The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
Legion Members Exceed.
TheirP BY Almost
$4,000.
NJ W0Rk SIX YEARS.
New Organization Formed.
* TakelI Its
Place.

me sum ofg$9,125.27 was yesterday
turnedsoVer to the Presbyterian church
bnfidingSfund blythe Presbyterian Leg
ion composedgofsthe women and girls
az the church. the sum having been
earned by the legion in a period OF
sixSyears age, at the time the propos'
edlchnrchS edifice began to be agitated,
HE womenSof5the church got together
ana formed the Presbyterian Legion
the objects OF which were two fold,
difst 10 encourage ~sociability among
the members and to provide II pos.
sfbIes theGsum OF twelve hundred dol.
lars fper year$for a Veriod of six years
for thelbuilding fund of the church.
Yesterday marked the end of the
sixthyearsandSWhen accounts were rem
dnred5 itEWas found that the sum
aRreed upon had been far exceeded
Nd fheS sum above menteioned had
been fsecuredgby this band OF faithful
Workers. "a
Thereports as turned in yesterday
were as follows:
Totalef for year ending April, 1s1,
S2j214d5.
Banner division. year ending April
1916, Mcgee. Carrel, $685. 90.
Banner member, year endinf April,
1915. MTs.ssT.sA. Hunsaker.
Total amount for six years, So
Banner division for six years. Mrs.
O u! garreI.
Banner member. Mrs. NJ. L. sturm.
Mrs. q 81 Garrellf, head OF the ban:
ner division has seen remarkable SER
vice iii the work She is the only lead
er in the legion who has served as
headloflaS division continuously for the
sx years. This division has brought
into the Treasury the sun of $1,07O.
Theffollowingii is the list of offies and
division leaders who have served so
faithfully during the past year:
President, Mrs. Edwin, Robinson;
hrst vice president, Mrs. P. M. Hoge;
secondSvfcespresident, Mrs. George F.
Garrel; |secretarv Mrs. "A. F. Peddi-'
cords assistant secretary, Mrs. Rich;
ard .Shurtleff; treasurer, Miss jean
nette Bright;8 assistant treasurer, Mrs.
Richard Gilkeson.
List o. division leaders of the past
No. q, AIRS. Ira Aiken; No. Q. Mrs.
q ~ GarrelI;ENo Z, Mrs. Richard Gilk-
egon; No q. Mrs. p. NJ. Hogc; No. s.,
Mrs. IA. d. Marshall; No. 6. Mrs. Sid
Iey Reynolds; No z. Mrs. Della
Ehinns Nos Mrs. M. l.. Sturm; No.
3. ms. HughSF. Smith; No. 10, Mrs.
Earl Il. Smith and Mrs. Charles G.
Denham; No. ii; Mrs. George WEIGH;
No! 10. Mrs. 81. q. Welton.
AbttSof history concerning this band
OF women will be Interestingly The
Presbyterian Legion was formed in
April 1910, lat the suggestion OF Mrs.
Edwin Robinson, who served the leg
ionsaspresident fol-. three years. Great
Dana were mapped out at this meet
I'M NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. orgthe six years and
without exception each and every plan
has been carried to fulfllIment.
Mrs. WflIa@Hart Butcher Lehman
vas the hr~stgpresident of the legion
sefgtnES froms1910Eto 1911. She was
Rucceeded by Mrs ~. A Clayton who
served for a8periodG Of one year from
1911 20 1919: During the remainder
Of the time Nj r Edwin Robinson has
mesnStha executive head.
TheS largest sum OF money received
Is the ladiesEforja single undertaking
5fas thes sum recetyed from the ban
GneEi serTad fheGG Grand Lodge of Ma
sons 8kRitssmeeting In this city In No
vembers last Six hundred and. TWEEN.
men were served at this ban
uue6. %a
Mo meeting yesterday was In the
nature 6fi aloyefeast. Areceptlon fol.
lowed the business meeting, While
the old legion was dlsbanded yester-
day out OF ttsssprang anew organiza.
ton from which great things are ex-
pecteds TheSSnew Organization has
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:
President, Mrs. N. Il. Sturm; first
Tiee PRESIDENT Mrs:gA. d. Marshall;
second Eicepresfdent,MrB Edwin Rob.
insons secretary, Mrs 3. O.. Jones; as.
sistant secretary, Mrs. Ira L. Smith;
trea6ttrer. Mrs s.. D.SBrady; assistant
treasurer. Mrs! Richard Gilkeson.
The name OF the new Organization
wnI be the Presbyterian Legion 60
ctetg. This new Organization will be
carried out along the lines of its pre-.
decesaor. 1t will be composed OF IL
divtslongs the leaders 70 be appointed.
NJ the c1ogeEof the evening yester.
any delicioussrefreBhr1ents were sery.
cd, = committee composed of Mes.