The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-23
TWO YOOnG TEXAS MEN
WILL WALK TO CHICAGO
LLOYD ERWIN OF WAXAHACHIE
AND YOUNG MAN COMPANION
TO MAKE TRIP.

DALLAS, TevS,' ;.l;a1ftt.n' .9;ss~ ,s--''.-
executive committee of the Texas
Christian f;lr,ioatt1 n3iE;@ar .nat here
Sunday. the following being in at
tendance: Patrick Henry, Fort
Worth, president; A. A. Hyde, Sher-
u2aa ,sseretary; w. Roy Breg, Dali
las, treasurer; l.. Z. Sparrow, Dar-
,.".... s-.,. -s-. .,... 49,. toe Oh organi-
cation of veterans association; Miss
pernieia McCluney, WaXahachie,
member of the Warahachie conven-
ton committee, and Lloyd Erwin,
'>::'sssss >s~s''es. '.ss4 .-A>-->s ~. -.r,s,
Plans were practically completed
for Mr. Erwin of Waxahachie and
companion to walk through to Chi
cago to attend the worlds interna-
tional convention in July These
two young men Endeavorers are to
hold Christian Endeaver rallies en-
route, being entertained on the way
by members of the local societies.
To pay expenses they expect 10 take
subscriptions to the Christian En-
deavor World, the official organ OF
the international organization at
Boston. Their tour will take them
through North Texas, Oklahoma,
Kansas. Missouri and Illinois. Ar
rival will be made at Chicago dur
ing the first few days in July They
will carry message from the gov
ernor of Texas to President VIII
son. who will speak the first night
of the convention.
state Convention Program.
Further progress was made at yes
! terday's meeting on the preparation
| of the program of the state con-
yention at Waxahachie June ~ TO
13. President Henry announced
that Mrs. Ella Payne of Indianapolis
national superintendent for the
Christian church for junior and in
! termediate work, would be present
| Mrs Payne will handle conferences
on that phase of the work and will
i deliver an address on Friday night
Of the convention. The progra IA
/ will include addresses by the Rev
Frances l.. Clark, d, b., world >
president. and United States Senator
Morris Sheppard, toSut,,le %,:a t~.,
ether well-known men. 4 leader Tor
the conference WORK of the conven-
ton has not been secured yc;, hut
by the Aflii meeting some Epde3y.
or worker will have been secured il
is said. Features of the program
viii be the large number OF confer
-s-- ~ - = i. 3 .. question
boxes. sunrise prayer meetings. YES
per services, luncheons, banquets,
athletic meets, ball games between
teams from. North and South Tex
as, tennis contests, automobile rides.
street meetings. etc. Mr.. and Mrs.
5. W. Hutton have been secured as
leaders of the music for the CON
vention. Mr.. Hutton is the Sunday
school work superintendent for Tex |
as for the Christian church. 1t is |
planned to have the delegations from
Dallas, Fort Worth, Weatherford, |
Sherman, Denison, Mckinney, Plano. |
Mesquite and Terrell assemble at
Dallas and leave in a special car or
train of cars about 1890 o'clock |
Thursday morning, June 10. arriv- |
ing at Waxahachie before noon and |
parading through the city before 60
ing to Trinity university, where the |
sessions of the convention are to
be held and where the delegates are
to be entertained in the dormitories !
Veterans Association.
Leslie E. Sparrow, chairman of the
on organization of a vet
Grams association for the state |
union. reported that plans were well |
under way, A banquet is to be held |
on the Saturday evening OF the CON
vention for the veterans and the as
ISOLATION formed at that time. Many |
of the state officers, district and de- |
partment superintendent of the
state work since its organization are
expected to be present.
The next meeting OF the state exec
utive committee will be held at Dali |
las .3pfii>> a,i-:.>'. sse'.is |
If the year will be held at WaAa- |
hachie May %, at which time the |
officers will visit Trinity university |
with the intention of looking after |
local arrangements. During the day |
.. 1,,sa..l ;..4r hn hal1i a. LIE +kn