The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
THE CENTRAL N. E.S.S
New Officers Elected and Banquet
at Annual Meeting.

On Tuesday evening the board Of
Ulcers and teachers, with also the class
officers and others interested in Sun
day school work, all sat down to 9
fine basket supper in the social rooms
of Central NJ. E. Church. The event
was not only a climax to the visit oil
Miss Elizabeth Deane of Newton, to
lOskaloosa, but was also the annual
business meeting and election of of.
ficers for the year 1916. After doing
full pustice to the bountiful supper,
the business session was called to or
der by the singing of "Blest Be The
Tie That Binds"
DR.. w. H. Perdew acted most eff
| fectively as chairman and the even
ing's work was given prompt and iu-
dicious attention. Encouraging reports
were received from Prot. w. C. Den
mis- as superintendent which indicated
an average attendance during the
Iyear Of over 800 per Sunday, by Miss
Lillian kilburn as superintendent OF
the Cradle Roll and Beginners depart.
ment, by Mrs. S. p. Mcclure of the
Junior Department, by DeWayne
FRhlinger as Librarian and by Wal
ter w. White as Treasurer. DR.. |. O..
Kemble also reported for the Home
department, AMI in all, it was evident
that faithful and sonsistant work had
been done for the school.
Officers Elected.
After interesting statements from
the extension Secretaries, George Ca
pei and H. f. Kilmer, the report of
the Nomination Committee, compris-
ing DR.. |. O. Kemble, Mrs. Joseph
Reynolds and Mrs. DR.. NJ. Childress,
was received and the following Of
fcers were elected by reclamation.
superintendent, Prof. W. c. Dennis,
Assistant Superintendent, Walter
w. White.
Superintendent intermediate work,
W. J. Howell
Superintendent Junior Work, Mrs.
S P. Mcclure.
Superintendent of Primary Depart
ment. Mrs. ]. A Reynolds.
Assistant Superintendent Primary
Department, Mrs. F. A. Bell
Superintendent Beginners Depart
ment and Cradle Roll Miss Lillian
KiIburna.
Assistant, Miss Mae Pendray.
Secretaries, Chester Barnhart and
Oliver Anderson
Extension Secretaries, George Cap
ell and H. E. Wilmer.
Treasurer. L. .. Goselink.
Librarians, DeWayne Fehlinger !
and Wilfred Turner.
Chorister and Orchestra Leader,
DR.. J. |. Tony.
H.
BILE.
Missionary Work, Mrs. NJ. S. Chen.
ey.
Temperance Work, Mrs. c. E. Bar.
nard
Publicity work, A. w. Burdick.
Head Usher in charge of Depart. |
ment, Elmer Barnhart.
After the election and the dispatch !
Of various business matters having to |
do with the future work and develop
nent of the school, Miss Elizabeth I
Deane gave her last talk to the Sun
lay school workers. At the outset she
stated that all over the Oskaloosa
district, the work of the school in Os-
xaloosa was highly regarded and she
had been greatly pleased in visiting
he school and seeing 1t in its actual
working condition.
The various suggestions for inn
)rovements were readily complied
With and the Superintendent and the
Sunday school committee were Civ.
N large liberty in arranging plans
md interests for the future The !
Whole evening was decided success
md the officers and teachers were
lever more united in their work or {
Indicated greater zeal In their de. &
Tres to properly train the young in i
heir charge. a