The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-05-05
As Well As Two Representa-
tiVes From Philadelphia
ChiIdrGR'S Pageant Attracts
Much Attention., Program

With 50 of the 40 churches of the
district represented by delegates, the
forty-second annual meeting OF the
Women's and Young Peoples Presby-
terial society of the GAINESVILLE pres
bytery convened Thursday morning
at $3.50 o'clock at the Presbyterian
church in this city.
Delegates streamed in on all trains
so that by evening all of the churches
were represented. Ninety-seven del
egates in all were in attendance with
numerous alternates and large num-
ber of visitors.
The ladies of the local Presbyterian
church were on the go every minute
of the day, seeing that all visitors
were registered and making disposi-
tion of each for the nights lodging.
At noon, luncheon was served in the
dining room of the church by mem
bers of the congregation.
One of the most interesting people
in attendance is Mrs. Howard Camp
bell who returned recently from Laos,
where she spent several years as a
missionary. The GAINESVILLE presby-
terry supports Mrs. Campbell.
Mrs. Alice Wishart, field represent
ative for the foreign board, and Miss
Augusta Barr, field representative for
/
the freedmen board, both of Philadel-
phia, Pa, spoke Thursday morning on
their work. They were sent here
from Philadelphia to attend the local
gathering.
An event to which all delegates and
visitors looked forward was the page
ant which was presented Thursday af
ternoon under the direction of Mrs
Carroll d. Conard and which included
in it's cast large number of schoo
children. The pageant concerned it
self with the activities Of the socie
ties and was very enthusiastically re
ceived.
The following were registered
Thursday morning.
Mrs. Thomas Coulter, Mrs. H. II
Leist, Mrs. ]. B. Irish, Mrs. j. w. Lip
pincott, Mrs. John B. Moore, Mrs. An
ma F. Dills, Mrs. c. II. Spencer, Mrs
f. G. Handel, Mrs. C. o. Foulk, Mrs
William Rooney, Mrs. Ellen e. Forty
Miss Genevieve Forty, Mrs. T. M. Ed
minston, Mrs. w. L. Prout, Mrs. II
w. Woodbridge, Mrs. Robert Smith
Mrs. Cyrus G. Nevins, Mrs. G. W
Steffee, Mrs. Calvin G. Hazlett, Mrs
Fred c. Evans, Mrs. A. w. Patton
Mrs. ]. T.. Dean, Mrs. Kate Hammer
Mrs. Lewis Evans, Mrs. w. H. Davis
all of Newark.
Miss Sarah Agnew, Miss Elizabet
Oldham, Mrs. w. H. McKibben, Mrs
G. B. Turner and Mrs. J. c. Hollida
of Zanesville; Mrs, r. C. Trott, Mr.
George Gray, Mrs, Jesse Rice of c.
shocton; Mrs. J. S. Handschy, Mis-
Beulah Johnston of Frazeysburg
Mrs. Charles Atkinson, Miss AliC
Whitehead of Pataskala; Mrs. w.
Camp of Outville.
Mrs. B. S. Jones, Mrs. o. R. GRAY
ford, Mrs. George Whittemore, Mis-
Ethyl Ling of Keene; Mrs. R. b. Al
dorf, Mrs. c. H. Chappell, Miss Maj
4 Trowbridge, Mrs. R. X. Smith, Mr.
M. J. Belt, Mrs George Sperry, Mr.
j Howard Kirkpatrick, Miss Laura
4 Mergler, Miss Jessie Smithe, Mi
Helen NJ. Kinsley, Mrs. W. C. Al
! dorf Miss Eta Booze of Utica; MI
A William Kelleuberger of Croton; MI
& O. ]. Gregg, Mrs. ]. B. Dunmead, Mi
4 Laura Smith of Adams Mills; Mi
A Jennie Fawcett, Mrs. W. II. Dean
q Fredericktown.
n Mrs Alma Tight, Miss Minnie
Z wing. Mrs. Dora Lisle of Granville
y Mrs. Il. A. TiebOut Mrs. S. A. Mea