Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-05
EPWORTH BODIES
PLAN CONVENTION
League Workers of Newark Dis
trict to Meet at Maple
wood October %.

Details are being shaped for the
holding of the twenty-second annual
convention of the Newark District
Epworth League in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, Maplewood, on Oc-
tober 20. Seven groups, representing
fifty-f1ve churches in this city, Essex
county and West Hudson, will send
delegates to the session. DR.. George
NJ. Whitfield, of DeGroot Chapter, this
city, as president of the league, will
preside, and the morning session will
be devoted to the presentation of Gre
d%entials, a devotional service and a
series of addresses to be given by
prominent district workers.
Among the speakers will be the Rev.
DR.. Jesse l.. Hurlbut, district super
intendent Of the Newark Methodist
Episcopal Conferences; DR.. Whitfield
and Samuel Nj. Tunison, of Halsey
Street Chapter, the league vice-presi-
dent, all of this city. The afternoon
session will open at 2 O'clock, and will
be given yer to department confer
.ences, junior work discussion, a song
service and the consideration of rou-
tine business.
Secretary Warren r. Hendry, of
Irvington Chapter, and Treasurer
Miss Ella M. Damn, of Watsessing
Chapter, will render their annual re-
ports, the various committees will
discuss the years work and an cleo
ton of officers will wollow.
The evening program will comprise
a devotional service, an organ volun-
tary, an address and the p%ronouncing
of the benediction.
Special music also will be rendered
at all the sessions.
DR.. Whitfield Is closing his fifth
term as president of the league, hav-
ing succeeded Edward. H. Jones in
1907. He may be induced to serve fol
another year, rs his work at the head
of the organization has been emf
nently successful.
The delegates to attend the con
vention will represent seven groups
under the respective leadership of s
J.. Hoole, Of Arlington; Erwin G.. c
Gauss. of this city; Seymour Coey-
man, of Summit; Sheldon r. Whipple
of Newark; Fl. M. Shaw. of EasI
Orange; j.. Edward Lancaster, Of
Bloomfield, and Cyrus Il. Loree, Of
Morristown.
The chapters affiliated with the
seven groups will consist of Centen.
airy, Summerfield, De Groot, Halse,
Street. Eighth Avenue, Roseville, Cen.
trail, Grace, Franklin Street, st
Luke's, Montgomery Street, st. Paurs
Trinity and Union Street, of this city,
Calvary, Ferry, Park Avenue ant
Sanford Street, Of East Orange,
Maplewood, Orange. South Orange
West Orange, Vailsburg, Springfield
lrvington, Arlington, Belleville, Nut.
Low. Hilton, Summit, Chatham
Bloomfield, Verona, Clinton, watses.
sing, Morristown, Basking Ridge
Montclair, .Bernardsville, Caldwell
Mendham. Madison, New Providenc,
and Whippany chapters.
The prominent Epworth Leagu,
workers who will also attend tn,
convention Include Rev. b. f. Dicks.
son, of Vailsburg: Rev. Warren I.
Hoagland, of Nutley; E. C. Axtell, Of
Belleville; George Hansford, Of Or
ange; Frank l.. King, of South Or,
ange: John R. Winans, of Caldwell
w. A. Flint, of West Orange; C. II
Madole, of Bloomfield: Robert II
Schenck, of Morristown; Wallace ]
Ellor, of Watsessing; Presley ID
Stout. of East Orange; Roger Faust
Of. Bernardsville; w. II. Pfeil, O
Maplewood; G. r. Scharff, of Kearny
William A. Paddock, of Arlington
and Frank Slaight, Leslie E. winsey
Charles Cooper. Morris S. Daniels
John Treveneu, Charles l.. Parker
e. w. Mathews. C. e. Anthony an,
Raymond A. Lord, of this city.