The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-12-05
ROSWELL.

are going to move to Charlotte, N. c.,
the last of this week
Mrs Anderson spent Tuesday ia
Atlanta, buying Xmas toys for her
store.
Miss Ada Wing and Miss Marion
Weaver were in Atlanta Wednesday.
DR.. and Mrs. R. j Power were in
Atlanta one day last week
Mr. George c. Spence and family
will spend the winter in Atlanta.
Miss Mary Power was at Wood
stock for several days last week.
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Wood, Jr /,
and their little daughter, Cicle, were
in Roswell Thanksgiving with rela-
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Pratber King were
in Atlanta Friday for the day.
Mrs. Griffen has returned to her
home, in Hampton, Ga, after visit
ing her son, MIR. Eugene Wood, ST..
Miss Marion Penland and Miss
Lucille Wing will see the Wednesday
matinee of Ben Hur," which is at
the Atlanta this week.
The friends of Mr.. V. Daniels will
be sorry to hear of his death. The
funeral service was held at NJ;
Bethel.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. c. c..
Foster will be glad to hear of the
successful operation for appendicit 5
which their son, j. D., underwent
last week.
Roswell will be glad to hear that
the ladies of the Methodist Church
will open the Wayside tea-room Sa,-
urday.
Misses Katharine and Frances
Simpson. spent Thanksgiving with
their grandmother, Mrs W. E. Baker
Mrs. r. E. Carson spent Tuesday
in Atlanta.
Miss Sue Colman has been very
sick.
An interesting and important
meeting was held last Friday even
ing, November %, at the home Of
Mrs w. E. Baker Roswell. 1t was
the organization meeting of the Ros-
we'll Mems Bible Glass, a new organ
iZation in the Presbyterian Church
at that place. The meeting was for
men only, and fourteen were present,
this number being afterwards in
creased to twenty-one, who signed
their names as charter members. At
1880 o'clock a business meeting was
held. The name Roswell Mems BIZ
BILE Glass" was selected, and after dis
cussion a constitution was adopted
and officers were elected. Mr.. NJ. E.
Grower was chosen president; M"
Dick Wing, vice-president; Mr.
George David, secretary; Mr.. Harry
Leroy, treasurer, and the Rev r. E.
Carson, teacher. The following
standing committees were appointed,
the chairman of each being elected
by ballot: Membership Committee,
Social Committee, Devotional Mis-
sionary Committee and Committee GA
Civic Affairs. Messrs Eugene Wooc,
Barto Wing, Ralph Conway and
George Wing were elected chairmcn
of these committees in the ord -
given.
At the conclusion of the busin a9S
session, the meeting adjourned ID
the dining-room, where an oyster
supper was served by the ladies and
most thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Toasts were responded to by various
members present, which outlined the
activities and possible channels of
usefulness for the Bible class during
the coming year.
This is probably the first organ
lied mems Bible class started in Roi-
we'll This form of organization s
being used tremendously for the up
building of the Kingdom of Christ
throughout the country at this time.
The genius of it is that it is conduct
ed by the laymen themselves. 1t
an organization of men, by men, f1r
men-or, rather, for all the goo
that men can do Hence the pos5'-
bilities of it are untold, and the
time will surely come when not on!y
in Roswell. but in all parts of tho
State, every virile congregation viii
have one or more such Bible classe ;,
which will serve as clearing houses
for the activities of the Christian
laymen of the community.
S. B. Z.