Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-24
SEPWoRTH LEAGUERs IN ANNUAL
CONVENTION TODAY IN
GRUMPY CENTER.
TWENTY. SEVENTH ANNUAL
GATHERING OF WORKERS
Banquet Opens Sessions With Interest.
insSProsram Friday Evening Cedar
Rapids District Meeting to Continue
Till Sunday Evenins-Notable Array
u Of Addresses and Music.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Grundy Center June "a. With a
banquet last evening. the twenty sew
enth annual convention of the Cedar
Rapids district of the Epworth League
was inaugurated here. c. B. Jones, OF
Cedar Rapids, district president, was
POSTMASTER and this was the post
prandial program of the evening:
Welcome, L. B. Garfield, local presi-
dent.
Response, G. B. Jones. district presi-
dent.
Music, Iowa Falls chapter
...Epworth League as Vital Force
on the District" S. r. Beatty, district
superintendent.
Religious Enthusiasm" E. L. Bill
iings Marshalltown.
'Epworth League as Part OF MY
Life" Albion chapter.
Vocal solo, Miss Carrie Snyder, Trim
ity, Cedar Rapids.
MY Life as Part Of the Epworth
League" Mr.. Edgar, Eldora.
Religious Significance Of Eating To-
gether," Miss Estelle Goodyear. Ken
wood.
pep" Owaso chapter.
Vocal duet, Miss Cora Johnson and
Mr.. Conrad Larson, Norway.
Reading, Elberon chapter.
Address, Dreams and Visions" DR..
]. F. Cooke, state president, Burling-
ton.
Today's Program.
Today and tomorrow the convention
will be in session. Features of today's
program follow:
0-7:15-"Morning Watch" Homer
d. Critton, ST. Paul's, Cedar Rapids
s:30-S:4O-Song and praise service
Rev. A. E. Coe, Center Point.
Appointment of committees.
-9:30-Third department. social
service, Miss Vera Paul, Marshalltown.
ca "Deaconess Work" Miss A.
Maude King. Des Moines; Superinten-
dent Bidwell, Deaconess home
(b) Methodist Hospital" the Rev.
Thomas P. Potter, Mount Vernon.
9:30-s:4O-Duet. Misses Haines AMI
Lands, Marshalltown. Song.
s:40-1o.:o0 - Should Every Local
Church Have Lacquer" DR.. s. R.
Beatty.
10: 1O-10:4O-First department, spirit
ual work. (a) Bible study, Mrs. ]. W..
Reeves, Tama; CD Forward Move
ment, Miss Helen Sisam. Trinity Cedar
Rapids.
Mabel Reid. Traer.
Afternoon and Evening.
1901: 455-Song and praise, Rev. A.
E. Coe.
1:45-2:15-Second department, Mis-
sionary, Miss Lorena Ravline, Conrad.
(aD Christian Stewardship = Belle
PLANE chapter; CD Missions
2:15-2:45-Business meeting. Music.
Elberon chapter.
-3:O0-The Epworth League and
Good Business, Vinton chapter; piano
solo, Miss Pearl knauer st. James,
Cedar Rapids.
S:O0-3:4 5-Fourth department, Liter
airy and Culture, Cyrus Albertson, for
mer state fourth vice president.
4;00-Picnic supper.
7:30-Oratoria, Grundy Center chap
ter. Address, Gods Call to Service for
Our Young People"-Mrs Ida B. Wise
Smith. state president w. c. T. U.
Sundays Schedule.
7:oO-7:45 - Morning watch. Love
Feast, Roy Mccullough, Grundy Cen
ter. ~
10: SO-Church service. Address, DR..
Charles Flint, president Cornell Col
lege. IS.
11:30-Sunday school, all in classes.
3:00-Song service; special music;
address; installation of officers by dis
trict superintendent
6:30-7: 30-Model Epworth League.
Dillman Smith.
7:30-Evening service, newly elected
president in charge; song service; adj
dress, Rev. w. c. Keller, Mt. Vernon.
Reading of resolutions.
District officers for the year closing
are: President, Clifford b. Jones, Ce-
dar Rapids; first vice president, Mrs.
j. w. Reeves, Tama: second vice pres
ident, Miss Lorena Ravline, Conrad;
third vice president, Miss Vera Paul,
Marshalltown; fourth vice president,
Miss Ruth Brickman, Eldora; secre-
tary, Miss Blanche Yeager, Grundy
Centero treasurer, A. o. Bishop, Mar
shalltoWn; Junior league superinten-
dent, Miss Mabel Reid, Traer.
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