The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-14
STATE CHRISTIAN EN-
DEAV0R WILL CONVENE
HERE ON FRIDAY
EVENING.
CROWD EXPECTED
Many Prominent Workers Will
Have Place On Program;
Social Features Arranged;
Delegates Arrive Friday.

1 All is in readiness for the big State
conventi1 n of tn Christian Endeavor
Societies which will convene IN Col
umbus Friday evening at 7:30 o'c ock
at tn, .'irst Presbyterian Church
where the sessions will be held
4 Rev. John A. Wood, in a communi-
cation to the Dispp'ch, s'ned that he
expected the attendance this year to
surpass that of any previous session.
He is optimistic over the prospects
for this years convention.
The State is divided into six dis
tricts and there are seventy-hye soeie-
ties in the State Each of these So
cieties are expected to send several
delegates.
The visitors will begin to arrive in
the city Friday at noon for the initial
session Friday night. The conven-
tion will be in session through Sun
day evening.
The address of welcome will be de-
livered by Hon. John F. Frierson.
Friday evening at 7 o'clock the dele
gates will meet at the church for
Get Acquainted" session, and this
will be followed by the formal CON
vening of the convention by the Pres
ident, Rev. John A. Wood of Canton.
The other officers of the State asso-
citation are: Clyde c. Coulter, Clarks-
dale, president; Miss Annie Dele
Perkins, Starkville, treasurer; Miss
Maude Marks, Jackson, secretary.
Following are the chairmen of the
convention COMMITTEES: Mrs. f. f..
Grout, general chairman; Miss Mar
garet McCann, Registration Commit
! tee; Miss liberia Smith, Publicity;
Cecil Cook, Finance; Margaret Nc
Cam, Decoration; Mildred Johnson,
Entertainment; Edward Lindamood,
Reception; Miss Sage, Music.
700 p. M Get Acquainted Meet.
ing, church parlors.
1880 p. m. Song service and de-
votional.
Words of Welcome, Mr. John Fier.
son.
Responce, Mr.. r. @. Smith.
Appointing of committees.
Address, Loyalty to Christ and
the Church" Rev. r. E. Hough.
Adjournment,
Saturday Morning.
8;45. Song service and devotional.
! Conference, c. f. Committee Work.
Leader, Mr.. Karl Lehman.
Conference, C. F. officers work /;
leader, Mr.. C. C. Golfer.
Conference, C. E. finance; open con-
ference.
Address, Whatever He Would Like
to Have Me Do" Rev. r. c. Cunning
ham.
( Adjournment.
Saturday Afternoon.
2;15. Song service.
Reports of Societies.
Report of State Officers.
Report of Cimmittees.
Presentation of C. L. papers, Mr..
Karl Lehman.
Presentation of All-South Conven-
tion, Mr. Karl Lehman
Address, "The Family Alter Lea
gue," Rev. William Holderby.
4:30. Special Social Feature ar
ranged by the Societies of Columbus.
Saturday Evening.
7:30. Song Service and Devotional,
Address, Missions, DR., H. +. Will
lam.s
Sunday Morning.
Delegates attending Sunday School
1l;00. Convention sermon, Rev. j
A. Wood.
Sunday Afternoon.
2:30, Song Service.
Junior Rally, Leader, Miss Annie
Dellee Perkins.
Report of COMMITTEES.
Election of State Officers.
Conference, "The Tenth Legion
Conference, "The Quite Hour" Mrs
j. A. Wood
Sunday Evening.
$50. Christian Endeayor Prayei
Meeting.
1880. Song service.
, Report Of committees.
Installation of State Officers.
Address, Mr.. Karl Lehman.