Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27
NINETEENTH ANNUAL cONVENr
TIoN OF UNITED EvANGELI.
CAL SOCIETY.
SESSIONS TO CONTINUE
THURSDAY TILL SUNDAY
Women Of Des Moines Conference to
Gather Here For Meetings at First
Church-Forty Delegates Arc ex'
pectsd to Be In Attendanee-The
Program.

About forty delegates from cities
and towns in the Des MONIES confer
ence of the United Evangelical church
will gather in this city beginning
Thursday for the nineteenth annual
convention Of the conference branch
of the Womans Home and Foreign
Missionary Society. The convention
will be held at the First church.
The opening session, Thursday eve
ming will begin at 1880 with song
|service, followed by devotional eNer-
cises in charge of Mrs. Rose staui-
acher of Cedar Rapids. Rev. [. E'
Zeigler. pastor of the church, Will eN-
tend the greeting and Mrs. ben FOR
Trey, Of the local society. Will give the
address of welcome. Mrs. Z. K. NC
CleIland, of Gearing, will respond. Mrs
Sarah Ernest Snyder, Of Pennsylvania
a national worker in the denomlna
TONS mission field will give the al
dress of the evening, which VIII close
with social hour.
Fridays Sessions.
Devotional exercises in charge OF
Mrs. J. Aurac her, of Dos Moinzs, Will
open the Friday morning session al
$50. Business matters. announcement
OF committees. and reports OF eNecu"
tive committee officers and supsr'h-
tendents will take up the forenoon.
In the afternoon, beginning at
o'clock. rcports Of district org tniZerS
Of Mrs. ]. 6. WalZ, Cedar Raple's
branca librarian, and Mis- ida
Schwanz. of Alton, branch historian
will be given.
In the evening Mrs. Walz viii lead
the devotions and Mrs. Snyder VIII give
another address. a dialog, Miss Lee
tvs Views" will be given by Mar
cueritc Williams. Louise C.emeT's'
Viola Smith. and Gladys Somefs' o.
the State street church.
Saturdays Program.
Mrs. Carrie Pier. Of Nevada, "l'4
omen the sessions Of Saturday WITH
prayer and praise service. Commit
tee reports, business, and election OF
Officers will occupy the forenoon.
The afternoon program vii! include
q .rin nv Paul. Hazel and Elva Zeig-
Ter. a workers conference, an efficiency
report by Mrs. Pizer, and the preSehta-
ton of banners by different superin-
tendents. -,
In the evening Esther Thornwall will
give an address. THE Uninteresteo'
Let Us Win Them; ladies' quarter
will sing, and Margaret Cu!bei son VIII
give a reading. "A Single Soul.
Program Of Closing Day.
SUNDAY school will be attended pS
the delegates at 10 O'Clock in beginning
the services of Sunday. the closing DAY
Mrs SNYDER will speak at II O'Clock,
and the annual missionary offering Will
be taken. -,
In the afternoon. at ,, workers VIII
conduct a children's hour. In the eve
nins, beginning al :, there viii be
song service. followed by X. l.. u
E. meeting. led by the local society
and an address by Mrs. Snyder.
The Officers.
Mrs. Charles Pickford,s of Belle Plalne
+. president of the conference branch
organization; Mrs. O Q. Mullen, OF
Fearing, vice president: Mrs. a. A.
Couser Of Des Moines, recording sec
retary; Mrs. S. y. Ramige, Marshall
town. treasurer: and Mrs. Carrie Pier
Nevada. corresponding secretary. The
superintendents are Mrs. E. K. NC
Clelland. Gearing, Young Peoples MIS-
~ionary Society: Mrs. A. l.. Jones, Co
dar RAPIDS. mission band; Mrs. Aida
wykle. Hubbard cradle roll and nome
department.