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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
Entertains for Cousin

Miss Blanche Smith gave a farewell
party at her home on Short Creek In
honor OF her cousin. Miss Margaretta
Smith. Wednesday. September 29.
1915. who left on Friday for her home
a. Hanna CITY. Illinois. Games were
played until late hour. when dainty
luncheon was served Those present
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Stan Dnnhr

This evening the members OF the
saddle club are TO be the guests az
a dinner al the brookside Inn. There
viii DC twenty-five guests who Will
later enjoy an extended Drive.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

The Ladies' Aid Society Of the First
Presbyterian church will meet Thurs
day morning az 10 o'clock. This viii
be the regular meeting. Sewing will
occupy the ladies until MONDAY. when
a luncheon will be served.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

The many friends Of Miss Bess VI.
whitney aud Mr. 4 G.. Barackman
will be interested in the recent an
nCunccment Of their wedding. which
was solemnized last Saturday after.
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MoonIfoht Walk

This evening a congenial party of
friends will ENJOY a moonlight walk.
Taking the car as far as Barton, they
will walk the remainder of the dis
lance TO ST. Clairsville. where a corn
roast at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
ID. T. Parshall will be featured. The
pleasant little journey is arranged for
the pleasure OF Miss Florence Hager.
of Danbury. Conn. who is the guest
of Miss Jennie Ball. of North Main
street. The guests will be:
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Mr. and Mrs Harry SchmeIchct
have issued Invitations Tor an evening
a. cards "wednesday. October Do
which will compliment Miss Frod
erlcka kraatg. whose wedding date
bae been selected IN this month
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The I0n8OI8U0n rIUh VII hold IN
other ~ their verv delightful danes
This evening at the Carroll club rho
dance program will include numbers
of exceptional interest. which viii He
enjoyed until late hour Refresh.
mcrts will DO served during the even.
iun
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

Schultze of the Zane Street NJ. E.
Church will perform the ceremony.
there being no attendants After a
short wedding trip the young couple
will take up their residence on the ISL
and. Both are popular and have a
large circle of friends who will ex-
tend good wishes and congratulations.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05

We asked the young lady across me
way Do certain young man wasn't "a
little wild. and she said she was afraid
no was worse than that. and from what
she heard she feared Do was "a regular
paragon Of an the virtues.
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Misses
Y. W. c. A. Tea "Wednesday.

All members and friends of the Y
W. c. A. will be welcomed on Wednes-
day afternoon to the informal tea
which will be given at the association
building at o'clock. Plans for the
future will be outlined and arrange
ments for the coming bazaar. which Is
set TO take place Thursday and Fri
day. December and 3. will claim
principal attention. together with this
the affair will be a delightful social
gathering. Mrs. Bertha Caldwell and
Mrs. Robert J. Reed will serve the tea,
with the following assisting:
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Dinner PARTY for visitors

Mr.. anc Mrs. Lawrence Kiefer will
entertain at dinner this evening at
their home in Warwood. In compli-
ment of their visitors. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. f. Campbell and daughter. Miss
Edna Campbell. of Findlay. o. The
table will bear a central decoration of
sweetheart roses and other appoint
nents will be actively fashioned in
pink and white. There will be covers
laid for the following guests:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Campbell.
Miss Edna Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Schenk.
Miss Mary Louise Schenk.
Miss Harriet Schenk.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. T. Tyler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Kiefer.
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my own home the shades are usually up
In summer and down in winter But
repeat. this is wholly a matter for in
dividual taste TO decide
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AIessrs
VIRGINIA Club

Mrs. A. J. Seifert. at her home on
Lind street. will entertain the mem
bers OF the Virginia Club tomorrow
afternoon. Needlework will afford the
interesting pastime Of the day. and
refreshments will be sarved before
the departure OF the visitors.
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one uf the very delehfful affairs
,of the week viii be- given compumcn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
Theatre Party.

Mr.. Edward r. Ericsson OF Cleveland.
o., was guest OF honor at a dinner
party given last evening at the STRAIT
ford Springs Hotel by Thomas J.
Ridge. There were places for six
geusts. This preceded theatre tarty
for the performance at the Victoria.
which was attended by the same
young men. Composing the group
ware
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Dinner Party.

Miss Madelyn Kurner entertained a
small party OF friends at her home on
thirteenth street last evening at "A
dinner party. Charming decorations
In blue and white were arranged on
the dinner table. which bore covers
Tor SIX guests. Those present were.
Misses
Jennie Bolton Madelyn Turner
Magaret Wright
Messrs.
Joe Bolton Wilson DeffenbauVh
William Wright
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observed as he toyed with the cat.
You'll do nothing Of the kind!
replied the mother-in-law as she
and see If a doctor is wanted, or of
there are any errands to be done. The
idea OF you loafing around q club
when your wife is almost too sick to
speak! If you had a soft corn toe the
whole house would have to hover over
your
Nj. Bowser choke and strangled in
his indignation, and the cat grinned
and said to herself that things would
break lose pretty soon
"And I've heard" continued the
woman, as her teeth clicked together.
that you play poker at the club and
| sometimes lose as much as SO of an
evening. / wish you were my husband
for about an hour! You'd never play
poker more than Once!"
| Did you come out here to insult
and abuse me2" demanded Mr.. Bow
ser, with flash of independence.
II came out here to straighten
| things up. and shall do it," she
sternly replied.
+. Then followed a powerful silence.
broken at hast by his going down to
the cellar to mail q board on the coal
pbine = Hes h&ds jusc started to drive a
mail when the Hotf1er-in-law appeared
on the stairs and said:
90 Drop that hammer like hot pO-
tato, Don't you know that every blow
! goes through your poor wife's head
with a bang You've got about as
/ much heart in you as rhinoceres!
r1''W0maIi,s how dare you talk to me
like thati''- he shouted as his face
grew white as flour.
Don't call me woman and yell
out that way" she replied. NO bull
i dozer can scare me cents worth. If
you want something to do. go up and
sit with your wife while wash up the
dishes"
Mr.. Rowser sulked for a few min
utes and then walked upstairs. Find
ing Mrs. Bowser asleep, he thought it
would be a good thing to overhaul his
dresser. He had scarcely pulled out
one of the drawers when he discover
ed q sock with a hole in the heel. In
dignation overcame him on the in
slant, and he flourished the sock on
high and exclaimed:
so this Is the way my house is
run, is it. Here's sock that bought
new two weeks ago and never had or
my foot. and yet some one has worn
a hole in the heel.'
Isis it your" asked Mrs. Bowser
as she woke up.
YES it is me, and what about this
sock? Look at it. Behold this spec
linen of wifely interest in your hus-
bands welfare. Is it any wonder
The mother-in-law appeared al
. that moment and pointing to the
, stairs, she said:
You and your holy sock get out o
this as fast as you CAM
r Mr.. Bowser got Something in heI
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On his way home the other evening
Mr.. Bowser had hls fest .stepeed ON.
his hat knocked on and his ribs pOked
by umbrellas and by the fime he
reached home he Was ready Tor a
row. To add fuel to hfss Feelings he
found that his mother-in-RW had ar
rived two hours before he was COM
foftAb1y installed at the head of ar
fairs, while Mrs Bowser had. zone to
bod with. q headache Formal greet
ingB had scarcely been exchanged
when he said: -
What's all this twaddle about head
achec When left the house this
morning Mrs. -Bowser was as schirp as
"a cricket. Mighty funny that a head
ache should mop. her into bed all at
once ='.ss
There's nothing funny about it. .
promptly replied the mother-in-iaw.
| she had nervous headache and ]
told her to- go to bed. She looks to
me. as * A6r nerves were all fatked
to pieces and she ought to go home
with me- Tor. q year.
! That's. all nonsense. Her nerves
are all -ffght-as right as mffe: She's
probably Been sloshfng ar3dnd in the
rain and got her feet wet. and II sc
she. viii get no pity from me-
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F.. Lerrigo June l. 1894, to July I,
1SO9 f. c. Brownell. July Is. 1903, to
May 5. 1913: George H. Hoyes, May 5,
1918, to date.
The Association Grew.
From this time on the association
began to gain ground. both in men,
bership and influence. Later H j.
on account of i'll health resigned in
1884. Augustus Nash. now religious
work director of the Cleveland asso-
citation. was elected general secretary.
The fourth annual convention of the
association of Kansas met at En-
poria Oct. 20, 1885. at which time An
drew Baird, state secretary, reported
that the Topeka association had a
mem bership of 405 and had expend-
ed $4,000 for current expenses.
Following Augustus Nash. r p
Day was general secretary for a short
time.
In December. 1891. the state secre-
tary, Mr.. Fisher, and A. E. Bishop.
chairman of the state association, re-
signed. The state committee was re-
organized by electing j. B. Larimer
chairman and w. r.. johnson tenn
porary secretary. Mr.. Johnson only
served until the following June, when
he resigned the state secretaryship to
accept the general secretaryship of
served as general secretary until 1893.
Some Early History.
W. H. Holmes followed w. r. john
son as general secretary and in 1894
George E. Lerrigo, general secretary
of the railroad association, resigned to
become general secretary of the city
association. At this time the Topeka
association had the reputation Of hav-
ing the largest and best rented quar-
tiers in the west.
Soon the quarters were moved to
East Eighth avenue. where they re-
manned until the present building was
built at Ninth and Quincy streets.
Great credit is due George E.. Ter
rigo, as he was the general secretary
during the reconstruction period fol-
lowing the break in association work
due to an over-zealous foreign mis-
sionary program which nearly
swamped the Y. NJ. c. A.. as it tried
to merge it into gospel union.
George E. Lerrigo was general Sec
rotary until 1909, when he resigned to
accept a position with the interna-
tional committee. He was assigned
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existed in the state of Kansas, but it
was subsequently learned that there
was a small association in Sterling
Kansas. of which Mr.. ]. Hanna was
president.
The first president of the Topeka
association was a young man named
wheeler, but he held the office only
lew months. and was succeeded by
X b. Gemmell. who filled the office
OF president for many years.
At the beginning the work was con-
lined to afternoon meetings held in
different churches, but a little later a
room was rented on Kansas avenue.
ter one near Seventh street was pro-
cured and later a suite of rooms near
Seventh street
In January. 1852. conference was
held at the home of r. B. Sweet
where Robert Weidenshan of the in
ternational committee. Rev. VIM. H
Marques and George T. Coxhead were
present and explained the work of the
y NJ G. A.. and the next day spoke
IN the churches of the city. great
interest was awakened. and a canvass
resulted. Funds were supplied to fur.
illsh a secretary. and w. n. Fisher OF
Peoria. ILL.,. was elected secretary.
Complete List Secretaries.
Following is "a list of the secretarie:
OF the central association and theil
respective terms of service:
W. :. Fisher. July, 1881, to June
iSsS; H. q. Smead. September II
ISL; I" July. 1854 A. Nash. Decem
Der ., 1884, to July l. 1855: T. p. Day
July /. 1883, to July 1. 1889: W. II
Holmes. December Is. 1889. to Jun,
i, 1872: w. r. Johnson. June 1. 1892
to November I. 1898: 5. B. Herr. No
vember 20, 1898. to April 1. 1894: Geo
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You are not asked nor expected to
pity her, sir, and if you want any din
ner you'd better eat it now! 1 found
the cook very lazy and impudent and
trying to run things to suit herself.
and therefore 1 discharged her. I've
managed to cook little something
myself. however"
"You-you- discharged the cook at
an hours notice. he exclaimed. with
flushed face.
Il gave her seventeen minutes to
get out. I'd like to see a cook or any
one else trying to walk over my
daughter"
Mr.. Bowser sat down to the table
with his gorge in his throat. The
mother-in-1aw had thrown down the
gauntlet. and he had picked 1t up.
TT Is a picked up dinner" she ex-
planned as she brought it from the
kitchen. This is one Of my Irish
stews, and I know you'll like it,
"A stew for dinner he gasped az
his eyes began to roll -
Certainly. and not much besides,
but il it's good enough for me it's
good enough for you. I've heard
about your finding fault with your
dinners. but you can either eat this
or ct it alone. When a man gets the
idea that a house is run for his bene-
fit only. it's time he was brought to
book
| Mr.. Bowser meant tn jump up aud
pound on the table and declare that
he was master of his own house and
wouldn't eat Irish stew for dinner If
he starved to death; but to his in
tense surprise. he not only chung to his
chair. but actually found himself eat
ing the stew. There was something
in the icy glare Of the woman that
had a restraining influence on his i'm
petuosity. The coffee was weak and
4 the potatoes UNDERGONE, and he had
opened his mouth to declare that he
wouldn't ask a hog to sit down to
such a meal. when the nother-in- law
fastened her eyes on him and said:
You just keep quiet and be thank
full for what you've got. I've known
husbands to make dinner on raw
lturnips."
The pudding was favored with va.
Inilla. and had Mrs. Bowser been there
Mr.. Bowser would have made heI
heart ache for a month. but those icy
leyes checked his outbreak and ever
compelled him to eat rather generous
ly 1t was only when: dinner was tn
ished and they had returned. to the
sitting room that he determined t.
shake of the incubus and assert hi.
independence.
Il think I'll go over to the club TO
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he feared-some element of mastery
but as they returned to the sitting
room he shook OF the feeling and
hoarsely whispered:
There is a train at 10 o'clock in
the morning, You can go by that
If do. it'll be as corpse." she
grimly replied. sit down there.
Now, then. 1 want to tell you a few
things. You are a bulldozing hua-
hand, and it would do you good to be
hit across the neck with a crOwbar.
You think you know it all, and you
are bound to have your wa over ev
erybody No other woman in this
world except your wife would live
with you two hours, and she's fool
for doing it. You never come home
ex sept TO kick ~about something. and
if was your wife I'd scaid YOU. You
talk about waste and sextravagance.
and yet you'd buy sand for sugar. il
left alone. You boss and browbeat
and roar and below but in a week
II. ave you as humble as a cat. It's
all in the right woman getting hold
Of you
.sAnd you'll stay a week" groaned
Mr. Rowser.
-Four OF them.~ she replied. -.And
I'll work a remarkable change in you
or know the reason why. 1t won't
do you a mite of good to roll your
eyes CItdHk your leSlH ana crack
your toes You've got to cuddIe right
down like barrel OF molasses. Don't
go upstairs again till bedtime and II
there's any more rows over holy
socks you'll go barefooted in your
shoes the rest.of the winterl''
She went to the kitchen to finish
the dishes. and. the. cat. crepts over to
Mr.. Bowser and rubbed against his
leg and purred IN sympathy The
room seemed to stifie him. and he got
up and Mixed softly down the hall
and ont on the step. followed by the
cat and they sat down side by side
and gaxed into vacancy. A tramu
| halted at the gate and asked for q
loan of a dime to get sictuals for hi
i vitals, but Mr.. Bowser and the cal
gazed on-gazed 1t vacancy ard real
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cafeteria. Sc. o56 games were played in
the billiard room, $50 persons were
directed to rooms outside of the
building. The physical department
These are noon, evening. and night
classes. Beside the regular gymnasttc
work on the gymnasium floor. there
is the large white tile swimming pool,
2Ox60 feet, the exercise and wrestling
room. the room where the boys go to
punch the bag. and the bowling alleys
You will find one of the best equipped
gymnasiums in the state, under the
management of J. F. Reisner. physical
instructor. The $50 boys have rooms
in the basement where they have their
own reading rooms. cue rogue tables,
locker rooms, and SO forth. The boys
have great times on their tours OF In
spection through the industries of To-
peka and on their hikes in the coun-
try
On the ground floor is the office of
the association, the Board of Directors
room which is also the General Secre-
tary office. the cafeteria. the reading
room. Gemmel hall, where public ser
vices and entertainments are held. anu
the billiard and pool room.
Nearly every afternoon cor evening.
some meeting is held in Gemmel hall.
| The Current Topic club meets every
Monday evening at Sis and is an in
IereSt1ng feature OF the association.
Anywhere from 80 to 20 or 80 men
meet to hear the current topics OF the
day discussed. H. T. Chase has talked
upon the European Situation DR..
johnson on the Foot and Mouth Dis
ease" DR.. Clarence True Wilson on
National Prohibition s. D. Flora on
The Weather." L. A. Condor on "Adul-
teratfon of Foods" Governor George H.
Hodges on Prison Reform" George A.
Guild on Federal Reserve Banks" Sam
uel T. Howe on Taxation and c. I.
Martin on The Citizen Soldier" The
club is proving very popular.
! During the tennis season the Y NJ.
C. A. maintains. a fine tennis ground
at the corner Of Tenth and Lane streets.
| for the benefit OF its members.
| Summer Camps.
In the winter months three or four
Bible classes meet regularly. During
the summer months two or three
camps are conducted by the associa-
ton. Last year the camps were near
Maple Hill on Mill Creek. There were
two regul. Y. NJ. c. A. camps, and q
Big Brother caUp. In the regular
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work at Canton, China, and is there
now.
Under Lerrigo Administration.
The $S2.O building in present use was
built under the Lerrigo administration.
E. c. Brownen of the Central Y. NJ.
c. A, St Louis, succeeded Mr.. Lerrigo
in 1909. He served until 1912 when he
resigned to accept the general secre-
taryship of the association at Christ
church. New Zealand. The strong feat
ure of the work Of Mr.. Brownell was
his executive ability. He il still at
Christchuroh.
George II. HOyes, Secretary.
George II. Hoyes. assistant general
secretary and educational secretary.
was named as successor to Secretary
versity man. He had served as prin-
clpai in Topeka schools. accountant in
me motive power department of the
Santa Fe. During this time he had
been connected with the educational
work of the r. R. Y. NJ c.. A. for
eleven consecutive years and with the
Central Association four years.
Inc following persons comprise the
present staff of employed secretaries:
General secretary. George H. Hoyes'
once secretary. Job Little; member
ship secretary. Lee Sidwell: physical
director. Joseph F. Reisner: assistant
physical director. Roland Seibert: boys
work secretary. De Witt Lee.
Board Members.
The directors of the Association are
representative business and profession
al men of the city. E. L. Copeland
treasurer Of the Santa Fe is the presi-
dent Elon s. Clark is vice president;
Charles E. Eldridge. secretary: J. r
| Sargent, jr., treasurer
Other board members: J. p Davis
j. b. Larimer, L. d. WhittemOre, H. 8
Morgan. w. w. Mills. c. G. Blakely
H. c. Kibbee. Arthur Capper, COVER.
nor. Q. HI. White, s. J. Hodgins, DIR
G. Stewart. DIR. e. s. Pettyjohn. DR.
W. l. Johnson. DIR. w. w. Yates. Judge
J. 3. West, Jesse Shaw and Davii
Bowie
This is group which should inspire
the confidence of the general public II
the management of the institution.
Work of the ssY.''
An average Of "a persons come int
the building daily. OF this number 10
come in for its physical privileges. s
Tor billiards and pool. $50 to the reading
room, and 135 to the cafeteria. Las
year 1870. meals were served In tn
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A i. NJ. G. A. was established in To-
peka in 1s69-or Whereabouts
was given up in two years because of
lack of funds to keep it going. W. j.
treasurer. served as secretary, and DR..
Peter MacVicar. then state superin-
tendent of public instruction and later
president of Washburn college, was
president. A suite of rooms was pro-
cured over the bank owned by Giles
& Jewell There was no physical
work but the reading room was popu-
lar.
Al the time of its organization. it
was not known that any association
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camp the boys paid expenses of the
CAMP, but in the Big Brother camp
the citizens of Topeka handled the
cost.
Last summer II boys attended the
Big Brother camp and it was certain
ly a great treat to the little fellows
On Thursday noon of each week DR..
NJ F. Troxell pastor OF the First Eng
lish Lutheran church. conducts BIZ
BILE study class in the board of direc-
tors room. This is attended largely
by those persons who are teaching
Sunday school lessons. This class is
open to any one who cares to join it,
On the fourth floor of the Association
building is the club room for the men
living in the Y. NJ. c. apartments.
matter and a player piano. where they
spend many pleasant evenings sing
ing and playing and having a good
time generally.
Meetings in Stores.
During the fall and winter months.
meetings are held in the different
stores and business colleges of the
city on Wednesday mornings These
are held at the Mills Dry Goods store,
Warren NJ. Crosby store. the fire sta
ton. and Strickle's and Doughterty's
business colleges. A speaker and or
ga1tst, an q secretary. go to- these
different places for short service.
One thousand dollars OF the John
Dadism-n fund is raised by the Cen
/ trail association. Dadisman was a
Washburn boy who is doing associa-
| ii work in Marking, China. How
! ard Campbell is chairman OF the for
eign committee.
| Last year there were 1884 men
and boys who used the indoor privi-
/ leges of the T. NJ. c. A.: 1872 boys
| were in camps: 269 physical exami-
| ~ 4
taken: 12.431 persons used the swim
ming pool )
| The Y. NJ. c. A. is the Topeka young
mans club. 1t is up to date and is
worthy of the support Of the good
people of Topeka 1t il sometimes
called "Topeka's Character Foundry
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