The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-09-08
What is Going on in Christian
Endeavor.


Publication Company, fremont Temple,
for a copy of the report of the Atlantic
City convention surely should do so,
price fifty cents. There is a picture OF
the Florida booth land much other
valuable information, as book agent
would say.
A letter of cordial greetings and "wel.
come home" has reached the state press
worker, from Miss Edith l.. Krook, sec.
rotary for Northeastern district. Thanks.
The secretary has spent several hap
Ply days in Gilmore, at the home of Mrs
w. f. Hawley, junior superintendent
for north Eastern district. Saturday
evening her daughter, Miss May, invited
in the local G. E. society young people
for social time. August 9th, we had
an echo meeting of the International
convention. September LIST. ''Secre
tary Grace" goes to Jacksonville 10 be
the guest of Mrs. w. A. Bates at Rose
land Hotel few days Mail is always
forwarded from lnterlachen.
Surely no one who heard the splendid
address by Mr. Marcus c. Fagg, Super
intendent of the State Children's Home
Society, delivered al the convention in
St. Petersburg last April, will not be sur
priSed 10 hear that his work has gone or
nicely this summer, and the interes
manifested in il, the only special mis-
sion work our State Union has, increased
more rapidly after his visit TO the an
nual convention mentioned above.
| TavareS had nice union meeting
when EndeavorerS from Mt. Dora and
EuStiS came over, visitors from the lat
ter place including Mr.. David Coffin
president for Lake and Sumter district
Such times should come oftener both
in districts and local town unions. Get
| ting together is the best tonic, next 10
that of spiritual nature, which Endeav,
orerS can take and il is needed the yeal
around, but most urgent is the need
during the summer "dull spell"
| The fourth annual convention of the
large union of Allen G. +. EcaguerS in
this state meets in Jacksonville, Septem
Der 6-10 inclusive. Cordial greetings
have already reached them from DR.
Clark, Rev. r. P. Anderson and Prof
Amos r. Wells, OF fremont Temple
| Boston.
Mrs. w. II. Bongart, president of the
Christian church society of Tampa, with
her daughter, Miss Opal, are spending
the summer in Newark, n. ]. Recently
one of the delightful experiences oil
these good EndeavorerS was seventy.
mile sail up the Hudson river.
Please press reporters and other folks
send news of what you have done, are
doing, and hope TO do in your societies.
Mrs. H. w. Bruce, State Junior super.
intendent is planning Junior Rally Day
program for later.on the fall, when su.
perintendentS and children have return.
ed home from vacation outings. We
have not had such rally for the Juniors
several years past, SO let every one help
boost Mrs. BruCe'S plan when she an.
nounCeS il.
Lives from Great Men-Daniel" is
the Endeavor topic for September 3rd.
Character OF eight famous men in the
Bible have already been given attention
that many Sunday evenings this year.
No one can tell the good such study
may and should have done the thousands
of young people belonging to the broth
erhoOd OF Christian Endeavor
There recently passed from this life
10 the Heavenly one, Mrs. G. B. Sim
mons, charter and continual worker
in the Frostproof society, one of the
first organized in the State union. She
had gone North, first time in many years,
TO visit the childhood home, and unex,
pected 10 the dear ones left in Florida,
came the summons for her TO ''go up
higher" instead of TO return TO Florida
with renewed strength as they had
fondly anticipated.
GRACE A. TOWNSEND,
Gilmore, Fla, August Sd, 1911.