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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
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PLAN, WILSON
TELLS BRITISH
American President is Ac-
corded Wonderful Re
ception at Guild Hall.
(By Associated Press)

LONDON. Dec 2S.-Speaking to-
day in the historic Guild hall at a GER
femonious gathering Of Great Britatn's
most distinguished statesmen, Presi-
dent Wilson reanirmed his principle
that Their must no longer be balance
OF power which might unsettIe the
peace of the world, but that the flu
ture must produce concert of power
which would preserve il
The Presidents reception at the
Guild hall was so spontaneous and
hearty that it carried an unmistal-
able note Of friendship and admira-
| ton. When he arose to speak there
was a prolonged outburst of hanG>
clapping and cheering. At the con-
clusion Of his address the audience
rose with one accord and cheered and
it kept up the applause and cheering
as he passed out
The President was given a notable
ovation on riSin gto begin his speech,
and some Of the points that won ap-
plause were his tribute to the army
of the associated governments and
his declaration that people through
out the world wanted peace and
>
by conquest, but by agreement Of
mind
In the course of his speech, the
President declared he had fought TO
! do away with the old order and eStao-
lished new one. The old order, he
said. had for its center the unstable
thing" called the balance of power de-
! termined by competition interests
Z fPSI9
: ism of interests
/ The men who have fought the war.
he said, had been men from free ma
| lions who were determined that this
sort of thing should end now and for-
ever"
The suggestion for a concert Of
power to replace the balance OF power,
| he remarked, was coming now from
every quarter and from every sort OF
mind. The concert to come, he de-
clared, must not be a balance of power
or one powerful group of nations set
I OF against another but "a single over
whelming powerful group OF nations
which shall be the trustees OF the
peace of the world"
''The minds OF the leaders Of the
British government" the President
said, were moving along the same
| lines as his own and their thought mad
been that the key to peace was the
guarantee Of it, and not the items OF
It." The items OF it, he added, would
be worthless unless a concert OF
power stood back Of them. No such
potent union of purpose had ever been
seen in the world before. he said, as
that which now demanded a concert
OF power to preserve the world peace.
'sThe people OF the world want peace
and want it now, not merely by the
conquest Of arms, but by agreement OF
I minds
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
Railroad Committees
to Hold a Meeting

An members of the freight and pas
senger committees Of the Fairmont
Chamber of Commerce and Rotary
club will meet on Monday evening at
1880 O'Clock at the rooms Of the Fair
mont Chamber of Commerce. A pro-
gram will be formulated as to what
should be asked of ]. b Yohe, Of Pitts
burgh. general manager of the Mon5n,
gahela railway, who viii be here for
conference with local people on Tues
day morning
Today c. W. Evans, secretary OF
the Fairnlont Chamber OF Commerce
got into touch with Morgantown citt'
zens in regard to trying to improve
B. & o. service which win effect boin
cities
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
Fairnaont Four Minute
Men to Hold Banquet

Fairmont Four Minute Men Will
close their work as an organization by
holding a banquet Preliminary ar
rangements were made yesterday aft
ernoon at a. meeting held at 3 O'Clock
at the office of Hon. Z. NJ ShowaIter
in Adams street. Mr. Showalter,' the
chairman OF the committee, presided
The date tentatively set was Saturday
evening. January 4, at 6 O'Clock and
the affair probably Will be held at The
Fairmont although nothing definite
has been decided in that regard, At
torney II. h Rose and Joseph Lehman
being committee to make this phase
of the arrangements.
The other members OF the commit
tee are Attorney Henry S. Lively. and
U. a. Dunlap, secretary.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
BRIDGE APPROACH
WILL COST A LOT
Railroad Expects the Trac
ton Company VIII Pay
It's Share.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company will build new approach to
the bridge across the NIonongahela riv-
er and to its station at the bridge just
as soon as amicable arrangements are
made with the Monongahela Valley
Traction company as to the part the
latter company is to play in the build
ing Of the approach. This information
was given out here yesterday by ]. H.
Lang, assistant engineer of bridges OF
the railroad company. who was here
in consultation with the City Board Of
Affairs and officials OF the Traction
company.
The Traction company expressed it.
self agreeable to the proposed i'm
provements but at this time has made
no definite proposition as to its part
in the transaction. 1t is believed, how
ever, that the necessary adjustments
will be made soon and that work on
the proposed structure will begin I'M
mediately.
The City Board of Affairs agreed to
do it's part in repairing the street lead
ing to the bridge approach
The Baltimore and Ohio company
will, il the proper arrangements can
be made with the Traction company.
put improvements at this point which
win cost In the aggregate .sum OF
$4,000. Fifteen thousand dollars viii
be expended on the bridge approach at
this end OF the bridge and across
which the trolley car lines traverce
and the other half of the sum will be
spent on the runway or bridge leading
from Cleveland avenue to the railroad
station and express office.
1t is proposed to raise the struc'
ture two feet and four inches in order
TO make clearance for B. and o.
traffic under the bridge. This is nee
essary owing to the fact that conS1d-
cradle difficulty has been experienced
in recent years in getting large pieces
of machinery under this approach.
The approach will have a solid con
crete sub base to support the struc.
ture and the floor will be Constructed
of iron beams filled with concrete and
laid with wooden blocks similar to the
flooring on the new South side bridge
This viii be permanent structure.
This solid floor will also eliminate
the smoke nuisance which has been a
great annoyance to the travelling pub
lie ever since the bridge was construct
ed. Pedestrians crossing the or1oSe
at the time trains were passing under
meath it were often enveloped With
volumes OF smoke which seeped
through the wooden floor from The
smoke stacks OF the engines.
The City Board OF Affairs has been
irving for three or four years to in
terest the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road company In this project as they
believed the approach was not alto
gether safe and they expressed them,
selves as pleased with the attitude Of
the company In that they viii begin al
once this Improvement If amicable az
rangements can be made with the 9th
er corporations concerned.
The railroad company claims that
a much more costly and stable foun
dalton or base must be constructed OF
account of the heavy cars OF the Trac
ton company which pass over the
bridge thsa would be the case were
the bridge used only for vehicles and
pedestrians,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
EBERT HAASE /. NEAR
ECLIPSE IN BERLIN
Berlin Newspapers Reflect
Feeling of Apprehen-
sion There.

BERLIN. Friday, Dec 2S.-(Ameri-
can -Press).-while the government
continues To deny the existence OF a
crisis developments appear TO be rap
idly approaching the point where the
Ebert-Haase cabinet Will no longer be
able to assert its authority
The Berlin newspapers reflect the
The yossische Zeitung. for instance
saws that the six men who signed for
the government are no longer the gov
eminent, aad 1t calls on the newly ere
a4ed Central council OF Soldiers and
Workers t: assume the responsibility
According to a Copenhagen dispatch
Of Friday night the Workmens and Sol
dters Central council has been sum-
moned 10 meet with view to recon
structing tue government IN Berlin
This report was contained in Berlin
dispatch to the Copenhagen Berlingske
Tidende.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
scHooL ZOE WELT ROCK

Although a teacher has not yet been
definitely secured the school board or
Fairmont district has promised the
people OF White Rock that school VIII
be opened there Monday, January 8
It is estimated that there wa be II
or Is pupils at the start and those WHO
have been active in getting the schoo1
started are anxious that the parents
mad nrenarations to have them an
=, Isri - The opening day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
HENDERSON, ND
ASQgITH EEl
70 Be Returned
Sim Feiners Have Iors
Votes Than the Labor
COALITION Lads D ) De
Early Returns indicate ~
overwhelming Majority
for Government
(ey Associated press


LONDON. 1910 p. m, Dec
ton returns received up to
O'Clock today favored the eoalit 50 y
ernment. At this hour the Coz ion
lists had returned los. the Union
the Liberals 1, Labor is 5rl
tionalists /. Sin Fem g and one I'D 2
pendent
Lloyd George safe.
David Lloyd George, prime "a q q
and leader OF the COAL ton So - eli
has been reelected to his sea ar
lament from Carnaryons
Asquit and Henderson, pef1asee.
Herbert il. AsQufth. former pTeE1 reg
and leader OF the Liberal IN
been defeated Tor his seat IN = ouse
Of Com mcBe from the east dislslon o.
Fife, Scotland.
Arthur Henderson,. leader The
British Labor party and 9oEn1er ~
Der Of the War cabInets has een Z e;
feated for reelection to par
from the south district OF East sli.
Overwhelming hlaJoFit
All indications at O'Clock 20
ternoon vert. that Premier lcEl
George and his government OIL
have an overwhelming ma ority n t1e
new House Of Commole
: LONDON. via Montreal Dec.
The election results at oseloe =
afternoon were as follows Cor ~
tionists 1876; non-const Z.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
SIC stops Abandoned.

Skip steps on trolley lines IN the
state Of west Virginia will be ordered
.bandone:l by ]. Walter Barnes. stat"
sfael administrator OF West Virginia.
To-day Mr.. Barnes received letter to
that effect from A. S. Cobb, chief OF
Gtates conservation. Washington. D. c..
Sl5fs being directed because there is no
esal shortage here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
Big Engine Plant
Burns at Oil City
(By Associated Press

Oh CITY, Pa, Dec. 28.-Ihe
plant OF the Joseph Reid Engine COM
pany here was destroyed by IRE this
morning. Three buildings were con-
sumed by the flames, which are be
lieved to have been started by a spark
from passing locomotive igniting oil
from a leaking pipe line The dam
age is estimated at 100000. The
plant employed seven hundred men
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
Yesterday,s Loading.

More cars were loaded in the re-
gion vest srdly than had been expected
at sos. OF this number 737 were load
ed east and 60 were loaded west. The
seastbouud GERS were 720 coal and II
coke, and tkese loaded west were So
coal and Is coke.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
PIcrty Of Cars.

Probably twice as many care are in
ihe region today as will be 1oadea
Today thesR. & o. has 2o?1 In the re-
fon. 0f his number 2071 are coal,
IS coke. and Z teamtrack cars. The
placement at Z o'clock this morning
was 1900 cars. almost twice the num-
ehnr loaded yesterday
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
KING CAILS oN WILSON.

LONDON. Dec. 2S.-King George
called at President Wilson's apart
ments at 1880 o'clock this morning
and wished him many happy returns
of tn day. It was President Wilson s
birthday. his 62d.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
sIeLeness peerea.es.

Operators IN the region generally
report that the wholesale sickness
among the miners during the past
month or two IS on the wane. Aside
rom the anu" many Of the miners had
Continued ON Page Eight)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
EAST Of Grafton,

East OF Grafton there were SIS loads
dEayFn yesterday. or this number SIS
loads were coal. There were diverted
over the F. NJ. & P. and Connellsville
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
Officials E@

r McCcugh. Grafton, division en-
gtneer Of the Monongah division OF the
g o. was at the Fairmont yards
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-22
HAWAIIAN SWIMMER
IS PROFICIENT KNITTER

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 20
Word has bel received here thai Duke
Kahanamokq, ore of the worlds great
est swimmer Is after kn.i,ing horrors.
Two months ago Tho duke is said to
have watched his sister. doing some
knitting for he Led Cross lie asked
her to show him how it was done. The
duke became interested. then faslin-
ated and now is an adept with the
needles. He is working on a sweater.
which, when finished, he says he is
going to send to his swimming rival,
Norman Ross, now learning to fly at
an aviation school.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-22
KING MENELIK's WIDOW
REMARKABLE CHARACT TER

LONDON, Feb % Thy maiD Tai.
Tou, Dowager Empress of Abyssinia,
died on February II, at Adds Abeba
The Empress, who was a widow for
the fourth time when in 1888, at the
age of 80, she married Menelik, then
king of Shoa, was a woman of great
force of character. A princess of
Tigre, she was of very fair complexion
and had remarkably small hands and
feet. In her youth she was celebrated
for her beauty. From the first, as be-
came a daughter of the King of Con
dar, she took an active part in the
troublous politics of Abyssinia, and
was concerned in all the civil wars
and intrigues which ended in the rails
ing of Menelik-to whom she bore no
children-to the position of negus-ne-
gusti temperor) in 1889. At Adowa,
where the Italians suffered a crushing
reverse, she accompanied Menelik to
the battle headquarters and put her
own hereditary troops in the field.
During Menelik's long illness she
practically governed the country and
kept it from internal disorders
On Menelik's death at Christmas,
1913, his grandson, Lid Jeassu, a
youth of IS, became emperor, but the
young ruler failed to maintain order,
and largely on Tai-Tou's initiative he
was deposed in September 1916, and
his aunt, Zeodita, Meneliks older
daughter was proclaimed Empress.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-22
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CLUBS
At SPRING TRAINING WORK

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March %.
With the arrival of the Los Angeles
club at San Diego, all the teams of the
Pacific Coast baseball league now are
engaged in their preliminary training
work. The training grounds of the
various clubs are as follows:
Los Angeles at San Diego, San Fran
cisco at Fresno, Sacramento at Sacra-
mento. Salt Lake City at Porterville,
Vernon at Los Angeles, Oakland at
Boyes Springs.
Rain has more or less retarded the
progress of the players, considerable
time being lost owing to the incIement
weather. Already number of prac-
tice games have been played with
some of the better semi-professional
and amateur teams and in the major
ity of cases the <bushers" have been
able to more than hold their own.
/ There has beea considerable talk of
late of the possibility of transferring
the Vernon franchise 20 San Diego
James w. Cofiroth, former boxing pro.
moter and recently head of a horse
racing syndicate, is reported as being
anxious to identify himself with the
national game, and is said to be il ter.
| ested with the move.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-22
OXFORD'S INNOVATION

- OXFORD, England, March 22.-An
interesting experiment is to be made
at Oxford University in establishing
short courses of instruction for wound
ed officers unfit for military duty for
four months or more.
Preference is to be given to those
who probably will be discharged from
the service and arrangements will be
made for giving them the necessary
medical care.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-22

w A. Estes has leased a cannery
site on the Juneau waterfront and
will build small cannery there In the
near future. Mr. Estes intends to
operate his plant as nearly the year
round as possible.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-22

Bargain Notice-For sale one four.
loot fireproof safe, three National cash
registers. Adress Prospector, Valdez
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-12
THROWS MENACING STEEPLE
Rector Of Holy Trinity Church Mt
Onnncock Does Community
"Safcty First" Service.
Especial 10 The Timcs-Dlspatch.l

Especial 10 me ! IN cS- DIS patent
ONANCOCK, VA. May Flor sew
eral years the steepie OF Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church has not been safe.
but the vegtry has been unable TO get
carpenters or stcep!cj jacks TO undertake
10 tear It down. Monday morning the
rector o. the church. Rev. Frank a.
Ridout, began the pcr!lous task, which
is now pra cticauy complete. SO ex
-e!lent was his calculation that the
top section :el! w!tn!n an inch OF the
place ne had marked. The steeple was
10 feet tall. o. frame construction
and very slender.
Many ;hinN Mr. Riaout has tested
his ner". 20 such an extent that he
WI! have no fear ot the dangers he
VIII eacouace. n France "a a T. ".
G. 4. worker. he VIII leave for New
yo.E HoHGay. NJ. E!dout has been
presented fun knitted cuth, by John
=. Vie, AID comfort XIX that can
e ugec as q pho" by the Ladies Aid
Society Q: Holy Trinity Church.
Through M. R!dout's excellent talks
a. the movies Friday night. $4,000 in
Liberty bonds were sold lie opened
the ,h!!t: stamp drive at the high
school LICrL.v
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-12
# HAIR IS TURNING
GRAY, USE SAGE TEA
Here's GrandmOther's Rccipc to
Darkcn and Beautify
Faded Hair.

That beautiful. even shade o., DARK
E!osSy hair can only be had by brew
ing mixture o, Sage Tea and Sui.
ihlr. Your hair is your charm. /,
haEes or mars the face When a,
!hdcs. turns gray or strcakcd. lust an
Application or two OF Sage and sui
phur enhances its appearance a hun
l.ed fold.
Don'i bother to prepare the mix
tNFc; you can get this famous old
recipe improved by the addition Of
otner Ingredients at "A small cost. all
ready 10 use. II liz Called Wycth's
sag" and Sulphur Compound. This can
always be depended upon TO bring
back the natural color and lugtre Of
your hair.
Everybody uses "wyc,h's" Sage aud
sulphur Compound now because II
n"rkens 10 naturally and evenly tina,
nobody can tell IL has been applied
ron simply dampcn Il sponge or sof,
hrE*h with il and draw this through
the ha!r. taking one small strand at n
lWc: by morning the gray hair hau
disappeared and after another appll-
cation Il becomes beautifully dark and
appears glossy and lustrouS This
r"day-to use preparation is Il delight
ful roilct requisite for those who de-
sire dark ha!r and a youthful appear
arcc. II Is not intended for the cure.
mitigation or prevention Of disease
NMNnr,L 70 nnni-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-12
THIRD DISTRICT, ]. D, G.,
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
Armistead Goode Chapter, of Chase
City, Charmingly Enter
tains Delegates.
REPORTS ALL ENCOURAGING
Mrs. Norman v. Randolph Addresses
Body on Relief Work, While Mrs.
Montague Tells OF Needs Of Home
for Needy Confederate Women"

CHASE CITY. Va, May 1.-The
meeting OF the Third District. Virginia
Division. L. ID. c.. was held May and
hostess. Tho meeting was we'll at
tended. at least sixty delegates being
present from the various chapters OF
the third district.
Mrs. L. II. Bruce. Chester Va, chair
man of the third district. presided and
the meeting was considered n success
in every way.
Thursday night was observed with Il
Historical" program. as follows: In
vocation. Rev. Hugh Paylor: Chorus.
America" led by Mrs Mary Gregory:
Address OF Welcome. Mayor ]. w. Rob
crts; Address OF Welcome Chapter
President Mrs. r. l.. Jefrcys; Re-
Spouse. Chairman Third District. Mrs.
X. II. Bruce; Song tselected, c. j..
Faulkner. Jr.: Address. President Vir-
Sinta Division. L. d. c., Mrs. w. G..
Flournoy; Chorus. pixie" led by Mrs
Mary Gregory; Local Historical Sketch
Mrs. William y. Roberts; Address
Mrs. Norman V. Randolph: Reading
tselccted): Mrs. z. II. Maddux; Cho-
rus. star Spanglcd Banner" Prayer
Rev II. r. Williams.
The address OF Mrs Flournoy -as
beautiful and inspiring, delivered IN
her own elegant manner. Her theme
was the work of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy. its various activ-
tiles and especially its work in the
present great conflict.
Mrs. Randolph. The Mother OF Rich
mond." spoke in her unique and attrac-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-12
ODD FELLOWS TO MEET
stnfe En"nmnmrnt nj Lrnchburr No.,
Wcrk-Sfnte Herckah A.
nembly Also.

iSnecial 80 The Tirnea- Disoa.ch
LfNCHEtRG. VA. May It'll.
annual meetings Of the Grann Tncar,r,-
ment Grand Lodge Of Ola F.lIowa
and State Eehekah Assenblv w,l -.
.heid fe"e during the coming week -.
ehcan pment being IN session Mond.v
and the other two State organjza;,a.s
Tuesday and Wednesday,. R.,wcc,
900 ard 200 delegates are expcr.es 10
he in attendance, and the sessions ~,
tile grand lodge arc to he held -.
the city auditorium.
One OF the most Interesting ni.c4s
or lcF'slai'r 10 come before the .r.ns
lodge Will le the reorganization q, va
board OF trustees Of the ordnance
maintained here. The board as a, nr"s.
emf liz constituted Of councils o, sixtcc,
members. but. under F.. resolution
adopted at Bristol last year this is to
he reduced TO five. Unless this rtsn
luton Is rescinded the coming mcc,in.
VIII elect Ave trustees and the terms
of the sixteen members VIII end an
Dramatically. The incoming board viii
be charged with the election Of n now
superintendent OF the orphanase al !ty
FIRST meeting to be held soon after the
grand lodge acts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-12

tive way. and every daughter OF the
Confcderacy knows just how delightful
she always Is. She dwelt especially
upon the relief work for tho Confed-
crate women of tho State.
WORK OF U. ID. C. SHOWS
MAGNIFICENT PROGRESS
At the business session Friday morn
ing the report from tho various chap
tcrs were very gratifying. showing
that the work OF tho U. d. G. Is going
forward by leaps and bounds along all
lines. and that the Daughters" arc
doing their fun share in Red Cross
work and other war activities, having
put last fall 100000 in bonds; $4,000
has been spent in endowing cots IN
France--onc called tho r. Il. Leo Bed.
from Virginia Division. U. d. c.
Mrs. Bruce divided the program under
three heads = relief education and
membership. Mr.. Randolph lod In tho
J. Montague. of Lee Chapter. spoke on
the Home for Needy Confederate Wo
men"
Mrs. Randolph spoke on the Con.
fcdcratc museum. and brought greet
ings from Mrs. j. Taylor Ellyson urg-
ing relief and adoption OF French
orphans.
Mrs. Robert l.. Jeftrcys made a talk
on L. ID. G. scholarships. stating that
there arc thirty-,hreo in Virginia
valued at $4,000.
Mrs. Randolph and Mrs. Flournoy
spoke on the Richmond School OF
Economy. the only one in the South.
and commended DR.. Hibbs. who is doing
such Il wonderful work.
In the discussion OF membership. the
report of Mrs. j. X. Bowman. fourth
vice president. Nirs inia L. ID. c.. was
read by the secretary.
Mrs Guthrie. of Charlotte Court
house. discussed membership in gem
cral. and Mrs. Bruce made n stirring
appeal for new members. especially
among tho juniors. that the noble
deeds of the men and women OF the
sixties" may be an inspiration to
posterity to the latest generation
The !Arm!stcad Goodc Chapter servci
q delightful luncheon to its guests
after which miscellaneous work was
discussed and committee reports made
Mrs. Bruce gave instructions to the
chapters. and Mrs. Flournoy urged tho
Importance Of chapters subscribing 20
the Confederate Veteran"
The chapter at kenbrldge invited
the third district TO met there I'm 1918
With rising vote of thanks to the
hostess chapter for Its delightful hos
ptality. also to Mrs. Bruce. the most
efficient chairman OF the third district
The Armistead Goode Chapter served
singing OF Praise God from Whom All
blessings Flow" the meeting adjourned