Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-16
PLANS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL
 CONVENTION HERE. Made at Meeting at Y. M. c. A.-Con- vention Dates in November.

There was an attendance of about So at the meeting of the Sunday school waaalers of the city at the Y M. c. A. Tuesday evening to make preliminary arrangements for the convention of the State Sunday School association to be held in this city Nov. 3. 4 and ,. Off cers, committee chairmen and a gen. eral committee were appointed to ar range for the convention and Stale Secretary W. I. Woodn and Superin- tendent of Elementary Work Miss Wilhelmina Steeker told of the pro gramme insofar it is already ar ranged for the occasion
 An excellent supper was served the company at 6.30 o'clock by the mem hers of the Women's auxiliary. Rev. J. F. Cobb asked grace.
 James L. Case. vice chairman of tho State Sunday School association, pre- sided and made a few brief remarks. He explained the purpose of the meet ing and gave a report on the confer ence of representatives of eleven churches of the city at which time the state association was invited to hold it's convention here. At that time Henry D. Johnson, F. R. Starkey and George F. Hyde were appointed com mittee on preliminary arrangements. MT. Case then called upon MT. John son for report on the work of the committee.
 General Committee Named.
 MT Johnson concluded his report with the recommendation of the elec- tion of the following officers to have the matter of arranging the conven- ton in charge. the whole number to constitute the general committee:- B. P. Bishop, chairman; Lewis A. Hyde, honorary vice chairman; Waterman R. Burnham, honorary vice chairman; Oliver l.. Johnson, vice chairman: Frederick J. Working, secretary: c. Leslie Hopkins. treasurer; James l.. Case, entertainment: Miss Mary C. Richards, registration; Leonard o. Smith, reception: Frank L. Arnold, ushers: Joseph H. Ely, pages: Edwin A Tracy. halls: Miss Elizabeth B. Huntingdon, decorations; Rev. George H. Ewing, publicity; Amos A. Brown ing, finance.
 The report of the committee was ac- cepted and the officers named unan1- mously elected. MT Case then relin- Quished the chair to the newly elected chairman, E. P. Bishop. MT Bishop spoke briefly on the good results to be derived from convention in this city and made an earnest appeal to all for support of the project and for the as sistance of all in carrying out the work attending the convention.
 State Secretary Woodn.
 He then called upon State Secretary ". I. Woodin of Hartford. who said that the purpose of the convention was fundamentally twofoId educational and inspirational.
 The programme will be somewhat
 
 successful convention at Hartford, but from the evidences of enthusiasm here l feel sure that the convention in Norwich will be even more successful than last years. On Monday the work will be largely elementary. in charge of Miss Stooler, On Tuesday there will be institutes by practical teachers, offering a valuable opportunity to teachers, superintendents. etc. In the afternoon will be the main convention with reports, the presidents address and plans for the year. Tuesday eyen- ing's programme is uncertain. but It is hoped to have Il Sunday school pa= eeaht from to 10 o'clock. About 200 will participate and tho pageant will show Sunday school work from Inc be- ginning to ths present, with various features of the most modern work. If it Is feand impossible ta present the pa geaHt, there will be a regular session af the convention fuesdaY evening
 Wednesday, will be detoted la lees tHFes with address oil seeiai science by Dean Brown of Y ale Divinity seileeI in the evening. the concluding fea= ture of the convention, Tine BPegFa nm 6 provides fer education iH the wsrl of every department of tHe Sunday Seheel and the music, the lectures. the reuH- iens, the summing uH of the werh of the past and the planning for the fu-