Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
STATE CONVENTION ENDS WITH
ELECTION, INSTALLATION
AND ORDINATION.
II. 1. WHITNEY, PRESIDENT;
NEXT MEETING AT CLINTON
Whitney, Who Lives In ottumwa, Sue.
eseds c. o. ksmpster, Of Council
Bluffs as Head Of State Association
To Meet in August When Mississippi
Valley. HoIds Another Camp.

Officers were elected. Installed and
ordained and Clinton was chosen as
the next meeting place Saturday aft
ernoon, and at the closing meetings Of
the convention of the Iowa State
Spirltualists Association held Sunday.
The convention, which began Thurs
day was brought to an end Sunday
evening. H. L. Whitney, of Ottumwa,
who has been vice president, was
elected president to succeed G. O..
Kempster, of Council Bluffs.
The other officers elected were: Vice
President. Mrs. Christine Cooper, Clin-
ton: secretary, Miss Edna Roesch-
mann, city; treasurer, w. T. Hamilton,
Wellman; first trustee, Mrs. f. M.
Whitney, Ottumwa; second trustee,
Clark Emery, Ottumwa; third trustee,
c. o. Kemuster, Council Bluffs; fourth
trustees Mrs. Dora Crosby, Dies Moines;
fifth trustee, Mrs. F. w. Brewer, city.
Meet at Clinton in August.
The next convention will be held at
Clinton during the month Of August, in
order that the Iowa members may have
the advantage of meeting with the
Mississippi Valley Association which
meets annually at the Clinton camp
grounds during the entire month OF
August. The conventions VIII be held
in the summer months beginning in
1915.
Important revisions were made to
the constitution and bylaws at the
business session held Saturday morn
ing. The principal ones were the
change of the time of the convention
from the winter months to some time
in the spring or summer: provisions
stating that hereafter all mediums
must be provided with signed certifi-
Gates from the state and national
board to prevent fraudulent mediums
from imposing on others; statements
to the effect that legal protection
would be furnished all mediums in case
of arrest and the appointment of a
|conmittee of three 10 watch any state
legislation that might he detrimental
to the cause of spiritualism; and pro-
visions providing that all ordained
ministers must first make application
to and be passed on by the national
~ Dr.. wsrns ,n.tsd, officers.
Sunday afternoon the new officers
were installed by DR.. George B. Warne
Of Chicago, national president there
was an address by Mrs.A NJ. Whit
ney, and messages weresgipen by Mrs
Emma Brown and others. In the even
ing the ordination service was con-
Quoted and Mrs. F. W. Brewer. of this
city was ordained a minister by Presi'
dent II. L. Whitney, Of Ottumwa, as
sisted by DIR. George B. Warne. ofSChl-
cago. There were numerous prett!
floral offerings from Mrs. Brewers
friends. The principal .addressl Of TN
evening was given by National Presi'
dent Dr.. George B. Warne. The con-
Guiding number on the pogram con
sisted of messages by all the mediums
present. The congregation was un'
usually large.
| In addition to the revisons to thu
constitution and bylaws. large num-
Der of resolutions were passed and or
dered spread on the minutes. Thes'
resolutions included resolutions o
sympathy to the families Of those wht
had been lost during the year. Thu
association went on record as favorint
universal suffrage and as beint
against compulsory vaccination.