Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-08-15

ments. 10, Twenty per cent of
schools having Teachers Training
Glasses.
Counties attaining all these points
are called "FrUnt Line" Counties.
Mr.. Beidelman stated that Sullivan
County fails to hav5 enough Home
Department and Teacher Training
classes to come up to the Standard,
but it is ahead Oh many points es.
pecially on No. s, being the first
county IN the State according to the
number Of schools and population
in the amount paid to the State AS
sociation Sullivan County voted
Sl10 to the State this year.
Home Department, Normal work
and Cradle Roll, are called "For-
ward Movements"
Nearly every one who addressed
the convention tried to impress upon
those present the supreme import
ance of these departments. Mr..
Hull advised that where it is thought
schools must close during the winter,
the Home Department be at once
instituted.
The following officers were elected
Pres, Vernon Hull, Hillsgrove;
Vice Pres, M. r. Black, Forksville;
Rec. Sec, Oliver Bender, Dushore;
Cor. Sec, Rachel Rogers, Lincoln
Falls; Treas, Charles Kilmer, Forks
vile.
Miss Harriet E. Grimm who has
been recording secretary for six
years declined reelection. The
convention gave her the Chatau-
qua salute in recognit ion OF her
services.
| An unusual and sad feature of the
| convention was memorial service
for former Vice Pres. Rev. Il. q.
Welsh. a paper prepared by Rev.
$. b. Bidlack, was read By Walter
Hazen of Sonestown. By vote of
convention 1t was ordered to be
published in the county papers and
the "Hughesville Mail" and copy
sent to Mrs. Welch.
MEMORIAL PAPER READ.
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gent
elmen, and Members of the Sullivan
County Sabbath School Convention:
This is not common incident in
the program of a Convention, when
its members pause for Il time and
enter into the solemn service in
memory of the dead. But good
man and member of this assOciat-
ion has fallen. And because OF
what he contributed to this work
aud to our schools. as we'll as to the
lives of countless men and women
we are now assembled in the honor
of his memory, and desire to express
in our feeble way, our appreciation
Of him and all the Cody work ht
did.
A little more than Sixty Sever
years ago the subject of our paper
Benjamin Welch was born in Eng
land, from noble family Lf tn,
famous Islands. At five years O
age he came with his parents t,
, this country and settled in Phil,,
delphia, Pa. Here Mr.. Welch re
ceived his training and education
He chose a business career, am
| graduating in such a course h
early began his profession. Will
l a young man he came to Danvillt
: Pa. and secured position with tn
: Danville Steel plant Company
a His hard work, unselfish devotion
to the company's interests an
!, consistent life soon made him TIL
< leading force of the association
e He enlarged the plant until it b.
came one of the largest steel con
l, panies of the country.
e In the year Of 1878, the William
sport and North Branch Rail Roa
e then built as far as Halls to Hughe
: vile became involved and went I'M
s. the hand of receivers. Mr.. Welt
IS was appointed as receiver of Il
IT road. He came to Hughesville al
Ir found small track with big deb
p and no capital on which to worl
IS At once he began to interest none
l. men in the line and soon had it r
: organized on the working basl
y Gradually but steadily he began Il