Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-16
Frs RETURN HOME
Bring Sixteenth District Convention
to Close Sunday Evening.
CARSON GETS NEXT MEETING
DELEGATES Attend Special ChiIdren's
Day Exercises at Churches Sunday
Morning and Big Meeting
in Evening.

The sixteenth annual convention OF the
Seventh District Iowa Christian Endeavor
union was brought TO a close Sunday night
at the First Presbyterian church after
what was generally conceded to be a most
successful meeting. A number of the out
of-town delegates left for their homes on
the afternoon and evening trains, but the
majority remained over for the evening
session and will leave this morning.
At the evening session Carson, Pottawat-
tamie county, was selected as the place
for holding the 1909 convention.
Resolutions extending thanks to the local
churches and members Of the union for the
entertainment afforded the visiting dele
gates and to all those who participated in
the program and assisted In making the
convention a success. were passed.
Attend Special Exercises.
In place Of a morning session of the con-
vention the visiting delegates attended the
services at the churches having member
ship in the City Christian Endeavor union.
the largest number attending the Chill
dren's day exercises at the First Presby-
terrain church, as this was where the con-
vention was held.
The feature of the afternoon session was
the program given by the Juniors, in charge
of Mrs. JEANNE e. Coe of Woodbine. the
Junior superintendent of the Seventh dis
trict. What was probably the most inter-
esting number on the program for the
young folks was the 'object talk by Mrs.
Hattie S. Carruthers of Hastings. Neb.,
state Junior superintendent of the Ne
braska Christian Endeavor union. In or
der to assist in demonstrating how to build
up a Junior society. Mrs. Carruthers con-
structed in view Of her deeply interested
audience the model Of a house.
At the evening session, which marked the
close of the convention and which followed
a regular Christian E~ndeavor prayer serv-
ice, the newly elected officers we're in
stalled, the installation being conducted by
Mrs. Carruthers OF Hastings, Neb. The
feature of the session was an address on
"The Life and Trials of Jesus Christ" by
II. NJ. Boorman Of Atlantic, a member of
the Cass count bar.
Two More Church Conventions.
Following the Christian Endeavor con-
v%ention, Council Bluffs will this week en-
terrain two more church conventions. The
seventy-second .semi-annusl conference and
the fourteenth annual district convention
Of the Epworth league of the Des Moines
conference of the Methodist church will be
Htlu at lie run avenue melnOulSI CnuTCn
Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday and FRI
day.
The conference will open Tuesday and
close with the morning session Wednesday,
The Epworth league meeting will open on
Wednesday afternoon and close Friday
morning. 0
The two meetings are expected to bring
200 visitors to the city. In caring for these
two gatherings Rev z. c. Newland will be
assisted by Rev. ]. NJ. Williams of Broad
way church. Rev. C. Mayne of Trinity
church, Rev. w. L. Holly of Epworth
church and the members Of the Local
leagues. Arrangements have been made by
the local committee on entertainment, OF
which Miss Hazel Morrow, zoos Sixth ave
nue. is secretary. to provide lodging and
breakfast free for the delegates. Dinner
and supper will be served each day during
the two meetings at the church. A large
attendance is looked for from Omaha and
South Omaha.
Special addresses of interest to Junior
league members will be a feature of tn,
Epworth convention. Ida v. Jontz o.
Waterville, n. Y. former assistant paste
in Brooklyn and president OF Felts Mission
institute. will give an address Wednesda,
afternoon on The Junior Problem" TIL,
feature of the session Thursday evening
will be an address by DIR. w. S. Lewis
president of Morningside college, sioul
City, who was elected one of the new Dish
ops at the recent general conference il
Baltimore.
At the close of the opening session o
the Epworth league convention Wednesda!
afternoon a reception will be rendered tn,
visiting delegates.
The officers of the Council Bluffs Distrlc
Epworth league are: President, Rev. Pete
Jacobs, Silver City; secretary, Mary Ames
Tabor; treasurer, Harvey f.. KILLER, Wood
bine; first vice president, Leonard Crane
Blanchard; second vice president, DR.. c. S
Erickson, Council Bluffs; third vice presi
dent, Fred J. Martin. Hastings; fourth vic
president, May Harmed, Essex; JUNO
superintendent, Jennie Austin, Denison.