Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-12
CHURCH TO MARK
TH|RT|ETH YEAR
PetWorth Methodists An.
nounce Weeks Program,
Opening Tomorrow.

Beginning tomorrow at $50 o'clock
Petworth M. E. Church, on Grant
Circle, will initiate a week of services
commemorating the thirtieth anniver-
sary of the organization of the church.
The group which effected the organ
iaztion, composed Of Is charter men,
bers, met at the home Of George c.
Hough October Is, 1905, with Rev.
Henry c. Naylor, district superintend-
ent of the Washington district, in
charge. Five of the charter members
are still members of the church-Mr.
and Mrs. w. T. Bair, Mrs. c. Elder
Reed, Miss Ida O'Neal and Thomas
Towner.
The Sunday school rally service will
usher in the week of celebration to-
morrow at $50. George c. Hough, in
whose home the school was organ
lied in September, 1905. will speak.
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes will preach
the anniversary sermon at II am.
The three ckoirs will sing. The con-
gregation will march in procession to
the Joash Chest and deposit contri-
buttons to make the final payment on
the mortgage.
Rev. Edward L. Watson of Balti-
more will preach at 8 pm. and Rev.
Luther Neff, pastor of the Wesley M.
E. Church, will lead in the prayer.
The Young Peoples anniversary
banquet will be held Monday at $50.
Rev. Oscar Blackwelder, pastor of the
Lutheran Church of the Reformation,
will give the address:
The mortgage burning service will
be held Tuesday evening. The choir
of Hamline M. E. Church will sing
Rev. G. Ellis Williams. during whose
pastorate the church was built, will
preach. Samuel w. Mcintosh, presi-
dent of the Methodist Union of Wash
ington, will speak. The minister, Rev.
Robert Louis Wood. assisted by DR..
williams and the congregation, will
burn the mortgage.
On Wednesday evening the Fall
rally of the Methodist Union of Wash
ington will be held, with Samuel w.
Mcintosh presiding The choir OF
Foundry M. E. Church will furnish
music. Rev. Charles S. Cole, the first
minister of Petworth Church. will lead
in the prayer; Rev. r. L. Wood Will
give a brief address of welcome and
Rev. B. w. Meeks, district superin-
tendent of the Washington district,
will respond. Rev. Edwin T. Mowbray
will give greetings from the Baltimore
City Missionary and Church Extension
Society. The address will be given by
Rev. Raymond l.. Forman, pastor of
st. Pauls M. E. Church, New York
City.
Community night will be observed
Thursday at pm, with several of
the community churches uniting in
the service. Music will be furnished by
the choirs of the Wallace Memorial
Presbyterian and the Petworth Bap-
fist Churches. Rev. H. j. Smith will
lead in the prayer and L. T. Jones,
president of the Board of Trustees,
will give the address of welcome
Greetings will be brought by James
G. Yaden, president of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations; Rev. C.
E. Hawthorne, pastor of the Wallace
Memorial United Presbyterian Church,
and H. P. Stafford, principal of the
MacFarlane Junior High School.
Wayne c. Williams, Assistant Attor-
ney General. will give the principal
address.
The home coming service will be
held Friday evening. with the choir of
Calvary M. E. Church furnishing mu-
sic. Rev. o. J. Randall will lead in
the prayer and Rev. F. L. L. Hitler
will give the address of welcome.
George G. Hough, John M. Sylvester,
Rev. Charles S. Cole, Rev. William
Haggerty and Rev. G. Ellis Williams
will speak. A letter from Rev. E.
Pearce Hayes, Petworth's minister
abroad, will be read. Petworth's sons
in the ministry. Rev. Robert H. Hitler
and Rev. Edgar Beckett, will conclude
the service with brief addresses.