The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-04-21
C. e. Session is Finished.

After n two days successful meet.
ing, beginning Friday evening, the
first annual convention of district No.
Z, Nebraska Christian Endeavor un.
ion, closed Sunday night with con.
secration service by Karl Lehman of
Boston, interstate field secretary of
Christian Endeavor. and "Nebraska's
guest" who was the feature of the
convention throughout its session
here.
The business session and election OF
officers took place in the Christian
church Saturday afternoon. The fol.
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President Rev. IL. +. Hammond,
Norfolk; secretary and treasurer, Miss
Lizzie Patterson Cedar Rapids; su.
perintendent of missions, Miss Eta
Durland, Norfolk; superintendent of
junior work, Miss Clara Plass, Madi-
son. superintendent christian citizen
ship, Rev. r. NJ. Evans, Fullerton.
Miss Clara Plass opened Friday
evenings session at the Christian
church, and after the song service,
Rev. Roy j. Lucas held devotional ser
vices.
What Christian Endeavor Stands
For" was the subject of Mr. Lehman's
opening address, after which a recep.
ton was held by the Norfolk endeav.
orers to the visiting delegates. Dur.
ing the evening Miss Beulah Hayes
and Miss Gladys Hartford sang solos.
Misses Cole and Sprecher gave two
recitations.
Saturday morning President Clara
Plass again opened the meeting, and
after the song service Miss Belle Gil
lespie of Madison held devotional SER
vices. Karl Lehman gave two inter
esting addresses during this session,
one on Problems Probed" and an.
other on His Great Command" The
afternoon devotional services were
held by Miss Lydia Donovan of Madi-
son. Rev. j. II. Salisbury, ex-state
president, delivered two excellent ad-
dresses on Eastward Ho" and "The
Organization and The Individual" Mr.
Salsbury's presentation of state work
was very interesting. The business
session took up much OF the after
Moons session.
Saturday evening dinner was serv-
ed in the parlors of the Congregational
church and adjournment was taken
later to the Christian church, where
Rev. Edwin Booth, jr., held devotional
services. Special music was rendered
by Norfolk endeavorers, after which
Karl Lehman addressed the conven.
ton on individual Work for Individ-
uals."
About fifty Of the. endeavorers were
up bright and early Sunday morning
and attended the quiet hour services
at O'Clock, held by Rev. e. F. Ham,
mond, in the Presbyterian church.
Miss Clara Burroughs of Norfolk
held the devotional services in the
Christian church Sunday afternoon.
Karl Lehman's addresses during this
session were on Riddles Riddled" and
Every Junior Booster" The Nor.
folk juniors gave junior exercises. Ad-
journment was taken to the Congre-
gational church where at 7 o'clock
President Clara Plass led the union
services. Rev. Roy j. Lucas had
charge of the devotional service, and
after his address on vision and Ser
vice." Karl Lehman closed the con.
vention with conservation services.
Among the out-of-town delegates in
attendance were: Miss Clara Plass.
Madison; Ida Hill, Monroe; Grace
McWilliams, Monroe: Ruby Freeman,
Columbus; Enola Hall, Columbus;
Alba Vough, Atkinson; Blanche FL
lott. Atkinson; Roy Elder, Atkinson;
Odena Johnson, Stanton; Edna Suchs,
Stanton; Rickie Phesles, Stanton:
Miss Emma Wilson, Crofton; Mildred
Thompson, Columbus; Lizzie Patter-
son, Cedar Rapids; Lydia Donovan,
Madison; Belle Gillespie, Madison;
May Jarvis, Fullerton; Bryan Snyder,
Fullerton; Dwight Davis, Genoa; w.
G. Hall, st. Edwards; Miss M. E. Prim-
rose, Primrose; Grace KRAMER, Prim-
rose; Nettie LAGRANGE, Columbus;
Opal Snyder Columbus; Ada Corbit,
Atkinson; Charles Moulton, Atkinson;
Opal Planck, Madison; Euphonie
Planck, Madison; Winifred McCurdy,
Madison.