The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-05
Convention Opened in Nor
ristown This Morning in
South Street Presbyterian
Church.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
MRS. PEACOCK REPORTS ON: COR
REsPoNDDNcE WORK THIS
EVENINGS PROGRAMME.
special to "The Jersey city News.")

least 600 visitors are here fer the nine
Jersey State Christian Endeayor Soci-
eties The programme yesterday afternoon
was devoted to She School of Methods for
Junior Workers and was conducted by
Mrs. L. Ida Dukes, of Camden, State
i Superintendent of the Junior Depart
4 ment The work is in the nature of nor
NAL school instruction. as it is a training
4 for teachers and there are no children
/ used in illustrating the methods.
Il This morning, after the usual address
of welcome and response. Mrs. Peacock
4 presented her report on correspondence
4 work and President John T. Sproull an
nounced the convention committees as
follows.
Il Finance Chairman. the Rev, William
Russell Bennett. pastor First Presbyte-
rian Church; John Berry, Lewis Day,
n Miss Tillie Bullwinkle, Miss Rose Crane,
Miss Emma Boniface. w. W. Cutler,
John L. Tallmadge
H Entertainment-Ch Chairman. David NJ.
II Claghorn, general secretary of the 7. NJ.
II G. A.; Mrs. William E. Davis, Mrs. J..
Stalter, Vance Pierson. Miss Esther Rod
"A ney. Miss Agnes R. Hoffman, Miss Fran
H ces Bockhoven. Miss Matte Carrell,
II Miss Viola Dobbins, W. F Day, Jr.. Miss
H Carrie NJ. Schenck, Miss Jessie l. Nor
man.
II Devotional and Chair-
II man, the Rev. r. B. Urmy, pastor Metho-
II dist Episcopal cuhrch; the Rev. William
H r. Bennett, the Rev. ]. B. Beaumont,
II the Rev. w. W. Hammonr. the Rev. F..
II B. Dwight. the Rev. E. r. Murgatroyd
and T. b. Ironside.
II Registration and Chairman,
II, A. Vance Piersen; William Richards.
Melvin P. LaTourettesSMiss Mabel Stur-
H gis, Angelo Bennell. James Heath, Ray
II Coghlan. Charles E. Smith. Mrs. E. J..
Hall, Miss Estelle Baird, Stephen C.
Grifiith, Clifford Collier and Miss Nora
Pfudden.
chairman. Frank Eaton; Miss
Agnes Hoffman, Miss May Toms. Miss
Tillie Bullkinkle and r. A. Trowbridge.
Reception-Chairman, Thomas B. r.
III
Mission. Lewis Armstrong, Mrs. Charles
Smith, Ebert Egbert. Miss Lulu Lane,
Robert Dell. Glass. Miss Adelaide Han
mas, James Rennick Oscar C. Pruden,
NJ Miss Carrie Arrowsmith. Mrs. W. NJ.
Vance, Fred A. Trowbridge, Mrs. HATTIE
Muir, Miss Ada w. Sherman. Fred B.
Tompkms, Miss Louise NJ. Lynch.
/ Printing, Programme and Press -
q Chairman, George G. Smith; Truman FL.
Scott. Miss I.avinia DuMond. Mss Edith
il Arnold, Fred Bonifaee. w. Leroy Ha-
ven. Rev William r. Bennett Frederick
Ii Corielf, Aidus H. Person, Miss W. NJ.
Bullwinkel. Edward NJ. Clarke. Miss
Phoebe Casterline.
Junior Christian Endeayor-C Chairman.
4 Mrs. S. f. Beach; Miss Edith HiBson,
n Miss Jane Dobbins, Miss May Wester-
field. Mrs. A. Vance Pierson, Miss Myers,
II Miss Jennie G. Owen.
II Chairman, Howard W. Null
IL ford; L. N Leek. A. Vance Pierson, D.
Il NJ. Claghorn. Il. B. Corbett.
III Observation-Disclosures e. Harold Pa
j vie; Harry E. Tiger Charles w. Bodine,
4 Miss Josephine Lane. Miss Eda A. vree-
4 lapd. Miss Sadie King. Miss Grace Car
rsll Miss Eta Pierson, Miss Katrine
4 Hoffman. Miss Minnie G. Fairchid.
n The Rev. William Russell Bennett is
4 treasurer Of the general committee. and
II Fred B. Corbett is secretary. Mr.. Iron.
side is also in charsssSf transportation
i matters.
l The afternoon session will be devoted
to reports Oh missionary work. by Il. A.
forAs. BY Rev. Abr&aam Duryea, OF
,H Cherry HILL fresh air work, by A. N.
c Pierson. Of Westdield; addresses on mis-
] ions, probably by ]. Willis Bacr, for
merly secretary of the United Endeavos
society, and an open parliament to be
= conducted by Treasurer William Shaw,
y of the United Society.
i, The report of Miss Ida B. Stevens,
!. state secretary, will be given at the even
! Ling session, followed By addresses by
n Treanrer Shaw aaJ recognition Of Balti-
!. more convention delegares.
The committee in charge OF arrange.
d| menFs Is as follows: Chairman. Rev Dr
81 Il l1iat.f Es.3n,a n. Sncrcfary ,erad R Cyh
bett; treasurer, Rev. William Russell
y Bennett. Committee Chairmen: Enter
y tainmert David N. Glaghoin; finance
d Rev. William Russell Bennett; printing
program and press, George G.. Smith
II decoration. e. Harold Pavie: registra-
Il lion and badges, A Vance Pierson, Jr.
= Mrs. s. Beach music, Frank Eaton; de
q votional and evangeliYtic, Rev. Ralpl
81 urmy.