The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-10-14
CONVENTION WAS
BEST EVER HELD
BROOklNGS PROVES GOOD HOST
TO GATHERING OF STATE
BAPTISTS
TWO BANQUETS ARE SPECIAL FEATURES
over One Hundred Attend the First
Young Women's Banquet in the
Conventions History.

The State Baptist convention which
closed Sunday evening at the Baptist
church in this city was pronounced
the best the Baptists have ever held
and that the delegates were cared
for more satisfactorily than at any
previous convention. The attendance
was not a record breaker, but the
total registration reached about $50
on the last two days. At the business
chosen as host for the next gather
ing. John Sutherland of Pierre, was
elected next president of South Da-
kOta Baptist convention; Rev. T.. A.
Gilmore Of Aberdeen, was chosen
yice-president; DR.. S.. p. Shaw Of
Sioux Falls, was reelected general
superintendent. The salaries of all
general workers and pastors-at-large
were increased.
About one hundred young people
came in Saturday from Sioux Falls,
lluloIl, llCllI, bSll hdpluS dlu MAUI
son for the special young peoples
meeting and world wide guild. Sioux
Falls college SEN a good sized dele
cation. For the first time in the
history of the convention a young
women's banquet was served. 1t was
arranged by Mrs. E. V. Pierce, secre-
tary OF the northwest district, and
Mrs. II. E. Beebe of Ipswich, state
secretary of the World Wide guild,
and held at the Presbyterian church
parlors on Saturday evening. Seventy
the local girls brought the attend
ance at this banquet up to 107. Mrs.
w. T. Gilmore, for many years a mis-
sionary in India, was the speaker.
The regular convention banquet was
held the same evening at the Baptist
church and was one of the largest
ever held. One hundred and sixty
We're served.
Rev. +. V. Pierce in expressing his
appreciation to the citizens of Brook
ings for the help they rendered in en-
tertaining the delegates, said:
1T will be of general interest and
also qualification to know that after
combing the entire city for rooms and
breakfasts, in spite of the double
housing congestion here on account
of the times and Of the college stu
dents, it was found possible, if nee
essary, to care for a convention Of
800 delegates a day. No one believed
this possible before it was undertaken.
The total registration reached about
$50, and this only on the last two
days, so that it was not necessary TO
call upon nearly all who offered to
help. There was a little confusion
in a few instances in the matter Of
assignment, as there usually is on such
occasions, when people come in on
late trains, and some Of our good PEG
pie We're embarrassed by making prep
arations that were not used, and for
this the committee asks pardon. in
addlLlOn TO the open homes, n DuS4-
ness men by their ready ADVERTISING.
sent u the finest bulletin hat a sin
gle city has put out in thirteen years,
and this has brought a great deal Of
most favorable comment on our city
enterprise; and the Commercial club
We're live helpers and both before the
delegates came and after they were
here helped to impress upon them that
Brookings was a good host; and then
the college warmed the hearts of all
by setting aside a section for dele
gates at the afternoon organ recital
To the newspapers We feel especially
grateful for their publicity. The Bap
lists will certainly stand ready 10 as
sist any other body to entertain lis
convention delegates"