The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1909-02-12
No. 46
Wesley Class Entertainment.

] The quarterly business and social
| meeting of the Wesley Sunday School
Class of the Methodist Church, was
held on last Friday evening at the Ho
tel Monaghan. A large crowd was in
attendance, and was one of the most
enjoyable occasions in the history of
the class. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miller,
| Mr.. ]. E. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
Ford and Mr. and Mrs. d w. Robins
received the guests in the parlor and
from thence. they were conducted to
the dining room, which had been con-
yerted into veritable banquet hall.
| The decorations were in the class col
ors, red and green. and great stately
palms and ferns formed a background
for the throng; while overhead, and ex-
tending from column to column were
graceful draperies in red. A burst of
melody from Biagi's orchestra greeted
the guests, and all during the evening
sweet strains from those skillful mu-
sicans formed an accompaniment to the
program and merry conversation. The
class president, Mr. r. l. Pounds, pre-
sided oyer the business session and the
reports given from the various depart
ments of work revealed the fact that
CiC "CLHoClo VI tttto Siooo otO CFCh
keeping in view the class motto, Go
Forward An important item CLEAN
ed, was that a membership contest
had been held during the month of Jan
uary under the leadership of Mrs. Sam
Yates and Mr.. D. w. Robins, which
resulted in majority of eight in favor
of Mrs. Yates, and the enrolment of
40 new members. 21 active and 19 as
sociates, bringing the present enroll
ment up to 109, with an enrolment of
l22 since class organization, These
nineteen associate members are travel
ling statesmen, who have thereby agreed
to attend the Sunday School when in
the city over Sunday. Very encour-
aging talks were made by the pastor,
Rev. w. w Woolard, and the Super
intendents, Messrs. j. H. Ledyard and
w. 7. Reeves. Rev. Woolard stated
that he doubted if there could be found
in all Southern Methodism an adult class
similar or equal to this, in it's perfec-
ted organization, and the successful
operation of its various departments of
work. Mr. Ledyard said that he gain
ed inspiration from the Wesley class
to direct the entire affairs of the school.
Mr.. Reeves explained the 100 per cent
attendance plan. as adopted by the
school, and the class president announce
ed the adoption of said plan by Wesley
class and for the successful operation
of same, announced the division of the
class into z sections of ten each, under
the following leaders: Messrs. E. c.
Kinds, F. c. McGuaghy, .lohn R.
Moore. R. L. Pounds, S. B. Kinds, D.
w. Robins and w. A. Monaghan. Just
here came the bestowal of attendance
pins upon quite number for regular
attendance upon Sunday School. About
26 have already entered the contest for
the beautiful gold pin to be secured for
II months regular attendance. Seven
having already been in regular atten-
dance for ten months. A pleasing feat
ure of evening was conducted by the
chairman of the Social Committee,
Mrs. McGaughy, Turning oyer a new
leaf" The gentlemen were requested
to write upon an cat leaf, new reso-
lutions for the class work during the
next month. Much merriment was
created over the reading of these res
olutions, while ever and anon minor
strain was heard, which revealed the
deep under current Of religious fervor
pervading the class work. The goodly
company was then served to delightful
refreshments by noiseless buffers in
snowy aprons. As the adieux were said.
extravagant praises were heard from
all, for the elegant manner IN which
Mr.. ana Mrs. Monaghan and the LOS
ing Side" had entertained.