The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-04-24
Jjo,,lans' Civic
League
"a Parent Teachers Asso-
3eiation Merge into The
] Community League
1 Of Big Stone Gap

EenIbiicu Nv
Hin. only upon it's men but upon
Esscb and every woman who is
Eifyipg to do her "bit". A great
b,sany ladies of our town have
ESsen giving their time, thought
Esnd energy to the upkeep of
sye different organizations,
Elsaying absolutely, no time for
E,IF present day important du
Eiies In view of this, also in
sccordance with request from
Eihe Federated Clubs, The Wom-
Fans Civic League held u meet
Eing at the School Building,
ENcnday, April 10, simultaneous
with the Parent-Teachers As
Esooiation, for the purpose of
consolidating the activities of
Eboih organizations into one, to
ESs known as The Community
ELeague Of Big Stone Gap. Each
Reorganization unanimously voted
upon the merging of their re.
/ speciiye body into the Commu-
+ hity League. Prof. Easley was
tiben appointed temporaryChair-
man of the League. Election
E Of officers was in order, with
/ !he following results:
( President, Mrs. w. r. Peck;
Elst Vice President, Mrs. X. T.
( Irvine; 2nd Vice President,
/ Mrs. D. b. Sayers; Correspond
Ing, Secretary, Mrs. George
ETaylor; Recording Secretary,
Ars, X b Alsover; Treasurer,
{ Mrs. g n Knight.
/ Mrs. Peck, the acting Presi
/ dent then took the chair aud
+ the following committees,for the
[ years work, were appointed:
q Finance Committee. = Mrs
Rslph Taggart, Mrs. r.. II.
Irvine, Mrs. L. e Goodloe.
4 Cemetery Committee. - Mira.
I'll W. Kelly, Mrs. Cox.
Street Committee. Mrs. Mar
\ yin Kelly, Mayor Will Nick ls,
Mrs. Mccormick, Mrs. r. b.
j Alsover.
School Committee. interior
Decoration, Mrs. Dir. Painter,
Sanitation, Mrs. j. w. Chalk
ley, Library, Mrs. d. B. Sayers,
/ Hot Lunch, Mrs. Ralph Tag
CART, Moving Pictures, Mrs. j.
u. Mccormick.
Home Demonstrating Com.
ml'lee Il Mrs. Compton, Miss
aara Cochran.
Membership Committee. -
Mrs. +. E, Goodloe.
Mr.. Sizer, our County Agent,
Y shen gave us a short address
along his line of work, and how
De Is interesting the High
school boys in Poultry Clubs.
dc also informed us that Miss
Agnew, our State Demoustra-
tor IN Home Economics, WAS
bringing us County Demon
orator, and suggested that we
70 ail IN our power to meet her
ana help her to get acquainted.
Her work will prove a boon to
sour High School girls n d
mountain girls.
Girls of other states, and in
some parts of Virginia, have
peen conserving and canning.
vegetables and fruits for the
East TWO years, and we are de
ghted that our girls will be
gwen the advantage OF scienti
nc methods of canning this
Sear; Miss Briley comes to us
8highly recommended, and | am
ssafe we will all give her the
glad hand of welcome and co.
Operation.
4 Our Mayor, Mr.. Nickels. was
YIN us and gave us a short
Ss sal : proffering us his aid in
20? OF the worthy movements
soi our League.
q
! ars' Irvine suggested tina.
me nave our Sunday sings,
similar y, to those held in cities
5al over the Union. These sing
3 iags are held every Sunday of.
i1einoon Tor the better know.
seage OF our national songs.
aTnlch have been neglected dur
s a;nn our years of peace, also to
,ug the new patriotic songs
w;,, 'hterspersing the program
NM Tain songs of praise to our
mn ,nis suggestion was adopted
9;n no'e iavorably and the follow.
IL committee appointed: