The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-20
premlnsnt Workers From All Over
~ ststs Gather About the Festal
- Gard az the Stratford.
GENERAL SECRETARY ARNOLD
10 keAos INTERESTING REPORT
Nsstlss e~sidsd Over sy tho Hon.
~ Thomas E.-tiodoes. President
LOT State Association.

ecuuse committee or the West Nir-
gfnia Sunday School Association ever
held was that last night at the STRAIT.
ford hotel. when every member OF the
committee was present. gathered
about the festal board TO discuss the
rood things which the Strsttord chef
mad set out to satisfy the inner man.
as.wNl As 20 give their attention TO
a mstters OF importance now be-
Tore he West Virginia Sunday
school Association. The meeting was
presided over by the state President,
rhon~Thomas E. Hodges. OF Morgan
town.
The session opened promptly Mt
$50 o'clock. with about thirty men
gathered about the board. A delight.
fui menu was served. as follows:
Cream OF Tomato Sour.
Broiied fresh MackereI.
sw.s. sud..t. PfSssissSs on Gs1e.
Roast Young Capon.
Mashed Potatoes SUGAR Peas.
Corn Fritter-.
.~toast sorlotn of Reef au Jus.
SHREDDED Isttaee with Parnen,o.
rrr,, sgndae
cake cOtf.. f1mPkin Pie
American Chez with witch BISCUIT.
Nuts and Raisins.
Secrctarye Report.
Following the disposition OF the de-
hshtfui viands. the business OF the
evening was taken up. the report OF
General Secretary Arthur T. Arnold.
or the State once, being the most i'm
portant matter. A number OF other re
ports or various departments were
read. dealing with various phases OF
The work. The following Is the report
OF Mt. Arnold. practically in full:
To the Executive Committee Of the
West Virginia Sunday School Asso-
citation.
Fellow Workers:
Period Covered BY Report.
This report OF the progress OF the
work n OF my stewardship as gen
eral secretary. covers 4 period OF
eight and one-half months. beginning
with April LIST and ending with De
cember Is. 1911.
IN General.
The year thus far ike the two full
ear OF my work under your direc-
tion, a been rich II opportunity.
in laoors n encouraging
In results.
Very often l have been weary in
the work. but never weary OF IL. Dur.
10 Na1 AAAAto VI ArlNAtHA OhTueu ana
greatest fatigue. I have ever been son
scious OF the fact that IN cease my
labors would mean irreparable loss 10
me.
know OF no place wf.ere the i'm
pact Of ones life gives promise OF
larger returns h a IN West Virginia.
The Office.
4 busy place, One OF the reporters
Of Wheeling daily paper declared II
TO be the busiest Office i'm Wheeling,
Miss Lulu c Hart has cared for the
Office in the absence OF the field force.
From our Office thus far this year
have gone out 80. 200 leaflets bearing
upon the different phases OF our work.
as represented by the various school
divisions or departments.
This does not include the Mountain
State bulletin nor supplies furnished
by US. such as census literature. re.
port blanks. teacher training books.
etc which would double the output a;
least.
In addition 10 the literature and
leaflets mentioned. We have puf out
s.lO3 -mimeograph letters and $500
dictated letters. our office is a nee
- for workers who come TO secure
help OF various kinds.
The Field Force.
Miss Martha v. Graham has given
her entire time 10 the work. on h..
count OF her knowledge Of conditions
and her years OF experience. she ~
especially equipped 70 give elementary
instruction 10 u people. Her serv-
ices have been exceedingly saluable.
One element hat gives great
strength % our associated work Is the
Tact that elementary instruction has
been given at every county couven-
ton.
We are indebted for serv.-es ron
dered BY Rev y r. Rhoads. Rev. ".
". Fields. Rev Earle A. Brooks. DR..
A. J.. Hiatt. Rev. James a. Lawrance
aud Mrs. a. T Arnold.
Zach n responded heartily 10 the
cal OF your Raneral secretary for
help. 7 gratefully acknowledge their
valuable aid.
Rev. Samuel c. Jones.
Rev. Samuel G. Jones gave one
months service IN the field during
September and October.
re travelled 1923 miles. attended
three county conventions. 10 district
conventions and 10 rallies. and visited
I've schools. delivering % talks and