The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-07-17
THE iowa CONFERENCE
Preparations In Progress For Meth
odist Meeting in Oskaloosa.

At recent meeting of the official
board of the Central NJ. e. church,
arrangements were outlined for the
coming session of the Iowa Annual
Conference, which convenes in Oska-
ioosa in September Several months
ago special committee was appoint
ed comprising Charles r. Lee. Mrs.
A. E. Peasley and DR.. ]. M. McClel-
land and they were to select various
committees as they we're needed to
provide for the local side of the en-
tertainment problem. After much
consideration the following working
committees were selected:
observation-disclosures w. Else.
chairman, Dr. J. H. Teter, Mrs. B. w.
Birkholm, Mrs. B. J. Snyder, Mrs.
Charles l.. Dean, Mrs. l.. D. Gosse-
link, Mrs. J. H. Frazee, Mrs Mamie
C. Dickson, Mrs. M. Childress, Mrs.
M. P. Castles, Mrs. Jack Ramsay, Mrs.
George Carbon, Mrs. Frank Hamilton,
Mrs. w. P. Cleaver. Mrs. Joseph Rey-
nolds, Mrs. Frank Glaze, Mrs. James
Neagle, Mrs. Roy Graft, Mrs. Dr. Alb
bolt, Mrs. Frank Fitch, Mrs. w. J.
Perkins, Mrs. J. B. McCurdy. Mrs. w.
E. Kemble, Mrs. M. Lyons, Mrs. H.
Killips, Mrs. George Reynolds, Mrs
Charles r. Lee and Mrs. J. C. Han.
ma. 3sg -. p .a. .'g. asA iTs 7ny
Mr., nt-
chairman. Mrs. d. H. Griest, Mrs. E.
Palmquist, Mrs. c. l.. Furnald, Mrs.
H. E. Douglas and Mrs H. j. Town
ley. 80"
College Banquet-Mrs. C. w. Alb
rams, chairman, Mrs. Dr. Clark, Mrs.
]. w. Shreve, Mrs. H. o. Glasure and
Mrs Harry Walton
Meals-Mrs. George Russell, chair
man, Mrs D. V. White, Mrs. Harriet
Wilcox, Mrs. A. z. Peasley and Mrs.
NJ. J. Roberts.
Rest Room-Henry Tandy,. chair
man, Mrs. M. S. Cheney, Mrs. George
Capel Mrs. r. N. Bennett, Mrs. Fred
A. Bell. Mrs. C. w. Abrams. Mrs. S.
P. Mcclure, Mrs. Tom Sewers and
Mrs. J. A. Reynolds.
Printing! o. Glasure, chairman,
Harry " Hennis and H. G. Griest
Automatically. E. Kemble, chair
man, Chas. l.. Dean and Frank E.
Kendig .-..
The popular Harvard plan of enter.
tainment has been adopted by 2the
Conference which provides for accom-
modations for lodging and breakfast
from the local church and dinners
and suppers are 10 be secured by the
guests at the public restaurants and
hotels, the expense to be provided by
the Conference Entertainment Com
mission Rev. u. s. Smith of Wash
ington is the chairman of this Com
mission and they will act in coopera-
ton with the local committees in
their arrangements. ..- ..
The committee on the College Ban
quet is for the annual banquet of the
alumni, faculty, trustees and friends
of the Iowa Wesleyan college, which
is held every year during the confer
ence session This is usually held on
Friday at 5 or p. m. The sessions
begin actively on Wednesday. Sep
TENDER Sd and will continue until the
following Monday. Bishop H. o.
Sheppard of Minneapolis, is the pre-
siding Bishop this year and the whole
session is full of activity and interest.
Aside fro mthe regular pastors who
are members of the conference. repre-
sentatives will be present from the
Book Concern. editors of the church
papers and the various benevolent so
cieties, such as that of Foreign Mis-
sions, Church Extension and Home
Missions, Freedman's Aid, Sunday
Schools and Conference Claimants.
It is safe to estimate that probably
Ego to 300 people will be present and
will depend on the bounty Of the local
committees for their keeping. Some
of these are only present for a day
or so, but the majority will remain
during the whole session.
Oskaloosa has richly entertained
the Conference in previous years,
some FIVE different times, in 1853,
1860, 1872. 1888, 1897 and now again
in 1913. Under the present plan the
burden is divided between the local
church and the Conference and 1t
should work out to the mutual pleas
ure of all and add greatly to the full
nm inymant IF the Conference session.