Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-18
MANY IoWANS PARTICIPATE IN
INTERNATIONAL coNvEN.
TIoN.
SUNDAY ON VACATION
BUT WORKS OVER TIME
One Dsy-Rsv. William, HardeastIe,
Of Iowa Falls, and Rev. Charles
stauffaehsr, Of Cedar Rapids, Ad-
dress Convention.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Los Angeles, Cal, July 1s.-The
twenty sixth session OF the Interna-
tional Christian Endeavor convention.
which closed here Monday. was regard
ed as the best in the history Of that
great organization. Father Clark
was reelected as president of the or
ganization. and apparently will remain
as Ions rs he is able to perform the
presidential duties.
Several Iowans were prominent in
the convention. First and foremost
was Billy Sunday. Out here they still
put the Billy" IN quotation marks.
Anyway Billy was the biggest attrac-
ton as a speaker in the convention. He
told newspaper man that he was
out here for a vacation, for rest
then he spoke four times on sunday,
July IS, and crowds were turned away:
from the places where he spoke. Again
Monday thousands were turned away
from Temple auditorium where he
gave his booze" lecture.
HardoastIs Delivers Sermon.
A large and lively delegation of Iowa
Christian Endeavorers were present
under the leadership of Rev. William
Hardcastie, Of Iowa Falls. Rev. Mr..
Hardcastle is pastor of the Congrega-
tional church there and is president &c
the Iowa Christian EnGeavor union.
He addressed the convention during
the week and spoke in the Vernon
Congregational church Sunday. Rev.
Charles Stauffacher, OF Cedar Rapids,
addressed the convention also.
Many lowans Present.
The Iowa delegation had headquar-
ters at very advantageous point in
the Fndeavor auditorium and kept
open house to all friends. among whom
We're hundreds of former Iowans. In
deed the registration Of former"
Iowans in the special iowa" register
exceeded the visiting Christian En-
deavorers several times. Those reg
isiering as delegates to the convention
from Iowa We're: o7
Dora Wheeler, Gravity; Helen Whis-
Ter, Leon: Rev. William Hardcastle,
Iowa Falls: Arthur E. Whitney. Des
Moines: John T. Bennison. Muscatine;
A. r. O'Brien, Cedar Rapids; Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Condor, LeGrand; Emma
Saunders. LeGrand: John C. VanWyk,
Orange City; Margaret Jones, Des
Moines; Mrs. F. F. Swearingen, Mar
shalltown: Mrs. s. E. Thompson. Earl
ham: James Wilson. Monticello:
Blanche StaufYer, Cedar Rapids; Mabel
yerink. Cedar Rapids; James w. Bean
and George A. Green, Cherokee: Edna
E. Wartburg, Rev. Charles Sta uffacher.
Cedar Rapids: w. B. Wilson, Grinneil:
W. D. MacBride,r Princeton; Robert
Male. Oskaloosa: Elizabeth W. Wat
kins, Norwich; Sadie Schreibenberger,
Norwich: Grace Thompson and Lettie
NJ. Condiff, Spirit Lake: J.. Aura cher
and wife Cedar Rapids: F. Jester, keo-
kuk: Bessie P. Howlette, Lena NJ.
Howlette, Belle Robinson. Council
Bluffs: Alice c. Hoskins. Pleasant
Plain: Myrtle Crouch. Lyons: Allen j.
Robinson. Denison; Rev. William Loos,
Minden: Mary A. Wilder. MARSHALL
town: Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Shifflett. At
lantic; Alphonso Salacke. Brazil; Co
Prime Rock, Cedar Falls; Elizabeth
Evans, Russell: William F. sAnpell. 7Du-
buque; Mrs. A. Rosenberger. Oska-
loosa.