The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-12
TROTTER ELECTED
BY %ENDEAVORERS
To Enlist Students in Active
Church Work Is Program
for 1919.

l. Glenn Trotter, Of Memphis. was
elected president Of the Memphis dis
trtct Christian Endeavor union. sue
ceeding o. G LomaX, at the Friday eys-
min session Of the annual district con-
Nention being held AZ the Linden Ave
nue. Christian church. Mir. Trotter has
been actively engaged In tho local ac-
tivities Of the Christian Endeavor for a
number OF years, lie Is vice-president
OF the local Christian Endeavor union.
Following tho election Mr. Trotter
took the chair and will preside at the
Saturday sessions, which will close the
convention. other officers elected were
J. II. Wright, OF Memphis, first vice
president, S. NJ. McCalla, Of Rose
mark, second Independents. Miss Ma
RIG Craig, Of Memphis, secretary, and
Miss Carmen Smith, Of Atoka, treas
urer.
Tho E]ndeavorers will see the Victory
loan flying circus aerial battle Satur-
day afternoon, cutting short their lunch
hour in order that their program Sat
urday afternoon might he made to con-
form to the Victory loan program. But
the Endeavorers made an even greater
demonstration Of their interest in the
coming Victory loan campaign than
cutting short their lunch hour, a more
practical demonstration-they pledged
their societies in the Memphis district
TO but $3.50 worth Of the new bonds.
The societies Of the following churches
subscribed; Linden Avenue Christian,
$50; Central Cumberland Juniors, $50;
McLemore Avenue Christian, $50; Ev-
ergreeu Presbyterian, $50; Lamar
Heights Presbyterian, $50; Decatur
Street Christian, $50, and American Re
form Presbyterian, $50.
Ripley Wins Banner.
The banner awarded to the society
sending the largest delegation to the
convention in DrODOrtipD IN ito NOM
bership went to the Ripley Presbyterian
Christian EndeaYOr, McLemore Ave-
nue. Christian church won for the third
time the silver cup awarded to the
Memphis society. sending the largest
proportionate delegation, More than
200 delegates had registered Saturday
morning.
Ways and means Of Interesting the
young people Of the public schools and
high schools In the activities Of the
church was the principal subject Of dis
cusslon Saturday at the convention Of
the Memphis district Christian Endeav-
or union In session at the Linden Ave-
nue. Christian church, The fact was
brought out that rs per cent of the high
school students are doing no active
church work. Through the Junior, IN
teTmediate and senior departments OF
the Christian Endeavor, the society Is
organized to provide a suitable field
Of activity for reaching young people
Of al lagos In the schools, and one OF
the features Of the 1919 program of the
Endeavorers is to reach the schools.
Among the speakers who developed this
subject We're Miss Olive Matthews, Miss
Donna Smith and James Roulhac, OF
Memphis; II. G. Walton, Of Atwood. Il.
W. johnson. Of Bolivar, and Karl Leh-
mann, Of Chattanooga,
The Christian Endeavor in the mis-
sion field was the general theme of
the afternoon addresses, led by Bates
Brown, Herbert Ramsey, James w.
Sartain and Mr.. Lehman. In the home
and foreign field 5000 missiona-
ries are engaged who began their
church activities in Christian Endeavor
societies, The society Is contributing
81, $50, 900 per year to the mission work
Of the various denominations with which