Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-29
Committee Works Sunday.

Committee Works Sunday.
The entertainment committee prac-
tically put in an entire day Sunday
getting ready for the convention. All
delegates are supposed to register at
the Friends church, where the enter
tainment committee has Its headquar-
tiers. Miss Gertrude Miller. chairman
of the committee, and her corps of as
sistants, were the busiest people IN
town today. Aside from the work OF
registering and assigning the delegates
to the various homes where they are
to be entertained, the committee Is
conducting bureau Of information,
where all directions are given to the
strangers, and all questions they may
ask are answered. The church has
been equipped with telephones, for the
convenience Of both the delegates and
the local workers who are connected
with entertaining the convention.
Sunday the city was districted, and
canvassers put on the finishing touches
to the list Of entertainment People
willingly opened their homes to the
committee, SO that this big problem
was solved.
Big Parade Tuesday at ..
At s o'clock Tuesday afternoon
Sunday school parade will be feature
not always seen at Sunday school
conventions. Commandant G. C. Hor-
ton, of. the soldiers home. has been in
vited to take charge Of the parade. At
AIS Tuesday afternoon there will be a
children's meeting at the Congrega-
tional church, and at this meeting
will adjourn to the Methodist church,
where the delegates will join in the
procession. The line Of march will be
from the Methodist church east to Sec
ond avenue, south to Church street,
and west to the court house square,
where a few songs will be sung by the
assemblage under the direction Of Mr..
Grant Colfax Tullar, OF New York. Mr..
Tullar, who is to direct all music Of
the convention, reached the city Satur-
day evening.
Today's Program.
Mr. fuller led the opening song SER
vice of the convention at o'clock
This continued for half an hour, when
Capt A. r. O'Brien, Of Cedar Rapids
delivered an address on THE Four
Kinds of Pilots.' Rev. j. S. Corkey.
Of Winterset, state president then ap-
pointed the committees, naming MEM
bers on resolutions, nominations, en-
rollment place Of next meeting, and
finance. At $3.50 DR.. Daniel e. Jen-
kins, of Omaha, delivered the first of
his series Of his addresses on Johns
Conception Of the Person Of Christ. ;"
DR.. Jenkins talks are looked forward
to with interest by the delegates, who
expect to receive q great deal of
good and helpful things from them.
At 4 o'clock adjournment was taken to
visit the Sunday school exhibit In the
auditorium of the Friends church.
Smith Delivers Address Of Welcome.
Following a half hours song SER
vice this evening 1t will be fitting that
Rev. Merle N. Smith, D. D. pastor Of
the Methodist church, deliver the adj
dress of welcome to the convention,
especially in view Of the fact that his
church is open to the convention as
headquarters. President Corkey will
respond on behalf Of the state asso
citation. The address of the evening
will be by Mr.. w. G.. Pearce, of Chi
secretary, on the organized Sunday
school movement.
Every County Has Association.
An interesting fact in connection
with the state association work. and
one that does not hold true in many
organizations, is that every county of
the ninety and nine in Iowa has an
association that forms a part Of this
Iowa Sunday School association. In
turn, the state association is an aux
iliary to the International association.
The state officers are as follows:
President-Rev. James S. Corkey,
Winterset.
Vice Presidents. w. Cole. Detroit,
Mich
First Vice President-Hon. A. F.. N.
Hambleton, Oskaloosa.
Second Vice President-C. H. Rob-
erts, Jolley.
Treasurer. F. Hardin, Eldora.
Field Secretary-Rev. Frank F.
Fitch, Des Moines.
Office secretary-Miss Susan Ham
mond.
House to House visitation-Rev
Charles w. Sweet, Des Moines.
Adult Bible Glass Department-Mr.
S. E. McCosh, Davenport.
Home-Mr. S. B. Nichols, Mason
City.
Teacher Training-Rev William
Murchie, Red Oak.
Temperance-Miss Harriet E. Yea
ter. Des Moines.
Elementary Grade - Miss Grace