The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-06
Announcement
Of SPEAKERS
Program Plans For Big Sun
day School Convention
Progressing Rapidly.
MEN TO
DELIVER
Thousand Delegates Aim for
Gathering to be Held
June 10, IL and IL.

Announcement has just been made
OF "a partial list of the eminent spe-
cialists who are to be heard in Grand
Forks at the State Sunday school
convention to be held in this city
Juno 10. III and 12. Men of national
reputation are on the list and it is
evident that the program is to be a
very strong one. Walter A. Snow.
general secretary says: I'VE have Sc
cured only a part Of the men and
women of prominence in the Sunday
school world whom We expect to have
appear on our state convention pro-
gram. Negotiations are pending
with several others and it is expected
to have a favorable reply in a few
days. / can already guarantee a pro-
gram which will be equal to any that
has been heard in Grand Forks for
several years If not at any time
The keenest interest has been
aroused all over the state by the plans
already announced and it is sure that
there will be a record attendance. The
hearty cooperation Of all organiza-
tons assures the widest interest. Re
ligious. commercial and musical or
CARNATIONS of the city are expressing
their desire to cooperate in any and
all ways.
Headquarters will be opened in the
Y. N. c. A. where all committees will
be able to meet to lay plans for their
part of the success of the convention.
MI. Snow is expected in the city in a
few days to meet with each of the
committees and outline their work for
them.
Convention Bulletin No. 2 will be is
sued tomorrow and it contains the fol-
lowing announcement of speakers:
Prof. Walter S. Athern. dean of the
department of religious education of
Drake university, Des Moines. DIR.
Athcarn was one of the lecturer at
the training school at Lake Geneve
last summer. and aroused the great
est enthusiasm among the students.
He is in great demand for convention
work and we are fortunate in sccur.
ing him.
T.. G. Knapp, general secretary of
School association. A live wire surely.
of tho most successful secretaries
in the international field.
Mrs. F.. e. Knapp. elementary SUI
perintendcnt of eastern washington
association. Mrs. Knapp has been a
field worker in Ohio under Joseph
Clark and Mrs. Curtis and in Penn
%sylvania under MIR. Wannamaker.
DIR. Franklin McElfresh. superin-
tendent of the department of teacher
training of the International Sunday
School association, Chicago. We are
fortunate to sccur DIR. McElfresh for
another graduation exercise of the
teacher training department.
Rev. w. A. Brown. superintendent
Of the missionary department of the
International Sunday School associa-
ton. Those who heard Mr.. Brown at
the Bismarck convention two years
ago. and those who have heard him
elsewhere since"thcn, will be delighted
that this bundle of enthusiasm
Sunny Jim" Brown is to be with us
again.
Music will be under the direction Of
Prof. ]. Lincoln Hall and Adam
Geibel, Mus. Doc. the blind composer
who will undertake to compose a song
in the presence of the audience to be
dedicated to the state association.
Other speakers are being negotiated
with.