The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-19
METHQD|SJSA ARE
.BREAKIRGRECORDS
LAl|SHH GIVING
Ayk CHURCH, Reached Half
" Way 70 Goal Yes
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OTHRCHURCHESDOWELL
W0rkers Have Gone Into
the Campaign With
-, Much Enthusiasm.
OTHER CHURCHES DbWELL

The Methodist Centenary opened in
Fairmont yesterday with rush and
before the day was over the First
church congregation bad raised $25,.
900. which is half its goal, and the
Diamond street people reported s6,-
369. Their quota is $19,355.
In both congregations the work was
taken up with the utmost enthusiasm.
At the First church where there were
about 70 workers out the men and
women had thorough good time over
It
Hoult and Highland avenue church
es, of which the Rev. Mr.. McNemar is
pastor, also made splendid starts
Hoult raised $500 and Highland ave-
nue. $1,000 which takes them about
thres-fifths over. II 4 +; q ~ 2 n 4
From all over the afofgantown dis.
trict of which Charles w. Evans, OF
this city, is the Centenary district
chairman, most encouraging reports
have been coming all morning. The
quota of the district is $355, 900 and the
reports today indicate that over $11S,-
500 was pledged yesterday. One OF the
most gratifying reports as far as the
district chairman is concerned was
from his old church at Grafton, the
members Of which assured him last
week that they would go over the first
day Their quota was $500 and yes.
terday they raised $7,75o and are still
going.
At the Diamond street church where
the pastor, Rev. ]. Ebert Wells is the
campaign director, large bulletin
board has been placed at the Market
street entrance to the church and ON 1t
will be shown the progress from day
to day both by teams and by units.
The McElfresh class OF the Sunday
school OF which Hearl ]. McElfresh is
the teacher and Mrs. William NJ. Hen
dirk is president, served luncheon
to all the workers present at 1:15 p.
m. The ladies had prepared on Sat
urday so that they all attended the
services. During the hour following
the services the teams worked on their
organization while the ladies with the
help Of four men delegated for the pur-
pose arranged the tables . All greatly
enjoyed the delicious luncheon. The
ladies reported good time and said
they worked no more and no harder
than they would had they been prepar-
Ing their own luncheons at home All
felt that they were doing Gods service
in helping to make it possible to help
in a large way to do this great thing
for the kingdom of righteousness.
The organization at Riamond street
td ad Coll Z
campaign director; Bailey Thompson,
local lay chairman; secretaries, Miss
Ora Lee Stealey, chief secretary, and
Misses Daisy Watkins. Dorothy Giles,
Gertrude Morgan, Bessie Preston, Ha.
eel Feather, Edna jenkins, Agnes
Hawkins, Margaret Parker, Mildred
Nuzum.
Team No. MRS. Cora L. Morrow,
captain; Mrs. H. H. Rose, sub-captain;
Mrs. Anna Powell, Mrs. H. l.. Murphy,
Mrs. Cecil E. Jenkins, Mrs. orlo Drum
mond, Miss Jaye Satterfield, Miss
Mary Grose, Miss Elsie Satterfield.
Team No. Mrs. E. A. Grose, can
tain; Mrs. W. C. Snyder. Mrs. H. ].
McElfresh, Mrs. Millard H. Gould. Mrs.
vertie Morgan shaffer, Miss Jessie
Morris
Team No. s-Guy McDougal cap
tain: H. ]. McElfresh, Charles Google.
Robert E. Hudgins, ]. L. Somerviile,
R. NJ. McClaskey.
Team No. +wayne L. Meredith.
captain; Edw. F. Armstrong, ]. L.
Hall, s. H. Satterfield, ]. Ray Pitch
er, Arthur Fauley, orlo Drummond.
Team No. 5-H. L. Murphy, captain:
Cecil E. Jenkins, Frank Swearingen,
c. W. Hall, W. G. Snyder, Marcus
Moran.
Team No. = Bailey Nuzum, cap.
tain; Jack Medley, c. F. Pride, John
D. Cox, Glenn Little, William NJ. Hen
dirk.
Team No. 7-Millard H. Gould. cap
tain; G. D. Harden, Earl Grayem,
Hugh J. Ball Charles Pittman, e. v.
Bartlett. II. E. satterteld.
Team No. S-Guy A. Partridge, cap
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