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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 26 Aug 1922, p. 7

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QUAKERS WILL WET IRA CONLAV Many Will Attend Sessions at Richmond, Ind. Richmond, Ind.-- Quakers from all parts of the United States and Eng- land will have Richmond as their goal this summer and fall. Four great gatherings of Friends, two of which are held here anually, one of which is held but once each flve years and the other but once each four years, will be the cynosure of all eyes of Quakerdom this year. Greatest of all sessions will be that of the Five Years Meeting of Friends .in America, the governing body of those of the orthodox faith, which will be held from September 5 to Septem- ber 12. Each of the thirteen yearly meetings in America and Canada is permitted to send six official delegates regardless of the membership of the meeting. One delegate for each 2,000 members over a given quota is also allowed. Information from officials of the Five Years Meeting, whose offices are here, indicate that between 500 and 600 Friends will be present for this parent conference. Besides the most promi- nent members of the denomination in America, John Henry Barlow, former clerk of London Yearly Meeting and presiding clerk at the All Friends Conference held in London in 1920, will be present for an address. He will be accompanied by his wife. Gillett Will Attend Rountree Gillett, head of Friends social work in London, is another prominent English Quaker to be pres- ent, as will also Barrow Cadburry, WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1922 well known among Friends in America and HKmgland. Some of #he American Friends to be on the programme include Fred- erick J. Libby, executive secretary of the National Council for Reduc- tion of Armaments, Washington, D. C., Elbert Russel, head of the Woolman School, Philadelphia, and Rufus Jones, professor of philosophy at Haverford College, Philadelphia. Of equal importance to Quakers of the Hicksite branch of the Church is the general conference of Hicksite Friends to be held here August 26 to September 2. The conference is com- posed of seven yearly meetings, and its sessions are so rotated that the assembly meets in Richmond once every four years. At least 400 people are expected to attend the conference. More than 1600 Friends are expected from Phila- delphia, New York, Boston and Bal- timore. Among the better-known speakers to address sessions of the conference will be Charles Foster Kent, professor at Yale University; William J. Reagan, president of Oakwood Seminary, New York; Jesse Holmes, of Swarthmore College, and Roy A. Haynes, Federal Prohibition Commissioner. Reagain Leads Discussions In addition to the regular business, there will be round-table discussion on various subjects, including a series of round tables and forums to be led by William J. Reagain, of New York. Devotional meetings will be held each day. The .Young Friends General Confer- ence, to be held on Earlham campus July 21 to 31, is the immediate Quaker gathering attracting its annual interest among Friends from all States of the Union. Indiana, Western and Ohio Yearly meetings always are most con- spicuously represented at these con- ferences. Other yearly meetings, however, are expected to send their quotas, and twenty-five to thirty young Friends from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting are among those looked for. Complacency "with, Elegance Ls A beautiful structure, typifying the dignity of a community that is famous for its exclusiveness. For individuals or small same service rendered by the finest hotels but intermingled with a home atmosphere that adds to the comfort of a short or long stay. Now ready for occupancy. The management will specialize in serving fine food In a coo and spacious dining room. For reservations telephone Evanston 8000. 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