The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-04-01
MANY ATTEND
CONVENTION
Over One Hundred Delegates Here for
Young Peoples Sunday School
Conference

Over One Hundred Delegates Here for
Young Peoples Sunday School
Conference
SESSIONS LAST THREE DAYS
Permanent Organization Effected at
First Meeting of Kind Here
The Young Peoples conference Of
the five southeastern counties of the
state, held in Oakes last Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday. was attended by
over 100 registered delegates. This
was the first convention of it's kind
to be held in this part of the state.
Others have been conducted by the
State Sunday School association in
other parts of North Dakota, but the
officials of the association pronounc-
ed this conference to have been not
only the largest, but also the best in
other respects of all that have been
held to date.
The principal speakers of the con-
ference were State Superintendent
j. c. Garrison of the North Dakota
Sunday School association, c. A. Arm
strong Of Grand Forks, superintend-
ent of the Young Peoples division Of
the association, and Mrs. A. G. Sho-
gren of Madison, Minn., who holds
similar position in the Minnesota as
sociation. Various delegates also
took part in the programs. Special
music was furnished by large Choir
us of Oakes young people, and the
Oakes High School orchestra.
The convention opened with gen
eral session in the NJ. E. church Fri
day evening. This program was de-
voted chiefly to sounding the keynote
and officially launching the confer
ence. The forenoon and afternoon ses-
sions Saturday, and the afternoon
session on Sunday were divided. The
boys met in the city hall to discuss
their own particular problems, while
the girls had parallel series of meet
ings to consider the questions from
their own point of view.
At these separate sessions, num-
Der of the delegates presented pa
pers upon various phases Of the Sun
day school work. Among those ap-
pearing on the girls programs were
Doris Foster of Minor, Gladys Ed
wards of Monango, and lone Roberts
and Ruth Hutsinpiller of Oakes. Mrs.
Shogren acted as director of the girls
section, and as result of her effect
i've presentation of the Sunday school
work there is likely to be lot of
energetic Sunday school work done by
the girls who were present.
The boys sessions were under the
supervision of Mr.. Armstrong, and
they were not only we'll attended, but
enthusiastic and "peppy" meetings.
Frank Stucky Of Lidgerwood, Oliver
Blazer of Oakes, Chapman Faust of
Monango, John Moore of Edgeley and
A. c. Anderson and ]. c. Gould of the
local school faculty, were among
those to present papers.
The Saturday evening session was
in some respects the headliner of the
convention. 1t was at least a bounti-
full stomachliner, for it took the
form of luncheon served in the base
ment of the M. E. church, followed
by program of stunts. The meal
was punctuated by yells and songs,
and followed by number of toasts
and introductions; the lions roared,
and the eagle screamed, for every
body was happy, and not afraid to
let it be known. An enthusiastic vote
of thanks was rendered Mrs. Guy and
her efficient committee who prepared
the big feed, and to the lady members
of the city school faculty, who
served it.
There was no Sunday morning ses-
sion of the conference, the delegates
visiting the various church and Sun
day school services Of the city. The
closing session, Sunday evening, was
attended by a crowd that caused the
Sunday school room of the M. E.
church to be thrown open to provide
room. In addition to telling addresses
by the directors of the conference,
this meeting was featured by the in
stallation of the officers of the Five
County Young Peoples group.
A permanent organization was ef-
fected, with set of officers for the
boys division, and another for the
girls. The officers chosen were as fol-
lows:
Girls Division
President, Frances Freeman, Oakes.
Secretary Treasurer, Agnes Oss,
Lidgerwood.
Vice Presidents-Dickey county,
\ Gladys Edwards. Monanoo. I.oMoura
county, Charlotte Webb, Edgeley;
Ransom county, Hildred Fairbanks,
Lisbon; Richland county, Charlotte
Schmidt, Lidgerwood; Sargent coun-
ty, Doris Foster, Minor.
Boys Division
President, Cyrus Thomas, Lisbon.
secretary-Treasurer, John Moore,
Edgeley.
Vice Presidents-Dickey county,
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