Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-01
Chairman Badge Committee.

Pennsylvania Endeavorers are plan
ming and hustling for large delegations
to attend the twenty-second annual
and eighth biennial State convention
to be held in the Capital City, July
lila.
Coming Convention Clubs" are be-
ing organized and boosted in many
sections of the State. 1t has been esti-
mated by the State officers that fully
1000 delegates will be in attendance
at the sessions. Among the counties
that are planning to send large dele
cations and make Christian Endeavor
lively on the way to Harrisburg are
the following: Luzerne, Allegheny,
Philadelphia, Adams, Berks, North
ampton, Chester, Lehigh, Lebanon,
northumberland. Perry, Schuylkill,
Union, Cumberland, Venango and
others.
The convention committee is MAX
ing great preparations and promises
royal welcome to all of the delegates.
| Special features are being planned.
In all probability the delegates at
tending the convention will be
tagged with an attractive badge,
which will be provided by the badge
committee
| Miss Ida NJ. Sewers, chairman of
the badge committee has been an
active and faithful Christian Endeavor
worker for several years. She has
| served as secretary of the Harrisburg
| Christian Endeavor Union during the
terms of 1907-10 and 1912-1913. She
has been the successful president and
| also served as secretary of the Second
| Reformed Christian Endeavor Society,"
| of which she is n member. She is a
prominent member of the Christian
Endeavor Choral Union. During the
State convention held in this city in
oh uroo laar- of ha
ton chorus and reception committee.
G. Il. NOTES
The Rev Stanley C. Ramsden, chap
| lain of the Twenty eighth United
States Infantry, for seven years on
duty at Matanzas, Cuba, Fort Smelling
! Mimi, San Antonio, Texas, Vera Cruz
| Mexico, and Galveston, Texas, a thor
oughly trained and lifelong Christian
| Endeavorer, has been elected superin-
tendent of the United Society for army
and navy work.
The Sixth Street United Brethren
society is assisting the Rev. Joseph
Daugherty, the pastor, in the revival
services, begun last evening.
The general convention committee
will hold a meeting at Christian En-
| deaVor headquarters, Harrisburg Ma
tional Bank building, room 81, Monday
evening from 5.45 to o'clock. The
Westminster Presbyterian Christian
Endeavor Society will serve the
| luncheon.
State Secretary II. B. Macrory, the
| &C. L. booster has addressed meet
! ings in the following counties recently:
| Blair, Berks, Montgomery, Philadel-
phia, Franklin. Juniata. Huntingdon,
| Miffiin Butler and Allegheny. During
| the month of January he will be in
| Huntington, Philadelphia Northamp-
! Inp a
ans, Fayette, Washington, Franklin
and Allegheny counties Off meetings.
| What Is Conservation one of the
| important topics in Christian Endeavor
work. will be discussed by Endeavor-
ers at the society meetings tomorrow
| evening.
Roy Shenk has been elected presi-
dent of the Sixth Street United Breth-
/ rem society, b. b. Drum, the former
| president, having resigned.
At the Emmanuel Presbyterian So
ciety tomorrow evening the meeting
will be conducted by William Boyson.
The Keystone League of Christian
| Endeavor services at Park Street
United Evangelical Church will be in
charge of Mrs. John Wonders and
Margaret Lehigh.
The following officers have been
elected of the Second Reformed Chris
tian Endeavor Society: President, J.
Edul EoelSilili vice. pFeSlueHt, 1eOfBe L.
| Burtnett; recording. secretary, Miss
Mabel Dewalt corresponding secre-
tary, w. ii. Cocklin; treasurer, Miss
Elizabeth Rooms; organist, Miss Mar
garet O'Leary; assistant organist, Miss
Emily Watts; music director Miss Ida
NJ. Sewers. The committee chairmen
are: Lookout, Miss Mabel Dewalt;
prayer meeting, Miss Esther Selsam;
social, Miss Marie Yount; music, Miss
Ida NJ. Sewers: temperance H. NJ
Yingst; Sunday school, Miss Emily
Watts; missionary, Miss Anna Dimm;
flower, Miss Kathleen Kennedy; infor-
nation, Harry Orr: good literature
Samuel Hartman.
Philadelphia Christian Endeavol
Union reports that nine new Christian
Endeavor experts have been added tc
the expert roll of honor.
Miss Esther Yingst will conduct the
prayer services tomorrow evening a.
the Second Reformed society.
Frank M. Lowe, Jr.. of Kansas City
Mo-, late president of the Missouri
Christian Endeavor Union has beer
elected national field secretary o.
Christian Endeavor for the Disciples
> of Christ. He will assume his duties
beginning with to-day.
2 The Rev. +. b. Meyer has again be
come pastor of Christ Church. West
minister Bridge road. one of the great
est churches of London, and durint
. his former pastorate was one of tn,
leading Christian Endeavor churches
of the world. DIR. Meyer took anothe
pastorate and his successor did not be
lieve in Christian Endeavor. Then TIL,
young people disbanded their society
/. DR.. Meyer is taking a keen interest IL
3 the reorganized society and intends
conducting the conservation meetings
himself as far as possible.