Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-12
5. 5. CONVENTION
FINISHES ITS WORK
FORTIETH ANNUAL SESSION AT
ALBION WAS SUCCESSFUL
GATHERING.
C. e. PIckARD AGAIN
PRESIDENT ASSOCIATION
MarshalItown Man Reelected to Head
Organic aton-MarshaII Ono Of Ban
ner Counties Of State-Next Years
Meeting Place Undecided-The New
Officers.

The fortieth annual session of the
Marshall County Sunday School Asso-
citation came to a close at the Friends
church at Albion Wednesday afternoon,
when officers for the coming year were
elected c. E. Pickard, OF this city, for
several years president OF the organlza-
ton, was reelected for the new year.
Marshall county was declared one or
the banner counties of the state In
Sunday school work, having fulfilled all
the requirements of the state assocla-
ton for the first time.
There have been some larger conven-
tons than the one just closed at Albion,
but workers in the county association
say that there mas never been better
one, or one in which more enthusiasm
was displayed by the representatives OF
twenty-eight Sunday schools Of the
county who We're in attendance. Miss
Smell. of Boone, one of the state work
erse present. declared the convention to
be one of the best she had attended
this year
Work For State Banner.
The county has been fully organized
by districts. Liscomb. Taylor, and Iowa
having perfected their joint organiZa-
ton at the county convention. Because
of the compile organization, and the
fact that many organized classes have
been formed, Marshall county is going
after the banner at the state conven-
ton, and it is believed has d good
chance to win it. The banner is award
ed TO the county that can show the
largest number of organized classes.
Marshall county has already fulfilled
all the requirements of the state as
ISOLATION as one of the banner counties
Of the state. all departments being in
working order, and a report being filed
from every Sunday school in the
county.
The New Officers.
The new officers of the association.
together with the heads of depart
ments, are as follows:
President-C. E. Pickard. Marshall
town.
Vice president-Miss Alice Lincoln,
Marshalltown.
Secretary and trea surer-Mrs. E. A.
Hill, Green Mountain.
Department ecretaries-Adult bible
class, Rev. E. C. Kerr, LeGrand; teach
er training. Rev. A. B. Kendall, Lee
Grand: elementary grades, Miss Ger
tru6e Miller, MarshalltoWn; mission
airy, Mrs. c. c. Urine. Marshalltown;
temperance, Robert Schaffer. Albion;
house visitation, Miss Miranda Davis.
Clemens; home Rev, Fred Comfort.
Bangor: International Bible Readers
Association, NJ. G. knodle, Melbourne;
advanced grades, Mrs. Mabel Piper, AL
bion.
Fitch Not Present.
There was disappointment expressed
at the convention in the fact that Rev.
Frank F. Fitch, of Des Moines, state
secretary, was not able to be present
for his address on Wednesday. Mr..
Fitch sent as his substitute Miss Smell,
of Boone, one of the state workers,
who gave an Interesting address We'd
nesday afternoon. Rev. Clark Brown.
of Hubbard, gave an entertaining chalk
talk Wednesday afternoon. and APP
peared in similar address Tuesday
evening.
Next Meeting Place Undecided.
The place of holding the 1911 conven-
ton was not decided. owing to the fact
that State Center had expressed will
ingness to entertain the convention. and
had no delegation present to extend the
invitation. The Albion people enter
tanned the convention royalty, and did
everything possible to make the stay
Of the delegates a pleasant one.
Township Organization.
The organization of Liscomb, Taylor
and Iowa townships. as formed at the
county convention, is Differed as fol-
lows: President, C. E. Arney, Albion;
vice president, A. L. Cotton, Prairie
vile; secretary and treasurer, Frank
Blanchard, Almion; elementary grades,
Mrs Hulda Rolston. Liscomb; teacher
training Robert Schaffer, Albion; adult
bible class, Rev George Biersborn,
Liscomb; temperance. George Lloyd,
Marshalltown; missions, Mrs. John
Grouse, Albion: house visitation. How
ard Nyce, Albion, l. B. r. A, Mrs. F.
D. Dennis, Albion; advanced grades,
Mrs Finley McKibben, Liscomb;
cradle roll, Miss Hazel Hulett, Liscomb.
Local Weather Record.
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