The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-20
THOMSON CHURCH CONGREGATION /
WELCOMES NEW PASTOR AND WIFE
DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR HONORS
DR.. AND MRS JAMES {. BIRD
Other Social Happenings Of More than
Ordinary INTERESTINGLY Flome
Wedding at Martins Ferry.

| Ono of the largest events which was
colondared for Inc week. was The re-
crptiun for Rev. and Mrs. }. +. Bird
who have recently come 10 MS city
10 live, Dr.. Bird 10 aSsum" charge OF
j the Thomson NJ. t.. church. More IMAM
! five hundred members oil me ! homSon
congregation with Ih"Ir TRENDS gain
cred last evening AZ me cIuFCh' ~ Dc,
cord a welcome 10 the new pastor and
lis wife The large social room was
utilized for the affair and held beau'l-
| Iul decorations of palms ana other
yrcrnrrics, arranged by Florist Arlnur
l.anghanS. Relieving this decoral'oln
at intervals were pots and vases Oh
autumn flowers, and trimming inc
large round table at which Mrs: W..
y Ra..s and Mrs. Charles T. Stur-
crgs presided when refreshments were
Served was a woven basket holding
mn artistic ARRANGEMENT or white
the high handle neo
with lunches OF pink tulle.
In charge of the refreshments lea
TIRE were Mrs. Fred Duis, Miss Anna
nwc Bags, Miss Anna McGregor and
Miss Margaret Lake, while the serF-
inc WAS done by the Queen Esther
circle, Class Twclry-four, and the
Standard Bearers. In charge or the
Kitchen we're: Mrs. John Fischer, Mrs.
Sarah Vardy and Miss Lydia Prince.
Official Board Receives
In the receiving line with Dr. and
Mrs, Bird we're the members Of the IL
fetal board which included:
Mcssrs. and Mesdames
G.. n. SturgeS &; II: Malklns
Il. II. Mckee W. Z. Elzler
". Fl. Chapman y: l.. Edwards
Cnorre Stevens Albert Cowan
John Bloch l.. A. Lallance
q T. LAWYER +. l.. Stone
r Price j. H. McGregor
Howard Oliver n. T.. Loe
r + Oldham >. H. Creighton
" 2 Frasure William Marsh
f. II. Breideman l.. Il. Hal4ock
". 2. McGrail
Messrs
" F. Stone G. Ed Wincher
". O. Alexander
The sneech-making part OF the pro-
cram in formally welcoming DR.. Blru
Was 4 most enjoyable affair. During
the addresses the large social room
was literally crowded with members
of the congregation and their friends
the majority Of whom stood during
the pleasing affair.
Charles +. Lawyer delivered the adj
dress of welcome in behalf OF the
THOMSON congregation. He spoke
briefly hut his talk rang with sincerely
and in a most pleasing manner he eX-
tended The right hand Of welcome 10
their new pastor. The audience mani,
tested hearty approval by prolonged
applause. MIR. Lawyer then introduced
the other speakers.
MIR. Watkins For Sunday Se1ool
Charles H. Watkins, superintendent
of the Thomson Sunday school, eX-
tended the welcome for the school. Nj:
Watkins, in his usual humorous and
pleasing way, prefaced his remarks
with several appropriate and highly
ENJOYABLE stories. Getting down TO
har6Dan in bidding DIR. Bird welcome,
he spoke enthusiastically, saying he
was indeed pleased 10 learn that d..
Bird was a loyal Sunday school man
as well as an able minister; that he
had told him that he did not consider
the Sabbath school simply branch
society OF the church but it was the
church.
DR.. Allen for Methodist Churches.
In behalf of the Methodist churches
OF Wheeling, the Rev. Or. clarence =.
Allen. of Fourth Street church. after re-
citing Il few appropriate humoruS %tor-
res in illustrating the points ~ ms more
serious talk. III 4 most pleasing ana IN
tcrcsiing way extended II welcome 10
Or. Bird. He told Of the hearty c"-op-
Grafton of all the Christian churches OF
the Wheeling district and what good hau
been wrought hy much harmonious
work. He Told the new pastor that his
us we'll as other congregations were
ready to work hand i'll hand with him
for the uplift Of the work for God.
pr. Allen. who is among the most fluent
and impressive speaking ministers IN
this community, seemed 10 have been al
his best last night and his words nt
welcome tn Or. Bird were beautiful and
heart touching.
DR.. Robinson for Ministers.
The Rcv. pr. Charles II. Robinson u
the First United Presbyterian church.
welcomed DR.. bird in behalf Of the Min
isterial Association of Wheeling. He
said that he had been loratcd in this
city for fifteen y"HrS. and that he dld
not believe that there was Il city in the
United States in which there We're rco-
pie more loyal to their churches than
In Wheeling. nor was there city In he
found in which all the various d"n"m-
TONS work ms comparatively for IN"
uphuiIdinC Of the Kingdom If Heaven
than the people Of this city. II mean