Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-01
.2,5OO SOCIETIES
NPENNSYLVANIA
Nearly All Denominations
Represented in Christian
Endeavor

Pennsylvania has more than $500
Christian Endeavor societies scatter
ed throughout every county with a
representation of nearly all denomi-
nations. Among the most interest
ing societies is that of the Masonic
Homes at Elizabethtown. The men,
bership totals eighty with an average
ings are held at the Homes when the
The hustling president, Dallas M.
DeHuse, has reached his seventy
second year. Occasionally gather
ings are held at the home when the
attendance reaches the 500 mark.
superintendent \. Franklin Heckler
is very much delighted with the
Christian Endeavor enthusiasm that
is manifested by the many guests
who reside at that place.
The Masonic Homes property is on
the main line of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, seventeen miles east from
this city, and consists of 991 acres,
which, together with the buildings
and other improvements, represent
an investment of $1,125,000. The
home has 2S5 guests, of whom thir-
ty-seven are children. Thirty mar
ried couples enjoy all the comforts
of home life.
Liyewire Workers
President G. p. f. Deepen, the en-
thusiastic leader of the Berks County
{. E. Union, is prominently identi-
fed with Christian work and has re-
sided in Reading during the past
seventeen years. He has been train
dispatcher in the Reading Railroad
Company service for twenty-siX
years. He is a member of st. Steph-
ems Reformed Church, and before
assuming the presidency of the union
acted as chairman of the Good Citi-
zenship Committee. Many meetings
are held during the year under the
auspices of this union at the Wild
ows Home, Berks County Prison,
Neversink Mountain Sanatorium and
other places.
Miss LaVene Grove is the hustling
president of the st. Matthew's Lu-
theran c. f. Society, this city. She
is well-qualified leader and knows
how to put pep" into the society.
She has two important committees
on the list that many other socities
do not have, namely, 1918 Conven-
ton" and, Expert Endeavor Commit
tees.
President Stevenson, head of the
Boston Christian Endeavor Union, is
now an officer in the navy. He is
a lawyer, and sacrificed a comfort
able income in order to do his Bit"
President Wilson sent the follow
ing letter to the Rev. Francis Z.
Clark, of Boston, recently: II am
glad to commend your efforts to in
crease the food production of the
nation. The Endeavorers can be of
much assistance not only in increas-
1.tk 1.~ sy. LIT,
the farmers during the harvest sea-
son to harvest the crops. 1 trust
that your call will meet with q lib
eral response. Might it not be we'll
for you to include a statement call
ing attention to the state agricul-
tural agents who are actively pro-
noting such efforts throughout the
country ? The names and addresses
of these persons may be learned
through the state agricultural COL
leges. They will be glad to give as
sistance in their respective districts"
Walter M. Reeves, president of
Schuylkill branch, Philadelphia c.
E. Union, and Clarence z. Williams.
vice-president, gave excellent talks
at the annual meeting held in the
Harper Memorial Presbyterian
Church recently. This branch had
one of the greatest years, which Is
just closed, ever known.
Ralph l.. Early, president of the
Otterbein United Brethren Society,
is a wideawake leader, and knows
how to interest Endeavorers in the
great work For Christ and the
Church" He has been an active
member of the society for seven
years. He was elected vice-presi-
dent in 1915 and succeeded Walter
Brownewell president. when he re-
signed. Mr.. Early was reelected
president in 1917. The interest of
the members of the society is the
cause of the sudden growth. The
C. f. choir is held in high esteem
by the officers and members, which
is a great help in drawing large
crowds to the services.