Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-02
PASS RESOLUTION OF
THANKS TO PEOPLE
OF OTTAWA \
ELECT LOCAL LADY
MISS lURA BACH NAMED VICE
PRESIDENT AT CONVENTION
TODAY-MRS. MCCULLOUGH is
ELECTED DEPARTMENT HEAD.

More delegates are attending the
annual La Sale county convention
this year than for many years pre-
,ious 10 this time. Delegates have
been arriving in Ottawa during thc
past two days making The registration
larger this year than Tor several
years. The annual business meeting
and election of officers was held this
morning at which time the following
were elected:
County President c. $ Robinson,
Ia Sale.
Vice-prcsident Miss Lura Bach.
Ottawa.
Secretary and Treasurer Miss
Nellie Churchill, Peru
Department Heads Elementary,
Mrs. Hugh Mccullough, ,OttaNa; sec
ondary. Miss Emma Elliott Orlcsby;
adult. Rev. G. a. Wait. Mendoza;
home aud visitation. Miss Nellie Hard
ing. Strcator; teachers training. Mrs
A. t. Rawson. losant; temperance
J. &. Snyder. OTTAWA
Executive Committee Mrs Margar-
ct l.indcmann, Ottawa; Rey J, Il,
vonckx, OttaWp; Rev & T. Cooplidel,
Mendoza.
Following the election or officers
Mrs. Hugh Mccullough made very
excellent talk on The elementary
trainine. Of children in Sunday schools,
she spoke'ot The beginning ana work
or The cradle roll. the primary and the
elementary departments pi the sun
day schools and laid great stress on
the psychological advantage of the
early biblical training OF Il child.
showing It's advantages in later years,
Following Mrs Mccullough Mr..
Schcnck gave talk giving The best
methods Of organizing 4 Sunday
school 10 give lho largest results ton
service. Rev lssac Diyau followed
with very impressive bible talks.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon program opened at
40 with song service and prayer
conducted by Rev G. A, Briggs, Jr
Miss Ora Irwin, of Utica, sang a solo
and talks were made by Rev George
CooprdcI, Of MENDOZA. and Row Wal
ter Spence. Of Peru, who both spoke
along the line Of Sunday school or
Eannaiion and specialized WORKERS n
The Sunday school world.
j. g. Snyder, member of the tac
MY of the Ottawa high school, gave
u very intereting temperance talk
and rotlnd-tablc conference was con
Quoted by the delegates.
G. H. Schenck spoke few closlns
words TO the delegates and the con
ycntlon closed with song service.
Pageant Peaseo.
The clildrcns pageant last nigh
was one of the best things ever pu
on by .hc children Of Ottawa. l
was one of the prettiest sights eve
Witnessed 10 see the large number o
little children IN their gay-colorcd cos
tunes marc hing and drilling and Il
hear tiosc representing the larger ma
tions giving their rcciialions Onl,
ten oui of the lortytwo nations rol
resented had speaking parts. The 9th
or nations were represented in pan
trmilne.
The children that attracted the mos
attention of all the hundred childfc
taking part were the five smalles
ones in the pageant Three iour-yeal
old girls, Dorothy DeLapp, lucil
Stewart and airline Zimmerman, wcr
dressed to represent japan, aud tw
little boys, George Zimmerman IN
Howard Roberts, were dressed as 80
Scouts and II would be hard matt,
10 say which group attracted the mos
attention
II was stated last night by Il ma
that has attended every state Sunde
school convention and mnsl OF the n
'icnal ones for many years, that II
Ottawa children in their last night
entertainment surpassed anything
tne KIND ever put on at Sundi
school convention since he had be,
attending them. This speaks we'll f
The talent oil the Ottawa children.
well as for rhe executive ability Of Il
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