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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoR NEWS

pleasing us most were entitled, "Af-
termath of a Big Fire" Tin Milton),
"Christianizing the World" and Us
the World Growing Better?" 1t is
good to know that a man of long and
strenuous experience like Editor Har-
ris thinks that the world is growing
better.
State President Winnard wishes
that it be known everywhere over
"Florida-Wide Endeavor" that there
is to be no limit to the number of del
.egates who will be warmly welcomed
and entertained free during the state
convention. They would like at least
one hundred and fifty, and Rev. Win
nard's new Presbyterian church on
Tampa Heights will seat comfortably
at least the -four hundred" if that
many will ra7ly there to meet and
hear DR.. Clark. Please remember the
date, April 2O-22, and watch these
news articles for further particulars
of raiload rates and program.
How good and old fashioned it
sounds-"A Cooky Social" That is
what the EndeavOrers had at South
Lake Weir recently in honor of Miss
Coffin. of Eustis, state superintendent
of Sunday school work in the w. c.
T. L. The evening was spent in ad-
dresses and music, at the close of
which Enrol Reed gave a recitation,
"A Plea for a Collection" and it made
free-will offering come easily. AS a
grand climax there were cookies of
all sizes and varieties with coffee and
the temperance drink, lemonade. Mrs.
Coffin was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Upham while at South Lake Weir.
Something novel and successful
also was the birthday surprise party
given Miss Ethel Frost, president of
the East Jacksonville Endeavorers.
The plan was an entertainment in the
village of Bingville, for which posters
were made giving the program down
the middle of the sheet and adver-
! tisements adorned its sides. The
box Office of the Bingville Opera
House was up on the front porch of
Miss Frost's home, and each guest
was given a ticket after signing a
card which proved to be birthday
card for the one in whose honor the
party was planned, and who knew
nothing of it till she returned from
days work at the Office in which
she is employed. The program and
poster were both very amusing and
we would not dare to try to copy the
spelling of the latter. but will lend
our CODY to anyone who wishes some
thing new and bright for an Endeav-
or social Miss Bertha Farnham, Miss
Frost's friend, is the clever originator
of such things, and we hope they will
make her famous some day.
Miss Emma Vowel, president of the
SOClCl. III hlSSllI'
NEE, writes that their best meeting
in the third quarter of our Endeavor
year was that celebrating Thanksgiv.
ing Day, with Miss Ethel Dunkle as
leader, in which everyone took part
good singing and a goodly number
out With the exception of Christ
mas and Easter we think that
Thanksgiving Day should be the best
time in the whole year of our meet
ings, with an afterglow of gratitude
lasting until next November.
In December there came neal be
ing a terrible confiagration in the
State Deaf and Blind school in st
Augustine, which is yet housed in al
old frame building, which would
burn like finder if a fire was wei
started before being discovered. 1t il
hoped that when the legislature meet!
in April decisive steps will be takel
to build a new and well-built sChOO
building. Our EndeavOrers shOul,
realize more clearly than perhaps
some do, the faithful c. E. work tina
goes on every week from October til
May among the members of the oea
and blind societies of the state school
making our services seem small in
deed in comparison with these shut
in young people and children.
in a letter from a great worker o
q far-off state union, in speaking o
, Christian Endeavor. he desires t,
stir up the young people. and close
with these words: "Oh. how I cravr
to be used more by Him." We nee,
the stirring-up kind OF district am
local leaders in Florida and probabl.
will have them in a stronger fore,
when a fuller conservation to be uset
comes among us. Are We praying
tor the realization of personal re
spOnsibility for Florida Endeavorers
Eustis, in Lake and Sumter dis