The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-18
LUTHER LEAGUE
CONVENTION.

Delegates from seventeen leagues
representing ten cities attended the
thirty-siXth annual convention of the
Northeastern district of the Pennsyl-
vania division of the Luther Leagues
of America, which opened Thursday
morning in the st. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran church. on Wood street.
North Scranton. The delegates rep
resent leagues whose total member
ship is about 900.
The morning session which opened
at 10:30 began with prayer by Rev.
Paul Hummer, Of Scranton. Rev
w. S. Heist, pastor of the st. Paul's
church made the address of welcome,
while p. Walker Banker, of Wilkes
Barre, president of the league, re-
sponded. A short session of the
business meeting was held at which
the minutes of the previous meeting
were read. The officers of the league
reported the financial standing of the
organization.
THE Luther League as an Edu-
Gator" was the subject assigned to
George A. Ripple, of Honesdale. He
told of the Sunday school work being
done and complimented the organi-
zation upon its support of Sunday
schools. He made a plea for more
funds for the Luther League paper
which is now being published by the
general secretary.
Miss Violet Schmaltz read a paper
on Our Inner Mission Work" She
told of the work that is being done
within the various leagues of Pitts
ton. p. w. Banker reported the pro-
ceedings of the state convention re-
Gently held in Myersville, Pa. l.. d.
Ulrich, of Wilkes-Barre, reported the
proceedings of the national conven-
tion which was held in Pittsburg.
Adjournment was then made, the
delegates retiring to the vestry rooms
of the church where the ladies served
a luncheon.
The afternoon session began at
O'Clock with the following program:
Devotional services, Rev. o. f. Eft
vein, of NoXen; short business ses-
sion, and a report of the st. Paul's
League from Wilkes-Barre, and
discussion of the affairs of the
league.
The following leagues reported on
the following subjects at the after
Moons session. Its Opportunity"
by the st. Johns League, of Sayre.
Its Responsibilities" by the st.
Johns League, of Wilkes Barre.
Its Reward" by the st. Luke's
League, of Noxen. Adjournment was
then made
The convention was continued in
the evening with the following pro-
gram: Opening vesper service, Rev.
e. NJ. Beysher, of Sayre; address,
Americas Debt to Luther" Rev. j.
B. Reimensnyder, d. d., of Milton,
nd vn1
ter Banker, of Wilkes Barre; closing
vesper services, adjournment.
Among the delegates attending the
convention are the following: Miss
Eva c. Strauss, Miss Mabel Patter-
son, Rev. E. NJ. Beysher, of Sayre;
Misses Annie Flower and Minnie
Courtney, of Gouldsboro George A.
Ripple, of Honesdale; Miss Minnie
Schultz, John Schwartz and Rev. G.
Z. Reschke. of Pittston; Misses Min
ME Meyer, Sallie Hess, Elsie Faux,
Harvey Sonns and Willard Shortz, of
Hobbie; F.. A. Zuern and G.. NJ. Sar-
ter, of Wapwallopen; Misses Martha
Banker, Sophie Ecker, Sophie Beine-
man, Lottie Hoover, Emma Stein
hauer. Gertrude Steinhauer, Clara
Nonemacher, Margaret Richers,
Louise Gimble, Mrs. l.. d. Ulrich
MIR. Whitman, Martin Rau, Ira Wies-
ing and Henry Dierolf, of Wilkes
Barre; Misses Florence Forback, Ell
sic Moteska, Anna Heidig, Mrs.
Heintzleman, Mrs. Bigger, Mrs. Krah-
mer, Mrs. Hawk, George Yonker,
Martin Hummer, John Kimback,
Charles Brown, William Schuler,
Mrs. e. Kreimberg, Jessie Proper,
Blanch Watrous, Miss Blickens, Edna
Poust, Florence Yost, Gladys Hard
ing and John Griener, of Scranton;
Mrs. r. S. Brosby, Mrs. r. Kocher,
Mrs. F. II. Osborne, Robert Eckel-
berger and Harry Osborne, of Noxen ;
Violet Schmaltz, Edna Renter, Mrs.
Richards and j. P. Kuschel, of Pitts
ton.
The following ministers were pres
ent: Rev. j. A. Bender, Rev. w. S.
Heist, Rev. C. F. Spieker, and Rev.
Paul Hummer, of Scranton; Rev. L.
d. Ulrich, Rev. w. ]. Nelson and
Rev. l.. Linderstruth, of Wilkes-Bar-
re, and Rev. f. NJ. Beysher, of Sayre.