Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-23
.FPWORTH LEAGUE
DELEGATES MEET
NINE TOWNS REPRESENTED
IN CONVENTION
PROFESSOR HILL OF UNIVERSITY
LECTURES
Need of Revival of Spirit in the Or
qanization Discussed and Some
Timely Suggestions
offered

SANTA MONICA, May 22.-More
than 500 members of the Epworth
league of Southern California were in
attendance at the opening session OF
the fifth annual convention of the or
ganization this morning at the First
Methodist church.
Delegates We're present from
churches at Gardena, Huntington
Park, Redondo Beach, Huntington
Beach. Hollywood Alamitos Park,
Edendale, Inglewood and Long Beach.
In the temporary absence of District
President Oliver Q. Clark, First Vice
President Rollin S. futile presided.
Howard b. Clark of Los Angeles led
the devotional service, which was FOL
lowed by selections rendered by the
Ladies' Glee club of the University of
Southern California. Professor John
G. Hill of the university delivered a
lecture on Called by the Fire
1.-The Revival the Epworth League
Needs" was discussed by the Rev. II.
e. Murkett of Cotton. who pointed out
weak places in the organization, and
suggested the remedy. A class of little
girls from the Sunday school of Phil
lips chapel, A. NJ. e. church, sang sew
eral pleasing selections at the close of
the morning program.
Official Heads Named
The following have been named to
compose the district cabinet for the
coming year: President, Howard B.
Clark of Hollywood; first vice presi-
dent, Oscar Schurmer of the First
church of Los Angeles; second vice
president, Miss May Weeder of Long
Beach; third vice president, Miss
Marie Mcmillan of Gardena; fourth
vice president, Miss Ida Hansen of
ArChip RI1f-
tiers of Euclid Heights, Los Angeles;
treasurer, John Howe, Westlake, Los
Angeles; junior superintendent, Mrs. l..
Burris of Huntington Park; interme-
diate league superintendent, Miss Lille
Cribble of First church of Los Angeles.
These officers will be installed at
the Sunday evening session, when the
sermon will be preached by Hugh n.
Gibson, secretary of the Southern Cali
fornia Sunday School association.
The delegates were received by a
committee of the local chapter of the
league, with Miss Ida Hanson at their
head. Each delegate was registered
and apportioned accommodations for
their use during the convention AS
sisting Miss Hansen were GenevieVe
Elliot, Pearl Hunting, f. G. Webster,
Sam G. Carlisle and Floyd Harding.
Immediately after the adjournment
and their friends boarded cars for
Santa Monica canyon, where picnic
lunch was served, after which every
body passed a thoroughly enjoyable
afternoon, ending it with vesper serv-
ices on the beach after supper
The evening session opened with
praise service in which all joined
after which the delegates were formal
ly welcomed to Santa Monica by the
Rev. Edward Vaughn of the Santa
Monica church, who presented them
with keys of the city and assured
them of the freedom of the hearts of
the local people as well as the COM
munity.
The Rev. G. A. Henry delivered his
lecture, "Hoeing and Hoping" which
proved to be highly entertaining and
instructive. The Ladies Glee club
furnished selections during the even
ing and the session closed with the
hymn sung by all present.
The sessions Sunday will be largely
of a devotional nature, beginning at
1880 in the morning with a sunrise
prayer meeting on the beach.