The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-11
(5y James 3. Shepherd.)
(Staff COrrespondent.)

elF.fIA us rhtCn To the Int llfENUcNr-
MORGANTOW\. W. Va. Nav 10
The thirty-fourth annual state SUNDAY
school convention opened here this
morning with services in the parlOrS
Of the First Baptist church al zen
O'Clock. The morning session consist.
cd OF meetings OF different committees
and the convention proper started at
two o'clock with J. b. Steele. of
Charleston. presiding in commence
ment hall
At 2:3O o'clock the pupils Of the ele.
mentary and secondary divisions
formed in line and header by the
Cadet band and "A long auto process
sion. marched over the principal
streets of the city. More than 100 auto
mobiles were IN line and each was
gayly decorated with American flags
and rhododendron. In the mach1ss
were the members OF the cradle ron
classes Of the different churches. One
thousand children carrying school ban
ners and American flags and conquest
flags were in the line OF march which
followed. Guy &. Hickman was grand
marshal OF the procession.
Special Trains Arrive.
special trains arrived during me
day. This morning Charleston spe
cial brought ln2 delegates from the
capital city. b A q. train No. 81
brought eight coaches containing scy.
eral hundred delegates.
Every county in tho state is wen
represented and while the greater part
OF the delegates are already here. more
are arriving The greater part OF the
day was spent IN registering delegates
and late this evening the work was
not wholly complete
The present enrolment exceeds
That Of any previous convention IN the
state. Every hotel IN the city Is
crowded 20 the limit and hundreds are
/ being cared for ar private homes.
Program Is Adopted.
President Steele of Charleston, pre.
sided over the opening session Of the
convention this afternoon IN Com.
making the program Of1iCsal was gone
through, following which short adj.
dresses were made by delegates from
different parts OF the state. Prof.
! Walter =. Athearn and pr. Joseph T.
/ Bennett were the principal speakers
An elementary section meeting. Miss
Martha '. Graham. elementary super
l intendent OF the state association. pre-.
siding. was held IN the First Methodist
Episcopal church. while the secondary
division went into session IN the Meth.
odlst Protestant church. with Rev
! Eearlc 4. Brooks. OF Weston. prcsid
4 inc. Miss Wilhelmina Stooker spoke
AZ the former meeting. while Mrs
Antoinette \. LdmorCauN addressed
/ the latter session.
] This evening a superintendent and
officers conference was held following
a dinner in the Methodist Protestant
/ church. The PRINCIPAL evening Sos
] sions were held in the Commencement
! hall and the First Methodist Epi-copa
/ church. Mr. " &. PCarCc and Prof
+ T. W. shannon spoke in the Com
monCemcnt hall, the former on organ
IZed adult Bible class work. and the
/ latter on the subject Did God Make
! lHnH o. HH| 10 Ha.HH
| Mrs LamcreauN addressed the session
! m the church
Thursdays Program.
/ several meetings and conferences
viii be held tomorrow. the second day
OF the convention The morning ~
sion Viii be- devoted 20 reports of var
iou- officers and committees. and h,
roll call and RECOGNITION of counties.
Nrs A. r. Arnold. NoundsVillc. vii
preside over an elementary council q
noon. and Mrs.. ". j.. Van Noorh'
will be the leader. Or Thomas r
Hodges. former president Of the unI
vCrSlty. viii be- In charge Of the after
moon institute session. Miss Graham
iwill TrcSide over an elementary div
sion conference. and Rev. Brooks ~
hc IN charge OF a secondary dtisIO.
conference IN the First Christian
church. An organized adult FihIo elias
conference viii BE- held iu 'hc Masonic
temple. with Row. s. &. Jones. ~
Wheeling. Iu charge. and rural dis
If-fCf conference. Prof q n TIflOW u-C
-fii0- viii be- held m the First 80 O.
church. and mass meeting for UU
men and girls viii boz hold i1 com
Imeuccmenf hall Dr. Harriet H. JouC
pro iding.
- Evening sessions will ho held 10
/ Commencement hail. the First No'ho
dist Episcopal church and mo flrs
Pro hy'ori7n church.
The music OF tho convention o. on
Or the pleasing features. Prof r. al
FNcoll the famous hymn writer an.
composer. Of chicago. fr directing fil
singing. while Prof Alvin vs. Roper
noted pianist a. MInona Lake. Ind
IIe his accompanies
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while wn gave Ouf tho bareback. am
/ until aro'hl soldier saun'crcd o.,
Iu,f8uflE 'hruu.n tho crowd fio VI
frlIre fo luua fierce as Doc came o.,
fo Dr FORBES and lsId One hand f,e1r
.ou his boulder Tho doctor gave ava
. another piece of bareback just fu .r
. ~ Hr meant Do ur not. and fls -oidfrf
uht .0I.iv fr-nfcusd but ohrtIu
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again.
Officially vr were stopped vs.. go
our hre OF harlfFrF ard retired ueII
the fortress. IOrkir. fI. ttf. arI.I.
$50 general. r'Ir, rrfFI... cam
. chat day and hy fu" end of fhr woe
ur bad come FOB mo suurlI. Jon .Ha
'H" threats w'-" 900 bluff
Cro be continued tomorrow
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