The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-25
PLANS MADE FOR
"HOME VISITATION"
Creeds Will Unite in Go-To-
Church Invitation to Every
Person in Detroit

Leaders In the religious, sduea-
tional, civic and commercial life OF
the city gathered in the Board OF
Commerce building, Tuesday after.
noon, 10 =, complete plans for the
home visitation" day, TO be OBJ
served, Tuesday Afternoon. Dec. 5,
when II is proposed to have n spe-
cially chosen corps OF workers visit
every home In Detroit, and suburbs,
10 place a car din the hands of the
householder, inviting the family 10
attend the church, synagogue or
Sunday school OF their choice ana
10 procure a record OF the church
preference or connection OF each In
dividual, which will be turned over
10 the pastor, priest, rabbi or organ
iZation named.
Home visitation" day has been
promoted in Detroit by the Wayne
County Sunday School association,
with the cooperation OF all denom-
nations and organizations working
for the religious, educational and
moral advancement OF the city. Pub
lie and parochial school authorities
have entered into the project and
will give all school children a half
holiday, Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 8,
that the younger pupils may be In
their homes when the call OF the
church workers OILS made. and the
older pupils with their teachers, II
they so desire. may take part In the
canvass. The home
visitation" day Is not an experiment,
but has been tried with splendid re-
suits In many cities OF the country,
The following are the committees
for home visitation" day:
General chairman, Emory w.
Clark; general vice-chairmen, Jere-
miah Dwyer and Fred NJ. Butzel;
international visitation, Paul c.
Warren; general superintendent. ].
Shreve Durham, Prof. F. 8. Good
rich, z. X. Mohr, Fred Washburn
and Ida s. Blick; general chairman
districts, Thomas II. WEIGH; general
chairman classification. Eugene c.
Foster: general chairman conserya-
ton, A. L. Parker.
Advisory committee--Bishop John
s. Foley, Bishop Charles d. Williams.
Bishop Edward d. Kelley, the Rev.
IudTleS ID. Aiicu, rev. u. VA Ddi n
ley, Rev. ]. Percival Huget. Rev. T.
J. villers, Rev. F. P. Arthur, Rev.
A. Homrighaus, Rabbi Leo NJ. Frank
lin, Phillip II. Gray, DR.. Charles E
Chadsey, c. B. Warren, George T.
Moody, Fred E. Haskell. Bernard
Ginsberg, Ernest o'Brien. Dexter NJ
Ferry, Jr.. II. L. Person, Fred B.
s. S. Kresge, Conrad ]. Net
ting, R. H. Weber, A. F. Knobloch,
H. M. Leland. !
General committee-the Rev. D.
H. Cooper, Rev. Joseph F. Herr. Rev.
H. ]. Kaufman, Rev. James Staple
ton. Rev. F. j. Van Antwerp, Rev.
Matthew Meathe, Rev. Thomas ].
Condor. c. SIS. r.. Rev. Robert Stew
art, Mrs. f. l.. Leigh, Rev DR., G. B.
Emerson, Very Rev. s. s. MARQUIS,
Rev. J. A. Halmhuber. Rabbi A. M.
Rabbi Judah l.. Levin,
Rev. J. 8, Black. Rev. p. c. Billing.
Rev. ]. A. Deter. Rev II Lester
Smith, Rev Joseph A. Vance. Rev.
c. A. Albright, Rev f. NJ Davis.
Rev. Homer B. Henderson. Rev VIII
lis A. Moore, Rev E. b Shipper.
Rev. R L. Barley, Rev Robert
Rev. Joseph Evans, Rev.
c. J. Tanner. Rev w. r, A. Marion,
Frank z. Fisher. DR.. A. G.. Studer.
Thomas F. McCrickett. S. Sherson,
Miss Alice r. Marsh, Miss Nellie
Spillane, DR.. Albert McMichael. Mrs.
Wertheimer, Byres Fl. Glitch
ell.