Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-03
ENDEAVORERS
CONTINUE WORK


the year $500 was pledged
Following the report Of Mrs
Book. special conferences were hel,
In charge of the Rev. Charles II
Doellfeld, assistant pastor Of West
minister Presbyterian Church. an,
the Rev. William Ralph Han. direc
tor of young peoples work. OF Phila.
delphia.
DIR. Hall. in his talk TO the class
told of Better Committee Work.
He said in part: What commit
tees to appointg That is CUES
ton. The job we have to under
take determines more or less on
how many committees to appoint
and what kind to appoint. IL you
don't intend to go after increased
membership, why bother with a
membership committee? We should
always have enough committees TO
make our society go. We should be
careful in the selection OF the per-
sonnet OF the committee"
The Rev. Mr.. Doellfeld. in his in
struction 10 the class, told OF Bet
ter Officers" He explained that
efficiency was thought 10 be. the
keynote of all good officers and
that they should be spiritual, cap
able and diplomatic. Officers should
seek to vary their program in order
to get the members TO attend all
meetings."
Miss Dorothy II. Krauss. General
Secretary OF the Union, presented
her annual report this morning. The
report set forth that there are SO So
cieties in the Union with a total
membership OF 1913, a gain OF 10 per
cent over the number for the year
previous. The report further show
ed that the Union had given s6s7
to missions, s447 TO the support OF
churches and 1925 20 other henevo-
ieDces. other work reported is as
follows: Members uniting with the
church. SO; study classes held and
Christian Endeavor experts. IL.
The morning session closed with
an address by the Rev. William
Ralph Hall, of Philadelphia. He
spoke on Graded Christian En-
deavor-and Meeting the Need OF /
OuI A-NAAlt constituency MS AdAh
was on Grading Methods Employed
In Sunday School and Christian En-
deavor.' DR. Han emphasized the
need for having the Christian En-
ieavor Societies graded.
Robert G.. Hackett was reelected
president OF the Union at the eve
ming session. other officers ere:
ieneral secretary, Miss Dorothy II.
Srauss; treasurer, Mrs. A. J. Book.
Ir, first viee-president, Ernest ], {
Peoples; second vice-president. the Z
Rev L. NJ. Smith; directors, the Rev. Z
ie orge o. Adams the Rev. p. X. ,
and the Rev. Avery &
Donovan. ?
Carroll NJ. Wright, field secretary I
# the Union was reelected to that
position. Mr.. Wright resides in Bal 9
imore. In his annual report last {
light he said that eighteen societies ,
md that nine red seals have been ,
awarded for 100 per cent efficiency.
The Christian Endeavor is in much
1ette- shane than for many years.
Mr.. Wright said.
In the report Of the president.
Mr., Hackett. Il was stated that
Il the beginning OF the year 81 So
.ieties were recorded in the State ]
md that there are now So, an in ,
rease OF 40 per cent.
The Rev. william J. Miller. Jr.. +
resident OF the Tabernacle Lutheran l
'hurch, % Philadelphia. addressed :
he night session. His subject was :
Christ" Mr.. Miller said :
the one who works the hardest for
hrist gets the hardest knocks" in q
o.nting out that a Christian life IS !
OF an easy one, but the best life to ;
We. II
George f. Smith, junior superin- :
andent OF the Maryland state So /,
iety brought the greetings from the 2
in his State and talked +
n the Work Of Juniors and Their 7
relation TO the Church" He said y
The children are Gods flower gar Il
en-. They are often the means OF b
ringing the parents into the Il
hurch." c
George j. Hittenbush. president OF
lie Maryland c. f. Union brought s.
he greetings Of the state union. (,
he Rev. Dr. Aquilla Webb. "
aston II the First-6entrai Il
resbyterian Church, now in C
lie west. sent a telegram yesterday y
,tending his wishes FOR a success b
Il convention. Il
A telegram was also received from
haplain 5. c. RamsdenF of Fort d
amilton, n. Y, expressing his Il
1arty endorsement OF the conven- n
On and the wish for happy and m
uitful sessions. is
The program for this afternoon h
I'd evening is as follows: After Ct
services; leader h
lip training classes; song service; b.
ports Of departmental superin- m
ndents. press. Miss Mary S. Banta: in
Frank Long: missionary.
ISIS Mary c. Barlow: junior and in &c
rmed iate Mrs William c. TAYLOR al
nd Alumni, Frank Long; Sultan n
BUS conferences, (a) Junior and in Il
'rmediate work. in charge of Mrs. G
florence S. Norton; Cb) Alumni b
'ork, f. P. Gates; Co general prob A
ans, Carroll NJ Wright: reports OF d
ommittee on business: address. n
Personal Stewardship" by the Rev. a
). Roland Philips. pastor OF Airing Il
on Presbyterian Church, Of Baltl- Il
more D
At o'clock tonight the banquet Il
vii be held in the banquet hall Of a
he Y. w c. A. 1t is expected that n
early every delegate 10 the conven-
ion will attend 1.-The affair, which {,
viii be one Of the features Of the n
losing exercises. y
Evening-Song and devotional o