The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-10

lah0ma Sunday school association,
which will close it annual session
The nominating committee has report.
ed the list OF names for the official
positions, and 1t will undoubtedly be
confirmed The list is:
President, j e. Nissley, Guthrie;
vice presidents w Il. Whitley, Bos-
well I. n. Hall, Chandler; w. I'll,
Cunningham, Fairview; d. Rector,
Frederick; A. e. Pemberton, King
fisher; Il. w. Striker, Vinita. Re
cording secretary Alvin Campbell
Lawton,
Treasurer Andrew Kingkade Ok
lahoma City.
International committee, Arthur
Wharton, oklahoma City
international vice president, An
drew Kingkade, Oklahoma City.
Elementary superintendent, Mrs c.
II Nichols, Oklahoma City.
Home department, Mrs. w II. Cur
tice. Shawnee,
Teacher training, Mrs. Frances Mil
lei oklahoma CITY.
superintendent for the home, tenn
perance and adult class departments
are to be supplied by executive com
mittee
The new executive committee is.
J. NJ, Hall, Tulsa, chairman: G.. W.
Ferguson, Watonga, W. A. Wagner,
Durant; G s. Boswell, Okarche; r.
l., EvaLs, Ilngo. w. J. Bassett Grigg
II. H. Everett. Lexington. +. M Nose.
lev Coalgate; A w. Moore, Walter;
II. NJ Williams, Vinita; R. K. Cobb,
Arapahoe; j j. Smith, Lenora, Il. M.
Byerly Enid; Duncan McRuer, Paus
Valley; A. Il. Mckenzie, Chckasha;
C. NJ jacobson. Wakita; r. l.. God
frey, Holdenyille; Rev. Sharp, Elmer;
w. A. Gibbs, Waunka; s, w. Miller,
Blackwell; G. W. Fletcher, Dover;
d. + Wolfinger, Hobart; L n. Hall,
Chandler, Fred l.. Wenner, Guthrie;
w, H. Cunningham, Fairyiew; 7. L.
Maldin, Sulphur: 4 l.. Rippey, Mus
kogee; A. Dale Billiags, Oklahoma
Citys j. w, Childers, Okmulgee: w.
e. Brady, Blackburn: w. s. Richards
Saltwater; Henry Godfrey, Kiowa; J.
H. Osborn. Cheyenne; L. O. Lalla,
Marlow; d. Rector, Frederick; ]. r.
Cole, Tulsa; c. A. Wagner, Wagner,
John w. Jones, Shawnee. Vacancies
In. Washington and Woodward coln-
ties to be filled By The new executive
committee.
Praise for Convention
rOur speakers, who have visited
every state in the union, tell us they
have never seen a finer or better
convention said Mrs Frances u.
Miller Of Oklahoma City, leader OF
the teachers training department, in
telling today OF the work OF the an
nual convention. The state officers
say il is most successful conyen-
tion in every way.
The closing session will be held to-
night. The sessions were started
Tuesday night at the First M. q.
church and all have been largely at
tended The representative OF the
Sunday schools of every part OF the
state are here. They speak in the
highest terms of the treatment ac-
corded them by the people OF Guth-
fie.
Brilliant Oklahoma Pianist
Alvin w. Roper, the brilliant plan.
list, who is said by e. o. Excel to bt
the best he has ever had, is an Okla
homa boy. lie lived at Mangum from
childhood until he went out as a mu-
sician, and his parents now live in
Oklahoma City. Mr, Excel has prob
ably sung b@fore more people than
ether Sunday school men in the world
and il is well known that musical
people are not at all Obiyious to the
mistakes Of other musicians. II
may be put down as record that the
Oklahoma boy is the foremost in Ills
line The convention last night took
cognizance of the fact by making Mr..
Roper life member Somebody
suggested 1t and called for $1 CON
The people heayed the
dollars to the platform in a minute
OF so, making up the $25 fee.
l There Is In the basement OF the
First NJ f. church "a considerable
Sunday school exhibit by publishing
and supply houses There are books
Of every sort known TO Sunday school
pupils, including many new ideas, and
sorts OF records, charts, ref
maps and other things teach
ers will find handy. The exhibits
are in the charge of experts.
Elementary Branches Discussed
The leaders in the elementary
branches and in home visitation had
the larger part OF the morning pro-
gram. After song service led by
Mr.. Excel and devotional exercises
by Rev w Fl. Lewis, the element
airy conference was started, with
Mrs H. NJ Leyda, of Chicago lead
ing. Mrs w. II. Bell, state superin-
tendcnt ana the elementary teachers
generally took part. Mrs. w. d.
Curtice, of Shawnee, led in the con-
ference in the home department In
the department Of home visitation,
Mrs. George Rusler red Mrs g r..
Dowis, of Blackwell and J. S. Dur
ham spoke. Rev. George T. Barthel,
Of Dover, having charge OF the tenn
peranee division, spoke upon the
teaching OF temperance Ia the Sun
day school
At the afternoon session, Rev.
Isaac eoolAIan led the services. The
county and township officials Of the
association hai conference, in
which w 4 Brown, er export from
assisted By G. II. Nichols
and others led o cial business OF
the convention also came up. The
and teachers con-
ference was lpd bv t. g. Durham.