The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14
LUTHERAN WOMEN
PERFECT LEAGUE
CONSTITUTION AOOPTEO, or-
FIcERS FL ID AND MA
TIONAL DELEGATE CHOSEN.
Mrs. George Grant Ruff, President "
Pittsburg Organization, Delivers
Able Address.

With a large attendance of women
from all the churches Of this COM
munity and adjacent towns. the
Lutheran: Woman's league Of Wheel
ing and vicinity was organized yes
terday afternoon in Christ church'
Mozart park. Officers for the ensuing
wear we're elected as follows:
8 President-Mrs Henry c. kalbit-
Ter.
Vice President-Mrs. William H.
Moore.
Secretary-Miss Gertrude Brown.
Treasurer-Miss Elizabeth Peter
son.
Mrs. G. ". Critchlow was elected
! historian and Mrs. Walter T.
! Schuette, chairman of the constitu-
tional committee. Miss Ida Smith was
chosen delegate 10 represent the
! league at the national convention OF
! Lutheran Womens leagues at Chi
cago, November 10.
Constitution and bylaws framed by
Mrs. Crltchlow and Mrs. Schuette
were adopted, which provide that at
t least three meetings of the league
shall be held each year. The onlcers
electd automatically became chair
men of the various committees.
Many Leagues Organized.
The league Is similar to those or
ganized by the Lutheran women DUR
ing the past year in all the larger
cities. The movement was founded
in Chicago. The league there has
thousands Of members. The next one
was organized in Philadelphia and re-
Gently the Pittsburg Lutheran women
perfected an organization.
The object of the league as set out
in the constitution is foT the purpose
of promoting more loyalty to America
and the church. to bring about more
! activity in church. work and to render
more efficient social service. Later
the Wheeling league will take up In
stitute work.
The meeting yesterday was opened
by the Rev. G. w. Critchlow, pastor
OF Christ church, with +" Jture read
ing and prayer. lie gave brief talk
In outlining the great good that can
be wrought for God and the country
by the league.
An interesting and instructive fea-
ture Of the meeting was the excellent
and impressive address delivered by
Mrs. Gorge Grant Ruff, president OF
the Pittsburg league. She spoke upon
THE Federation Of Women and the
Work of Christian Women" Mrs.
Ruff told Of the good work that had
been accomplished by the Lutheran
women of her city banding together;
that such work could not have been
accomplished In any marked degree
II the women had worked lndivid'
ually; that In union there was
strength and that that fact had been
emphatically demonstrated by the CO.
operation of the Lutheran women Of
the Pittsburg league. She predicted
that the Wheeling women could do
much for their country and church by
working hand In hand. Mrs. Ruff out
lined a program of activities for the
league in this community.
Musical Program Given.
Preceding the business meeting an
enjoyable musical program was given,
including Miss Clara Stroebel's sing
ing 20 Divine Redeemer" and Mrs.
Matilda Ise Moore's rendering a 3D.
p.ano solo entitled my Redeemer
and Lord" Following the recital OF
the Lords prayer, "Blest Be the Tie
That Binds" was sung by the as
semblage.
The Wheeling Lutheran churches
represented at the meeting were:
First English, Zion, st. James and
Trinity. Those. out Of town were: st.
Pauls Of Bellalre; Trinity and st.
Pauls, Bridgeport; st. Johns and
Zion, Martins Ferry; First English.
Moundsville, and ST. Matthew's Of
Benwood.