| Show CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION Annual Meeting and Election of Officers Last Evening The annual meeting of the Salt Lake City Christian Endeavor Union was held in the Central Christian church last night President J B Caldwell conducted the opening services After Her offered bv Rev Albert S I Hawkes Chaplain Allensworth read a chapter of the scriptures The report of Mrs G J Bodertscher secretary of the Union was read This showed a total of 1 societies with over 500 enrolled members Charles S Hawkes the superintendent of junior work made his report for the year He said that the work for the boys and girls was in excellent condition there being seven societies with about 150 members President Caldwell followed with his annual address detailing the work of the Union for the past yearhotel invitations in-vitations work at Fort Douglas inter visitation and social life I was a record of great progress A new society so-ciety among the soldiers of the Twenty fourth infantry now at the fort is n result of committee work The plans for the year 1897 were outlined The most important one was the proposed I attempt to entertain from 12000 to 5000 Endeavorers when they stop here next July on their way to tho International Interna-tional Christian Endeavor convention tonal Christan conventon at San Francisco A symposium of suggestions for the programme on this occasion was participated par-ticipated in bv Rev B F Clay Professor Pro-fessor R J Caskey Mr H N Tolles Miss M A Canfield Mr W E Stimp son Mr George H Ingham and Mr H M Scott This portion of the pro gramme was varied by two solos by Mrs E E Sheppard and Mr R H Woodward Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows President B F Clay W E Stimpson vicepresident Miss Hattie Strode recording secretary secre-tary B A Corum treasurer The position po-sition of corresponding secretary is a permanent one and is occupied by Mrs C D Savery The officers were installed in-stalled by Professor W H Tibbals The hour from 1 to 12 oclock was observed with a watchnight consecration consecra-tion service led by Rev W S Hawkes and the new year was ushered in by I I the Christian Endeavor benediction The Lord watchetli between thee and me when we are absent one from another an-other L < i |
