Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1915 — ANNUAL MEETING FOR LOGANSPORT [ARTICLE]

ANNUAL MEETING FOR LOGANSPORT

Indiana Sunday School Association to Meet. SESSIONS JUNE 15 TO 17 Program and Arrangements for Fiftyfirst Gathering Completed—Good Attendance Expected at This Convention. Indianapolis.—The Indiana Sunday school association, with headquarters in Indianapolis, has completed the program and arrangements for its fif-ty-first annual Convention, to be held at Logansport June 15, 16 and 17. Measuring by the growth of the meeting in recent years, it is expected that the convention will be a record-mak-er in point of attendance. There is considerable rivalry among county organizations in northern and northwestern Indiana as to which will send the largest delegation. Howard county is forming a delegation of 300 of its most enthusiastic Sunday school workers, and St Joseph, Laporte, Lake, Jasper, Tipton and Marshall counties ai;e among the many that will be well represented. The Christian people of Logansport, who invited the convention to that city, have been for weeks making preparation for the visitors. A number of committees, made up ot men and women, with a general committee at the head, has completed plans for receiving and entertaining the visitors. At the state headquarters it is estimated that about tw T elve hundred wilj attend the convention. Hundreds of home? will be opened to the visitors. The state association declined free entertainment, although many Logansport people offered it, the convention being regarded as entirely too large for free accommodations, which would, it was thought, be an imposition on Hoosier hospitality. It has been decided that where a delegate is entertained in a Logansport home, the delegate Is to pay twenty-five cents for a night’s lodging and tw T enty-five cents for breakfast The other meals will be served by the women of the churches. The people of Logansport will give much attention to entertaining the visitors in a social way with sight-seeing trips along the picturesque Wabash river, and in and around the city.

Decrees Conferred at Purdue. Lafayette.—Three hundred and fif-ty-one degrees were conferred at Purdue university’s forty-first annual commencement. The exercises in Fowler hall marked the conclusion of the career of the class of 1915 and brought to a close the gala week festivities. James Rowland Angell, A. M„ dean of the faculties of the University of Chicago, was the commencement speaker and his topic was “The War and Our National Ideals.” The exercises opened with the academic procession, in which trustees, faculty, seniors and alumni joined.. The invocation was pronounced by Rev. Albert C. Dudley, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church, President Winthrop E. Stone being a member of his congregation. Grouped in classes the 324 seniors occupied the main section of the auditorium with the faculty on either side and the invited guests in the rear and the balcony. The Purdue trustees were all present, with the exception of Royal E, Purcell of Vincennes, who is sick and unable to present, Word was sent by his son that the stricken trustee had regained his power of speech and was improving daily. Addison C. Harris, president of the board, was present and with him were Trustees George Ade of Brook, William V. Stuart of Lafayette, Charles Downing of Greenfield, Samuel Mv Foster of Fort Wayne, Cyrus M. Hobbs of Bridgeport, John A. Hildenbrand of Batesville, and Joseph D. Oliver of South Bend.

Body Found on Railroad. Indianapolis.—The body of an unidentified man, who had been killed by a train, was found near the Brant tower, half a mile w T est of the county infirmary. From the manner in which the body was lying, the man evidently either had been trying to get on a train or was attempting to get off when he fell. The body was found by Willis Wilson, living on Olden avenue. Sergeant McGee, with Bicyclemen Schlangen and Sheehan, were sent from police headquarters. Coroner Poole ordered the body sent to the city morgue. The body was that of a man about twenty-two years old, who wore a light checked suit of clothes and a striped shirt with the letter Ron the sleeve. The laundry mark on the shirt was R. C. N. The man had brown hair and gray eyes and an artificial right leg from the knee down. Fisherman Drowned at South Bend. South Bend.-r—John Ordog, age thirtyfive, of Mishawaka, was drowned in the St. Joseph river here. A few minutes before Ordog’s body was found he had been sitting on the bank fishing. It Is believed he fell asleep and toppled Into the river.

Bather Drowned in Creek. Lawrenceburg.—James M. Conaway, thirty-three years old, of Aurora, drowmed while bathing, in Laughery creek. He leaves a widow and two children.