The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-27
LOCAL k|NC'S
DAUGHTERS IN
STATE SESSION
CONVENTION OF KINGS
DAUGHTERS BIENNIAL SEES
SION YESTERDAY.
won,au's Club Reception This Afternoon
Younger Set IN Dancing Party
This Evening.

Earnest enthusiasm markell the nj
.nriaI convention of the Nest Virginia
branch II the International ORDER Oh
IN. Kings Daughters held yesterday
,rtrruuou and evening III tn" SUNDAY
S,buul rooms Of tn" First Presbyterian
church ri this city. The afternoon SEES
SION oprncd N 81. with Mrs. ;. T.
christian. council mcIrhcr for West
Virginia presiding III III" ;th$cnc" ui the
s;r,r president. Mrs. Alex T. Young.
S,x,y-fivr delegates. representing the
various circles throughout the state All
severed Nv TN" roll cali D"r"tlons "f
the afternoon were lead hy Mrs. J. T..
LrycnOcrEcr. while the president re-
port was given by Mrs. Jnc"b Brt'tinE-
ham. and formed splendid trinu'c |"
mi, accompanimcnt of this states branch
since The last bi-cnn;l session THIS
WAS followed by Mrs. J. 7. Waters. stat"
treasurer, reading her report. Inc us
trihlItlun Of the ballots preceded the
prayer lead hY Mrs John Is. trhro"h'
which terminated :hr afternoon session.
The evenings program opened ut S:oV.
With the entire delegation joining IN
tho Star Spangled Banner. Mrs Il. q.
Howard lead the devotion services OF
the evening. which wore followed ny
the rrrort of the tcllers. and resulted
in Mrs. S. +. Christian being reelected
member OF Central Council Of West Viz
GINA, Mrs. ChaS. j. Proudf0ot. state
president; Miss Carrie Frazier. stat"
recording secretary, and Mrs. }. /.
Waters, Of Charleston, secretary. The
newly elected state executive commit
tee is composed Of Mrs. cyrus Oldham.
Of NVhccl!nE: Mrs. Jacob Birmingham.
of Wheeling: Mrs. Alex T. Young. or
Wheeling: Mrs. William Taylor or
Ret:klry and Mrs. William Williamson
Of Charleston. While Mrs. T. {. Burke
was appointed as tn" states represent
t,tivc Of thu Silver Cross. the official
magazine If the Kings daughters.
.'Our Duties was the subject or Mrs.
Charles i. Proudtoot's splendid paper.
In which she $" explicitly described the
work of the Kings Daughters.
Mrs. YounEs address was read nv
Mrs. j. y. bowler and WAS Il splendid
talk. thr title OF whirn was "Conscrip.
tIon." in which tho absent president had
in the most interesting ot manners
brought out the great Justice Of mIli-
lazy transcription. showing how in the
oldcn days. the apostles and prophets
wnr" ConSCribt"d INTO their sacred call
inES. and comparing m" heavy cross OF
to-dayS war. which has placed its bur
drn upon every shoulder with the Great
Cross that Simon was appointed TO as
Eist III carrying to Mt. Calvary. her
conclusion reminding all that into what
Socvcr channel they are "Cnnscriplcd"
by Divine Providence. sufficient strength
will be- given to fill tn" calling.
During tho business session. = motion
by Mrs. Jacob Birmingham that the
West Virginia branch sut'srrlb" for Lib
crly bonds of the Fourth Loan 10 tho
amount Of $1,000. was carried. Tho
prayer meetings which have been con-
Quoted for som" Inn" by tn" CITY Union
Of the Kings Daughters III the First
Presbyterian parish house noon "f each
Wednesday were changed n this session
from aho"" hour "a On y. III. WHdn"S-
day evenings. This is Il short prayer
service not lasting over fifteen or twrn-
~ minutes for :hc "Bnys' and Victory.
to which the public is invited.
Mrs. Robert J. Rrcl. tho president of
the international Order Of III" Kings
Daughters concluded tho program in a
brief hut interesting address u the new
Is elected Officers, ConEratulatins the
state body upon tn" splendid staff that
they hay? elected II guide them through
the coming TWO years. Mrs. Reed con-
, rluiCd with 4 mast inspiring devotion
anil earnest prayer which brought tn 4
1 close one OF the largest and cost inter
cStinE conventions Of the Kings DhuEh-
tcrs in the history uf the West Virginia
branch.