The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-05-02
G|DE0NS OF STATE
CONVENE HERE FOR
Annual CONVENTION
Talks by Bismarck and Mandan
Ministers Feature Saturday
Afternoon Session
WORK DONE IS DISCUSSED
Business Session to Name Of
ficers, Name Next Meeting
Place, Is Scheduled

Five minute talks on various phases
of Gideon work by seven Bismarck
and two Mandan ministers featured
the Saturday afternoon session of the
annual Gideon convention here. The
meeting was opened Saturday morn
ing at the McCabe Methodist church
by A. L. Bishop. Fargo, state presi-
dent, and will continue through Sun
day.
Ministers speaking were Rev. Wal
ter E. Water of the McCabe Methodist
church; Rev. Floyd Logee, of the
First Presbyterian church: Rev. Opie
s. Rindahl of the Trinity Lutheran
church; Rev. Emil Benzon, of the
First Lutheran church; Rev. Ellis l.
jackson, Of the First Baptist church;
Rev. Ira E. Herzberg of the Evangeli-
cal church; Rev. D. Pierce-JoneS OF
st. Georges Episcopal church: Rev
G. w. Stewart, of the Mandan Pres
byterian church and Rev. F. G. Norris
Of the Mandan Methodist church.
r. N. Palm, Minneapolis, extended
greetings from the Minnesota Gid
cons during the afternoon and J.. M
| Wylie, Fargo, talked on 1.-THE Yard
stick of Business as Applied to Gid
con Work. Devotional services were
led by Rev. Emil Benzon and musical
numbers were given by the male
quartet of McClusky.
Election and installation of officers
Selection Of delegates to the ,interna'
tional convention and naming tn
| convention city for next year will TAKE
up the latter part Of the afternoon.
State officers spoke at the morn.
ing session. They were Mr. Bishop
state president. whose topic was. 1.-THE
Value of the Quota: G. G. Boise, Bis.
marck, state vice president, who spoke
en- Loyalty; J. L. Hatch, Minot
state secretary, who spoke on my
/; Job" and D. Galbraith, Grand Forks
| state treasurer, who talked or
Finance" Wylie conducted a round.
table conference and Mrs. B. Brunnell
Fargo, state president Of the Women's
Auxiliary, spoke on Cooperation Of
the Auxiliary"
Hatch presided at a campfire ses-
| sion Friday evening for officers and
delegates.
Will Banquet Tonight
Closing the Saturday sessions will
he a banquet in the dining hall OF the
| Trinity Lutheran church. Governor
George F. Shafer will be POSTMASTER
! and addresses will be given by Miss
Bertha Palmer, state superintendent
| Of public instruction, and by Mr.
Palm. Miss Palmer will speak on
Recognition Of the Bible In Every
day Life in North Dakota" and Palm
will have for his topic, Gideon
Achievements"
Mayor A. p. Lenhart will welcome
| tine delegates on behalf of the city
and Rev. Water, head Of the Bismarck
| Ministerial association, will extend q
/ welcome from the churches. Re-
sponses will be made by MI. Wylie tor
the Gideons and by Mrs. Brunnell
for the Auxiliary. Invocation will be
given by Rev. Rindahl and this will
be followed by community singing led
by George Humphreys. with MRS. j.
L. Hughes at the piano.
Musical numbers will be presented
oy q ladies sextet from the Thursday
Musical club, by the McClusky male
quartet and the Scottish Rite quartet.
Rev. o. O. Andvik, pastor OF the Man.
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