Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-06
D. c. Commissioner Crosby
Will Welcome Represent
atives of $4,000 Men.
PARADE is TO FEATURE
AFTERNOON PROGRAM
Bands to Participate and Trophies
Are Planned for Winner and
for Best Floats.

The National Federation of Mems
Bible Glasses, with a membership of
more than 100000 persons and repre-
senting $4,000 Bible classes, will con-
vene in the opening session of its sew
enth annual convention in the Wash
ington Auditorium tomorrow morning
at o'clock A feature of the con-
vention, which is to continue through
Sunday, will be parade of delegates
from the Peace Monument to the FL
lipSe tomorrow afternoon, the parade
to begin at 2:15 o'clock.
A song service, to cover a period
of As minutes, led by John Thomas,
will be a feature of the opening meet
ing, at which the delegates will be
formally welcomed to the city by Dis
trict Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby.
short address of welcome also will
be delivered at the session by Joseph
B. Montgomery, national president OF
the federation, and the response will
be made by Rev. Homer j. Councillor,
president of the Organized Bible Glasses
of the District of Columbia. The
latter organization is host to the con-
vention.
The latter part of the morning ses-
Guiding discussions, brief addresses and
reports of committees.
Parade in Afternoon.
The parade tomorrow afternoon will
be divided into several different d.
visions, with units made up of out-of-
town delegates making up the first di-
vision. Lieut.. Forest F. Bartl will be
marshal of this division, with Lieut..
Albert ]. McCurdy as aide. The d.
vision will have an escort of honor
the Harrison Bible Glass OF Congress
Street M. P. Church.
The second division in the parade,
to be made up of District of Columbia
units. will be in charge of Lieut.. Col.
Charles r. Stark, jr., with Capt. A. w.
Yereance as aide. Automobiles and
floats will make up the third division,
to be commanded by Capt. William A.
Barkman, with Lieut.. Edward M. Web
ster, George Myers and w. F. Martin as
aides.
A number of bands are expected to
participate in the parade, 1t is an
nounced, and loving cups will be award
ed to the best band and the most ar
tistically decorated floats in the parade.
Mai Gen. William J. Everson will be
chief marshal of the parade, with Maj.
Frank A. Frost as aide.
Although the federation is composed
of men, women are invited to attend
the sessions, it is announced.
5000 Due at Banquet.
At 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon a
banquet will be held in the Mayhower
Hotel, where 5000 persons are expected
to attend.
Tomorrow evening at '7:3o, in the
Auditorium, a mass meeting will be held
and addresses 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.
Sunday morning at z o'clock sun
rise pentacoStal anniversary service will
be held at Temple Heights, conducted
by Rev. H. B. Melton, president OF the
Ministerial Union.
A record attendance is expected at the
Bible class meeting at $50 o'clock Sun
day morning. Convention sermons Will
be preached at Calvary Baptist, First
Congregational, Mount Vernon Place M
E. Church South, Luther Place Me-
mortal, National Baptist Memorial and
New York Avenue Presbyterian Churches
At 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon mass
meeting will be held at the Auditorium
where noted speakers will speak at re-
conservation service.
Convention Officers.
Officers and committee chairmen OF
the convention are: r. Spencer Palmer
general convention chairman; Guy A
Ourand, secretary; r. Frank Barr, trans
portation; Robert H. Clark, accommoda-
tions; DR.. A. w. Cummings, mems re-
ception Mrs. Gertrude M. Donovan
womens reception; Percy S. Foster
music: T. H Linton, finance; Norman
Sandridge, program; Guy A. Ourand
publicity ]. c. Wick. banquet, and
Luther Kinard, usher committee. Wal
ter H. Newton, administrative secretary
to President Hoover, is honorary con-
vention chairman.
The trophy cups have been donated
by r. Harris & Co. for the best deco
rated and most original floats in the
parade, and by A. Kahn, Inc, for the
most effective samples of Bible class
publicity.