Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-06-24
SIXTEENTH COyVENYI0
of the Epworth League Of Fred
erick District in Session.
MR.. LEE M. BENDER PRESIDED
Address of Welcome by Mrs. Barnes,
Committees Appointed-Mr. Darby,
Leader Wednesday Evening.

Committees appointed mI. 0aADy,
Leader Wednesday Evening.
The sixteenth annual convention OF
the Epworth League Of The Methodist
Episcopal church assembled Wednes-
day morning at 10 80 O'Clock in the
Centre street church, Cumberland. A
devotional service. embracing prayer
and hymns was the opening exercises.
Ady. r.. f. CLANCY, of Frostburg, Nd,
led this service. Then followed the
organization of the convention. Mr..
Lee M. Bender, of Martinsburg. pre-
siding. Mrs. Bette Dav CLARK, OF
Martinsburg. is secretary OF the dis
trict ieague and Mr.. James A. Young.
of Cumberland is treasurer.
Committees on nominations, tenn
perance. resolutions and time and
place of next meeting were appointed.
The several committees will make
their reports at appropriate times as
the convention progresses.
The committee to select the time and
place for holding the next convention
will probably report TODAY.
The chapter from Berkeley Springs,
w. Va, has asked that tie next con.
venfion be held at that place Mr..
Frank Hare. of Berkeley Spings is
chairman of the committee Of time
and place of next meeting and it is
quite likely that the Springs will be
selected.
The annual reports of officers of the
league were filed. Among other sta
tistics submitted the report of Third
Vice President Lilly Hedding, of Paw
Paw. W. Va, shows: Number of calls
on the sick made during the year 1916 !;
number of bouquets delivered, 5S3 (;
number of persons needing help, 1903:
number of persons to whom assistance
was extended, 100; number of times
help was rendered, III; estimated
value of help, s405. As cash expended
for help. Sl03 40 papers tracts, etc,
delivered to jails aud railroad stations.
2,77i.
The morning session adojurnedat IL
O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session began ut 2
o'clock with devotional exercises by
Mr. O. r. Uhl, of Mt. Savage. after
which the following program was OBJ
served
Address of welcome, Mrs. W. W.
Barnes. Cumberland; response. Rev,
W. j. Meeks. Hancock; solo, Mrs. G.
w. Giffin, Homecoming. "Why Some
Leagues Live" Rev. l.. A. Thirlkeld,
Frederick solo, Mrs. William Dyre,
South Cumberland; What Siould
We give Our Young People in Place
OF Questionable Amusements, Rev.
A. Ii. Thompson, Frostburg; adjourn
ment.
BE IN SESSION THREE DAYS.
The convention will be in session
three days. The evening session yes
terdav began at 80. The program
was as follows: Song and devotional,
A. D. Darby, Martinsbnrg; anthem.
Centre street choir; 1.-The relation of
Young People to Public Morals, A.
A. Doub. Cum berland; reception by
Center Street Chapter.
There.vas sunrise meeting Thurs.
day morning at 6 o'clock
There are upward of one hundred
and forty delegates in attendance rep
resentiug chapters in Garrett, Allie
Rany, Washington and Frederick
counties, Maryland Mineral. Morgan.
and Berkeley counties, W. Va, and
Bedford county. Pa.
the visiting delegates are being en-
tertained at the homes of members of
the League. The Centre Street church,
lie handsomely decorated for the occa-
sion in beautiful scheme of white
and red ribbon work and emblems,
red and white being the colors of the
league.