The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-10
WOMAN'S CLUB
HAS BUSY DAY
Lectures on Tho Bible and 1nhu" KlA
Interesting Hour OF Literary
Department
Executive Board Reports steps Taken
For Civic Betterment OF CITY
In General

Activities Of the Woman's club yes
terday afternoon were interesting IN tiIo
extreme. TWO DEPARTMENTS hau SESSIONS ions
of great interest added TO ~hlCh lHeL,
was board meeting at which seN'rh
matters OF Importance came up
The Literary departments program
occupied the greater part OF III" ~. 80
noon. opening with a session at tMee
o'clock which was addressed by MISS
Dennison, a missionary to INDIA VINO mas
been here FOR the past week engaged IN
4 series OF lectures on her WORK III thnl
country. Her address before me WON
ans club yesterday proved enilEhtenlns
In many respects as she dlVu!Gca mucn
OF her intimate knowledge or the iahd
and its customs and peoples, touching
particularly on the customs az reEaraS
tho women kind and the manner IN
which they arc considered She SPohe
of the marriage customs or the Iahd,
and said that q woman OF mature years
who had remained unmarried was re-
Eardrd in the light Of the highest type
Of Christianity by the natives.
Colonel Day, Of Pittsburgh, 1oHowed
with an instructive talk on the subject
IF the Bible, in which he COMPARED the
teachings of the Bible with the Homer
lie illusions which have occurred IN
many 81 his writings. ana gave an IT,
IN" subject of the Bible rs our birth
right. book 10 lie read for the beauty
and sentiments which 1t contained rain
cr than for the purpose of any Sclcntlnc
value which might fc obtained through
stuIyinE its pages. Colonel Day said
that there had been no arr employed IN
III" construction of the Bible; that II
had been compiled in parts. and the
chic: emphasis which might be laid up
on the style in which II Is written re-
CARDS clcarncss and lucidity. lie spoke
tory who had been influenced by its
writings and read m excerpt from the
second inaugural speech Of President
Lincoln showing his strong faith IN It's
teachings.
Colonel Day cited many Biblical al
lusions which correspond 10 the HON
eric pictures which were drawn BY the
famous Greek in his writings. for in
surrounded by his weapons, which the
speaker said he had drawn from the
biblical picture Of David and Paul, com
paroing the HcOra!c and Greek customs
and methods Of thought in this and
Book Review Luncheon
The BOOK Heview Luncheon had
most interesting session at 81. Mat
thew's church Sunday school rooms,
where the book Conrad in Quest Of His
Youth" formed the topic for discussion:
4 very delightful luncheon was served
by the TwlE Of which Mrs. Joseph Ran
kin is tn" leader.
At the executive board meeting sew
cral matters Of importance came UP for
discussion. Mrs. Julian G. llcarnc has
i been elected u m"inOcr OF the Wheeling
Commercial association TO represent the
WumanS club which fact WAS annOunC-
ed. The SUN Of SIS was voted for the
open Forum meetings which ar" con
Quoted twice monthly under IN" auspices
Of several PROMINENT business men. al
tho tHh'S N'UH. Announcement W.: mad"
also that Chirt ot !,9C" Fred 'ra1.V"
VIII Cu"prrlt" with tn" Wuiuau 'lUh
ia an rnor' to rradirut" the gambling
machines which ar Cur>I,rU,us III
many vurfCCton"ry stores 10 wh'rh very
young children have access. ~ recent