The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-11-27


which was followed by prayer
After the program the hostess served
a salad, with chocolate and sand
witches.
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Mrs. Ehlers, Hostess.
Mrs. Chas. Ehlers was hostess of the
Philathea Glass of Bay Street Pres
byterian church at its monthly bust
ness meeting on Tuesday evening. An
election of officers was held, resulting
as follows: President, Miss Ellie
Montgomery; vice-president, Miss
Aenor; secretary, Miss Lora Haney;
assistant secretary, Miss Marie oak
ley; treasurer, Miss Bessie Miner; re-
porter, Miss Lucille Gay; teacher, Mrs.
T. E. Martin; assistant teacher, Mrs.
Stegall. The class decided to fix
Christmas stockings and give to such
of the poor children as old Santa may
not find After the meeting adjourned
the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Griffs,
served delicious refreshments
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Thanksgiving Services At
Hattiesburg Churches.
The various denominations of the
city are planning to have church SER
vices on Thanksgiving day, many of
them having special music for the oc-
casion.
Baptist Services.
Al Emmanuel Baptist church all the
Baptists of the city will meet at $3.50
a. m, in a joint service, with Rev.
Homer Webb, pastor of Fifth Avenue
church, preaching the sermon.
All those attending are requested to
bring a thank Offering of groceries,
vegetables, fruits, or eatables of some
kind and these will be arranged
around the pulpit for the service and
later given to the industrial depart
ment of the Baptist Womans College.
This interesting department of the
college may not be so well known, but
1t is doing fine work, for in that
department the students do their own
cooking, the department being run
separately from the rest in that mat
ter.
Mrs. Russell Is the matron in charge
and under her skilful training the stu
dents club together and share ex-
penses, making the board so much
cheaper. One month it was as low as
five dollars. These students room in
the dormitory with the other students.
but special kitchen and dining room
is set apart for them in the recita.
ton building.
The contributions, then. at this SER
vice, will go to the girls of this depart
ment.
Miss Stephens, voice teacher of the
Woman's College, will have charge of
the music at the services and has ar
ranged a special program. The Glee
Club of the Womans College will
compose the choir and Miss Otta
Stephens and Miss Edna Phillips will
sing a Duet, Henry Smart's arrange
ment of THE Lord is My Shepherd"
Preshyterians.
The Bay Street congregation will
ho,d praise service in the morning
At 10 O'Clock at the church, when the /
pastor, Rev. r. L. Campbell, will
preach.
The First Presbyterian church will /
nave a morning service at 10 o'clock. /
when Rev. U. B. Currie, pastor of
Rayne Memorial church in New Or
cans, will deliver the sermon.
Methodists.
The Court Street Methodist and the
Main Street Methodist churches will
lold joint service at the Main Street
'hurch at 10 O'Clock, the pastor, Rev
Norman Mcleod, preaching.
All those attending are asked to
ring an offering of groceries or of
ONE kind for the orphans fund, and
o send the offering at nine o'clock, if
'ossible, SO the pulpit may be decorat.
ID with it.
Mrs, A. ]. Grove, the organist, is in
barge of the music and will have an
nthem by the choir, Thanksgiving
raise"
Miss Bessie Cook will sing a solo
nd a male quartette, Messrs. H. o.
White, E. e. Esslinger, Cowart and
|. j. Grove, will sing when The Mist
las Rolled Away"
Broad Street Church Tonight.
The Broad Street Methodist church
ill hold its Thanksgiving service to-
light at Z o'clock at the. church, in
tead of on Thanksgiving day.
Rev. M. B. SCARBOROUGH will preach
nd there will be special program of
lusic.