Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-06-07
COUNTYS. S. CONVENTION.
MET At RU S H HILL.
Was Held May 20 and 80 and Was the
Most Successful That Has
Yet Been Held
AUDRAN STH IN EFFICIENCY.
The Standard for the Coming Year
Has Been Set-PrOmises to
Be Exceeded


The Fifth Annual Audrain County
Sunday School Convention was held
at Rush Hill May 20 and 80, and all Of
those present say that the convention
was the best and most satisfactory
of any yet held. The reports show
that the Sunday Schools of the county
are doing unusually good work and the
percentage of efficiency ranks high.
In efficiency, Audrain County ranks
eighth with the other counties of the
State.
The State experts, Miss Harriet
Beard and Mr.. Homer Bowman, were
present and made several very inter-
esting and instructive talks. During
the course of the convention, Miss
Beard spoke on Realizing the Aim"
showing how the child could be best
trained, and advised the best equip
ment to be used in the Sunday School
for this purpose. She also spoke on
the present work and the opportunities
for work in the Junior Department.
She explained this talk with some very
good examples. Miss Beard also
spoke on child physiology.
Mr.. Bowman spoke of the work that
is being done throughout the State
and of the work of the different de-
partments.
Local people who made very inter
esting talks were Mrs. Charles Rodg-
ers, Rev. L. A. Arvin, Miss Marjorie
Comstock, Mrs. Russell Emmons and
Miss Josephine Wallace.
There are SO Sunday Schools in the
county; the largest enrolment is
shown by the Mexico Christian Church
with 800 The standard for the
coming year as adopted is for IA
Cradle Roll in so Per Cent Of the
Schools, 40 Per Cent With Organized
Glasses and Home Departments, and
20 Per Cent with Teachers Training
Departments. At present So per
cent have a Cradle Roll, 81 per cent a
Home Department, So per cent have
organized classes, and 27 per cent
have teachers training classes.
Bethel Presbyterian Church was
chosen as the meeting place next year.
The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year:
President, C. M. Fox.
Vice-P President, Mitchell White.
Secretary, RuthCook.
Assistant Secretary, Pauline Flynt.
Treasurer, Frank Erisman.
Superintendent Elementary, jose
phine Wallace.
Secondary, Helen Carter.
Adult, E. F. Elliott.
Teacher-T Training, Mrs. w. w.
Bolts.
Management, VIII Daniels.
The ladies of Rush Hill served din
ner and supper at the church.
The following resolutions were
adopted
We desire to express our apprecia-
ton to the churches of Rush Hill for
use of buildings, to the people for
their hospitality, especially to the
women who served meals at he
church to the State and County Off
GERS and all local committees, and to
all of the speakers who have partici-
pated in the program.
Whereas, the conservation of grain
and all food products is of such great
Importance to te United States and
her Allies during the war, and,
Whereas, some of the warning ma
tions have proved that National pro-
hibition is National necessity in
time of war,
Be 1t Resolved, That the Audrain
County Sunday School Association
favors nationwide prohibition of the
liquor traffic.
That a copy of this resolution be
sent to President Wilson and our Rep
resentative in Congress,