The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-21

INSTRUCTIONS ARE SENT

1 AT the FIRST meeting OF the devo-
tonal committee of the Scoville cam.
paign, the district superintendents.
Messrs. VanAusdall, Crown, Inman
and Newell. with Rev. F. B. McAIlis-
ter ~ their chairman, nominated
christian women OF the city to be the
sectional cha1rmen for the prayer &C
tivities of the coming campaign AL
though more chatrmen viii nave to be
appointed for additional sections the
committee will decide upon these
within the next few days.
To each OF the sectional chatrmen
a copy of ScoviIle's Instructions to
the devotional committee is being
sent. as well, instructions as to their
individual tasks. The city has been
divided into four great sections and
over each one of these is district
superintendent Then, in turn. each
one Of these districts is divided into
sections two blocks each way. Thur
the city is divided into about a hun
dred small sections in which there
are to be two prayer services a week
at the homes Of the people Of those
sections. Inc work of these sectional
charm en- will largely be to have their
assistants find homes in their section
| where prayer meetings may be held.
Beginning with the first evening OF
February, Tuesday night, meetings
will be held every Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings until the campaign be-
gins. After the meetings start, the
prayer services viii be held In the
morning from 10 to 1890. The sec
ttonal chairmen may have leaders for
these cottage services. though it is
not necessary. The time is largely
to be spent In prayer. singing and
testimonials. Cards are being printed
which will be hung in the windows
of the homes where me meetings are
to be held, and if this work is at
all like other cities where Scoyille has
been. great sectional enthusiasm is
shown. and in these meetings some
conventions have been known.
The chairman should lave two as
sistants to canvass their section i'm
mediately to ascertain the homes
where meetings may be held, in some
homes meetings may be held several
times, then when the opening meet
ing begins everything will be under
way. It will be also the work OF the
sectional leader to advertise in what
ever way she can the meetings of the
neiShborhood and to arouse the local
spirit.
0GV. SCOVDlc COulcuUS lQ<1t t1lS
work proceeding the meetings is ex-
ceedingly important. The following
have been nominated by the devotion
al committee to be chairmen of the
local work:
Mrs J. N Dumenil, Mrs. J. P. Hor-
nish, Miss Martha Baldwin, Mrs. VIM.
Sinton, Mrs W. O. Phillips, Mrs. Els
Their Whaley, Mrs. Nellie Smith, Miss
Justine Verberg, Mrs. Earl Wills,
Mrs. j. V. D. Mas. Miss Nancy
Gabriel, Mrs. A. c. Anderson, Mrs.
Walter Hull, Mrs. Frank Nelson, Mrs.
]. r. Aud, Mrs. J. L. Cole, Ms. Jno.
Elgin, Miss Jessie Jacobs, Miss Clara
Wright, Mrs Lydia Englehart, Mrs.
Riley Osborn, Mrs. Cora GILES, Mrs.
w. c. Rotn, Misses Margaret and Re-
becca Wilson, Mrs. c. s. Cooley, Mrs.
Walter Bla1sdell, Miss Gertrude Els
worth, Mrs. H. e. Schmidt, Mrs. Della
Hopkins, Miss Freda korschgen, Mrs.
]. S. Walker, Mrs. G.. ].
Carlson, Mrs. J. A. Malone, Miss
Lucretia Huiskamp Mrs. H. R. Coli
son, Miss Alice E Taggert, Miss Sally
Anderson, Mrs. T. r. Board, Mrs. N.
M. Kinnamon, Mrs. H. J. Bonham,
Mrs. J. H. DeJong. Mrs. C. e. Alling,
Mrs. c. A. Kinnaman, Mrs. j. F. Lutz,
Mrs. c. z, Durgee, Mrs. r. NJ. Laps
ley, Mrs w. G. Blood, Mrs Mary
Riley. Mrs. o. e. King, Mrs. o. NJ.
milestone, Mrs. Catherine Goodwin,
Mrs. Anna King, Mrs. Lydia Guiss,
Mrs. G. 8. Merriam.