Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-11
Delegates from All Sections Of the
State Were Here.
TINE PROGRAM WAS FINE

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chizens, and The Program Was En-.
JoyabIs- Today's Program.
The twsn,y-tbiFd annual session Of
the Florida womhns Christian Tenn
psFancs Union opened IN great Splen'
dor ID she sudisoFium Of the Univsr'
sIsy High School last night, . large
sumbsT ofdelegAtss from every section
OF the State being In attendance, and
che big ball crowded to lie utmost seat
ing capacity BY the best residents OF
0alnssville, including men, women
and children. The decorations were
appropriate and very tastJ.
+ All during Monday and Tuesday
delegates we're arriving. and oil were
givsp good accommodation through the
hospitality Of the people Of Gainesville,
who ere In hearty accord with the On
lon snd I.s purposes.
In the afternoon ut 8 30, ct the 6rst
Baptist Church, was the real opsnina Of
the session. bot this vas In the nature
OF the meeting Of she executive com.
,nI.tes. and was confined solely TO the
members Of this committee. II wss
che evenings exercises that we're look.
I'd OF By the public % being the open
Ing session OF the occasion.
The Evening Exercises.
The exercises In the evening began
a. - o'clock.
The program was most interesting
one. I. wAs opened By Q violin duet,
The Palms, With piano accOmpsn imsnt.
and was admirably rendered By Misses
PAnsy souter and Lila Ford on the
violin, with Mise Ruth DOig % accom-.
panIst.
The rsxt on the program was the
hymn, "All Hall the Power OF Jesus
Name" which Was Joined In By che
audience, after which there wAs .
prayer By Rev. 9. B. Rogers OF the
Bsptis, church.
A, Q o'sloek Hon, Christopher
Ma.heson, In . very eloquent
aadFpss 10 behalf Of the city, told the
delegates OF the various Unlons how
glad cha city Of GainesyIlls--moEally
aud othSPWlse he believed The beet clIy
10 Flo''da, and % good % any In the
Unlted BtAtes--Was 10 greet them.
The speaker referred 20 the parity
nod virtue embodied In che purposes
% the w. q. r. u, and declared Il
above ell 70 be the most sacred and
most eAarltbls Godsend The people Of
NE United States OF the world ever
had.
Prof W. N. shea,s, principal Of the
Univsrslty HiRh School, followed
Me- Malheson Nth . neat and In.
pFs7alvs address Of welcome 10 behalf
u the schools, he alec sulogIsed In Q
set Impressive mannsS the Union |
md lts principles.
Prot. ehsals' remarks were followed
b. q welcome song, rendered By q
luas,elts composed Of Mu. DE-, Robb,
MFs. N. Brooke, Mn. Elisabeth Smith |
lha Alss Mira Mcmillan.
Rev, Z, J, Elxoa OF the Frat Method.
% OAuRsh delivered a. impressive |
laeseee % welcome Zoe ,As churches,
EAieA we followed By MFA ]. Il.
FuasA, who welcomed the eussss 10 q
Aesl Impressive mSnnSS In behalf Of
be Gainesville unioA.
In bsAalf Of ths ualens Of tAs State,
1m. n. n. FoFhum OF DsI.aad ~.
'pOsdsa, and Tor the young people MI,s
del shelton made q very clever ~.
'ponse
w, W, Ashley and Me. Elizabeth
smisa rendered . due, which was
lteailI snioged. rhsy ere among che
lea, veaslisss In Ne state. and
lalNssvllls 10 prunA a. them.
After the olsEaa9 and announce.
Aeass, che bsasdIesloa dismissed The
neeslng.
tsoapAataE le Delegates.
there viii b . reception hold q, the
snldeaes % Me-, W. n, Thomaa. Eaal
AAg1A slrees. from TO q e'eleA tAis
lssneoa. Al regular EsmheN Of
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