The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
THE CENTRAL MESS
New Officers Elected and Banquet
at Annual Meeting.

On Tuesday evening the board of
ficers and teachers, with also the class
officers and others interested in Sun
day school work, all sat down to q
fine basket supper in the social rooms
of Central NJ. E. Church. The event
was not only climax to the visit OF
Miss Elizabeth Deane of Newton, to
IOskaloosa, but was also the annual
business meeting and election of Of
| ficers for the year 1916. After doing
full pustice to the bountiful supper,
the business session was called to or,
der by the singing of "Blest Be The
Tie That Binds"
DR.. w. H. Perdew acted most eff
! fectively as chairman and the even
! ing's work was given prompt and jul
Idicious attention. Encouraging reports
were received from Prof. w. c. Den
mis- as superintendent which indicated
an average attendance during the
Iyear of over 500 per Sunday, by Miss
Lillian Kilburn as superintendent OF
the Cradle Roll and Beginners depart
ment, by Mrs. S. p. Mcclure of the
Junior Department., by DeWayne
F9hlinger as Librarian and by Wal
ter w. White as Treasurer. DR.. l. o.
Kemble also reported for the Home
department. and in all, it was evident
that faithful and sOnsistant work had
been done for the school.
Officers Elected.
After interesting statements from
the extension Secretaries, George Ca
pei and H. E. Kilmer, the report of
the Nomination Committee, compris-
ing DR.. |. o. Kemble, Mrs. Joseph
Reynolds and Mrs. DR.. NJ Childress,
was received and the following Of
fcers were elected by reclamation.
Superintendent, Prof w. c. Dennis,
Assistant Superintendent, Walter
w. White.
Superintendent intermediate work.
w. J. Howell.
Superintendent Junior Work, Mrs.
S p. Mcclure.
Superintendent of Primary Depart
ment. Mrs. J. A. Reynolds.
Assistant Superintendent Primary
Mrs. F. A. Bell
Superintendent Beginners Depart
ment and Cradle Roll, Miss Lillian
Kilburna.
Assistant, Miss Mae Pendray.
Secretaries, Chester Barnhart and ,
Oliver Anderson.
Extension Secretaries, George Cap
Ell and H. E. Wilmer.
Treasurer. L. D. Goselink.
Librarians, DeWayne Fehlinger /
and Wilfred Turner.
Chorister and Orchestra Leader,
DR.. J. I. Tony.
Home Department, DIR. |. o. KEN
BILE.
Missionary Work, Mrs. NJ. S. Chen.
ey.
Temperance Work, Mrs. c. E. Bar.
lard.
Publicity work, A. w. Burdick.
Head Usher in charge of Depart.
nent, Elmer Barnhart.
After the election and the dispatch
IF various business matters having to
10 with the future work and develop
nent of the school, Miss Elizabeth
)eane gave her last talk to the Sun
lay school workers. At the outset she
tated that all over the Oskaloosa .
district, the work OF the school in Os-
laloosa was highly regarded and she !
lad been greatly pleased in visiting /,
he school and seeing it in its actual
working condition.
The various suggestions for inn ,
were readily complied
With and the Superintendent and the !
sunday school committee were Civ :
n large liberty in arranging plans :
nd interests for the future. The !,
1hole evening was a decided success
nd the officers and teachers were
ever more united in their work or {
greater zeal In their de- S
Tres to properly train the young in +
heir charge. a