Evening star., 1922-04-29
DELEGATESL|STED
FROM 3ST:ATES
Lutheran Brotherhood to
Hold Biennial Convention in
Toledo in September.

TOLEDO. Ohio, April 29.-Thirty
states will send delegations of men
to Toledo. May 9 to IL. to attend the
third biennial convention of the
Lutheran Brotherhood of America,
which is an intersynodical organiza-
tion of Lutheran men bent upon in
creasing the efficiency of church ac-
tivities through personal service.
1t was organized in Des Moines
Iowa. in September, 1917, with the
immediate purpose Of "furthering the
religious, moral and social weli-be-
ing of the soldiers of the United
States at the different camps or can
tonments, as well as upon the bat
tlefeld," and the further purpose OF
to bind men to loyalty to country,
home and church. Within a year OF
its organization there were estab-
lished twenty -efght brotherhood
homes in Army and Navy canton
ments throughout the country and
fourteen such homes for the Students
Army Training Corps men in colleges
and universities. A number of these
brotherhood houses received high terms
OF praise from official and unofficial
quarters, notably the large institution al
the Great Lakes naval training station.
al Tie mas 1Our
Army and Navy stations in full opera
ton, located at Norfolk, Va; Great
Lakes. ILL.,; Houston. Tex. and Bremen
ton, Wash.
$4,000 Brotherhood Home.
At Bremerton a brotherhood home
costing $4,000 was built about two
years ago, which has become the civic
center Of the city and of the naval
training station. Here $4,000 men re-
ceived service in one form or another
in less than year and half. At Nor
classes. both civil and military. have
been served in the past two years. Sc ,00G
Of whom have slept in the building
The brotherhood building at Great
Lakes has in time of peace continued
to minister to the needs Of the enlisted
personnel, and it is conceded by Catho-
lie. Protestant and Jew alike that ''in
point Of popularity with the enlisted
personnel the brotherhood has had no
rival on the station"
Toledo committees are working to
prepare mammoth reception for the
men from all parts of the country who.
with their wives, will visit the city early
in May. The convention sessions will
be held in st. Pauls Lutheran Church
the largest Protestant church in the
city, while great Lutheran mass meet
ing Of the city is planned for the close
OF the nrSt DAY OF the convention to be
held at the Toledo Terminals building,
the famous convention hall that was
intended originally for a railroad sta
ton. Railroads have granted special
rates from all parts Of the country.
Student Conference Called.
An invitation has been extended to
students Of forty colleges and universi-
ties to send representatives to the stu
dent conference to be held in connec-
tion with the convention. and many
them have accepted. Plans will be
considered for the extension Of the
brotherhood's work into the prominent
educational centers of the middle west
DR.. J. A. o. Stub of Minneapolis is
national president Of the brotherhood
whose other officers are Rev. P. o. Ber-
sell. Ottumwa, Iowa; DR.. Otto Mees
Columbus. Ohio: Peulus List. Chicago
N. A. Nelson. Chicago, and c. n. Boyer
Chicago. vice residents; DR.. A B. Lea
mer. Des Moines. Iowa, secretary. ant
A. o. Hauge. Des Moines. treasurer.