The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-01
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Clarksburg, Nov. 25.-The fifth 1ifl afl* ss |;
nual session Of the Teachers AssocIa. /
ton OF Northern West Virginia was i
held here yesterday and to-day, and j
| In many respects was the mot& Sssss.:y
fulsession ever heicf. = - - !.
On Thursday morning President ID sD. \
h. Kyle called the Association to y ors Is 4 !,
der The devotional exercises I we're I
conducted by Rev. c. W. Louissslt..3
Miss Stella Walker of Clarksburg, aa.
livered the welcome address. MsSa
Lottie Lomax, Of Monongah .resRSAd
After adjournment the teachesa
went in body to the Union Thankst
giving exercises at the M. e. ChdfGh.
Rev S. P. West Of Pride ChapAi H. ];
M. %. Church preached a very eaS6I-
lent sermon. -. ~. il ~, SIS. 4
On Thursday afternoon they listen. /
ed to the annual address of the Pres-
ident. His subject was ""We must SBa
producers" He spoke Of the. impor-
tance OF the schools produc1ng
dents who are able to accomp iassll
something in the MoTQd, either /. .aes
teachers or in whatever. 4pFof ofassien
or vocation they are employeds
address was hopeful, inspiring and
uplifting. Several good papers sq&dra
read and intelligently discussed The
feature of the afternoon was am tds.,
| dress by Prof. J. w. Hughes, Of ,Whee1ss
ing. His subject was "fIow to Idinis
mize crime among Negroes z. z. u II9a
handled the subject sleillfuIiy END 1
gave some very good advice. IA ,1itesarga
ary program was rendered on 'THasffaak.t,
day evening. L. o. Wilson, of ;WaaSs
| ton, was the principal speaker. His
talk on Temperance was very Ifl..g
teresting. .,,rv. ~ ~ :.t.I}alS;5f S;i5f.
The Friday morning devotional tex4
erc1ses were conducted by Rev. T. WsSs u
Colbert, who later addressed tht
teachers. This session was charac-
terized by heated discussion, en i've I
questions pertaining to. the. school
work :: :, 5S}A5s
The afternoon session devotiynaI
exercises We're conducted by Rev, w.
L. Kenney Of the Mt. Zion Baptist Z
Church. The principal addresses were
The Educational Congress, at J st.
Louis by j. r. Jefferson, of Pafker6-
burg, and How to prevent diseaseA iyrrr-
Our Schools by. DR.. e. L. Youngne,
Of Clarksburg. The seating capacity
of the large auditorium of the Wataf
Street High School was taxed to the 4
uttermost by the crowd which gaGtl3
cred on Friday evening to hear the
lecture "The Graveyard Rabbit s, FG0tYs
by DR.. d. Webster Davis of Richmond,
Va. He treated the subject as only D.A
Webster Davis can. Such q 'c0nbiR
tion Of wit, humor, pathos, science aniRs
philosophy was never before heard
here. 1t was rare treat and he re-
ceived great ovation. ri
After the lecture banquet wag gtys
en- in honor Of DR.. Davis. ~.~5.a
Menu. '' aE
Oysters on Half Shell. -. =,
Mutton Broth. sss
Celery. -, T.. ..,...s. -. zss
Roast Turkey Maltre d'Hoted. s's2
Cranberry Sauce. = = ri
Cream Potatoes. Sweet PeaAi z
Salmon Salad %lJ7
Pumpkin Pie 7 ATricaine Z !, N,ssf, y
Vanilla Ice Cream add caK;ss.st y
Demi-tasse, Cheese NWaafers ~ ~. ~.
The music was q feature Of tho .Aes I
sociation and to give especial Rmehtiomj
to the solos of Misses wlifaR te5e5,s te5 = Rfo5ft fE5f
ence Cobb, Anna Patton. MF, p.
Jones and Mrs. Clara williams would
detract nothing from the, others Tha +,
Junior Orchestra rendered, excellent.
services and deserves much credit The
following officers were elected. 1F
President, H. D. Hazlewood. Of Rarrs
kersburg: Vice-President. Miss ,Mattt8
Prouty Morgantown; Secretary Miss J,
Bernad'ne pevton. Parkersbure: Tsreasy
urer. G. w. Florence, Of Grafto1l ss..,t.
ILLINOIS HTMATz1 SOCIETY ~
Cairo. H.. Nov 30.--~Saveval score
Of delegates renresentfTfgt Eha IT,
rnene oreanizattors IN .Ebis state. 3AfsS
fliated with the Illinofs Hugsans Es0&s
cietv. assembled In thfa oitv today
for tho third, anpnat convention of
the state organization. 81 y. & ~ "a
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