The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-05-18
LUTHER LEAGUE
CONVENTION
State Convention Was Well Attend.
ed Here Last Week.

ZION Oh lllc loOutIl iJdhUtd LuCllcI
League, the event for which our
people have so patiently been
waiting and carefully planned,
came to close Saturday evenin.
Ideal weather prevailed thruout
the convention and there certain
iy was an ideal delegation to APP
preciate it. Wednesday even
lng's train brought Harry Hodges
General Secy. of the Luther
League of America, from Phila-
delphia, Prof. G. H. Gerberd-
ing. d. d., haywood, iii. Misses.
Johanna Olson and Alma johnson
who came to invite the Conven-
tion for 1918 to come to Brook
lng's were also early arrivals.
Thursday forenoon was spent i'm
preparations. Thursday after
noon. Harry Hodges assisted by
Laura Stavig, Beulah Wilson, Ag
aes Sateren, Maurice Swanberg,
Ralph Thurston, and Martin Sat
eren of the local League conduc
ted a Lut her League Institute.
They presented a model Luther
League meeting Having for
topic. Luther at Wartburg.
Several outside the class took
part and this new feature of the
convention proved to be an inter
sAsting and instructive addition to
the regular program.
Thursday evening brought
Lewis Larson the State president
from Sioux Falls, Luther M.
kuhns. Omaha, Neb., Secy. Lu-
Their League Review, and several
more delegates came on the same
train and still more by autos.
Both trains ON Thursday were
met by the local Luther League
Band.
The convention was called to
order ON Friday morning by our
local president Maurice Swan
berg. this was also a new feature
introduced by our local people.
Prof. Glasoe, Pres. of Augustana
College Canton. led in devotion
Rev. X. N. Rudie then gave a
mastery address of welcome in
behalf of the congregation.
Maurice Swanberg, Pres. of the
Sisseton L. L. bid the visitors
welcome in the following words:
Fellow Luther l4eaguers, Chris
tian Friends and Co workers of
the Leagues of South Dakota:
The SissetOn Luther League
says you are indeed welcome to
our midst. In those words may
be summed up the gristof what
little have to say to you this
forenoon. Thru twenty state
conventions the address of well
come on behalf of the en.ertain-
ing League has been ON the pro-
GIdIIl ANU w SOlllS vi ,yOu ~ iio ,
no doubt become matter of
course. Grant that it is ON the
program at least. Yet, we do
not want YOU to measure your
welcome to our town, our homes
and our League by anything we
might say to you in an address
of welcome of any kind. First
because we feel that you are in
deed more welcome than we
could make you understand by
telling you so, and then there is
a side to our welcome that is far
deeper than we can express.
Would we have asked for the
state convention for the past
few years il we didnct feel that
YOU would be welcome when you
came: Indeed no. Your wei
come we would have you know is
one we want YOU to feel a.ld en-
JOY. AS Luther Leaguers oul
homes are always open to YOU tt
come and go as brothers an5
sisters of that great family o
which we are part.
We shall entertain YOU will
the means we have at hand ane
tho you may miss some of youl
accustomed conveniences, w
trust the benefits of the conven
tion will overshadow any lacl
and that you will be repaid
thousand fold for your attendance