Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-17
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR C. E. MEET
.2,5OO Societies Will Be Repre-
sented in Great State
Convention

At the State Christian EndeavoI
Executive Committee meeting held in
Philadelphia to-day, final arrange.
ments were made for the coming State
c. e. convention to be held in this
city in July.
The Rev. r. r. Curtis, chairman OF
the general convention committee, and
several other representatives from this
city, Dauphin, Lebanon and Cumber-
land counties were in attendance.
Ten thousand C. e. convention
stickers, bearing a Keystone, the Cap
itol building, C. e. monogram and the
date, Harrisburg, July lila, and
many copies of the convention booster
song, entitled Harrisburg, 1916"
have been distributed among the g.
500 societies of the State, and the
big convention.
Arrangements will soon be COM
pleted by the vice-president, several
committeeman and the president of
the Harrisburg Christian Endeavor
Union to send out flying boosters to
the various societies of this city,
Steelton, West Shore, and other points
in Dauphin county in the interest of
the big State Christian Endeavor con-
vention to be held in this city in July.
Valuable information and plans will
be suggested to the various commit
tees that are already working in the
societies in the interest and success
of the convention. The Entertain
ment Committee of which Prof. John
+. Kob is the chairman, distributed
several thousands of cards yesterday
among the various societies in an ef-
fort to learn who will open their
homes to entertain the hundreds of
delegates who will come to this city
during the convention week.
Many societies outside of the city
are supporting the convention in
various ways. Among them are the
following Steelton societies under the
direction of the vice president, E. w.
Stout: Church of God, Main Street,
Church of God, Steelton, Reformed,
United Brethren, Presbyterian, Grace
United Evangelical st. Johns Luth-
eran. The West Shore, Penbrook, En-
haut, Oberlin and many other societies
are doing their part in making the
convention a great success.
The following societies nave made
a financial report to Chalmer c. Croft,
treasurer of the general convention
committee: st. Johns Reformed, Mes
siah Lutheran, Augsburg, Christ,
Bethlehem, Redeemer Lutheran, city;
st. Johns. Steelton, Paxton Presby-
terian, Emmanuel, Presbyterian, city,
Fourth Street Church of God, city;
Second Reformed, city; United
Evangelical. Steelton; Wesley A. NJ. f.
Zion. city: Lutheran, Ober1in Park
Street United Brethren, city.
Convention Committees Announced
The following societies have an
nounced their convention committees:
CHURCH OF GOD
ATi11fnN-p. To
Stouffer, Jacob Stouffer, c. Dittlow, w.
l.. Cooper, president.
Main Street, Steelton: Chas. II.
Rider Miss Margaret Beshore, Miss
Ruth McNaughton, Elmer Klein, presi-
dent, Miss Bessie Fowler.
New Cumberland: John S. Leaf, T.
3. Bair, NJ. A. Hoff, Edward Fleisher,
H. w. kilmore, John D. Sipe, presi-
dent.
Pembroke: Chas. Houston. chair
man, b. r. Pannabaker, Mrs. II. c.
Bobb, William Etnoyer, Mrs. Annon
Hamer, Miss Sylvia Pipes, c. G. Miller.
F. e. Elser, Mrs. o. f. Houston, ].
Cooper, S. r. Grubb, president
Pleasant View: The Rev. j. w.
Miller, Mrs. Joseph Dare, Mrs. Ella
Mrs. Samuel Gerhart, Mrs.
Daniel Fackler, Robert Miller, presi-
dent.
Nagle Street: Mrs. Clara Shuster.
Mrs. Cylde Neiss. Miss Florence Pease,
William Maxwell, Robert Cooper. Will
liam Bumbaugh. Mrs. Anna Cooper,
Miss Anna Dickey, president.
Green Street: d. S. Lowe, chairman:
Miss f. Gertrude Stouffer. Mrs. Leroy
Schreiner, Paul Stouffer Leroy
Schrener, president, Lymuel Stouffer,
bessie Mazingo.
Fourth Street: Henry Pressler, J. G.
Mcdonald Miss Mae Hoover, Harry
Bruce, Miss Erma Sunday.