Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-16
FARGO HOSTESS TO DELEGATES
FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE STATE.
SOME SPECIAL features
Religious Census Of Fargo Will Be
Taken Under Direct Supervision Of
Chicago Expert-FinaI instructions
to Assistants Will Be Given at the
Meeting Tonight at Presbyterian
Church-Exhibits From Many Of the
Schools Of State.

Especial To The Tribune)
FARGO, May 15.-The North Da.
kota State Sunday School association
convened here this morning with a
large attendance of delegates from
all over the state. The delegates are
being entertained at various homes
in the city, and every effort is being
made to make their stay here enjoy
able as well as profitable.
Special Features.
Some special features have been
provided for this meeting of the asso-
citation, principal among which are the
numerous exhibits from the various
schools over the state, showing the
different methods of instruction used,
and the religious census of the city
of Fargo to be taken under the super
vision of Hugh Cork Of Chicago, an
expert in such work. The work of
taking the census will begin at four
o'clock this afternoon, and it is hoped
to have the task completed within
one hour after the start.
One of the points of interest of the
convention is the exhibit at the First
Baptist church. From every section
of the state the Sunday schools have
sent exhibits showing the up.to.date
methods that prevail in North Dako-
ia Sunday schools.
The "ltve" Exhibits.
One Of the most unique features of
the exhibit is the girl scouts. This
organization halls from Lisbon and
is the first Of it's kind in the north
west. There is two delegates from
the Lisbon association, who will head
the parade of boy scouts Thursday
afternoon at o'cock.
The "girl scouts" is not the real
name for the corresponding organiza-
ton of the boy scouts movement, but
it has been, popularity called that.
There is a general movement to or.
ganize similar movement among the
younger members of the gentler sex
that is now quite strong in the east
ern part Of the United States, but it
has just struck North Dakota and
this section Of the country in the or
ganiZation of the little band at Lis.
bon.
Demonstration Of Boy Scouts.
The boy scouts will give a demon.
stration of their work at the First
Methodist church at GAS o'clock
Thursday evening, which will be one
of the chief numbers of the big Sun
day school convention. There will be
about seventy-five boys participating
in the demonstration, which will fol.
low the boys parade.
In this parade and demonstration
the patrol leaders and scout masters
will take an active part. The scouts |
will be fully represented by delegates
from Fargo, Moorhead and from all |
other cities in the state.
Band Concert and Orchestra.
At Z o'clock this evening the l. A.
R. s. club Of the First Methodist |
church will give band concert in
front of that edifice, which will be
followed by an orchestra concert in |
the church at 1880 o'clock. This will |
be one Of the leading musical features !
of the convention and is we'll worth |
the hearing.
DR.. Wallace N. Stearns of the North |
Dakota university will next give the
diplomas at the graduation exercises
Of the teachers training department.
The address to the graduates will be
delivered by Prof. A. p. Hollis of VAL
ley City, N. D., with Hon. Smith Slim
mel taking part also in the exercises.