The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-29
80 STATES At
THE LUTHERAN
. TOLEDO MEET

Toledo. o.. April IS. Thirty states
will send delegations q men 10 Toledo
May 9 to II. to attaad the third bien-
nial convention OF tho I.n'hcran Broth
erhood Of America. which - an inter
synodical organization Of Lutheran
men bent upon increasing h enir!'
ency Of church activities through per
sonal service II was organized in pes
Moines, Iowa. in September. 1917. with
the immediate purpose OF "~lurihcrlnS
the religious. moral and social welt
being OF lie soldiers OF h United
StSes at the different camps or can.
tonments as well as upon the battle
field" and the further purpose OF act.
ing in time Of peace "a a league 10 bind
men to LOYALTY 10 country. nome and
church. Within u year OF its ~ocSanlza.
tion there were established IS Brothe;-
hood homes in army ard navy canton
ments throughout the country. and ~
such homes f0r 'Lr stucentS' army
training corps mon IN colleges and UNI
ScrSities. \ number % these Brother
hood houses received high terms OF
praise from Official and unOficia! quar-
tiers. notably the large institution IT
the Great Lakes naval trafnlnG salon.
A preseu, the Brotherhood has four
army and navy stations in full opera.
ton. located at Norfolk. Va. Great
Lakes. III. Houston. Texas, and BreIu-
e:ton. Wash.
At BSemrrton 4 brotherhood homo
costing S42. 900 was built about two
years ago. which has become the civic
center OF The city and OF the naval
training station. Here $1,000 men re-
Cciyed service IT nnr form or another
in less than 4 yea: and i hall. AZ Nor
felix loo. 900 men representing all
classes. both civil and military. have
been served in the past two years.
6 5000 or whom have slept in the build
ing. The Brotherhood building AZ
Great Lakes has IN time OF peace con
iinued to minister 10 the needs Of the
enlisted personnel. and il is conceded
by Catholic. Protestant and Jew alike
that lin point o: popularity with the
,cnlised personnel. the Brotherhood has
had TO rival on the station"
, Toledo committees are earnestly
working 70 prepare IA mammoth recer'
EltOu AOI IT. liz AAOAA "'A IeA - "a '"N
county who. with heir wives, Will
visit the City Of Transportation early
in MAY. The convention sessions will
be held in ST Paul's Lutheran church,
the largest Protestant church IN the
s,ity. with Z communicate membership
ct ZOO. while a great Lutheran mass
meeting OF the city is planned for the
close OF the frs; day OF t(r.. convention
to be held al the Toledo Terminals
building. the famous convention hall
that was intended originally Tor a rail
,road station. Railroads have granted
.cpecial rates from all parts Of the
country.
. An invitation has been extended n
students OF 40 colleges ann universities
TO send representatives 10 the student
conference 10 be held in connection
with the convention. and many Of them
have accepted. Plans have been con-
sidered for the extension OF tine Broth
,erhood's work into tho prominent edu.
cational ccnterS Of tho middle west.
DR.. J. A. 0. Stub Of Minneapolis is
national president OF tho brotherhood.
whose other officers are. Rev. p. 0.
'Bersell, Ottumwa. Iowa; DR.. OTTO
Nees. Columbus. Ohio; Mr.. Paulus
List. Chicago: Mr.. y. \. Nelson. Chi.
cago. and Mr.. {. II. Boyrr, Chicago,
, vice presidents: Or. \. B. Learner. DIES
a Moines. Iowa. secretary. and Hon. y.
%. Hauge. Des Moinc$. treasurer.