The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-20
Representatives of Fairmont
Organizations Welcome
the Visitors.
MANY REPORTS ARE READ
Reception Held This After
noon at Home of Mrs.
George DeBolt.

The second day OF the session of
The West Virginia Federation OF Wo.
mems clubs, which opened its twelfth
annual convention yesterday in this
city, opened this morning at 10 o'clock
in the First NJ. E. church on Fairmont
avenue. The session was called to
order by Mrs. Robert l.. Hutchinson,
president. Devotional exercises were
conducted by the president which con.
sisted OF the responsive reading, re.
peating Of the Lords prayer and the
singing Of Come Thou Almighty
King" with Mrs. Minor Durham ut the
piano.
The first part of the session was
taken up with fraternal greetings from
various clubs OF the city not affiliated
with the state Federation. Mrs. Jen-
ME Engle, state vice president OF the
Women's Christian Temperance union
of Fairmont, in behalf OF the local
union extended greetings to the Fed.
Grafton. Mrs. Hugh F. Smith as re-
gent Of the William Raymond chapter
OF the Daughters OF the American
Revolution, extended the greetings OF
the chapter and Mrs. j. Hcrndon Alb.
bolt as president OF the Robert Z. Lee
chapter OF the United Daughters OF
the Confederacy, extended greetings,
in behalf Of that organization. Each
OF these speakers extended the most
cordial greetings in behalf OF the or.
ganization they represented.
Following the fraternal greetings.
reports were heard from officers, dis
trict presidents, club presidents, etc.
All these reports were comprehensive
and showed remarkable growth along
all lines Of work Of the Federation.
Mrs. a. l.. Lehman, president of the
First congressional district, OF Fair.
mont. Mrs. |. G. Lazelle, president of
the second congressional district OF
Morgantown, Mrs. ]. S. Cunningham.
OF Charleston, acting president OF the
third congressional district In absence
OF Mrs. Woodson I. Willis, Mrs. J. G.
Cochran, OF Parkersburg, acting pres.
ident OF the fourth congressional dis.
trict In absence OF Mrs. j. b. Sammel,
president, read interesting reports OF
district meetings and Mrs. Cunning.
ham read a report for Mrs. Harold
Ritz, president OF the fifth congres.
sional district of BIucicld, who was
detained on account oil illness.
Other reports given were that OF
Rural club organizer BY Mrs. 5. Il.
Smith, OF huntington; music depart.
ment by Miss Cora htchinson, Clarks.
burg, and general federation stale
secretary report by Mrs. John l.. Ruhl,
OF Clarksburg.
The remainder Of the session was
given over to reports OF the club pres.
idents OF the various cities. Misses
CalIie Frey, Mary Devency and Sue
HERSHEY Watson acted as pages.
Greetings were read by Mrs. Fuller
GlassCoclk, of Morgantown, acting sec.
retary, from Mrs. Percy V. Penny.
packer, OF Austin, Texas, General Feu.
Grafton president and from other on,-
GERS OF the General Federation and
from the following state Federatlons:
Mississippi, Delaware. Kansas, Ala
bama, North Dakota, Florida, Massa.
chusetts, New York. Wisconsin,, Ar
kansas. Michigan, Minnesota, New
Hampshire, Missouri, North Caro-.
lima, Illinois, Washington, Rhode
Island, Nebraska, New Jersey, Texas.
Miss Cora NJ. Atchinson, OF Clarks.
burg, chairman OF the state Fedora.
tion music committee, had an inter.
esting exhibit OF 90 pieces OF Iusic
composed by West Virginians. which
attracted considerable attention.
Those who have registered up to
this afternoon are as follows.
NJrp n WIanb Fir, Crnvas MrS
James McCoach, Sistersville; Miss
Mary Peck, kenoya; Mrs. C. j. Proud.
foot, Wheeling; Mrs. L. b. Bowers,
parkcrsburg; Miss S. Scolley Page.
Clarksburg; Miss Cora NJ. Atchinson,
Clarksburg; Miss NJ. Virginia Foulk,
huntington; Mrs. George DcBolt,
Fairmont; Mrs. r. l.. Hutchinson,
huntington: Mrs. A. L. Lehman, Fair.
mont; Mrs. |. G. Lazelle, Morgantown:
Mrs. Fuller Glasscock, Morgantown;
Mrs. Howard N. Ogden, Charleston;
Mrs. John L. Ruhl, Clarksburg; Mrs.
W. D. Smith, huntington; Mrs. Frank
N. Mann, huntingdon: Mrs. w. X.
jackson Huntington; Mrs. Charles q.
Harrison, huntington; Mrs. NJ. J.. Mat.
thews, Warrington; Miss Eola d.
Williams, Ronceyerte; Mrs. X. c.
Sweet, st. Adams; Mrs. J. l.. Bern.
hard. st. Adams; Miss Theresa L.
Flynn, Clarksburg; Mrs. E. I. Spears,
Elkins; Mabel Dele Jones, Charles.
ton; Ethel Green, Charleston; Mrs. 2.
H. Cullis. Chester; Mrs. William F.
Stifel,. Wheeling; Mrs. W. NJ. Riggs,
Moundsville; Mrs. o. r. Wood, Wheel.
ing; Mrs. L. H. Cammack, Hunting.
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