Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-22
The Flying Squadron at Glenwood.
All Day Picnic.

The Flying Squadron at Glenwood.
All Day Picnic.
A detachment of the Flying Squad
ron invaded lower Thompson Valley
last Sunday, and had great time.
The occasion was the meeting of
the District Convention of the Coun-
ty s. S. Association. These meetings
are held at intervals during the year
i'll each district of the county, at
some church contiguous to the lar
gest number of schools.
Glenwood, in lower Thompson Val
ley, is a Methodist church, beauti-
fully located in grove of ancestral
oaks-the "church in the wildwood" /"
There was a large crowd on this,
one of the most beautiful and pleas
ant SABBATH days that ever dawned
on this old earth.
The detachment" on this occasion,
consisted Of i. II. Forbes, County sec
rotary, Mrs. w. G. O'Brien, County
Superintendent of primary work, and
this scribe. Mr.. j. N Rhudy is super
lntendcnt of the district. We reached
the scene of action about IL 30, new
time, and found the crowd already
there. Mr.. Rhudy called the meet
ing to order and introduced the
speakers.
The Editor opened with "a few
feeble remarks" on some of the dan.
gers, discouragements, responsb bill i.
ties and cncouragements confrontine
the schools and churches at this
time. Mrs. O'Brien made a fine adj
dress on the primary work of the
schol.
In my remarks ! said something
about the enforcement Of the prohi.
bition laws of the State, etc. This
gave Mrs. O'Brien an opening. and
she turned lose, and what she did to
6ootlcggcrs and mOonshincrs general
ly was caution. The speech was one
of her best, both on the primary
work and prohibition.
In the afternoon, the secretary
made good talk on organization.
and Mrs. O'Brien spoke for short
time on Sunday School supplies.
The Dinner And The Folks.
:. To say that the dinner served was
fme is unnecessary: 1t was charac-
terlstic of the whole-souled. hospit
able people of that community.
had my lunch with several par
ties. l began with John Higginbot-
ham. lie had Il two-bushel basket
sitting in the church, in the amen
corner when l got in church. When
l saw it l said "Amen," and kept nv
eye on that basket 1t took two men
almost to carry it, but not SO MANY
to tote going home John and one
OF his sisters-I don't know which
one, It was one that's. not yet marri-
ed-passed around the contents of
That 2-bushel basket to hungry peo-
pie that knew they were welcome.
There were other fine lunches spread
besides Johns, Sam Pickett, j. S.
Pucliett, j. S. Buchanan, Lindsey
Stephenson, John Herald, r. R. Hep
install, Mrs. Moses Humphrey. and
perhaps others, had tables or spreads,
on the grass, and everybody had
fine time.
The foundation stones of the pic
nic structure were we'll and broadly
and deply inbeded, viz, ham, beet
pickles and apple pies, around and
on these as a beginninfi a splendid
structure can be erected. There was
fried chicken, ham, stacks of apple
pies, cucumber pickles, tomatoes ct
cetera, ad infinitum. When we came
to the cake department-ohl bowl
There were all sorts, sizes and
colors.
Best of all was the social feature
and when we adjourned all felt that
a good and profitable day had been
spent.
The Editor wishes to mention
specially the kindness of John B.
(Jackl Thompson, who kindly trans
ported in his car part of the
Squadron" to Tazewell. Jno. and
William, brothers, live near Glenl
wood on large farm, and they are
as broad in their sympathies and
goodwill as the acres they own. Jack
and Will, Il came near writing IL
Jack and Jill, are among our best
citizens.
The Sunday School
j. S. Buchanan is Supt. with Jno.
Thompson, Miss Eva Hepinstall ana
Mrs. Thompson as teachers. On this
occasion, Rev. Mr.. Pickett and "Doct-
or" j. N. Rhudy who each have mus
ical gifts, led the singing. have
called Rhudy CDR" for number of
years, ever since he made and sold
some kind of horse medicine about
here, and a fine medicine it was said
to be for man or beast. 1t was made
of roots, herbs and barks, and was
recommended to be sure cure for
coughs. colds, sprains, bruises, pains
in the back, torpid liver, bone spawn
tuberculosis, glanders and distemper
in both man and beast.
We have few more faithful, earn.
est church and Sunday school work.
ers than this same "Newt" Rhudy.
Long live Glenwood and Thompson
Valley. j. A. L.