The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-22
MISSIONARY WORK
EMPHASIZED IN
BEAUTIFUL pageant
IS FEATURE OF FINAL SESSION OF
! CONVENTION LAST NIGHT.
BANQUET n Held In Fourth Street II. E
Church-Many Circles at "Get-
Together" Meeting.

A beautiful pageant last evening at
the Fourth Street NJ E. church, was u
valuable and interesting part or inc
District. which was in session yester-
day. \ banquet preceded this feature
at which the younger societies or the
church were honOrcd. these societies
were represented BY organizations from
Greggs, which responded with eight.
the Fowler circle. six; the Hattie List
circle. fourteen: the Fourth Street STAN
Gard Bearers, fourteen; Calvary church
at Moundsvillc. one; McMechen. seven;
"get-together meeting" and one which
was greatly enjoyed by the girls: Mrs.
Clarence Allen gave one-minute talk
and Mrs. Ray Torrey. who has spent
several years in China as II missionary.
painted some very vivid pictures Of girl
life in China as did Mrs. Emma Moore
Scott Of Moundsvllle. whose many years
in India gave her tales great realism.
tress at the banquet, following which
the district officers were introduced and
greeted. the girls.
Assisting In serving the banquet
were: Mesdames W. S. Fulton. II. NJ.
! Burt, Clarence Allen, Elwuod Hughes,
Charles Friesoll. John Kyle: Misses Rcs-
sic Kyle, Mary Wagner, Hettie List, Eli
"a Frissell.
And among the guests we're:
Misses
Cora McWiliams aiary Early
Beulah Dougherty Marguerite Bowdcn
Helena Scamon Martha Nay
Mary L. Scott Edith Gwin
Lillian Smith Erma TTnhG
Pearl WaSsman Edith Berry
Helen May Hart Esther MCMillcn
blanche Smith Marie Garrin
EeSs Miller Gladys Stewart
Ethel McClannahan Mabel Morgan
Janet Rahr Merl Farley
Virginia Nay Cora Hercules
Virginia Early Lulu Hervey
Dorothy Allen
Mesdames
J. l.. Thayer Geo w WORKS
J. H. Hess, Jr. Z. L. Wadsworth.
r. c. Bowman
Pageant Was Interesting
The pageant was presented before m
audience which comfortably filled the
parlors Of the church, and was a pleas
1t bore the title Of "Glimpses Along the
Kings Highway" and portrays the
women Of the un-Christianized coun-
tries in appropriate costumes. Each al
| conditions in their country, following
the advent of the missionary. Mrs.
| Carl kepncr was inter ncntor and ap-
| propriatc music WAS given during the
! approach Of each figure of the pageant.
Misses Helen nIngcr and Mrs Ida NoIlc
Stebcr singing the solo parts. The
| character representations were given
greater value by their appropriate cos
! tuning which WAS marNriouSly intef-
e$tng.
quite the most delightful part of the
! evening. however. was the japanese kin
dcrgartcn with Mrs. W. J.. Robinson. as
teacher. The little misses were Charm.
ing In their kimnnos with great OBJ
| bows and flower dressed hair. y day IN
school was enacted with the lessons,
! games and songs which concluded the
| program most delightfully."-.
The little girls OF the kindergarten
| were:
1rma Foster. Flora Kitchen. Rather
inc Scybold. Elizabeth Mcnec. Eleanor
! MajeSkey, Ruth EngarO, Mary J. Cooper,
| Helen Ward. Hester EodIey. Frances
Jacobs. Virginia Miller, Barbara .Nllen
Tuttle.
! The personnel OF the pagan, in
| cludcd:
Mrs. Emma NJ. Scott. India
I Miss Elva Anderson ............ Egypt
| Mrs. O. /. Mckee .............. china
| Mrs. Ray Torrcy ............... china
! Miss Lillian Murrin ........... India
/ Miss Laura Wincher .......... Hndo,1
! Miss Lou R0bb ................ Korea
! Miss Rrna Crawford .......... tinhrn
! Miss Molly Ynckc 80. Burmese Widow
| Miss Sihhic ScybOld ........... Egypt
! Mrs. j. l.. Thayer .............. thlna
! Misses Dorothy Allen. Esther McMii-
len, and Edith Grimm. .:.,;....:;
......... Korean College Girls
Misses Mary and Virginia Early 80.