Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-24
final SESSION
IS INTERESTING
Convention of County Sunday
School Association Comes to
Close at Port Byron.
VAN DuzeR is REELECTED
Rock Island Man Again Chosen Presi-
dent-Delegates Vote to Make
Picnic Annual Event.

The closing session of the 31st all
nual county Sunday school convention
at Port Byron was held yesterday af
ternoon. The afternoon program was
especially interesting. Rev. w. b.
Clemmer of the Memorial Christian
church spoke on teacher training and
C. e. Schenck spoke on High Ideals
for Rock Island County, both ad-
dresses being full of interest and help.
full suggestions The closing conse-
Grafton service was conducted by Mr..
Schenck, the delegates all joining
hands and singing "Blest Be the Tie
That Binds The convention just
closed was the most successful in the
history of the association both in re-
CARDS to attendance. interest n anifest
and work accomplished. The Rock Is
land County Sunday school picnic
held at Long View park Aug. 13 had
much TO do in arousing interest and
in bringing out large delegations to
the meetings There were present
1919 delegates outside of Port Byron
and of the 80 schools in the county
81 were represented and of the Is
townships in the county IA sent dele
gates.
Hold Picnic Annually.
number of important questions
came up before the convention and
were definitely decided. The county
Sunday school picnic was made a per
manent feature and will be held alter
nately in Moline and Rock Island pro-
vided Moline can accommodate the
crowds. which is somewhat doubtful
The picnic will be held the third
Thursday in August.
1t was decided to limit the voting
delegation from each school in the
convention TO five, thus making each
school evenly represented. The meet
ing place of the next convention was
left in the hands of the executive COM
mittee to be decided, but it is proba
BILE that either Moline or Milan will
be selected.
Reflect Van Duzer.
by the unanimous vote of the con
vention H. E. Van Duzer was reflect
ed president of the association which
he has served so faithfully and eff
GENTLY for a number of years. The
officers elected are as follows:
President-H. E. Van Duzer. Rock
Island
Vice President-H. K. Walker, Rock
Island.
Secretary and Treasurer - Harry E.
Shiffer, Rock Island
Recording Secretary Miss Della
Shuttle, Andalusia.
Executive Committee-Rev Marion
Humphreys, chairman. Rock Island :;
Rev. William B. Clemmer, Rock Is
land; Dr. d W. Stewart Rock Island !;
John Hauberg, Moline; e. B. Mckown,
Rock Island.
superintendent of Departments.
superintendent were elected as fol-
lows:
Teacher Training-Rev. w. B.
Clemmer. Rock Island.
Temperance Mrs. s. ]. Woodin,
Rock Island.
Adult Glass Movement-Rev. F. E.
Shut, Rock Island
Primary-Mrs. Edward Cowley, Mo-
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District Presidents.
The district presidents are as fol
lows:
Norfhern-Louis Hauberg.
Central-John Hauberg.
Southern-Thomas Watson
The election of superintendent for
the home and mission departments was
| left with the executive committee.
The delegates from this city return
ed last evening and are enthusiastic
in their praise of the reception and
entertainment accorded them by the
people of Port Byron and of the man
ner and dispatch with which the bus
lineSS of the convention was conducted