Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-03-14

made at the election for 1886, although
Mr.. Branch was retained as superin.
tendeRt. DR.. |. H. Orcutt was elected
assistant superintendent; Eddie
Reeves, secretary and treasurer; Jay
Lawshe, assistant secretary and treas
urer; Prof Lapham chorister; Mrs.
S. p. Lapham, organist. The atten-
dance continued to increase and the
results OF the years work generally
satisfactory. At the annual election
following, all OF the old officers were
reelected for the year 1887, with the
addition of Ansel Skinner as Librarian
and Harry Cornell his assistant. This
year was one Of marked progress and
prosperity, the enrolment reaching
1893, with an average attendance Of
about 100.
M. Branch remained superinten-
dent until 1893, but there appears to
be no record of elections ustil 1891,
when 1t is recorded that DR.. Orcutt
was elected assistant superintendent:
Ina Colegrove secretary; Halle More
house, treasurer; Harry Cornell, Ii
brarian and Allie Orcutt assistant.
The changes made In 1892 we're Flor
ence Foster, secretary; Alice Barton,
assistant and John Adams librarian.
VIM. H. Skinner was elected super
lntendent In 1893 and served until
1896. During the year of 1893 Flor
ence Foster and Sabra Gaylord served
the organization rs secretary and as
sistant and the year following Harry
| Cornell and Addie Loveland served in
that capacity. In 1895 VIM. Ander-
son was elected az assistant superin-
tendent; Callie Williams secretary,
and Myrtle Corbin, organist.
The annual meeting for 1896 was
held May 81, at which time Harry
Cornell was elected superintendent;
Mrs. z. j. Mason, assistant superin-
tendent; Eugene Grove, secretary;
Halle Morehouse, treasurer; Addie
Loveland, organist. The records at
hand do not show the various changes
made in the officers Of the Sunday
school since that date. but we are told
that the attendance has continued
good and for the past year and half
has been on the increase, the average
attendance at this time being about
100.
The present officers are Harry Cor
nell, superintendent; DR.. L. G. Borst,
assistant superintendent; Edward
Heston, secretary; Huldah Liske, as
sistant secretary; Robert Grove, treas
urer.
LADIES AID SOCIETY.
| This important branch OfEchurch
work was organized in 1880 by six la
dies OF the Baptist society: Mrs. G. w.
Higgins, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Geo. More
house, Mrs. DR.. Kelsey, Mrs. Alice
Lockhart and Mrs. Henry Lawshe.
The organization was first known as
the Baptist Ladies' Benevolent SoCi-
ETY., but the name was aeterward
changed to Baptist Ladies' Aid Soci-
ETY. and has since continued its work
under that name.
| During its existence this society has
raised several thousand dollars to aid
in the various departments Of church
work; and the church, its furnishings
and many other matters Of impor-
tance have been in their charge and
faithfully cared for. The member
ship has never been large, but what It
lacks in numbers has been more than
made up by the push and enterprise
of those who have done the work re.
quired of this important auxiliary.
The present officers are Mrs. Geo.
Morehouse, president; Mrs. L. G..
Borst, vice president; Mrs. A. j.