The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-10
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CARRIf0 A
BIG CROWD
Over $50 Delegates From
Fargo Schools Alone
Large Number From Surround
ing Towns
Off to Attend State Convention
at Grand Forks

The special train from Fargo to the
annual convention, of the North Dako-
| ia Sunday School association conven-
ton which is being held in Grand
Forks three days this week, left at 1
O'Clock this afternoon carrying about
| $50 delegates and representatives from
| the various departments of the Fargo
Sunday schools.
Ii On the Fargo special train. beside
the local delegates, there were repre-
sentatives from a large number Of the
churches of the surrounding towns.
| A feature of this convention will be
the fourth annuaI commencement at
| which 168 young people will be gradu-
ated. The state association has in all
an enrolment of 1,661 and in the big
professional there win be approxi- :
| mately 1000 Sunday school peopIe.
Prizes have been arranged for speeiai
merits, the largest attendance, most
regular attendance and the most eff
fectlVe work and the various Sunday
schools will have exhibits. The special
train from Fargo is under the super
vision OF A. L. Bishop, state president
of the Sunday School association.
Seven Of the Fargo churches sent
I
and although it has been impossible to
ascertain an exact list of the delegates
and the departments which they rep-
resent, yet the list below will give
some idea of the strength of the Sun
day schools of Fargo.
| One of the big features of the spe-
e1al train is the presence of the Mars
club band under the direction of Dr,
Putnam Twenty young men from
| this club of the First NJ. e. Sunday
lschooi went as special delegates from,
the Fargo district.
Those who represented the First M
%. church We're: DR. J. M Walters
Supt. a. Il. Bishop, G., G. Boice, Mrs
n. Annerland, Mrs w. j. Clapp. w. II
Clapp, Mrs G. G. Boice, A. p Guntil
Miss Stixrud, f. H. CLANCY, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Gillespie, Miss Charity
Pinney, Miss Lillian Mackerracher. n
Y. Redman, Fl. G. Sprague, Miss Helen
Sears, Miss Vivian Schultz and DR.
Stearns. From the teachers training
department were the Misses Mary
/ Gardner, Gladys Jensen, Isabel Eaton
Olga Johnson, Sulla Borman. and Fife
1 Wllson; and from the Mars club. Lloyd
!dusberger, Harry Haggart, Harold
Bachman, Spencer Boice. Elmer Dynes
and Carl Warrington. -
| The representatives for the First
BAPTIST church are: L. e. Goodwin.
Bhss and Gleason Pitcher, Donald
HaIi Miss Hazel Hallam, Ray Sutton.
| Robert Pickering, Arthur Hadeland,
Miss Florence Webster, Tom Green
lshields and f. E. Hall. Rev. AZ 10.
Peterson and William Springer left
this morning in two automobiles with
the delegates from the teachers train
1 ing department and the Sunday school
exniplt. Those who went were the
Misses Nina Pitcher, Ruth Babcock.
| irene Keenan,, Henrietta Freeman and
| Maybelle Bell, and Lyle Plumner and
Mrs. Frank Hall .t
Those from the First Presbyterian
! church We're: Miss Alice Tibert Mrs.
Fl i. Lincoln, Walter Rockwell, Miss
| Emily Batchelor. Mrs. M. NJ Hatcher,
w. j., Lane and Edwin Boerth.
The First Congregati church
was represented by Miss Alice Pearson,
4 Miss Mildred Pearson. Miss Eva Free
man, Mrs Al. A. Love, Miss Deborah
] Hall, Miss Florence Sell, Clarence CO.
/ vile, Mrs. Bowers. Mrs. King, Will ISeye,
/ f. w. Pearson. and Mr. Wilson. 4,
i Rev Mr. Hutcheson and Miss Pearl
] y, van Felt represented the broadway M.
p. church and M. A. Goldsmith and
Rev. Mr. Stever represent the ply
outh Congregational Sunday school.
Out of town delegates who came
here for the opportunity of accom-
Epanying the special train were, Ralph
w. Keller OF Mandan Presbyterian
church. Oliver Tharp of the Mandan
M. il. church and Joseph Jones Of the
reformatory school
i Besides the special train from Far
go there will be another special train
Ito the convention from Minot. which
will carry a large number Of delegates
from the northwestern part of the
state,
The following information from The
n
the good things which the delegates
will enjoy:
The committee on exhibits, headed
by G.. M. Norton, is busy getting it's
exhibit placed In the CONGREGATIONAL
church. This Will be one Of the In
}teresting features of the convention.
The exhibit Will consist of the graded
4 work, books pictures of classes and
cradle rolls and other things of in-
3terest to Sunday school workers.
4 Prizes will be awarded to the schools
i making the best exhibits.
The feature for this evening will be
1.-THE monster parade which will start
from he corner or Fifth street and
Alpha avenue at O'clock. After
lmarching through the business Sec
/ tion of the city, the parade will end
lat the audi itorium. Here a concert
Twin be given by the combined bands
Iof Grand Forks Fargo and Grafton.
i At o'clock the convention ctorus of
4 200 will give a concert under the di-
reetiorl of ofessor Hall. Dr. esefbel at
i the piano. sss5 "
.oI he rest of the evening will be de-
voted to the third annual graduation
exercises of the teacher trainink de-
IpaTtment. DIR. Wallace N. sStearns of
i Fargo college. is In charge of this de-
l partment and 1T0 teachers will re-
lceive their diplomas. There will BE
addresses by two Of TIL noted special
lists who will attend the convention,
Prof. w. s. Athearn of Des Moines,
Ia. and Or. Era nklin McElfresla Of
Chicago, III Z