Farewell Gathering for the Washburn Family
A LARGE number of the friends of Brother and Sister J. S. Washburn and family gathered at Takoma Hall last Thursday evening to give expression to their kindly feelings, and, in view of their early departure to the Southern field, to bid them Godspeed. One feature of the evening was a brief program of suitable remarks by different brethren, interspersed with music. Brother Washburn has been identified with the work in Washington for about five years, and has taken a very deep interest in the removal of the headquarters of the denomination to this city and the building up of the institutions planted here. His faithful efforts in securing funds for the purchase of the Memorial church, and in behalf of the One Hundred Thousand Dollar Fund, will not soon be forgotten, and he leaves here enduring witnesses to the success of his labors. In response to an invitation from the Southern Union Conference Brother Washburn will now enter upon work in the Southern field, locating first at Nashville, Tenn. He and his family expect to leave Washington the latter part of this month. They carry with them the hearty good wishes of the brethren and sisters here.