The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-02-13

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siding Elder Briggs Monday night
This being his last visit before con
| ference.
Mrs. Rosa washington. of Pitts
burg, who assisted in the revival SER
vices AT Pride "A. NJ. e. church, has
returned to her home.
! . Mrs. Zachary Taylor and Miss
Blanche Miller, Of Bridgeport, passed
through Saturday en- rate home
from BuekhannoH, where they attend
cd the funenaE of. the latters grand
mother, Mrs. Diana Martin.
ionia Council I. o. st. Luke will
hold an entertainment in Reeds hall
|, Tuesday night. the occasion being
the second Ratvetsary Of the, order.
!, w, S. Kearney~Court Of Calafithe
will hold an entertainment at the
Academy Of Music Tuesday night.
Miss Columbia Smith is visiting in
I,Parkershurg. > :" >, !,
III &ounection with the devotional
meeting at Trinity M. r. church
Sunday evening at 80 o'clock, the
following program was rendered:
Singing.
Prayer.
Responsive Reading by the Lea
que Freedmen's Aid--AIiSs Ida Rob
ertS.
Industrial Work-Mr. Guy Ruff
fin.
Helping Africa-Miss Stella Cam
brio.
Singing
Moral influence of our students
and granduates-Mrs. Nellie Wilson
Nurse Training-Miss Susan Hen
derson.
Self Help-Airs. Lutte Tuck.
Singing
What We Have and What we Are
Mrs. Fannie Robinson.
The Appeals Needed-Miss Mary
Brent
Singing.
AT a meeting Of the members OF
the Water street high school Friday
evening new literary society was
formed. to be known as the Golden
Rule Literary society. Oficers were
chosen as follows:
President, Estelle Walker: vice
Henderson, G.. G.. Jones, r. A. Step
toe and others.
Mrs. Farmer was the recipient Of
many handsome and useful presents.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs
Alexander Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs
Ensie Green, MIR. and Mrs. c. y.
Ogden, Mr. and Mrs. Brent Meade,
MIR. and Mrs. r. A. West. Mr. and
Mrs. j.. w. Strange, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Hill, Mrs. Martha Ruffin, Mrs
P. H. Lowry, Misses Annie West, of
Washington, d. c.; Hattie Washing
ton, Henrietta Brown, Maggie Brown
Cora Martini, Messrs. l.. J. Jones,
DR.. w. S. Turner, Charles Lee. Blue
cher Lee, of Huntington, ]. E. How
ard, w. S. Fleming, A. II. Danger
field, G. c. Jones, r. A. Steptoe, John
Hickenbotham.
All present expressed themselves
as highly pleased over the pleasant
evening spent and were also loud in
their praises toward Mrs. Farmer as
a .hostess~ as well as wishing MT = Far
mer many such returns Special
hfent1on- is deserved Of the hand
sOmely decorated chocolate set that
was presented Mr.. Farmer by the
Mountain State Social Club, of
which he is a member.
president, Mabel Rome; secretary,
Lillian Jackson; treasurer, James
Washington; critic, Cora Gales; SER
geant-at-arms, Nyledus Walker; ed
itor, Jennie Walker; committee on
program, Mabel Rome, Cornelia Mead
and Mitchell Wilkinson; committee
on -by-laws and constitution, Anna
May Washington, Mary Jett, Ophelia
Washington, Bird Rome, Marie Miles,
Elva Green and Prof. Robinson.
The society is to have meetings
every Friday except the last Friday
in each month, from $50 to 4
o'clock in the afternoons. The pa
per Of the society was named The
Eagle
One of the most enjoyable social
functions OF the present year was the
birthday party given by Mrs. H. B.
Farmer Thursday evening in honor
Of her husbands forty-fourth birth
day anniversary.
Mrs. Farmer was at the head Of
the receiving line and was assisted
by Mesdames Henderson, Ruffin and
West. The hall was beautifully de-
cOrated for the occasion, the color
scheme being pink and white. Dur
ing the evening in the assembly
room games Of all sorts were indulg-
ed in. Mrs. Brent Meade presided at
the egg-nog bowl in her usual charm
ing way.
At a seasonable hour the guests
were invited into the main hall where