Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-04
A RECORD
BREAKING
CROWD DUE
Session Of State Sun
day School Conven-
ton in October
Will Be One Of Greatest. Religious
Gatherings Ever Held in the City;
Enrolment Committee Expects Full

The Fifty-third Annual Convention
/ OF the Maine State Sunday School
Association Will be held in the City Of
| Augusta in the coming October
Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday,
11th. 18th, and 10. This will be one
I Of the greatest religious gatherings
augusta has ever witnessed. All
/ the Churches and Sunday schools of
the vicinity have been invited to join
/ in making this an impressive and
/ helpful occasion. In order to carry
! out all rne plans proposed it will be
necessary for all the community to
( enter heartily into the movement.
I The general committee consists Of
/ Chairman Rev. Howard H. Brown,
4 SeCy.. Miss Marion Brainard, Treas,
! Mr.. Dwight Higgins. While these
| people viii have general charge Of
! some features of tile work they can
/ only successfully carry on their du-
/ tics through the efforts and by the
support OF every member appointed
I on the committees having charge of
/ the particular departments Of work.
I Row Edward Brewster the State
Soc WAS in Augusta this week con-
( fcrng with those connected with the
work.
Tie expenses of the Convention are
mot from registration fees and from
donations received from churches.
Sunday schools and individuals. The
finance committee is the agent of the
Convention in securing donations
/ ~,
individuals. 1t has always been the
custom for the committee to be Sc
lcctod automatically from the school
supcrintcndants of the Convention
area. All money secured from any
source should be in the hands of our
treasurer, Mr.. Dwight Higgins by
October 10, quotas to be raised VIII
bc indicated in ample time. Kew
Henry Dunnack. state House, Angus
Ia 10 chairman.
Tho Enrolment committee is OK
pectod to secure the fun quota OF ac-
tive and sustaining delegates from
each school in Augusta and VICINITY
Active delegates pay Sl.25 and re-
ccjvc: % a souvenir program; 60
convention badge; go the right 70
vote. 4D n years subscription to the
Sunday School Star: CD the privilege
uf free entertainment for lodging ana
breakfast Sustaining delegates pay
- cents and receive the program ana
ldgc Each Sunday school is en-
ttIcd TO send as active delegates It's
0Ilstor ana supcrintc ndent and two
delegates. and one more delegate for
fharanf
enrolled members in excess Of the
first 100. As many sustaining dele
Gates as can he secured may attend.
Mrs Iottie Kerr, ; oxford street
Augusta is chairlady.
Tie entertainment committee is
composed Of representatives from
each of our schools and is charged
with tho duty Of securing in each
cnumunitv ana congregation the
ramcs OF those who viii entertain the
ont OF town delegates free for lodg-
ing ana breakfast The names Of
those who will so entertain should he
scnt TO the chairman, Myron DAVIS
30 Water street. Augusta. The need
for homes in which delegates may be
entertained is very great.
Tho registration committee Will hold
one meeting before the convention, at
the call of the chairman. for receiving
instruction as to the method of regis
tration and must have some repre-
scntativcs present at each session of
tho convention. As most delegates
arrive the first day the work of the
committee will be correspondingly
larger on this day.
1t will he seen that the work Of the
first three committees is concerned
largely with the local schools and
communities and an earnest effort
has been made to secure representa-
tivCs in all the churches and COM
munities 1t is therefore necessary
that all those appointed serve if at
all possible for them to do SO. In
the case Of some Of the other COM
mittccs the work conters in Augusta.
\ Tho state secretary and the general
chairman join in most kindly urging
\ tho importance Of the work and the
rocd that all enter upon it with en-
thusiasm Notification has been sent
( ~ MI those appointed on tho various
committees and Immediately after the
vacation period the work Of prepar-
ing for the convention must be ear