The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-12
~" WORK
WILDLY PORTRAYED
Returned Secretaries Given
Enthusiastic Welcome
Home by Local "Y."

The spirit Of the Y. M. G. A.. in the
army service was wildly portrayed
Thursday evening at the opening SEES
sion O 1the welcome home service 70
At the First Metbodist church BY tAe
Rev, John II. Clifford, formerly a Ban-
tiHt pEeacher at Tucson, Ariz., who LETT
bis quiet pastdfate when the American
forces began pouring .tptq France, and
was Immediately plunged into the thick
d whom he was assigned. After n
Vulnerable difficulties, he finally won
the confidence ana affections Of the
devil dogs and followed them through
the trenches and Went over the top with
Them, time and agsih, until the end
OF the war.
ton of the difficulties which the w.
men encountered, and OF the faithful
Service rendered by the 5000 one hum
dred percent Americans who served
their country and their Odd through Inc
work Of the. \. M. q Al Having been
service, his address delt partiGGiariy
| with, that branch of the. service, Of
which he spoke in terms Of the highest
praise.
Absent Ones Remembered.
Not all Of the men who entered the
District have returned, But ths ben Who
are still on duty sih foreign fields we're
not Forgotten, in the hearty welcome
that was extended TO the men who are
back. In the service OF praise and
prayer conducted by the Rev, Ben Cox,
Which opened the evening session, each
Of the men was named In prayer by the
leader and assembly.
The men still In foreign. service are
l Charles w. Vernon and the Rev. Thomas
I'm, Hale, stationed In Rtsaia, 81. M,
Cowles, In China; BdwardL L. Terry, In
Italy, and James Ia Byans, In France.
The Rev. II. s, SpfAgins, pastor of
the First Methodist church, In a few
well chosen words, extended the well
come Of the people Of Memphis and the
Churches OF the city to the returned see
retaries,
The program wal interspersed BY a
number OF we'll rendered selections by
the Central Baptist quartet and by the
quartet OF the First Methodist choir.
The, evening session followed a dinner
served In honor Of the secretaries ct
the Hotel Gayoso, over which pr, r, e,
George. genera secretary OF the local
association, presided Short talks by
each Of the returned secretaries we're
| made, briefly recounting the parts they
| had played In the army work.
DR.. Sewel Badly Wounded.
Tie second day 81 the meeting con
vened at the First Methodist church at
. O'clock Friday morning with devoi
tioral exercises led by Or. r. X. sewell,
OF Wilson, Ark. who was severely
wounded while serving with the Third
division AZ Mont Ftscph;, A; large piece
Of shfapnsl shattered the bone OF his
se, and for SIX months he was con-
flied to the hospital.
in. WAFER M. White, pastor Of the
a ssrSsa w AiHshff hs Y f N. g. a. enH n France lSa,
presided At Ike morning leetioh.
The program for Friday follows.
Sis6. General topic. HThe GontflbutioI
Of tie 7. nj. e. A. Program to the Ell
ficiency OF the American Army ami
Navy"-Dr, Walter NJ. White, prssid
ing. a,
strickland ana Horace johnson.
i0;iB, y. The eanteep sefslce-aMrs
Mary Furnish. and Rev. O.. "A. Utiey
sholafs, Walter NJ, Hunter
1915. I. The educational PROGRAMS
Dr, Sbnmervlile and Prof. Deem,
l1:4b. 5 The religious progran-D
Powell and Or, Grove.
Idineheon at Chamber III. Commerce
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Automobile drive through city.
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Closing session,
sis. Devotional.
$3.50. Addres 4, Reconstruction
s"ss. Address, 'Inter4 Ra6lai ~Rel
tions"-Dr. Hdwin Minis.