Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-13
(. j. PETERSON
is REELECTED
One of State Vice Presidents
Of Luther League.

AT the annual state convention OF
the Luther League of New Jersey
held in Zion Evangelical Lutheran
church. at Riverside, Burlington
county, yesterday. Edward J.. Pet
erson, corresponding secretary of
the Senior Luther League of Grace
church, this city, was reelected as
one of the three Vice presidents of
the state organization He was also
reappointed chairman of the audit
ing committee and selected head of
the press COMMITTEES to succeed Rev.
Peterson Will have supervision of
the societies at Newark, Elizabeth,
Perth Amboy, Ocean Grove, ATTAIN
tic City and other places south OF
Union and Essex counties, with the
exception OF Burlington county.
Walter r. Zwoyer, OF Brighton
avenue, another delegate from the
local society, was appointed as q
member OF the auditing committee
and will in all probability BIO named
as a member OF the committee OF
credentials. The local members
played an important part In the de-
fest OF q proposed amendment to
the state constitution, regulating
the assessments made by the state
league oil the subordinate leagues.
In the form of a standard amount
instead OF per capita tax. The To-
cal representation spoke against the
change on the ground that 1t would
! not only reduce the annual receipts
OF the state organization from the
individual leagues, but also compel
the small societies, now striving for
existence, to pay assessment In an
amount equal to those well estab-
lished.
The reports of the officers and
heads of the several standing COM
mittees presented the TACT that al
though much difficulty had been en-
eountered, the state league had
~prospered greatly since the conven-
ton at Ashury Park Just a ye&r ago.
The nominating committee In ses-
sion took this into consideration
placing the names of the present Of
1cers as candidates before the con-
~vention for election for a second
term. Rev. e. e. Neudewitz, OF Jer-
sey City, was selected president of
the organization to succeed Louis
| yanGiliuw, of Ocean Grove, whole
second term expired yesterdaA In
L 1Ao ECkCStiQA VI tUEEd WIG DfGSi-
dents, Edward j.. Peterson, Of this
city, and Carl f. Thorbecke, of Riv-
erside, were reelected, and H. L..
Johnson, OF Upsala College, Kenil-
worth, wss named to succeed Law
renee f. Nordstrom, of the same In
stitution. Mrs. Otille X. Frey, OF
Newark, and Miss Gertrude Krias, of
the same city, were renamed as re-
cording and statistical secretaries,
respectively. q, Raymond Grupe. of
Elizabeth. was again selected treas
urer.
At the evening session President
Neudewftz announced that he had
already decided to name the mem
bers appointed as heads of the
standing committees. Louis Van
Gilluwe, the retiring president, was
Es e5sHHiate saal 6s44 af HE r~aAaegtas u
OF Riverside, was renamed as the
head OF the extension committee.
Rev. John Miers of Jersey City,
WAC selected chairman of the Gre
Charles r.. MeDanfeIs, OF Hoboken.
Changes were also made in the press
committee as already stated.
During the three sessions of the
convention yesterday, several OF the
most prominent heads of the Luther
an church In America addressed the
delegates present, Among them
were William G. Stoever, president
OF the Luther League Of America;
Rev. Luther M. Kuhns. general sec
rotary OF the same society; Rev.
Charles 8. Albert, DID,. secretary OF
the Lutheran Publication Society,
and Rev. 70. r. BachmaR, rector of
the M. j. Drexel Home, in PhiladeI-
phia.
The matter Of selecting a place
for the next annual convention WIS
left in the hands of the executive
committee. Newark or Jersey City
will in all probability be chosen.