Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-22
Over 100 Delegates are
Taking a Lively Interest
in Deliberations in the
First NJ. E. Church.
CHICAGO MEN ON
TODAY'S PROGRAM
Banquet and Convention
Address Features Of To-
nights Meet; Saturday
and Sunday Busy Days.

The state convention of the YounA
Mems Christian association Of Iowa
with over 100 busy men taking d live
ly interest in the program, is In mo.
tion. The thirty-sixth annual Gathering
OF the men Of the state was formally
started at 1:30 o'clock In the audit
torium of the First M. E. church with
a. devotional service led by c. b. Willis
of Milwaukee. For the first time In
the history of Iowa Y. NJ G.. AS "a
country member Of thesassociation was
in the chair Of president. He is G. NJ
Alice of Buena Vista county.
The convention was given straiyl1.-
from-the-shoulder talk by Karl Shri-
maker of Chicago, on the religious side
OF the work. The giant Chicagoan lid
not mince words. He referred as en-
Enthusiastically to the good accom-
plished by the workers, and he point
ed out the weaknesses OF the institu-
tfoIs with the same emphasis Clif-
ford c. Hatfield, another CnioagO
worker, spoke Of the rural work az tlSesI
! asaoci a1t0n, grssng l, ,p0p the AssShsNset
ldelegates the great need of inOre con-
! certed action to better the lives or the
young men Of the country. Il
The opening session OF the cOnven-
| ton today was preceded by quiet
houT and temporary organization In
| the auditorium OF the Y. M. C. "A. State
Secretary William Parsons presided.
The committee on permanent 0rgani-
zation was named with the following
members: N. +. Miller. Marshalltown;
G. T. Rich. Oskaloosa; G. f. I)rahr,
Buena Vista county; w. H.. Wing.
Clinton: J. A. Webber. Rurl:nxton.
and s. F. Sinnett. sg
The report Of the nominating com
mittee presented to the convention
this afternoon by Chairman j. G. Oim-
stead of Des Moines was ratified. The
officers follow:
President-G, M. Alice, Buenas Vista
county.
Vice presidents r. 3. Wallace,
Council Bluffs; T. I. Wasson. MARSHALL
! town; T. d. Foster. OttumWa.
Secretaries - Paul McEachron,
Washington; O. E. Atkinson. Calhoun
county.
Banquet and Addresses.
The banquet at 6:15 O'Clock this
evening in the lecture room OF the
First M. e. church. Is expected to he
one OF the big features OF the state
convention. Frederick III. Rindge cf
New York City, and Karl Shumaker Of
Chicago, will be the speakers at the
banquet. Senator w. s. Kenyon. who
was scheduled to address the banquet,
will not be present. At 8 o'clock In the
auditorium of the church. song serv-
ice, led by c. B. Willis, will open the
evening meeting, The reports Of the
state officers and the convention adj
dress by DR.. Lucius G. Clark of MnsOn
City. will then be heard.
The public is cordially invited to at.
tend all the sessions OF the conyen.
ton.
Rural Work TO DO.
"The program Of the association en-.
deavors to relate the sacred to the
secular; to make Jesus seem as real
on Wednesday with the plow and
overalls as on Sunday in the church
with good clothes. II strives earnest
ly to get the boy to mix his religion
in his athletics, his social life, his
school life and his home life With the
conviction that II he does this he Will
be willing later to mix his religion
with his business, his political life.
thereby becoming both a better Chris
tian and better citizen" q.
Thus did Clifford C. Hatfield Of Chi
cago sum up the connection Of the
Young Mems Christian association and
rural life in the opening number on
the state convention program this
afternoon. The speaker declared
that the vital resources OF the country
life movement have been greatly
neglected. He said that personality
should be emphasized rather than
equipment; that personality Is the real
asset in any community, while brick
and mortar are in danger OF becoming
q liability. Mr.. Hatfield brought out
the fact that rural associations unit0
with the schools, oranges, fair boards
and farmers clubs locally and with
the state agricultural colleges, the ex--.
pertinent stations and the United
States department Of agriculture in
contests and demonstrations.
In introducing his carefully prepared
paper on "The Young Mems Christian