The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-11-13
A SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
THE FIRST IN FARRVILLE But NOT
THE LAST.
Council Of the Student Young Women
Christian Association.

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welcomed the body, emphasizing tina
he did not hope in words TO expires
the warmth Of Farmyille's greetings
bat that he relied with confidence
upon the deeds TO follow TO voic'
its heart-throb
Miss Garrison followed with an in
teresting sketch OF the work OF thu
Association. The music Of the occa
sion, rendered 10y chorus Of the hom'
Association aud Miss Minor, was ap
propriate and appreciated.
The reception that Immediately
followed this exercise, and which wa
given by the faculty Of the Normal
was one Of the most successful anc
brilliant ever known i'm the history o
Farmvllle. I'm the rotunda Of the in
stitulion. which seems to have been
specially arranged for just such oc
ca,ion, Dr. and Mrs. Jarman, the
other members ofthe faculty and Mrs
Booker, the gifted head Of the home de
partment. received the guests Of the eve
ming and for an hour social converse,
cordial greetings, sympathetic hand
touch and heart-throb held sway
when the doors of the art room wert
thrown omen and where had been
spread a table Of beauty and Of pleas
ing plenty
Mis-, Mary White Cox had been
DELEGATED TO 20 to Richmond TO select
ihedaintie- for the evening, and this
She had done with her wonted good
taste and wise discretion.
MENU
Chicken salad Oh lettuce
Olive sandwich Ham Waters
oyster patties
Olives Cheese straws Ice Cream
Fancy Cakes
MINIS Bon bons Cafe
All a. VI. ON Saturday business
meeting Of the Council was held IN the
lecture room Of the Methodist Church,
and this was followed by luncheon
which was given under the auspices Of
the ladies of the Churches Of Farm
Vile. aud after the eating came
tli- "feast of reason and flow Of soul
ToAsTs
Toast Misiress-Miss Lula Andrews,
Farmville.
nro our guests -Nrs. Booker, Farm
vile.
"rhe Asheville Conference Of 1908 -
Miss Duke, Richmond.
"What Asheville means TO a girl and
to her Association Miss Carter
Farmville.
GLOW to raise an A-heyille delega-
tion"-Miss Lide, Rock Hill, ;. c.
"rhe faculty member at the Confer
ence"-Miss Coulling, Farmville.
80 our hostess Miss easier, Char
lotte. y. G..
$40 the students Of Virginia
Hunt, Abingdon, Va.
Ii was not our privilege to be pre-
sent on this int esting OCCASION but
we are told that the responses to the
several toasts were marked by wit,
eloquence, brightness and good cheer
to which the steiner sex are altogether
strangers
ON saturday, at $3.50 p. NJ, in the
auditorium, there was held a "Bible
Study conducted 10y Miss Burner,
Assistant Secretary Of Nirginia-Caro-
lima Territorial Committee, and this
was followed by the sectional Com
mittee Conference" At 1870 at the
same place there was a song service
aud am address by Miss easier, on the
"World Wide Work Of the Associa-
ton"
We an awoke on Sunday morning
happy to find that the cheerful sun
shine still filed and flooded mother
earth, and the day will long be remem'
bered by all Farmyille ar one rich in
spiritual blessings.
AtlOA. NJ. Miss Garrison spoke on
personal Work in the auditorium.
ALTA great congregation gathered In
the Methodist Church, when Rev
Joseph Kelly, ID. d., Of Washington
preached on the "Place of Prayer In
Service and at the evening hour OF
worship the same great preacher had
a, hi. theme, "Consecration.' We
would just here love TO reproduce in
brief these two matchless, mesterly
sermons. but we fear TO touch them
f,r fear we might mar their symmetry
their strength, their spirituality, theiI
soul up-lin. With none Of the arts OF
The so-called orator, with no effort at
display of learning, with modesty
like that Of woman, with a graceful
but quiet charm Of manner, with sell
out Of sight Of the Saviour all and in
all. Dr. Kelly held his audience close
to the subjects under discussion and
led them at his own sweet will. The
visit Of this modest, mighty man OF
God has been 0enediction.
The singing by the large and well
trained choir was of the highest order
of excellence.
The sermon was followed by the
closing meeting Of the Association al
which graceful and grateful resolutions
of thanks were adopted, fervent pray
er was uttered and the farewell wa
sung in sweet and touching song
Farmville's glad greeting has been
changed to the heart-prayer-
"God be with you 'ull We meet
again.
improvements at The Normal.