Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-04
ANNUAL SESSIONS
Held by Members of Central,
Broadway and United Pres
byterian Churches.
REPORTS SHOW PROGRESS
New Officers of the Year Are Chosen
for the Church and Sunday
School Departments.

The annual congregational meeting
held last evening in the church. Pre-
ceding the meeting the members IF
the congregation held an indoor basket
picnic in the lecture room, which IN
spite of the Indictment weather, was
well attended After luncheon was
served the congregation adjourned to
the auditorium of the church where n
short devotional service was held, and
W. A. LOhr was elected chairman an /
]. II. LiedtSe secretary of the business
meeting. Reports from all the societies
and. various organizations in the
church were heard and showed the
church in all its branches in the best
of condition. The treasurar's report
for the year showed that besides the
s., 900 paid on the new church lot
something over $4,000 had been rails I'd
for the running expenses OF the church
and which left in the treasury surplus
of $9G The report of the Sunday
! school showed that it had been thor
Oughly organized, that there was al
llClCdSC III membership. anu llldl Tic
| different departments had been graded
| from the primary department to th7
advanced bible classes.
| Three trustees for three years were
elected as follows: H. \. J. Mcdonald
/ II. S. Cable and Z. ]. Winchester. The
elders elected for two years are 10
seph Fox and H. d. Winbigler.
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serve for the coming year ave: Super
intendent, F. c. Gregory: assistant su
perintendent, w. H. Lohr: secretary
| Walter L:nzy. assistant secretary. If
vim Russell; treasurer, Miss Nina Var
! Buren,; pianist, Miss Dorothy Pleas
ants; assistant pianist, Miss Della
Cook. and superintendent Of the pr
mary department. Miss Mary Schroe
der
~ broadway Presbyterian.
The members OF Broadway Presb ;
terrain church met last evening at The
church in annual business session. Pro
ceding the business meeting Rev. anC
Mrs. W. S. Marquis entertained III,
trustees and session of the church Il
Il luncheon for a joint conference. Re
ports for the past year were read froa
all the branches of the church and tn.
condition of all was shown to be very
healthy and encouraging Plans for
new heating plant in the church wert
discussed as well as minor improve
ments contemplated Three elders. 5
d. Cleland, \. H. McCandless. and !. c
Thomson. were reelected to serve tire;
years. S. ]. Keator. deceased, and c
w Halves. and H. d. Blakcmoro wer,
the retiring trustees and to fill the Va
cancies Joseph MCCrory and w 5
Parks were elected and Major Hawa
was chosen to succeed himself.
The United Prcsbyterians.
The members Of the United Presb
terrain church held their annual NEE
ing last evening in the church and r
ceived reports from all organizations j.
the church. The treasurer's repQr
showed satisfactory condition of tn
church finances with 4 surplus III tn
treasury. Officers for the year wer
elected as follows: Congregations
! clerk Miss Elizabeth Stelck; treasure
| ]. D. Warnock; trustees, c. Keller. Be
nard Andrews. Following are the o
ficers elected tC serve in the Sunda
school,: Superintendent, f. B. NJ,
Kown; assistant superintendent. C. T
| Bryan; treasurer, !. d. Warnock; an
l secretary, Miss Elsie White. Rev. J. I
| Vance of Homestead, Pa. who ha
been called TO take charge of tn
church will take up his work next SUI
day morning.