Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-17
IOWA SABBATH SCHOOL AssocIA
TloN TO MEET IN COUNCIL
BLUFFS NEXT YEAR.
OFFICERS ELECTED:
DELEGATES CHOSEN

Banner Counties Get GaveIs-Many
VIII Attend Toronto Convention
June 2o27.
From Fridays Daily.
The closing session of the fortieth
annual convention of the Iowa State
Sabbath School association was held
this afternoon. The meeting has been
a most successful one and the officers
of the association feel greatly encour-
aged over the progress of the work in
the state.
At the meeting this morning the
election OF officers resulted in the old
officers being reelected. Council
Bluffs was chosen as the place for
holding the convention next year. Fol-
lowing are the names of the officers:
President-A. f. N. Hambleton, Osk-
| aloosa
First vice PRESIDENT. A. Lapham,
| Usage.
! Second vice president-N. G. Mum.
Charlton.
Recording secretary-Rev. W. B.
Clemmer Council Bluffs.
4 Treasurer. e. Hardin, Eldora.
j General secretary-B. #. Mitchell,
Il Des Moines.
! Statistical secretary-Mrs. B. r.
Mitchell Des Moines.
J Field teacher training secretary
Prof. Elias Handy, Mt. Pleasant.
Department Secretaries.
House to house visitation-Prof. e.
E. Goodell, Des Moines.
II Home-Mrs T. B. Short, Fairfield
!, Normal-Rev William Merchie, Red
Oak.
Temperance-M Miss Lena Yeatter,
:. Knoxville
. Primary Miss Grace Wood, Traer.
Missions-Miss Lucy Leavitt, Water.
| loo.
District Chairman.
The election of district members of
the executive board to succeed those
whose terms had expired resulted as
: follows:
. Fourth district-C. Combs, HUM :
: boldt.
g Eighth district-w H. Chrisman,
!. Twelfth district-J. ]. Mitchell.
y Dewitt.
Sixteenth district - Mrs. E. H.
o Thomas, Guthrie Center.
& Twentieth district-Rev. Hohanshelt,
a Indianola.
Twenty-fourth district. A. storrar,
y Burlington.
!, Banner Counties.
= The report of the committee showed
seven banner counties. Cerro Gordo,I
Il Crawford, Hardin jefferson, Linn,
n Minona and Wright Each of the
't counties was presented with a hand
% some gave made of wood from Jeru-
s. salem. To be banner county the or
IL ganization must be complete, each
rt township must be organized and one
convention held in each township,
there must be reports from every
school and the apportionment must be
paid in full.
d. Minona county had the best record
and was awarded the state association
banner for the year. The banner county
VI. is the one having the largest percent
o, of banner townships, largest per cent
nt of schools with home department,
n largest per cent with cradle roll,
IT, largest per cent of schools with normal
classes, largest percent of accessions
to the church, largest number of
schools having temperance pledge
signed, largest per cent of subscrip-
4 tions to Helper Prof Elias Handy
maze tnS pTeSGnLdIlOU, Eelll0S OI WndC
it meant to hold the banner. Minona
had 472-11 per cent and Linn had 18
e 1-6 per cent.
Meet At Council Bluffs.
Oskaloosa, Council Bluffs and Ma
son City, were candidates for the con-
vention next year. The representa-.
tiyes from Council Bluffs and Mason
he City had petitions from the Sunday
a School associations, commercial
ir- clubs, mayors and city councils of
err their respective cities. Yesterday the
O. committee to which was referred the
as matter of recommending place to
ne hold the convention was unable to
th agree and it was thought for a time
vi that the matter would be brought be-
re fore the convention. Today, however,
Is. the committee recommended that the
is, meeting go to Council Bluffs and the
report was concurred in by the asso.
citation.
The Program.
The speakers today were w G.
Pearce Chicago, Captain A. r. O'Brien
Of Des Moines; Prof Elias Handy Miss
= Lucy Leavett, Waterloo, H. H. Thor
ce en-, lie Mars; Rev. Stephen Phelps, OF
lis Omaha; F, e. Bolton, Iowa City; Miss
lg. Florence HUM, Des Moines; Prof. D
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