The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-14
ARMY OF WORKERS ARRAYED ZOE
CAMPAIGN TO REACH DISTRICT
DISTRICT GOAL ON TIME.
Enthusiastic Talks, Splendid Dinner and
Inspiring Music Feature the
Evenings Program.

Enthusiasm was the keynote spirited
five minute talks was the efature and
delicious dinner was the pleasure OF the
minute men meeting last night IN the
Thomson church to put more vim ana
,ricor into the opening campaign TO
raise the allotted quota in the wheeling
district in the national Methodist Epls-
copal drive.
All preliminary plans were compieted
ar the meeting which was preceded oy q
delicious dinner served by the ladies OF
tho church. About a dozen 1fve-mlnu'e
talks were made by the men VINO nave
entered into the campaign to assist IN
raising the Wheeling district quota OF
$4,000 for the fiscal year ending May
4. The campaign. will be waGed over
this country for the next i've years ana
it is expected that this distrlct Will
have given it's quota of S425ooo. IL was
decided to hold the next rally OF minute
men in Moundsville Calvary church.
Tho men Of that congregation asked
that the meeting be held in their edlflce.
Tho meeting was opened by distr1ct
chairman William L. Miller with orlel
talk followed by yhis presenting the
Rev >"Dr." C. Fred Anderson Wheeiing
district superintendent OF the Metnodlst
church. At the request OF NIT. Hiliier
.be degree Of D. D. was conferred upon
Mr., Anderson which prompted mucn
,.r,usemcnt. Mr.. Miller then presented
Mr. Anderson with a. "silver gafel 70
~. used as the toaStmaster's TOOL. Inc
.,avel upon being upwrapped was rouno
20 he a. two pound hammer
No speaker was allowed TO talk over
five minutes. A few OF the speakers
were cut off in the midst or tne'-
sneech. One speaker was just reaching
HE climax. Instead OF his auditors
hearing the climax thcy were suoueitiS
started by a bang Of the hammer upon
49, +ah,a and the speaker sat down.
Among the speakers and their SUB
tocte were: Prof. T. II. Jones on "Chal-
Icnee If the Centenary. to the Schools:
e Martin Danger Within Our
I;ates.- upon tho Catholic worEin gs; Dr'
W p Mckee "Thrcc Outposts of Liner
tv" Arthur Strickln John stuarts
1Sinsmcn'. or what is the duty or the
church in helping the negro; F. u wal
ton Church Advertising: c. II: wat
kins Jr. How to Handle Five minute
Subject, Samuel McLusk"y saving r"r
Citirs": IProf. S. S. JACOB ou Fofi,
Churches; e G. Burkham prayer ana
Iy-o-l- in putting Over tho Drive.
Doy Mr.. Anderson said that he felt
confident that the Wheeling district
could go over tho top in the big cam.
nairn with flags flying while Mr.. Miller
declared that tho word fail" had been
taknn out Of the minute mons Tocabu-
iarv and torn from their text book or
distractions and cast into the hole OF
oblivion.
During the meeting the Rev. John
y Hess pastor of tho Glendale church
offered prayer while many hymns were
sung and .Americ,l'' at the conclusion
of the gathering. 49,,
Those present were: Rev: G. FFed
Anderson. William L. Miller. +. d. wal
,on s Lennon. G. II. Bonnescn. G. r
Iitzpcrald. +. ". Lincberger. &. NJ.
!. Conner 6. s. Jacob. Jr.. H. p. Nc
C,reeor, John II. Hess, Emile Aucre-
mann. 6, y. ClegG. Fred O. Edwards
Roy Harry c. Howard. J. Frank BY
cot, Albert Petzcr. G. II. White. ". D.
Winters. r. n. Jones. II. NJ. Grounds,
| O + Valentine, NJ. l.. Tustln. l.. n.
overly, DR.. W. B. Mckee. James h
| Iams, F. l.. Watson. L. {. Lconhart.
Rev. George l.. Conway. !. Fl. Watkins
Marsh Watkins. G. II. Watkins. Jr-
l.. /. cowan T.. e. Burkham. James
| p Morton, r. I;llwood Hughes. John
| Y Price. w. V. Frazier. Cyrus H.
oldham. r. J. Bags. Richard r. Gun
ninsham, A. L. Edwards, G. 7. SturSes.