The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-08-09
Pretty Girls For Ushers.

To the Duryea Presbyterian Churcn
in Clermont avenue, Brooklyn, belongs
the credit of first introducing women
ushers into the church, andit must be
confessed that the novelty was very
pleasing one to the, young men and
also to the majority Of the church
members. The plan was tried last
night at the anniversary Of the organ
ization Of the Society of Christian En-
deavor.
At meeting Of the Young People s
Association of the church last Sunday
night it was decided to try the plan.
The object of it was to influence the
young men to come morefrequently to
the services Ct the church. The young
ladies Of the congregation are very
backward about attempting the usher
ing Of strange young men to the pews,
but finally two young ladies boldly de.
oided that they would act, even if
there wasn' t single girl or man to as
sist them. These yound ladies were
Miss Cora E. Cassady and Miss Aletta
johnson.
Last night when the time for servi-
ces came these two intrepid young
women found two assistants who had
decided to cooperate with them.
These were Miss Belle A. Noble and
Miss Georgia A. Kimball. Miss No
BILE and Miss Kimball took the right
aisle and Miss Cassidy and Miss
johnson the left. 1t was odd to watch
them. At first they were undecided
whether to 60 up to the young men
who entered the church, but finally,
remembering their mission, they would
muster up courage, step gracefully
forward, and, bowling to the visitor,
give him a program of the services.
Then they found him seat.
Many of the young men grew timid
when they saw the fair usher awaiting
them, but after awhile the novelty
wore off and the volunteer mission
aries were as much at home as they
would be in ball room, and
were quite as graceful and just as
charming.
The two young women upon whom
most Of the work devolved were Miss
Noble and Miss Cassidy. Miss Noble
was dressed in black gown, with fine
white stripes, and wore pretty black
hat to match. She is very pretty
blonde, and there wasn't man
who didn' t wish to be shown scat by
her.
Each comer-male, of course-was
greeted with smile that he will sure
" remember next time he feels in
clined to stay away from church, and
when once shown into pew there was
no getting out Of it.
Miss Cassaday, who did the work
on the other side of the church, is a
handsome woman, too. She is a bru-
nette with dark eyes and hair. Her
gown was in the prevailing style, with
Elton Jacket, and her hat was a garden
of red roses and beautiful trimmings.
Her movements were easy and grace
full. When she seated anyone she did
it with an air that truly said that the
recipient of her attentions might con-
slider himself in luck.
She was thoroughly impartial in her
attentions, and ushered a negro to a
seat far in the front with the same
graciousness that she escorted the
best-dressed man in the congregation
| up the aisle. The women, too, met
with the same treatment at her white
gloved hands.
AS the throng of men crowded into
the church the pastor, the Rev. John
Z. Fray, Of the congregation, leaned
back in his pulpit and congratulated
himsef upon his idea of having such
charming young ushers.
Miss johnson and Miss Kimball,
although they did some good work,
were rather bashful, and left the brunt
of the ushering upon Miss Noble and
Miss Cassidy. They, however, were
equal to all demands upon them.
Miss Noble said: ''It was rather en-
barrassing at first, but I have now be-
come used to it and | don t mind it so
much. We have been so successful in
this novelty that we will continue it
every Sunday night.
"Sould this plan prove successful
and attract more young men to church
than have come hitherto, the male
ushers will be crowded out of the
field, because in church work these
days the ministers seem to think
that the "young man" is the all-im-
portant one to save. ."-Neo York