Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-05
Christian Endeavor Annual
Convention Great Success

| Dye, pioneer missionary to Africa
holding a capacity audience spell
bound as he told some of his ex-
periences in that field.
BraWley Presbyterian church, the
Holtville Christian and Friends
churches, the Ell Centro Christian
church, as we'll as the host church,
the Imperial Community church,
held no evening services SO that
their congregations might hear DR..
Wye, who is considered one of the
outstanding speakers of the church.
Despite gasoline rationing, all
sessions of the convention, which
opened Friday evening, we're we'll
attended fine speakers talking on
various phases of the convention
theme, Christ, Our Victory" with
Ellis r. Shaw, state field secretary,
and the Rev. Mr.. w. A. Ogden, as
the other speakers.
Music for the convention was
provided by the male quartet from
the Bible Institute, Los Angeles; by
a girls trio from the Imperial
church, and by the girls chorus
of the Ell Centre State Street Chris
tian church.
NEW OFFICERS
Sunday night officers were in
stalled, headed by Margaret Stan
ley of BraWley as county president.
Other officers include: Betty
Reeves, Brawley, north-end vice.
president; Beverly Myer, Holtville,
south-ena vice president; Muriel
Fox, Holtville, recording secretary;
Lorraine BernshoCse, Holtville, sta
tistical secretary; Helen Rumsey,
Holtville, treasurer; the Rev. Mr..
William Beale, BraWley pastor
counsellor.
After attending church services
on Sunday, the new and old exec
utive committees met for luncheon
Sunday noon in the California no.
tel.
Sunday afternoon the program in
cluded an address by DR.. Dye, with
the Rev Mr. E. C. Reeves of Braw-
ley leading the devotional service.
Conferences followed, Walter
Holstein and Ethel Eckert, state Of
ficers, with Wallace Kent of Impe-
rial leading the discussion on va
riouS phases of Christian Endeav-
or activities and organization
A vesper service took place aft
erWards, with the closing session at
7:30, the Rev. Mr.. Carlton Buck of
Holtville, the Rev Mr. E. L. Car
ter of Ell Centro, the Rev. Mr. L. P
Sund of Westmorland participate
ing.
Saturday night the convention
banquet was featured with a Vic
tory theme Over $50 attended the
affair, the Rev. Mr. Elmer L.
host pastor, acting as toast
master. Blackouts occurred at in
teryalS, during which parachutes
dropped from the ceiling bearing in
messages for the next
speaker the whole program being
most cleverly worked out in all de-
tails.
The regular evening session of
the convention followed with the
Rev. Mr.. w. A. Ogden of Los An
geles talking on Christ, Our Vic
tory over SIM and the Rev. Mr..
Beale of BraWley leading
in the devotional service.
Saturday morning was devoted to
the junior and intermediate conven-
ton, lot being registered, and Hell /
en- R. Rumsey, county superintend-
ent, presiding.
Mrs. George Burt led the devo-
tional service; the Rev. Mr.. Wilder !
conducted an object lesson and |
Lois Cosand and Pauline Hoy con-
rerences, this convention adjourn
ing at noon for picnic luncheon in :
5he park.
Saturday afternoon was devoted .
% conferences led by Miss Ecker
and Mrs Holstein, and also by the
Rev. Mr.. E. r. CoWan of the BraW-
ey Presbyterian church.