The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-07
Annual Meeting OF the Washington
3 Prcsbytcrinl. {.
MANY DELEGATES ATTENDING
The Sessions of tho Womcn's Foreign
Missionary scicty Being Held in tho
First Presbyterian Church, and tho
Visitors Entcrtaicd by Wheeling
Ladies DIR. Chalinnt's Address
Last Night-Ccncludcs To-day.

| OUcllCu yCSltluby -. $500 NtsS
and the sessions, which will continue
until to-day at noon, are being held al
the First Presbyterian church. The at
tendance of delegates Is large, and the
proceedings are of great interest, the
"Prcsbyterial," as 1t Is known, being
an influential adjunct Of the Presbyter.
ial church.
Yesterdays sessions attracted 4 large
attendance of visitors, and there were
nearly seventy-ilve delegates answering
to the roll call. The Wheeling ladies
spared no efforts to make the stay OF
the visitors as enjoyable as possible,
and they fairly outdld themselves in
this undertaking. The church auditor
ium was beautifully. decorated for the
meeting. the visitors were met at the
depots and escorted to lodgings selected
for them, and at noon. they were treat
ed to sumptuous dinner, served in the
lecture room.
The delegates to the Presbytery in at
tendance yesterday were as follows:
Upper Buffalo-Mrs. D. H. Snodgrass,
Mrs. Maxwell, Miss Helen Donehey,
Miss E. Adamson and Miss B. Magil.
New Cumberland-Mrs. McNlichael.
West Alcxander-Miss Armstrong,
Miss Phoebe Carson, Miss Nora Lawton,
Miss L. McMurray, Miss Pearl Vermil-
lion, Miss L. Stewart.
Holidays Cove-Mrs. A. G. Dee and
Miss Jennie Carothers.
Fairvlew-Mrs. A. G. Glass.
Burgettstown-Mrs. Bedill. Miss Pat
terson. Miss McAIurray and Miss Tyson.
Mill Creek-Mrs. Stevens and Mrs.
Swearingen.
Wellsburg-Miss Stockdale, Mrs. Har-
den, Mrs. Douglass. Miss Quest. Misses
B. Wells and Mabel Gullett. Mrs. S. o.
PAUL and Mrs. S. e. Boyd.
Washlngton-Mrs. snowden, Mrs.
spccrs, Mrs. Woods. Miss Eagleson,
Miss Christian, Mrs. Wood, Miss Hayes,
Miss Trussel.
Cross Creek village-Miss Bessie
Donehoo, Miss G. Anderson.
Independence-Mrs. S. G. Waugh,
Miss Mulholland.
Claysville-Airs. Frank Fish.
West Liberty-Mrs. W. H. Jacobs,
Mrs. J. B. Carver.
Elm Grove-AIiss Addie Brown, Miss
Lizzie Butler, Mrs. Laverty Greer. Mrs.
w. E. Allen. Miss Mary Weyman, Miss
Julia Atkinson.
,Cameron-Aliss Nettle Montgomery.
Wheeling-AIrs. T. 3. McLaln, Mrs.
George B. Woods.
Vance Memorial, Pleasant Valley.
Mrs. c., 3. Austin. Mrs. e. w. Alexan-
der. H.
Among the visitors from n distance
were Mrs. Amanda Foster, Pleasant
Valley: Miss Anna Jacob, West Lib
erty: Mrs. Arthur Carter, Elm Grove:
Mrs. DR.. Lee. Of Burgettstown: Mrs
Fisher, Miss Alexander and Mrs. Ora
ham. Bridgeport: Mrs. McMurray, Mrs
Lyons and Mrs. Anderson, of Burgetts-
| town..
A great amount of the success of the
arrangements. carried out so systemati-
cally, rebounds to the ability OF Mrs. NJ.
L. Irwin, of this city. who was assisted
| by other ladies of the First church.
Mrs. Irwin was busy woman yester-
day, registering the delegates and SUI
perlntendlns other details. All incom-
ing trains were met by Mrs! C. S. Ter
ril, and an escort of the following boys,
who acted as pages at the popular
meeting" held in the evening: Masters
Edwin Noise. Fred Harvey, Sidney Nc
Coy, Alex Rhodes. Howard Mcrlilc. The
boys wore appropriate badges, and car
ried the valises of the delegates to the
rooms selected for them. The Kings
Daughters. of the church. assisted In
serving the dinner.
The local committees were as follows:
Badge committee-Mrs. cramner
Caldwell. Miss Flora Stirel, Miss Bessie
McLain. Mrs. C. S. Terrlll, Miss Teresa
Phillips.
Lunch committee-Mrs. ]. N. Vance
Mrs. w. F. Butler, Mrs Robert White
Mrs. John Frew, Mrs. Ada Kelly, Mrs.
Joseph Bell, Miss Julia Goldman.
Ladies presiding at lunch tables
Mesdames John C. Hupp. II. H. Harrl-
son. II. NJ. Russell. James Cummins. Re.
becca Harden, NJ. L. Irwin, s. L. Jcp.
son. c. L. Cranmer, J. N. Vance, JOSEPH
Bell, Miss Sutia Irwin.
The Presbyterlal convened Mt 1915 a
m. The address OF welcome was made
by Mrs. S. L. Jepson. and responded tc
by Mrs William Speer A vocal sole
was sung by Mrs. Flora Williams, after
which followed the reading OF reports
until noon by Misses Hayes, Truesdell
Speer. Baird and Stockdale.
Devotional exercises, led by Miss Fan.
ME Noble. opened the afternoon session
Miss Margaret Harvey sang n pleasing
solo. and Mrs. Charles Forman, a re-
turned Indian missionary, spoke OF mis-.
sion work in India
"a young peoples hour" presided
over by Miss Katherine Hayes, follow
cd. The participants taking a promi-
nent part were: Mrs. Frank Fish. Mrs
S. 0. PAUL. Miss Mary S. Brown, Miss
Julia Dclters. Master Joseph Parker
Miss Lulu Loughman.
The Prcsbyterinl resumes this morn.
Ing Mt $3.50 o'clock. An interesting talk
on Home Life and Mission Work in In
dia," is promised by Miss A. C. Good, a
missionary.
DIR. Chnlfnnt's Lecture.