The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-07-30
At Mount zion.


annual church supper was there las
f idaay night Ihe. Union City City GGoneer
Band gave its regular Friday evening
concert at Mount Zion instead of al
Union City, and that, it is thought
helped to swell the number. The band
reached the ground about $50 Quite
large gathering had already assembled,
but from 8 to $50 people were as thick
as they could stand from the bandstand
to the church and everywhere on the
lawn in front of the church. The tables,
where barbecue and regular supper was
served, were all filled early, and before
10 O'Clock all the supplies had been ex-
hausted. The ice cream was all gone a
short time after, and by 10. 80 the crowd
began to dispense.
The church suppers at Mount Zion
constitute an event which is always an
ticipated with great deal of pleasure.
Mount Zion is one of the best com
munities in the county or in Kentucky
in this section Quite number of
good, substantial citizens and farmers
are located in the neighborhood, and
what is of much more importance there
are large number of good women
who take lively interest in these occa-
sions, ladies who know the art of cook
ing and how to manage and arrange for
a supper. Certain it was that the sup
per was as fine as ever touched with
tooth, attested by the fact that num-
bers are drawn thither, increasing year
by year. This year was the greatest of
all the successes. The receipts were
about $216, and if the supplies had
lasted they would have been $500 or
more. A very remarkable instance is
the fact that out of all the people who
were present not more orderly or well
behaved gathering has been seen at an
outdoor entertainment. That fact alone
speaks we'll for the people of Mount
Zion. The younger people predomi-
mated. Quite large portion of these
were from the immediate community.
Union City furnished liberal percent
age of those in attendance.
OF course we are not familiar enough
with the ladies to name those who con-
trlbuted largely to the supper, but we
do know that Mrs. Glenn, Mrs. Nc
hurry, and Miss Mcconnell were ac-
lively engaged in looking after the wants
of the crowd, because we had the pleas
ure Of eating supper at the table they
were experimenting.
Mount Zion also has one of the most
and comfortable churches in
the country anywhere. 1t is Metho-
dist Church and was built partly during
the ministration of Rev. Sam Wynn
and completed since Rev. Newbill took
charge. Rev. Newbill was present at
the supper and took us through the
church. 1t is a nice brick building
fronting west with wing and side door
to the south, from whence the Union
City road approaches. The walls have
been plastered and white coated. The
chancel is elevated with nice rail and
pulpit of hardwood. To the rear of
the pulpit is nice cabinet organ and
chairs for choir and chorus. The cell
ing of the building is paneled and dome
shaped and the acoustics are very good.
The church and surroundings are
surely an index of the state of the COM
munity With good churches and good
schools it is very easy to guess what the
people are, and it is pleasure to speak
in complimentary terms of those we
know to be cultured, prosperous and
happy Christian people.