Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-29
FIRST ANNUAL BANQUET PROVES
SUCCESS OF PAST YEARS
EFFORTS.
NEW YCRk NAN NAMED AS
SUCCESSOR TO A. f. slE3ENs
Vhroc County Committeeman Reelected
and Three New Ones Named-Groups
Are All Represented and Tell Of Work
Conc-stste Officers Speak-Siebens
Given Gift.

Announcement of new secretary foi
Marshall county Y. Nj. c. 4. work eiec-
| ton of new members for the county
committee. and the unqualified success
of the work in the county during the
first year OF its existence. wer> all
| brought out at the first annual ban
! quot of the county workers. held at the
Y. NJ. c. A. building Thursday eve
ming. About fifty of the county lead =
ers. representatives from each group.
and older men from towns in the
| county. were present. Supper was
served by the Ladies' Auxiliary
Talks by c. H. Piper. state county
work secretary. and w NJ. Parsons,
state secretary. and the general review
OF the years work constituted the most
important events of the evening
York State Man Coming.
The new county work secretary. as
announced by Mr. Piper. will be Fra nk
T. Harris of Watertown, y. j.. who will
take up the work at once. Mr.. Rar-
rs has had fifteen years of experience
in religious work. and is said to be
well qualified to take up the task OF
keeping the county organizations to-
gether.
Robert Harper of Marietta. chair
man of the county committee. acted as
POSTMASTER. The treasurer's reDor'
read by John Witzigsman. OF Conrad
showed that the financial end of the
work had not suffered during tic year
Talks were given then by Messr3. Par
p;,,hc n
county work meant. and how to get
the most out of it. Other speakers
were Dr.. G.. VI. Johnson. president OF
the city association board of directors.
and Secretary John 3. Nortrco:t So
eral Of the boys spoke also, relating
their experiences in the different
groups. and showing how each had
grown from few boys. unorganized.
TO a we'll formed group. accomplishing
much.
Election Of Committeemen.
c. f, Arney, J. Q. Bissett and \. Fl.
Rice were reelected TO succeed them
selves on the county committee. 4. K.
Lister of Liscomb. and Harry Monin
ger. of Hartland. were chosen as new
members, and John Morrison, OF Green
Mountain. was elected to succeed Roy
| Grimes. resigned. A vote of thanks
was also extended to the city asso-
citation for the use of the building. and
| to the ladies who served the meal.
Present Siebens With Gift.
At the close OF the program. the
POSTMASTER presented Mr.. Siebens,
county secretary. with travelling bag,
gift from members of all the county
groups. Mr.. Siebens leaves Sunday for
rs home at Minonk, H.. and will go
from there TO New York City, where he
sails on Oct. : for Bremen. Siebens
will take up Y. VI. c. A. relief work in
the war zone.
Mr. Harris comes here from s'evera
years experience as organizer in ar
insurance company. and has had great
success in getting men and young men
together into groups for organization
purposes. He has also been ordaine' I!
a" a minister in the Methodist church.
bnt has not been active in this work
for some years. He is a graduate q.
Wesleyan University. al Middle;nWn.
Conn. and has taught public speak
irg in several schools in the east. Nj !.
Harris will arrive about Oct. 10.