The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-10-21
CONFERENCE AT LIDGERwooD
Number of Local People Assist With
Sunday School Program


held at Lidgerwood Oct. Is, 16 and
IL, under the auspices of the North
Dakota Sunday, School association.
Richland, Ransom, LaMoure, Sargent
and Dickey counties were represented.
The following people from Oakes were
in attendance: Mrs. 7. H. Ferber,
Miss Ruth De La Hunt, Miss Helene
Thomas, Ruby Ames, Iva Beckwith,
Alice Root, Eva Kallestad, Zella Nc
Cartney, Frances Freeman, Evelyn
Kahl, Lois McPhail, lone Roberts,
Gladys Nepstad, Warren Ferber,
Clark Smith, Cecil Bergenthal and
Grant Wegner.
Friday evening meeting for both
boys and girls was held at the Meth
odist church. The Oakes high school
orchestra gave selection, after which
Warren Ferber rendered "a violin solo.
The invocation was led by Rev. jeff
rey. Miss Florence M. Sprague then
welcomed the delegates and Mrs. l..
M. Tesh responded. G. A. Armstrong
followed with short talk.
Saturday morning separate sessions
were held for the girls and boys. Miss
Frances Freeman presided at the
girls meeting and Cyrus Thomas at
the boys. Miss Anna Kaufman led
the girls devotionals, and Rev. Jeffrey
those of the boys. The officers for the
coming year were then elected as
follows: In the girls division Fran
ces Freeman was reelected president,
Agnes Oss of Lidgerwood secretary
treasurer; Clark Smith was chosen
president over the boys, and Warren
Ferber secretary y-treasurer.
Short talks were then given in
both divisions on organizations"
"The Girl and Boy and Their Sport,
School, Social and Religious Life"
Saturday afternoon all the, dele
gates were divided into four groups.
Each group visited for twenty min
utes, each Of the different sections,
and participated in the demonstration
of the "Four Fold" life.
Saturday evening the delegates
met at the M. E. church and marched
to the Bohemian hall, where the ban
quet was given. Each delegation had
their songs, yells and stunts. Supt.
R. A. Trubey acted as toastmaster.
The following toasts were given: s'To
Ourselves" by Cyrus Thomas Of Lis
bon; "To Our Thoughts, by Myrtle
Faust of Monango; 'To Our Friends" !"
by Marie Stone Of Lidgerwood; "To
Our Purpose" by Frances Freeman.
After the banquet the delegation
marched to small grove near town,
where a camp fire was kindled, and
there Miss Gertrude Boise gave, a very
interesting talk about Lake Geneva,
after which marshmallows were toast
ed around the fire.
Sunday morning no conference ses-
sions were held. All delegates at
tended church and Sunday school with
their host and hostess.
Sunday afternoon separate sessions
were again held. Devotionals for the
girls were led by Mrs. R. F. Donehow-
er, and for the boys by Ed Cutcheon.
A vocal duet was given by Misses
Edna Anerud and Irma Miesen, after
which addresses were given by Mrs.
Tesh and Mr.. Armstrong.
Sunday evening a mass meeting was
held to which everyone was invited.
The meeting opened with a devotional
song service. Prayer was then Of
fered by Rev. E. F. Movius. The au-
dience then listened to trio by Ada
Worcester, Fern Kennedy and Hazel
Bolander. An address Of much inter-
fest, "The Religion of a Boy and Girl, -
by C. "A. Armstrong, was next on the
program. Mrs. Tesh followed with
another short address, after which
the delegation Joined hands and FORM
ed q Fellowship Circle"
The plans for this wonderfully sue
cessful conference were formulated
and carried out principally by DR.. Mo-
vius, superintendent Of the Metho-
dist Sunday school, and Miss Florence
Sprague. principal Of the high school,