Evening star., 1934-01-06
MEMORIAL TABLET
TO Be DEDICATED
Church Leaders Will Honor
Percy S. Foster at the
Baptist Memorial.

A bronze tablet in memory OF Percy
q Foster will be unveiled and dedicated
In a special service at the National Bap-
tist Memorial Church next Friday eve
ming. The principal address will be
made by DR.. Daniel A. Polling, presi-
dent of the World Christian Endeavor
Union.
The program will begin with an organ
recital and song service conducted by
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Ross and will
include the invocation by DR.. w. L.
Darby, executive secretary of the WASH
ington Federation of Churches; scrip
ture reading by Miss Monette Hallam,
general chairman of the Memorial Com
mittee; an anthem by the church cholr,
a vocal solo by Mrs. Ethel Foster Shan
non. daughter of Mr. Foster. and the
presentation of committees and repre-
sentatives of the 16 religious and civic
organizations cooperating in providing
the memorial. The ceremony of un-
yelling and dedicating the tablet will be
conducted by DR.. Cove G. Johnson.
pastor of the National Baptist Memorial
Church. Hermon c. Metcalf, chairman
Of the Subcommittee on Design OF the
Memorial, will preside.
Inscription on Tablet.
The memorial tablet is l6 inches wide
by 20 inches high, with an ornamental
top, increasing the total height to 26 p
inches. 1t is the work of w. T. Carr1-
gan, jr, Washington and New YORK
sculptor. It bears a profile medallion OF
Mr.. Foster, with his name, the years of
his birth and death Q663-l932) and
the following inscription:
Christian Leader,
Inspirer of Youth Through the Min
istry of Music.
While I live will praise the Lord;
will sing praises unto my God
while have any being-Ps. 146.
A Tribute From His Friends.
The initiative in the erection Of the
memorial was taken by the District Of
Columbia Christian Endeavor Alumni
Fellowship, of which Mr.. Foster was the
first president. Fifteen other organl-
gations joined in sponsoring it-Wash-
ington Federation of Churches, District
of Columbia Christian Endeavor Union,
Maryland Christian Endeavor Union,
Baltimore Christian Endeayor Union, Co.
lumbia Baptist Association, Baptist
Young Peoples Union, Women's Baptist
Missionary Union, Young Mems Chris
tian Association, District of Columbia
Sunday School Association, Sunday
School Superintendents' Union. Organ
lied Bible Glass Association, Association
OF Oldest Inhabitants of the District Of
Columbia, Washington Federation OF
Music Clubs, Washington Board OF
Trade and American Guild of Organ
lists, District of Columbia Chapter.
Committee in Charge.
The general committee in charge con-
sists of Miss Hallam, chairman; Merritt
L. Smith, secretary; Miss Minnie Mac
atee, treasurer; w. E. BraitfWaite, Rev
Charles H. Butler, Dr. Darrell Grain,
DR. w. L. Darby, E. H. De Groot, Page
NICK. EtchiSon, w. w. Everett, DR..
johnson, Irving L. Koch, Grant Leet,
Miss Helen L. Lyon, Mr.. Metcalf, DR..
H. w o. Millington, James NJ. Pickens
and Miss Virginia Raymond.
The committee plans to place replica
of the tablet in the Christian Endeavor
headquarters building in Boston.
Mr.. Foster, who was native Of Rich
mond, but spent most of his life in
Washington, had a notable career as
director of large chorus choirs, begin
ming with the Moody and Sankey evan
gelistic meetings in Washington in 1893.
He was probably best known throughout
the country for his work at the great
International Christian Endeavor con-
ventionS, where he was familiar and
beloved figure. Locally he was active in
civic and business as well as musical
circles, and he organized and conducted
choruSeS in connection with presidential
Inauguration ceremonies.