Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-06-29
CLOSE OF E.L.
CONVENTION

The delegates to the Madison Dis
trict EpwOrth League convention
have returned to their homes after an
enthusiastic and enjoyable three day
session here at the First NJ E. church.
On Saturday evening, a picnic sup
was served on the rocks at the north
west shore of Devils lake, a large
crowd Of local young people and Wis
itors accepting the invitation to the
supper and camp fire meeting which
followed it.
The Sunday services consisted of
a morning watch, conducted by the
Baraboo League, morning worship in
the nature of Children's Day exer-
cises, an afternoon address by DIR. ].
r. Denyes, Madison, Epworth League
services led by Robert Cuff of Por-
tage, and an evening address by DR..
Denyes.
Children's Day
The Children's Day exercises were
very pretty and well executed. The
platform was beautiful with a variety
of flowers and foliage and a program
.Of songs, recitations and dialogues
were given, all of the little folks and
the young people doing their best to
make the event a success and o
source of enjoyment to the large aud
niece which filled the auditorium
DR.. r. A. Chase of Madison gave
the morning sermon, taking for his
subject timely topic.
Evening Address
The evening service was especially
interesting Dr. Denyes, who gave the
address, has been a missionary for
twenty years on the island of Java
and Borneo and told of his work among
the natives of the island. He gave
his hearers a good description of the
country and its characteristics. DR..
Denyes began his work in Java at a
point hitherto unvisited by mission
aries and encountered many difficult
ties. The place now has large mis-
son settlement with a hospital,
school and other civiliZing influen-
ces.
Delegates at Convention
A list of the delegates and the towns
represented at the conference is Civ
en-:
Howard Hare, Madison; Gwendolyn
Rogers, Alice f. Hodgson, Dorothy
JOrdon, Larraine Hodgson, Mazomain-
IL; Ruth Cooper, Myrtle Willett. Hell
on Abaly Elizabeth Dresser, Lena
Com stock, Lenore Stoten Elizabeth
Calvert, Norma Manson, Cetelle Ar
thur, Priscilla Arthur, Frank E. Show
CTS, Madison; Lila Show, Alice Top
ping, Moundville; Gladys Shirk. Lee
roy Shirk, Philip Winslow. Ellen Han
SER, Norma Gunderson, Gotham; Es-
tela Wolfe, Edna Wolfe. MerIimack:
Stella Cramer, Esther Snyder. Elinor
Ferchland, Arthur Schwartz. c. o.
Brown, Madison; Gertrude Wallace,
Henry l.. Wallace, ]. W. Parr, Goth
am; Clara A. Brownrigg, Cora Red
deman Elda Reddeman Charlotte
Parks. Harold Mather. Merrimack;
Linden H. Cuff, Edith Cuff. Iris Lane,
Hulda Salem, and Robert j. Cuff. POr-
tage; Norma Mcdonald, Dorothy Kim
ball, and Inez Dean. BTiggsville; Pearl
Burlingame and Alice Chrisler. Lodi;
Cyril Sherwood, Beloit; Rev. Bur
rows, Mazonmanie; Rev. Huyer, Mad
ison; Rev. Fred Jordon. Marshfield;
and Rev. Wilcox, North Freedom
Baraboo Officers
The local chapter of the League
held a meeting last week and elected
officers as follows: President. Edward
Thomas; first vice president, George
Stanley; second ice president, Lor-
ma Schafer; third zee president, Ruth
McGilvra; fourth vice president, Olive
Skinner; treasurer, Dean Irish; and
secretary, Lena Poison.