The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-04
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! ANNIVERSARY
'B.day Celebration Of Founding
Of Organization AZ. Years
Ago Ends Sunday

Members of North Dakota
churches will have an opportunity
to see, at special services next Sun
day, that youth is Is firm in the
Christian faith today as it ever has
been in the past, Miss Claire Weier-
muller, field secretary Of the North
Dakota Christian Endeavor Society,
said here today.
February 5 will mark the close Of
one Of the most important demon
strations Of Christian faith this
year, Miss Wciermueller said, since
it marks the close Of IN cight-day
observance of the founding of the
organization ~ years agv.
Thousands Of North Dakota young
people are members, Miss Weier.
mueller said, and thousands Of
adult citizens are either members
of the alumni division Of the organ.
ization or have been members at
some time in their lives.
Banquets, special religious serv-
ices and meetings Of various kinds
have been held this week by the
various local groups throughout the
state. Miss Weiermuller said, but
the climax will come Sunday when
many churchese will hold a special
evening service at which program
based on the present Crusade with
Christ" will be presented by the en-
dcavorers. The crusade is . newly
inaugurated youth movement de-
signed to aid the cause Of youth
evangelism, world peace and Chris
tian citizenship, Miss Weiermuller
said.
To Give Declarations
In some sections Of the state
young people will deliver declama-
tons on the crusade at the Sunday
meetings, the winners to be eligible
to compcts in state and national
oratorical contests. The general
purpose Of the programs and the
eight-day observance, Miss Weier.
muller said, is to focus attention on
the worldwide service program Of
the organization. which also has a.
important detectives the incubation
of loyalty and assistance in the in
dividual programs Of the churches
with which the various chapters are
affiliated.
Officers of the state association
are Clell G. Cannon, Bismarck, state
president; Mrs. w. E. Butler, Bis
marck, vice president; Miss Mary
Cram, Bismarck, secretary; Miss
Bertha Ebel, Jamestown, assistant
secretary; Miss Ethel Hauser,
jamestown, treasurer: Miss Claire
Weiermueller, Bismarck. state field
secretary; Mrs. John Hughes, Bis
marck. junior superintendent; Miss
Inez Petty, Fargo, intermediate su-
perintendent; Mrs. Charles Leiss-
man, Steele, Tenth Legion superin-
tendent; August Orr, Wolford, quiet
hour superintendent; Walter Sahr,
Jamestown, missionary superintend-
ent; Miss Daisy Reese. Minot, pub
licity superintendent; c. Claud Lusk,
jamestown, publicity manager; Miss
Harriet Perry, Jamestown. extern
sion superintendent; Ray Bostrom,
Max, convention promoter; Miss
Henricka Beach, Bismarck, alumni
superintendent; Rev. Herbert der.
enfield, Minot, pastoral adviser.
The following are district pres
idents: Rev. Alexander Sharp,
Westhope; Arthur F. KEEPER, Willis
ton; Rev. Babylon, Ambrose; Ray
MIKE, Grand Forks; Rev. c. E.
Parr, Fargo; DR.. Lucia Truag.
Cakes; Miss Ethel Hauser, James
town; Rev. Harper Burns, Mott;
Mrs. L. G. Rose, Beulah, and Miss
Esther Bremen, Bismarck.