El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-24
MAKE PLANS FOR
STELZLE MEETINGS

! General Committee Hears Reports
J Meetings to start Thursday; to
Speak at shops Friday.
Rev. Charles Sickle, whose addresses
and work for social service and church
| efficiency have stirred the whole peo-
! pie wherever he has been, will reach
Ell Paso Thursday for a campaign in
Ell Paso.
The general committee Of the Stelzle
! meetings met Monday at the First
/ Christian church, listened to reports
from the various committees and put
! the finishing touches on the plans for
[ the coming Of the social service, church
J efficiency man.
/ In the absence of Rev. p. J. Rice, the
! chairman, H. B. Durkee, presided over
I the meeting Rev Charles L Over
| street, in speaking of the coming of
/ Stelzle to FL PasO said: The general
theme of Mr.. Stelzle's addresses to Ell
! PasO might be put, How to make your
city better, and how to make your
churches stronger,
Constructive work is Mr.. StelzIe's
aim. Some big pieces Of work in city
betterment have come from StelZle's
addresses to the churches. chambers OF
commerce, mems clubs. Y. NJ. c. A s.
labor organizations, civic leagues and
the like With his wide and varied
experience as a WOrkingman himself
a first hand investigator, a close
student Of present day. problems
and a speaker who goes right at the
heart of a situation and carries con-
VictiOn with him, StelzIe will have
message to all the people of Ell Paso.
Ministers, churchmen, workingmen,
business men, manufacturers and me-
chanics, men and women, boys and
girls, all will want to hear him, and
hearing him will be thrilled and
helped said Mr.. Overstreet.
The committee has announced all the
evening meetings open to the general
public. Rev. Kenneth Brown, the fra
ternal delegate from the Ministers al
lance, was instructed to- convey to the
Central Labor organization, and
through that body to all the labor
unions of the city, a hearty invitation
to every man and his family to attend
any and all the Stelzle meetings.
The place of meeting" committee
composed Of Bradford Hardie, Rev. o.
J. Wade and George B. oliver, re-
ported that the Thursday, Friday and
Saturday night meetings would be held
in the First Christian church, and that
on Sunday night there would be two
big meetings, one at 1880 in the Trinity
NJ. E. church and the other at $50 in
the First Presbyterian church. The
two meetings being arranged so as to
accommodate all who will want to
hear Stelzle that night.
The program committee, composed
of II. B. Durkee, Rev. Henry Easter
and W. H LOretz, reported the follow
ing tentative program:
Night meetings at 1880 as indicated
by the place of meeting committee
These meetings for all.
Thursday morning Mr.. Stelzle will
meet the ministers of the CITY at the
Y. NJ. c. A. at 1890. Luncheon at the
Sheldon hotel at 1880 Thursday. for
the committee of so and other men. in
Guiding superintendents and foremen
Of the shops, chamber of commerce .di-
IecCors, newspaper men and others
Mr. Stelzle will be the guest of the
occasion and will speak
Friday noon Stelzle will speak at the
shops saturday noon at the WigWam /
-heater. Sunday morning to all the
mems Bible classes of the city in the
I. NJ C. A, at $3.50. There will be af-
.ernoOn conferences arranged after Mr.. |
5telzle arrives.
The music for the meetings is in !
he hands of c. L. Knickmeyer. c. l. !
Rogers and c. V. Nafe. At the night |
meetings. the choirs of the city viii /
orm one big chorus, and some spe- /
lal musical features viii be arranged. |
me publicity committee composed of ]
Milton Shedd, Rev. C. /. Overstreet !
ND Rev. Wallace Evans, reported that /
{ IS pushing the big meetings for all /
hey were worth.
The officers Of the general commit
ee are Rev p. J. Rice, chairman; Rev.
". g Webdell, vice chairman: Rev.
. 70. Abbott, secretary, and W. r. /
Walker, treasurer.