The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-02-03
S. S. LEADERS
or COUNTY MAKE
PLANS FOR WORK
MsOn County Sunday School AssOcia.
ton Executive Committee
Holds Interesting
Meeting.

The executive committee OF the Ma
son County Sunday School Association
with several Of the pastors and super
intendents of the city held very in
teresting and profitable meeting with
the state secretary DR.. Geo. A. Joplin
at the Third Street NJ. E. church We'd
nesday evening. Several Of the coun-
ty associations officers are new at the
work and this meeting with the state
secretary had been looked forward to
as a time when all would be enlight-
ened as to the best plans to make the
Sunday schools bigger and better. DR..
Joplin went into the plans and work
of the association very thoroughly,
answering all questions as to the du-
ties of each officer, and giving words
Of encouragement to all. The secre-
tary stated that with the splendid
progress made by Mason county in
recent years that attention of the
state is being directed our way. With
good effort put forward Mason coun-
ty can be in the front rank as 100
per cent. county. Dr. Joplin commend
ed the publishing of the attendance by
Maysville's papers each week. Other
counties are taking up this plan with
profit to the schools.
Some OF the things definitely decid-
ed upon/by the meeting were:
The observance Of Father and Son
Week" February 12-1s,by as many
churches and schools as possible.
A booster banquet similar to the one
given last March. A committee on ar
rangements was appointed. The ban
Quet will be given some Saturday at
noon during March The pastor, SUI
perintendent and leading worker
from each school in the county will
be invited and expected to attend.
A visitation day will be held during
April. Every school in the county
will be visited by live Sunday school
speaker on that day.
District organization will be put on
foot and plans for district conven-
ton In each district on the same Sun
day. The booster banquet, visitation
day. and the district convention will
all lead up to go-to-Sunday-school day
by which time Mason county will be
asked to secure the enrolment of at
least two thousand additional mem
bers over last years report.
The apportionment of s25O.Oo for
the state work. the same as last year,
was accepted by the committee. To
this amomunt will be the budget for
local work. This will all be worked
out by the next meeting and each
school OF the city and county asked TO
give a definite amount instead OF
asking schools to give all their go-to-
Sunday -school-day Offering.
The date for the county convention
was set lot June Otn anu TN iieiS'o
fore the convention was confined to
one day. This year an evening session
will be held on tn efirst day, most
probably in Maysville, then on the
next day the real convention will be
held at some point in the county Sun
day schools that would like to have
the county convention meet with them
should communicate their invitation
to either the county secretary. Mrs. j.
H. Wells, or the president, ]. II. Rich
ardson. After receiving invitations
the county committee will decide upon
the best locality for this years con-
vention.
The county organization stands
ready to help in every way possible
the schools of the county. Any qnes-
tions about any phase Of the work
will be gladly taken UP and help given
wherever possible. Telephone your
desires or questions to the secretary,
phone 319; or the president. phone
217. and prompt attention will be