The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-02
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoR IN OUR
DISTRICTS


outside territory in the Florida state
union. Each district has faithful of
ficers who do not receive the praise
they deserve. We here chronicle
some items about these workers, and
hope that our readers will enjoy
reading about them.
Rev. Fred s. Ensminger, president
of HillsbOrO and Manatee district, is
devoting his life to his parish work
among the Spanish-American people
in West Tampa. But he takes time
TO think of Christian Endeavor and
has a society in his church.
The only officer the outside terri
tory now has is its secretary, who
seems to be serving for life and
doing it well. This supreme officer is
Miss Mary Campbell OF DeFuniak
Springs, who is now teaching at Pax
ton. There are three school teachers
among our district secretaries.
District President Harry Farran OF
Lake and Sumter, is combining bust
ness with rest in a months vacation
in the north. Mr.. Ferran is one Of
those "far-between" young business
men who think it worth while to work
in ChristiOn Endeavor. He is not the
only one of that kind in Eustis, how
ever.
Orange and Osceola Junior superin-
tendent now has not a full force of
officers and the state secretary is act
ing as temporary secretary. The dis
trict has q cordial invitation to meet
during November, with the Presby-
terian and Christian church Endeayor-
ers of Kissimmee, and during this
convention a full list Of officers will
be elected.
Miss Winnifred Wood of the just
mentioned district. has spent a happy
vacation in BIockton and other places
Of Massachusetts. She returns home
TO Tangerine before the fall term of
Rollins College opens.
Among the persevering young wo-
men secretaries, Miss Margaet Lew
is Of Lake and Sumter district, spent
the summer a home in Nj. Dora, and
Miss Lizzie LeLfstey of HillsbOrO and
Manatee. has some pleasant weeks at
the Lenfstey summer home on Tam
pa Bay, where she has been planning
the program tor a district convention
TO convene IN Nagdeline, October 1G
TO IS. The annual convention for
/ Lake and Sumter is requiring Miss
Lewis attention now. 1t will prob
ably be held early in November.
Miss Ethel Frost, secretary for the
Northeastern district, has kept house
while her mother and sisters took
much-needed trips out of Jackson
vile. Mr.. Wallace F. Mautey, our
perhaps most energetic district treas
urer, just hal one week for rest in
Montreal, n. c., but he gained seven
pounds in we!ght-dOing pretty we'll,
wasn't it? Northeastern will meet
about the middle of November, in Po-
mona
East Coast district is now without
q secretary, as Mr.. James LOwery has
gone to Schenectady. n. Y, ''to make
his fortune" He is a most excellent
young man, and DeLand and his dis
trict will lose and the New York I'M
ion gain by his departure from among
Us.
Miss Mary Stewart, president Of
East Coast. has spent the summer in
other states and abroad" That last
word is somewhat unusual as applied
to our modest band of Endeavor work
ers.
Lake Helen Baptisc and Congrega-
tional Endeavorers cordially invite
! their district to meet with them in
the annual convention. to be held ear
ly in November.
North Central will hold its conven-
ton at the Lutheran church, near
Lake City, on October 10th and 18th.
Mrs. Bruce, state Junior superintend-
ent, will have charge of the chiljren's
/ part of the program, which has been
the careful thought of the secretary.
Miss Emma Y. Hughes. The conven-
/ ton must be without pastor host,
as District President Richard has just
gone away to a pastorate near PhiIa-
delphia, greatly to our loss in Flor
/ ida.
/ Mr. G. P. Quintance. president of
Polk and DeSoto, has had a spell Of
! fever. His secretary. Miss Bessie
/ Peacock. spent several weeks at the
normal school, in Dade City. Their
! convention place is not yet decided.
GRACE \. TOWNSEND.
Interlachen, Fla, Sept. %. 1898.