The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-26

20 ~ G,s pAJGH TER TOOK
AcE8 la ENlENisy cz--Nf
INTERESTING SESSION
a eoOD AITENDANcE AND Much
81 ENTHUSIASM ARE cHARAc-
TERIsTlc FEATURES.

II Sons occurred last evening IN Iii
n Peoples Temple. The church wa
s. filled with a most interested an,:tenc
z and the program was carefully 70
!. lowed With one exception. Mrs. D. f
I Fitch. who was to have gwen a xoca
solo. because of hoarsenesS Was uI
! able to sing.
The program was begun with tn
hymn All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name, " and Mrs. Bottome, in her talk
, referred to this and said that she dit
: not know whether this hymn was
chosen here purposely or not, but j
was the hymn used to open the ex
ercfses when the first organization
I. was Effected.
81 church, led in prayer. after which the
4 Scripture lesson was read by Rev. IT
4 G. Stoetzer. of the Presbyterian
church
The vocal solo by Miss Hazel Gun:
bingham next delighted her hearers,
i after which greeting was extended the
visitors from the president of the City
! Union; Mrs. Willis Hawley. Mrs
William Petrie, of Wheeling, respond
| ed on behalf of the delegates to Mrs.
Hawley's welcome with cordiaIity and
expressed the pleasure OF the visitors
in once more assembling in Fairmont.
Miss Georgia Libby. a member of
the Central Council. was then called.
upon and she gave a very helpful
little talk, taking for her text she
hath done what she could This
commentator has been such help
ms tn " n We. n
discouraged woman that every time
the thought is presented, It gives new
life to every, laborer5 who accom- 1ish-
es her work I'm His Name .
Mrs. Margaret Bottome, tie loved
and honored president of the Inter
national Order. was then presenter
and her first words were" And at last
am in West VirginialH She seemed
very glad, indeed, to be here. Her
very presence would undoubtedly
be an inspiration, but her words We're
50 full of cheer. of hope that. she
raised in her hearers a desire to |
work and If need be- suffer, In emula-
ton. of their leader. She followed
Miss Libby's line of thought; and!I
drew comparison between the life
of a follower of the King and a piece
of glass when it is bong cut into
shape. and beauty. Every mem Der of
the Order should be willing to vel
come the cutting process in order to
be deemed worthy of the specimen
room.
She said among other things, that.
she did not want a single delegate to-
go home looking worr out. SO that T.
Ter husband or friends could condemn Z
his convention as being a trial to Z,
either the nerves or the body. She
aid that one of her hobbies was get IS
ing people rested
At the close of Mrs. Bottome's adj
lress, Mrs. RobertJ. Reed. of Wheel !
ng, the State Secretary who presided :
Yer the meeting. announced that Mrs.
sottome would give Bible reading Z
o-day from 1900 to 1880, 70 which :
be business men and school children :
tere cordially invited to attend I.
Rev. G. D. Smith, pastcrSof the NJ. !
!. Church, then pronounced tie bclie- :
lotion and the audience 3flsd into u
ie church par1ors where Tie 5Nieilant =
ircle of the Methodist Protestant =
,eurch dispensed hospitality and cv-
yDSu Was given Ilte opportunity rs
meet Mrs. Bottoms Miss Libby.
rs. Reed and all the other visitors. q
These rooms, like the auditorium of "a
e church. were tastefully decorated C
Ith the Orders colors, While bowls u
I'd vases held large buncnes of tbS
cosmos and as tors al
of. Atherton's orchestra in one of "
e class rooms discoursed delightful DR.
1sic, While a happy Interchange of en-
nch and cake was g.aclousiy ac- ar AZ:
rded each visitor. The entire affair 70
IS well managed. and afforded gen
le pleasureto every person present
At the morning session today most Co
the time was taken up with the re- So
rts. of committees and officers The Co
ports show that the Order Is in coed 80
The Bible reading bx Mrs
ttome at the noon hour was large
The majority oftne Nor.
I students attended in oody.
$. Bottome talked on the opportu-
les of this life and her discourse,
5 among the best ever heard IN The
ME informal bailotsStt, ,,o,+1s,,.Is 81 55ss$S