The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL
BANQUET HELD.
over one Hundred Workers From
Ksokuk and Other Parts Of the
County Gather for
Program.
PLAN FOR CONVENTION
Committees Appointed to Arrange for
Meeting Of County Organization
Here Latter Part Of
the Month.

One hundred and twenty-five Sun.
day school workers from Keokuk and
other points in Lee county were
present at the booster Sunday school
banquet given in the parlors of the
FIRST Christian church last evening.
The meeting was forerunner of the
roupty convention which is to be held
here on September 20 and 80.
Some very interesting addresses on
Sunday school topics were delivered
by local and visiting works.. and
committees were appointed to pre-
pare for the convention.
Besides Keokuk, the largest delega-
lions came from Montrose and
Argyle. Two automobile loads OF
Sunday school workers from the lat
ter place. led ty DR.. Haynes and Rev.
p. r. Brent. came from the latter
place, and among the Montrose dele
cation was A. G. Beecham, president
Of the county organization. who acted
"a chairman of the evening.
The banquet was served by the
Ladies' Aid society of the First Chris
tan church at $3.50 o'clock. The
menu consisted OF mashed potatoes,
roast beef. sliced tomatoes. pie. cake
md coffee.
Program After Banquet.
The program of addresses was
given after the banquet. The first
speaker was DR.. r. l.. Reid and his
topic was THE Sabbath School, the
Factor in Religious Education DR..
Reid handled his topic in an excep-
tionally interesting manner and con-
fined himself to the educational fea-
tures Of the Sunday school.
Loyalty was dwelt on by Henry F..
Kruger. superintendent of the Trim
ity NJ. e. Sunday school in his talk
on The Big Thing in the Sunday
School," The needs Of cooperation
and organization were discussed by
L. G. Mckinley, superintendent Of the
Christian Sunday school in an address
on The lmperatives in the Sunday
School"
DR.. ]. E. Forney, superintendent Of
the Baptist Sunday school, spoke on
what the County Convention Can
Bring to U.s. Following this, Rev.
p. r. Brent, sent to Argyle from New
York to engage In social center work,
gave an interesting explanation of the
working out If this new plan of en-
deavor in country communities.
ne STAKE WORK..
Addresses were also given by w.
D. Stem, state Sunday, school secre.
tary Of Iowa. and by the chairman OF
the evening. Rev. Bsechsfn. Mr.. Stem
spoke on what the Sunday schools in
the state are'.65ing and what should
constitute the standards Of efficiency.
The following two committees pre-
pared and served the banquet:
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berger, Mrs. Dooley, Mrs. Z. l.. Al
drich, Mrs. L. D. Davidson, MRS. r.
Woolley, Mrs. E. Buck. Mrs. Frank
Bulman, Miss Fannie Rutledge, Mrs.
John McCleary, Mrs. c. w. Station.
Dining room committee: Mrs. Wal
lace r. Bacon, Mrs. Lawrence Bane.
Mrs. Clark, Mrs. C. F. Skiryin, Mrs.
Walter Hennings. Mrs. A. Woolley,
Mrs. C. M. Owens, Mrs. Brumbach,
Mrs. Danford, Mrs. Ed Plug, Mrs.
l. e. Shore.
Committees Named.
Following are the committees
banned to arrange for the county con-
rention here the last of the month:
General chairman, Rev. e. J.. Stef-
ley: secretary, Miss Ethel Osborne.
Reception committee: Mrs. Mer-
Ram. Jas. M. Fulton, Mrs. Durret.
Music committees: (VocaD Ed
Laubershimer, Mrs. r. L. Reid, MIS-.
9. c. Williams; dnstrumental) MT.
Verling vanAusdal; Mrs. q. l.. Al
dridge.
Decorating committee: Mrs. !. Z.
aornish, Mrs. Claude Owens. II. L.
Osborn.
Publicity-C. F. Skirvin, Miss Mat
lie Busch Paul Newell.
Exhibits: Mrs. Ernest Best, Miss
Esther Weyer. Mrs. VIM. Aldrich.
Dem onstration and parade: Geo.
Angel. J. c. Hedrick, Emory Hughes.
Entertainment: Miss Belle Herbert,
Mrs c. M. Teeters, Mrs. J. P. Peter
son. Mrs. Henry Huiskamp, Mrs.
: Harvey Beach. Mrs. A. B. Grout. Mrs.
II. c. Brown, Miss leila Harrison.