Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-13
Livewire c. E. Workers

The Rev. George Edward Hawes
Joined church at Fair haven, Ohio,
uniting with the Presbyterian Church
of that place. He was ordained as a
minister of the United Presbyterian
Church. His first active work in
young peoples work was when he was
in college at Washington where he
Joined a young mems prayer meeting
before Christian Endeavor had taken
much hold on the church at large.
This meeting later became the c. E.
Society of the congregation. In Port
land, Oregon, where he lived Tor sew
eral years he was president of the
City Union of Portland, and for one
year was president of the state c. E.
He was holding that position when
he left the State in 1898. After COM
inG to Pennsylvania he was made the
general secretary of the United Presby-
terian Christian Union, which posi-
ton he filed for three years, 1903
1906, in which capacity he helped in
the two denominational conventions
one at ST. Joseph, Mo-, and the other
at Dayton, Ohio. Since then he has
not held any official relationship to
any young peoples organizations.
Printing, ]. NJ. Williams-He is on the
job from start to finsh and goes like
the wind all tn way.
President City c. E. Union, A. c. Dean
"a livewire. He is always ready to do
the things that will advance the cause
of Christian Endeavor We couldn't
get along without Dean.
President Dauphn County c. E.
Union, John z. Mccullough - Another
president full Of Christian Endeavor
enthusiasm. A real product of Chris
tian Endeavor.
j. Andrew Boyd is a resident of
Ashley, Pa, and is managing editor
of the Wilkes-Barre Record. He was
treasurer of the Luzerne county c. E.
Union for many years and president of
the Luzerne County Sunday School
Association for eleven years. Mr..
Presbyterian Sunday School for
twenty-six years and is teacher of the
Mems Bible Class, also elder in Ashley
Presbyterian Church. Mr.. Boyd holds
the following Offices: Member of
Moderators Council of Lackawanna; I;
executive committee on Home Mis-
sions to People of Foreign Speech
member of mems work committee
Mildred j. Haggard-Miss Haggard,
the recently appointed National Junior
superintendent for the United Society
Of Christian Endeavor has a brilliant
record as a c. E. worker. For over
six years she has used practically all
OF he- spare time in travelling and
speaking for the young people. She
seEce from her work as an analytical
chemist in the University of Minnesota
and has gone to other States for the
purpose of attending conventions and
conferences. Walter D. Howell,
formerly field secretary of the Mime
sofa union said of her: She has been
the genius of Christian Endeavor in
Minnesota for half a dozen years, the
indispensable one" Miss Haggard is
a graduate of the University of Mime
scta with both academic and scientific
degrees. Her popularity as a confer
ence leader has steadily grown and
she is prominent figure in many
State gatherings. At the present time
she is conducting her work mainly by
correspondence but the q. S. c. E.
hopes to be able to place her in the
| field for undivided service by January,
1917. Miss Haggard is one of the lead
ers in the work of the Junior Conven-
ton of Pennsylvania and also appears
on the program of the big convention.
DR.. William Shaw: Dr. Shaw, gen.
eral secretary of the United Society OF
Christian Endeavor, who is one of the
speakers at conference leaders in the
great Christian Endeavor convention
| is, next to DR.. Francis E. Clark, the
founder of the organization, the best
beloved and the best known of all the
millions of Endeavorers of the world
/ Way back in the first years of the
movement DIR. Clark recognized the
ability of DIR. Shaw. who was at that
time a member Of DIR. Clark's church
| in South Boston. In 1886 Dr. Shaw
was selected for the position of treas
urer of the u. S. c. E. Later he be-
came advertising manager OF the
Golden Rule, the first Christian Endea-
vor paper. In 1889 he became publ
cation manager of the u. S. c. E., oc-
cuping this position for nine years
After a term as the business manager
of the Christian Endeavor World he
was chosen, in 1906, as the fifth gener-
| al secretary of the United
Society. DIR. Shaw has written
many Christian Endeavor books and
helps, and has travelled extensively
both in this country and abroad in the
interests of the work. AS writer he
| is pointed, forcible and extremely sug-
gestive. His ever ready wit, his genial
personality. his fund of information
always at hand, and the deep; abiding
conservation of the man render him
powerful force among the young
people.
This convention can hardly be lin
| tied by calling it a Pennsylvania State
convention for delegates have been
registered from six other States. Ohio
leads with four, then comes New Jer-
sey with three, and Illinois, Maryland,
Massachusetts, and New York each
have one delegate registered. Yer
mont and Florida are also represented.
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