Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-06
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State Executive Committee Of
C.. +. Union Plan For
Coming Year

The executive committee of the
State Christian Endeavor Union is
meeting to-day in annual session in
the First Church of God. H. X. Brag-
don, of Pittsburgh, president, is pre-
siding at the sessions.
Delegates and prominent workers
from all sections of the state are in
attendance at to-day's event. Includ-
ed among the leaders are:
A. ]. Walter, Bucks county; Miss
Esta NJ Braw, Northumberland; A. H.
Brownell. Allegheny: C. c. Culp, vice
president State Union and president
Aoams County Union: Benjamin j.
Davies, Lafayette county: =. Gott-
shall. Montgomery county; William
II. Hubley, Carlisle. district secretary
Cumberland county: f. f. Jackson,
president Philadelphia Christian En-
deavor Union; the Rev. j. Sala Le-
land. Beaver Falls, superintendent OF
evangelism and quiet hour depart
mcnt. F.. Z. Maumiller. president
Berks county union; ]. A. Kemper
and C. B. ]. Deppen, Reading; Miss
Bessie l.. March, Harrisburg; Haines
A. Reichel, state secretary. Harris
burg; Elmer S. Schilling, superlnten-
dent of press department. Harris
burg: the Rev. w. +. Peffley, general
secretary keystone League of Chris
tian Endeavor. Harrisburg: Evan l..
Roberts, treasurer, Philadelphia; Miss
Gertrude C. Schwab, secretary Lu-
zerne county union, Ashley r. o.
Steeley, Lycoming county: DR.. B. W.
Swayz, superintendent good citizen
ship department. Allentown: the Rev.
r. c. Walker. president Schuylkill
county union: Benjamin Whitman,
Harrisburg; Miss Estella Wagner,
secretary, Allegheny county union
the Rev. w. W. Yates, D. D., vice
president, Harrisburg; Frank $,
Montgomery, president Harrisburg
union; J. Frank Palmer, president
Harrisburg Christian Endeavor Alum
nj Association.
This evening a banquet will be held
ar o'clock in Christ Lutheran
Church. Reports will be given by a
number of officers and there will be
toasts by a number of officers of the
State Union.
The evening session will be in the
same church. Addresses will be Civ
er by Benjamin Whitman on The
", the soldier and the Religion" and
Haines A. Reichel, field secretary OF
the State Union on Trained for Ser
vice" The report of the nominating
committee. Miss Wilhelmina i. Dress,
chairman. will be given during the
evening.
The executive committee met in
the First Church of God with much
interest and enthusiasm. President
H. K. Bragdon, Pittsburgh, presided
and State Secretary Haines A.
Reichel this city, read the minutes
nf tha DraViOnS nPetinR
The Rev. w. n. Yates, D. D., pas
tor of the First Church of God. con-
Quoted the devotional exercises.
Frank S. Montgomery, president
Harrisburg c. e. Union, gave the
address of welcome and State Presi-
dent Bragdon responded with inter
esting remarks.
Vice-president c. C. Culp, Get
tysburg, told about $50 delegates ex-
periences from the keystone State
at the Buffalo International Conven-
ton.
DIR. B. w. Swayze, Allentown,
State superintendent good citizenship p
department, emphasized the import
ance that the Endeavorers cooper
ate with the great temperance move
ment in every way possible. Much
credit can be given to the c. E. or
ganization and the general church
work in the forward prohibition
movement.
Benjamin whitman. this city, gave
a report of the work accomplished
in Dauphin county. Dauphin county
has ia societies, 67 OF these are
in the city union. There are %
junior societies and three intermedi-
ate societies in the county. Three
new societies in the vicinity of Mil
lersburg have been organized re-
Gently.
The Rev. ]. Sala Leland, Beaver
Falls, superintendent Quiet Hour
and Tenth Legion. reports 793 new
comrades of the Quiet Hour with
q total number of 1856.
A report from Miss Edith Argue,
Norristown, on the progress of the
efficiency department was read.
Walter NJ. Lewis, Philadelphia,