The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-12-17
I CORRESPONDENTS
PAKKERSHCHI.

Nj. Sydney Giles was stricken with
aNoplrNy last Monday week and died
lISt "Wednesday night. Mr.. Cites was
:: Popular and industrious citizen and
| leaves y host of friends who join
| in mourning his loss. His fault!
has the sincere sympathy of all i'll
this t"cir sal hour Of b"reavcmcntE
Vendetta Court No. ). @. o. c.
hr!l Al interesting and instructive
:.oeting last Thursday evening
Tao first Sabbath School Teachers
inCrtiuS Of Logan NJ. Z. church was
! h"lI with Miss Rernardine Pcyton
! On l3tn street, last Friday evening.
! >~C!..;Ss will he held from place to
.,,N.c r>:&h Friday cvcainS hereafter.
IC"'t forget the Musical Concert
10 be given by the pupils OF the var
ious grades of Summer School at
| Wesleyan church Friday the 18th OF
this month at s p. M. The proceeds
viii so to the piano fund and we
! hope the parents will give MS their
hearty support. Admission 10
| cents.
Mir. and Mrs. Albert Peters gave q
reception Thursday evening, Dec
3rd IN honor of Mrs. Peters sister,
Mrs. Odessa Barnes, Of Chicago, Ill.
The following were present: Mr.. and
Mrs. Carpenter, Mr.. and Airs. Garner,
Nj. and Mrs. Moore, Mr. and Mrs.
Scott, Mir. and Mrs. Slash. Mr. and
! Mrs. Laws, Mr.. and Mrs. Banks, Mr..
| ana Mrs. Ferguson, Miss SaIie
| Slash. Miss Nettie Slash, Miss jean
: cite LaSne. Miss HAZEL Brock, Miss
Annie jackson, Miss Grace Brent.
Miss Lavella Brennock, Mr. Shively,
Nr. Moss. Mr.. Richardson. Mr.. Com
edy. The guests were royalty enter
tanned by an orchestra and 81 very
! dainty collation. was served at eleven
o'clock. TIE guests departed say
Ing that they all had delightful
| evening.
Elmer Giles, of Pittsburg. Mrs.
| ChaS- Woods. Of Pittsburg, DE-. AL
sy Giles, CT Chicago, and Miss May
/ Giles. of Institute, are all in the city,
! having been called on account of the
! serious illness and death of their
! father. Mr.. Sidney Giles
| The funeral of Mr. Giles occurred
Saturday afternoon from Baptist
! church.
The Needle Work Club met last
1 Thursday afternoon with Mrs An
drew Burton in Belpre. Ohio.
! \ very pleasant and profitable ses-
sion was held. Misses Esther Col
son and Clora D. Butler we're in
vi1ed guests.
Rev. Frederick D. Taylor, P E, of
the >. NJ. f. connection Of West Vir-
gInia. was in the city last Sunday
holding Quarterly meeting at Beth
c! y. N. Z. church. He preached
two able sermons, one Sunday morn
ing and one Sunday night.
| Re-. Simon P. Huskins, of the Lo-
gan NJ. E. church, delivered an ex-
cel2ent sermon at the A NJ. f. church
Sunday evening on the occasion of
! their Quarterly meeting
Rev. S. A. Lewis, pastor of Beth
el A. NJ. E. church, has begun house
keeping on 18th street.
! The Sabbath School Teachers
Meeting will convene with Mrs. f. V.
Seams, 1907 Latrobe street next Fri
day evening at 1870.
Schools close for the Xmas holi-
days, Dec. END and commence Jan.
4th.
Mrs. Mary Lee, one of the oldest
and most. respected colored citizens
Of his city died Monday morning at
8 O'Clock, at the home of her daugh-
tor. Mrs. Alice Fountaine, on 18th
street
The following taken from the
Principals report gives the showing
ct Sumner School for the 3rd moth
en1ing Nov. 81: enrolment, 1855;
average daily attendance, 165; per
cent CT daily attendance, 96; neither
absent nor tardy, SO; cases of tardi-
ness, q.