The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-17
An Efficiency Congress Was
Held at Y. M. C. A.
Last Evening.
GET TOGETHER DINNER
Addresses We're Made by
Leaders of Many Church
Activities.

IAN Efficiency Congress" made UP
of the neads of various departments OF
the First Presbyterian church was
held last evening at the Y. NJ. C. a.
when an excellent "set-together" din.
ner was served by the ladies' OF the
Presbyterian Legion to approximately
125 members of the Presbyterian con.
gregation
DR.. j. w. Mcdonald, president OF the
congregation, presided as toastmaster
and introduced the speakers explain
ing that the object of the meeting was
to go over the work that had been &C.
complished during the year 1916 and
to formulate plans for the work of the
various departments for the year 1917.
j. w. Kite, secretary of the Y. NJ
c. A., had been invited to deliver an
address at this gathering owing to his
activity in the recent campaign to Sc
cure funds for building the church and
also to the fact that the congregation
of the Presbyterian church occupies
the Y. NJ. C.. A. auditorium at this time
for its services. Mr.. Kite in his re-
marks spoke Of the gathering as IAN
Efficiency Congress" and the name
was so applicable as to be adopted as
the title Of the affair.
DIR. Mcdonald introduced the speak
ers for the various organizations and
the following In few words summed
up the work of the organization they
represented for the year: Board of
Trustees, Harry ]. Hartley: Session
H. B. Hungerford; Sunday School, j.
Walter Barnes; Board of Deacons.
Harry Engle; Church Treasurer, Ken
meth Barnes; Business Mems Bible
class, Ira l.. Smith; Chairman Music
committee. Hugh f. Smith; Christian
EndeaVor society, Harry Pitzer; Pres
byterian Legion society, Mrs. NJ. L.
Sturm; Work Among Foreigners,
Mrs. Marian j. Brooks; Women's Mis-.
sionary society, Mrs. w. S. Mayors;
Westminster guile, Miss Florence Wi
fong; StoetZer Mission band Miss
Louise Showaltcr: Junior Christian
Endeavor Miss Margaret Rat2er.
AT the conclusion of the addresses
DIR. II. G. Stoetzer was called upon to
review the work Of the year and to Of
fer suggestions for work to be under
taken during the coming year ard also
plans for carrying ont the work under
consideration.
On account of the Normal lecture
course number which was given at the
First NJ. f. church last night the meet.
ing at the Y. NJ. G. y. was necessarily
cut short and several from departments
of the Sunday school and elsewhere
who had reports TO make were unable
to do So
The meeting held last night is gen.
orally regarded as among the most
successful meetings OF this nature
ever held by the Presbyterians. Ow.
ing to the fact that the church is at
present without church nome. the
departments necessarily are not so
closely in touch with another as
would be desired and the meeting was
planned in order that each department
might know what work the other de.
partments were doing at this time
and the plans also for the future.
The best of good fellowship existed
Mt the meeting and much good is eX-
pected to result from this Efficiency
Congress. The ladies' of the Presby.
terian Legion society deserve much
of the credit for the success OF the
meeting last night. They served a
most sumptuous dinner in their usual
excellent style which was heartily en-.
joyed by all present. The meeting
last night closed with the singing of
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds"