The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02
THIS A BUSY DAY
FOR The SUNDAY
SCHOOL VISITORS
Delegates Hear Financial Re-
ports of the Officers.
Big Things Planned in Work
Turnout the State.
SPECIAL CONCERT TONIGHT
Outline of Co. Organization
Changes Agreed Upon.
Committees Named During the
Morning Session.
Big Things Planned in Work
Turnout the State.
SPECIAL CONCERT TONIGHT
Outline of Co. Organization
Changes Agreed Upon.


The county organization of the Kan
sas Sunday school association will I'M
dergo a complete change. This was
asserted this morning by T. J. Engle,
secretary of the state organization.
The new plan was suggested by the
National International association in
the interest of economy and efficiency.
in addition to the executive officers of
the local or state branch five bureaus
will be esta blished. elementary, sec
ondary, adult, educational and admin
istrative This plan has been tried out
in twenty-four counties already and
it has proved more than successful.
Another change in the organization
of the association is that in the district
township. Two and three townships
are now to be included in a single dis
trict The automobile was given
as the cause of the change
Committees of the convention were
also named at the business session of
the delegates this morning. Follow
ing are the committees which were to
report this afternoon at the general
meeting.
Auditing Committee.
F. H. Curran, of Pratt, chairman.
&. &. Andrews. of Decatur.
J. II. Armstrong, of Atchison-
Miss Halle Millar, of Anderson.
H. W. Wilcox, of Russell
W. A. Forbes, of Shawnee
Robert Cram. of Cheyenne.
7. w. Coo. of Elk.
j. II. Light of Seward.
II. l. Wells, of Miami.
W. c. Allen. of Leavenworth-
Floyd n. Anderson, of Sumner.
Frank Dill, of Wabaunsee.
A. NJ. Spears. of Franklin, and
c. \. Stafford, of Wilson.
Nominating Committee.
l.. W Gill of Sedgwick, chairman.
Mrs. j. H. Cavanaugh, of Lane
Jones, of Brown.
4. J. Bradshaw, of Cherokee
L. A. Bruner, of Cloud.
Rev. ]. Ii. Heicke, of Wyandotte.
w NJ. Ireland, of Bourbon.
Mrs +. Il. Lee, of Ellis.
Mrs. G. @. Henderson, of Ford.
Ivan w. Herriott, of Finney.
Geo. f Vogt, of Doniphan.
]. NJ. Dever. of Clay.
Mis- Miss GhysJenss tr SfG of ff segKcR
c. +. johnson. of Riley.
Henry C. Ernest. of Rice.
Dr. Eta Muudell, of Reno.
Mrs. A w. Kelley, of Rawlins:
W H soupene, Of Pottawatomie.
Claude Reynolds. of Jewell.
II. \. DeWeese. of Kingman.
w II. Anderson, of Lincoln.
Harry Evans, of Linn
r. S. Winslow. of Logan.
Mrs NJ L. Workman, Of Cowley.
Mrs. & J. Shimeal. of Sherman.
II. F Lauber. Of WoodSon
r. T. Mather, of Nemaha.
Rev. Chas. f. Brown. of Gray. and
Bert L Slower. of Norton
Resolutions Committee.
Rev W. f. Harding of Harper. chair
pr Prof. H. X. Ebright, of Douglas.
Mrs W. o. Sands, of Edwards.
Rev T.. W. Freeman. of Butler.
Mrs +. W. Barker, of Coffey.
Mrs. Scott berkshire of Chase.
Rev. w r Mcconnell. of Harvey.
Mrs Mrs Guy woodhouse of Wallace.
J. w. CASTOR. of Pawnee.
Miss Elizabeth Gentry, of Ottawa.
S. w. Squer. of Montgomery.
Rev Attree Smith, of Mitchell.
Rev J. s Pollock, of Lyon.
Mrs. 7. J. Charles Of Republic.
Rev. F. L. Madden. of Rocks.
\. n. Cowan, of Smith.
]. w. Nusbaum. of Marion.
Ada T.. Lfvers. of Marshall.
J. c. Forney. of Mcpherson.
l.. s. Harris. of Morris.
w. II. Briggs. of Stafford.
Geo NJ. Knight, Of Saline.
Miss Margaret Cellars. of Labette
W. II. Russell of Rush.
Mrs. Edith F. MOntieth. of sheridan.
Il. II. SchultZe. of Usage.
IL. \. Windhorst. of Washington.
Finances Favorable.
Finances of the association were
reported this morning as being in
very favorable condition. Only one
county of the organization has report
ed belated finances and has been I'M
able to pay at least part OF the
county dues Ninety counties have
paid in full their assessments and
fourteen have made part payments
If payments come in before the con-
vention disbands no offering will have
to be asked to lift the deficit.
The afternoon divisional schools
progressed with unusual ease. In the
TlaI nv a nd no PIampnfaTV 0i-
vision a complete elementary school
was outlined. Singing, stories. les
sons and outside work were all at
tackled. Speakers were Mrs. S. A
Chappel. Mrs. e. G.. Hamilton, Miss
Catherine Strouse, of the State nor
win, Miss Johnnie May Graves, of the
State Normal. and others.
In the secondary school section, a
complete program of the agencies
operating in the interest of the young
people was given. The colleges. high
school, Y w c. A. and Y. NJ. c. A.
Boy Scouts, Anti-saloon League and
Camp Fire girls We're the main agen-
cies, according to the reports. Prof.
H. I. Woods. of Washburn and Prof.
S. G.. Heflebower, of Washburn. and
w. ]. Herwig, OF the Anti-saloon
league We're the main speakers.
In the adult sectional school, Will
liam A. Brown of Chicago gave
his plan for "Christianizingy the Com
munity Life" To be religious and
worshipful and at the same time in
teresting was his plea. Miss Margaret
Slattery, who spoke Tuesday to the
secondary school delegates. spoke this
afternoon to the adult teachers. She
showed The Adults Relation to
the Adolescent." There should be no
keen line of distinction between the
two classes, she stated, but each is a
part of the other. Prof. Homer r.