DR.. o. F. Bartholow, Mount Vernon.
N. Y. Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church South; DR.. c. H. thunderstorm,
Baltimore, Md, Luther Place Memorial;
DR.. S. w. Graffin, White Plains, N. Y,
National Baptist Memorial, and DR..
Joseph Siaoo at New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church.
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock the
closing session will be held at the Audi
torium, to which the public is invited.
DR.. q. B. Phillips, chaplain of the
Senate, and Rev. J. Shera Montgomery,
chaplain of the House of Representa-
tiyes, will be the speakers.
The addresses tomorrow afternoon will
be broadcast by radio station WJSV.
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