The Sidney herald., 1955-08-11
Amelia Schmidt
Reports New York
v. Convention

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At the regular business meet
ing OF the Walther League. Au-
gust Z, Amelia Schmidt gave a re-
port on the 63rd International
Walther League convention which
she attended at New York Civ
July 3 to z. Approximately 1900
delegates from all parts of the
U. s., Australia, Canada and
France were registered for this
convention.
The business sessions were held
IN the Grand Ballroom of the
Statler hotel. The opening SER
vice was held at the Riverside
church, DR.. o. c. Hoffman giv-
ing the message, pledge Allie
glance to Christ"
At the business sessions T.eao-
uers voted to develop a program
called Home Mission Builders in
which volunteers will 20 to new
missions and help in the erection
OF chapels. A fund of $4,000 will
be collected next year to pay for
this project. A report on the sew
en- Foreign Mission Builders who
are erecting a hospital in New
Guinea as their first project was
heard.
Since the Walther League sup
ports the youth program of SYNOD
the delegates considered the i'm
provement of the w Leagues fl
nancial structure. A budget of
$685. was adopted to carry on
the 1886 w. L. program.
Six new societies were pre-
sented with charters; two of these
were to the True Light Lutheran
church, a Chinese Mission in New
York's Chinatown. There are now
a total of 3,845 w. L. societies.
The delegates elected for their
new league president, Carl HEIDI
of Evansville, Indiana. All new
officers were installed at the clos
ing service on July 7th.
Bible study sessions were held
each morning before business SEES
sions where leaguers joined in
stimulating study and discussion
of the Bible. The new Bible study
material supplied through the
courtesy of the Concordia Pub
fishing House was used.
Guided tours were held each
afternoon during the 4 day con-
vention.
On July 4th leaguers toured the
Bowery and Chinatown, United
Nations, Rockefeller Center and
Times Square.
Heat-oppressed New Workers
looked with envious eyes as the
boarded their buses for
an afternoons outing at Jones
Beach on July 5. If the 70 degree
temperature got too warm they
could cool their bodies in the At
-antic ocean. A trip to Mill Neck
Manor, Lutheran School for the
and witnessing a pageant,
The Sign of JONAH" a World
War Two s~urrealistic drama,
brought the day to a close.
The annual Choral Union con-
,ert was held at Carnegie Hall
July 6 and attracted a full house.
The concert, in which Miss
Schmidt participated, consisted of
voices under the direction of
Eerhardt Schroth. A boat trip
round Manhattan Island which
asted 3 hours, gave the Leaguers
n idea of what New York City
ooked like from the outside.
In closing the convention, a cor
Communion service was
leld, 1,240 delegates partook of
he Sacrament at 5 affairs. There
we're 10 officiating pastors. The
rev. Elmer N. Witt, executive
ecretary of the International
yalther League, of Chicago, ILL
lois, was the speaker.
The Gath International Conven-
site will be in Ames, Iowa,
uly % = 26 in 1856.
Before the starting of the con-
ention, Miss Schmidt Joined 262
elbow leaguers on a tour to Mag
ra Falls and after the closing
ervice left on a tour to Washing
IN, D. c., where they boarded a
for Norfolk, Va. Charter
d BUSES were waiting to take
lem to Williamsburg, William
nd Mary College and Colonial
irginia. They returned to Wash
D. c., and were guided
trough the capitol, Washington.
lincoln and Jefferson Memorials
nd the White House.
On her return trip, Miss
chmidt visited with friends in
and with her sister, Pau
ne, who is a deaconeSs at the
Deaconess Pasavant hos
tai in Milwaukee, Wis, and ar
we'd back at Sidney Friday, July
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