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^â- -liillfic W^M%y'. â€"^^^^--r mBe&taamaessm m M "WMli: mmmmm H METHOWST CHURCH miM Sunday school, 9:46 in all 'â- â- Mloaents. . .'IT":^"s"M,MMWK 11 Public Worship__ "3;' "lpi*fe A U^tfciock. -#M-Home Talent Musical program win Si Be given at the church this evening | at eight o'clock by the girls of the .; Queen Esthers and Standard Bearers. kAKE SHORf NEWS. ^EM& M^ >' mm acres of land overflowed along the _ The Epworth League elected ;the IlMnols and Mississippi rivers in Illi- following new officers at a special nois* | meeting last Sunday evening: Presi § dent, Harold Lundberg; First Vice* Illinois Flood Belief Committee which President, L. Hlle; Second Vice-Presi * i coiu^uif u> into, usvuuu Tivct IORI" was <ft|J|IUUllA3Cl "y UvVWUUr KtUMUl w dent, Luella Burrows; Th|r|l Vice- assist in raising funds for flood suffer- 'Presidents •.Mftrgit^|Marks;^Fourth Vice-President, Margaret Stafford; » mw, * »«»»ww»»v» innioiHvv uwuviu, "IIU wo nvu ^IUWi VHUOU adWUUUU **# fofrf- â-  Seeretary^-Myronâ€"Appleyardi- Treas- this enormous loss today and urged |fg~ ..,..,.,,, urer, Ralph English; . Chorister, || Joseph Miller; Chairman Musicr Coin- S;# mittee, Marguerite Lundberg; Pianist, WB ""Margaret â-  Stafford, 'OHinffi! V'v'j'-is'Sfe .'â- .-•. â- " ' .. ;;ii|» Plans are:, being completed for the y i|i Kethodist Field Day announced for 3ftf:tone:\Third|§| The place of meeting, 1|| transportation and other items of de- | tail will be announced '1ater.^ffppi|V:'. • â- :M;|fS at. a meet- ling last Monday evening for the es- tablishment of a summer camp* This ~'~ camp is^^^^^^^w^'^iM^-^. the Boy Scouts .and two weeks by the Girl Scouts, The probable date will be ffthe last week of June and J|e Jirst || three weeks of July avenue, has been appointed Superin tendent of the Prtmary Department to succeed Mrs. B. E. Crane, who is moving next week to Pennsylvania^ if%rs^Edwar^ Blm- iSwood avenue, has been made Superin- tendent of the Begh^rs' department. yy ednesday evening; will be conducted ***â- â- " *tr pastor. greater activity in raising funds. -"yT71^ Qrave ,. "White some funds are being re- I ceived," Mr. Weber said, "it is evident that the people in the State in general do not realize the gravity of the situa- tion. Chambers of Commerce, Civic organizations and committees appoint- ed by mayors are working in a num- ber of communities, but in a majority, of the cities of the (State there is no organized effort." Ill Grant Burgher, executive secretary and field representative of the Bed Cross has established headquarters In Springfield in connection with the Bed Cross Flood BeUef^COmmittee tff whflenTirMT^rrlffi^ is chairman. He is co-operating with the Illinois Flood Belief Committee thr<mghjts JBegrji^y, Halbert^O. Screws. <„,.w Epworth League Devotional Meet Idling- under the direction *of the, new ""* .fiicers will meet at. ^six-thirty^p.. 8T srvile1 at five-thirty^4 The â- â- *w*m Welpel ____ "^ipunior.-.Choir will sing. The pastor Swill give the fifth talk on "Some Fam- ;: 'nioijui :Lies".ip4rv;-Li:;:;F. . Kunstman witt V-~ v'.ifi;.' â- â- â- â-  â- '. "â- /"â- "sâ€"T*^ 'â- â€¢â-  ; ' â- ; .â- 'â- â- ',•'.* I Thl^ornerstone Of Swift Hall of *he Methodist Old People's Home Will - be laid Sunday, May 2I# at vJomr W&ftW: :lf§llllp 0M if The^account ot the Annual meeting *bt the church is found elsewhere In -ithiS- :iS8tte»!gpgjssfSi8 '4;. â-  The:- newftr; :etaitedl|lbffleors of the ^ - J chtirch, chosen on May 17, are as f ol- ^"'K'^ilows:â- ";>\9 -,; â- ' â- ' <$&. -,^;:'Kl>-^: -, ^*A.â- â- : I Chtirch clerk, Mrsf%. A. Beichelt; tl Church treasurer, J, Bv X^thercpal; </dm "'=:Treasurei^';i:iot"rbene^ A. â- Si Bush; Financial secretary, B. W. Webv lii "ber; Noh*r*aldent clerk, Buth Upton; ^gil Lay delegate to permanent council, C. .ill 'ii Major; BepreaentaUyes Jo Bxocu- llS|: t^ec^unciL W. Carey Matthews, H. agf§§ 4&i^8h;r Treasurer of Sund>^ schoolr]^ WBZ- George B* Williams, Alfred RHuey, flli It A. Bush, Dr. B- B. Adktos; New i^p^lti^8tee«r-::V^S^€e^^bell,^^i^^ Ipfl nier, George^ Green, Stanley G. Swan- 'MM$ berg; SUpertotendeJit of Bible- school Slfi m B. Beidr^Promotion department, iSi Mrs. H* A, ^^JCLJEkiMaJor, H. :Av llii Bush, Mrs||J, â-  C. - Blaylock, .^.Diros. ^ ill Gathercdalf Church worship depart- [ il ment, Howard Bdwen, J. C. Blaylock, s>tl ;JCL:. C. Hosmer, W. O. OHaas, Mrs. I»l Howard BOwen, M. E. Beid; CSoaj- IISI munity'.Service departnient, Mrsi M. 1^ 2 Beid, J. C. Blaylock, ^Wimiain M. :i^ Burns, â- â-  Mrs. T, A. Copelaild, J. B. »» ^hercoal, Mrs. W. J. WaWon; IRep- â- ^s^^Sresehtatloir'von" vYMjiig-,:jPet>ple.s^ue«- :?Sl^ '^artment, Edwin, Phelps, was overflowed, of which nearly half was planted In wheat and it is esti- mated that the loss of thfe wheat crop alone amounts to more than $400,000. Four hundred families are affected ill this one county. A large percentage of these families must be eared for during the next four or five months, pending, the raising of a new crop and seed must be provided for many of them. . .;-i; ^^^^^M:^W^^^W'^^ In Wabash Coln^lWWSia^s':lf land was inundated; in White County 20,000, and in Gallatin 10,000 acres. This is in addition to the 200,000 Howard K. Weber, chairman of the was Appointed by Governor Small to ers and which is co-operating fully with the Red Qross, called attention to "ThelifferoPor^1 _________________,. .IoÂ¥l|roultt.; out all of the inundated area is mak- ing a complete survey which covers every farmer affected by floods. The survey wilfsbdw whether or not the farmer owns his farm or is a tenant, if he owns it, how much of an jBqttgsy hehas in Its,; lio wlimeh insurance he carried on farm equipment and stock; how^ much he has, been damaged; what he owns in the way of stock and equipment; what crops he has on hand for feed or seed; and all other infor- mation tending to show his loss and his ability to take care of the loss without assistance. v All of the ex- penses of this survey are being met by local Red Cross chapters in the Inun- dated areas or by the National Bed Cross organisation. |None of the money contributed for flood reUef will be used for overhead. All of it will go tot provide relief.r ,:â- â- ';â-  Mort" fin^Wo^iA^ IWd^i»^tti Springfield, m.. May £--$$£** of flood damage along «ie, Wabash Biver received through the Bed Cross Pl^a^gg^iHnoIi^^oo^ - ruttwrence, Wabash; ,T-----â€".-,_._- . latin countiea has been under-estl ^tid. Glenn I0es,leld represent^ Witle Bed Crm^mhm^^ Soted a preUmtoary attrvey of these ^Sea^fluds^that_^^ acres of farm land was inundated, ^^^wtenc^3C p^t:^m^^ nHH^PHIISM^Bl. .........._............................ Jp^ tw da ~-â„¢" where to beat^ sqme: desired" product^o||seivi5«- -where ^^^^^^m .....|T|gÂ¥g§ SiSilW^^M' m^shavetd b^ has the advantage wttniteo^ ^fe' •-f:.«^^-