The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-21

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Everything was In readiness to receive
the delegates on Friday evening. The
decorating committee had beautifully
decorated the Congregational church
with penants, banners, flowers, charts,
etc, in the red and white or G. E.
colors. The street was respondent
with the L. S. flags and penants. The
merchants, also, were loyal IN their
decorations.
Mr. Deidrich presented the Christian
Endeavor with beautiful bouquets of
red and white carnations and hundreds
of sweet peas, as gifts to each delegate.
The registering committee, reception
committee, Juniors and Intermediates
were onilhand to meet the Hastings
train Friday evening and the convent.
ion began. About fifty delegates came
by sunday.
Some of the people from a distance
taking part were: II c. Portwood, Of
Edgar. former Vice President Of the
ninth, district; Miss Grace Hooper
superintendent Of Junior department
work of the state and also Field Secy;
Mr.. Hamilton of Boston; Rev. Hamil.
ton of Superior; Miss McReynolds, Of
Fairfield, who is TO be missionary from
our district to Africa and Rev. Kpaur
of Hastings. These were all fine in
their lines OF work. The delegates
| were so enthusiastic and easily enter.
, tanned.
The display Of efficiency charts and
honor rolls was great. The Ong dele
cation of six small Juniors took back
the ''honor banner" with them, as
their standing showed they had truly
earned it for this year.
The ''get acquainted social of Fri
day evening was immensely enjoyed by
every one present.
The music by the choir and that Of
the Red Cloud male quartette, Messrs
Walker, Bush, Getting and Thomas,
helped out wonderfully in all pro.
grams, The solos of Theresa Reigle,
Charles Sherer and Katherine Thomas
were very appropriate and enjoyable.
Everyone that did any part expected
of them has the thanks of every Christ.
ian E~ndeavorer concerned.
II We could just store up all the
good things given it would be food fol
serious thought for sometime to come.
To hear hat Nebraska Christian En-.
deavor had reached all the goals meant
for her to reach, and far in excess
and to know that Christian Endeayol
work is greater in Nebraska this last
year than ever before, is a great de
light. To have a real, live missionary
go to Africa from our own district j:
showing the results of Christian En-
deavor work in our district. To notice
what big men and women, education
ally, are interested in Christian En-
deavor work and to have the privil
edge of hearing these experts is ne
little treat.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Boston, gave such
splendid address, Saturday evening, OF
1.-The Principals that Make the Z. E
Worth While" He mentioned fou,
de- finate essentisls-service, training
fellowship and loyalty to the loca
church. This did every G. E. presen'
SO much good and made them plan OIL
what they could do to make their c
f worth while.
Miss Grace Hooper is certainly a liv,
wire in any convention. AS she goe
from convention to convention sh'
gathers such a fund Of good thing
that 1t Is a pleasure to hear her unfol
, plans for C..E. betterment from A to 2
Rev. Hamilton, Of Superior, spok
> on Efficiency or Effective c. E." Thi
was the best address Of the convention
mp to this time. "More Efficient Ell
!, deavors" is the motto of C.. Z. societie.
!, as well as the slogan Of the twentiet
/. century.
Rev. Knaur, teacher of the Bible |
. Hastings college, showed his knowledg
of the Word-in his sermon on Sunda
evening. We hope to hear him agai
8 at state convention in Hastings ne'
fall.
II The convention songs that prove
y the most popular and appropriate wei
= Onward Christian Soldier a n
"Brighten the Corner Where You Are
=. II we will take to ourselves the spir
d of these songs we will he ready to {
our C. Il. work better than ever befor
aud enthusiastic enough TO be a del
. gate to every big convention, like tn
~ has been declared. =