Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-07-21

equally responsible with the man VIII,
goes down in the we'll. Why shoulc
one man be called to give more thar
another? The call of Christ to mer
is urgent and pressing now as never
before. Men are called also to bless
edness and faith-faith in each Other
and in God. The members of firm
must have faith in each other. "We
are co-workers together with God. -
lie is the "senior partner" and calls
US to life of faith and blessedness.
This address was heard with great
interest, and produced deep impress
sion.
After this the Chairman called upon
several gentlemen for two minute
speeches. Several responses were
made. and the big banquet of The
Laymens' Missionary Movement ad,
Journed, after the announcement of
the program for Sunday.
THE MEN WHO DID THE WORK.
The success of the Laymens' conven-
tion was due chiefly, to the hard work
of several committees. These should
have honorable mention for the very
commendable manner in which they
performed their duties.
AT the head of the movement was
the executive committee, made up
of Geo. w. st. Clair, Chairman; H.
w. Pobst, sR. P. Copenhaver, j. A.
Leslie. J. A. Greever. John E. Jack
son and w. Archie Thompson.
The executive committee appointed
other committees as follows:
Publicity-Geo. w. ST. Clair, w.
G. O'Brien, and j. A. Leslie. This
committee had charge of printing and
distributing literature, information,
programs and tickets, etc. The news
papers were freely used-free of
charge. to inform the people, and in
addition great deal of private cor
respondence was done. The committee
on finance was made up of j. B. Boy
er. Chairman; M. j. Hankins, B. w.
Stras, w. B. Leslie, e. l.. Greever
and John S. Bottimore. This commit
tee had charge of raising the money
to defray expenses of the convention
travelling expenses of the speakers,
printing programs, cards, tickets,
etc, and did their work we'll, raising
easily about $1OO, amply sufficient
for all purposes.
The committee on entertainment was
w. Ed Peery, j. P. Royal and John
S. Bottimore. MIR. Bottimore was af-
terwards transferred from this COM
mittee to the committee on Finance,
and Mr.. j. A. Leslie substituted in his
stead. This committee had homes
provided for three times as many Wis
itors as was necessary, and had no
trouble putting the right people in
the right place.
The committee on arrangement
perhaps the most important of them
all, was ia. Greever, Chairman; r.
p. Copenhaver, John e. Jackson and
j. N. Harman, Jr. This committee
had charge of the banquet entire.
They had to find the place, find the
dishes, chairs, tables, provisions, and
everything necessary to feeding and
serving the supper, etc. Their ardu-
GUS task was admirably performed.
There was not hitch nor bother,
and to say that it was well done is to
put it mildly. Comparisons are al
ways odious, but as a fact this COM
mittee astonished and surprised every
body. When the hour came every
plate, knife and fork and chair was
in it's proper place and about two doz-
en- of the prettiest girls in town all
standing ready to serve, and j. N.
Harman, Jr., with his long apron on,
as head water, ready to show every
man his place. 1t was fine, and after
it was all over Chairman Greever re-
ported one knife and one fork mis-
matched and out of ,place, the only
thing that went wrong, and this has
since been righted. The whole thing
could not have been done better, even
in the hands of experienced hotel
men. The supper was no cheap affair,
either. Tazewell people have Taze-
well appetites, and this fact was TAX
en- account of. There was ham, roast
beef, bread, butter, tea and coffee,
salad, pickle. ice cream and cake, and
all of it in abundance. Plates were
filled twice.if called for. There was
no scrimping. 1t was great supper.