The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-10-16
BLUE RIDGE
VESPER SERVICE
Blue Ridge Club Gives Enthus-
iastic Report Of Y. w. C. A.
Conference in 'Iand
of The Sky"
(From The spectator.)


Last year, when twenty enthusiastic
girls rushed through with exams, anr
boarded the train for Blue Ridge annie
piles of suit cases and hat boxes, som,
of the older heads prophesied mucl
raying at M. s. C. w. this fall, anc
the prophecy has been fulfilled.
"Oh at Blue Ridge, one always feels
peppy." Speaking of wonderful PEG.
Pile, you should meet a few Of the
Blue Ridge leaders" "That hike to
Mat Mitchell, eighteen miles, wasn't
iit?" These and numerous other re-
marks have intrudsd upon our hear
| ing dozens of times day, until finally
we have begun to wonder what it is
all about, anyway.
Sunday night, at Vespers, the Blue
Ridge girls really did talk cCherently
about their trip, and the result was
that we not only learned much that
we wanted to know about Blue Ridge,
but that we, too, caugnt little of the
Blue Ridge spirit and enthusiasm.
We had never accused some Of the
girls in the Blue Ridge crowd of being
organically capable of tune, until
we heard them sing the conference
song; Follow the Clean" Then
we realized that the secret of good
singing is the feeling behind it, for
the song carried with it the atmos-
phere Of joyful worship that is so pre-
valent at Blue Ridge,
Other songs were sung, in which
tie audience joined, and these were
followed by an inspiring prayer led
by Corinne Little.
The statement that Blue Ridge has
a climate that is tropic, temperate,
and frigid would seem a queer story
to tell at Vesper Service where the
truth is always encouraged, but Miss
Wier proved, in her excellent tales.
the verify of this statement. The
atmosphere of the noun.
tain peaks and the icy mountain
streams, the spirit of helpfulness and
, ongeniality that prevailed the
of love, friendship and
1indliness among those at the con-
ference, give a variety of atmospheres
hat is both unusual and refreshing.
Francis Anthony told in her charac-
eristic manner, Of the daily program
1t Blue Ridge, and judging from her
story of the numerous classes, meet
ngs and hikes that our girls attended,
We are convinced that there must be
Energy in the air.
Florence Dale explained the key
tote Of the conference, "The whole
christian gospel, for the whole in
for the whole world" and
poke interestingly of the various ma
represented at Blue Ridge
Lucille Miller discussed the Indus
rial girl and the ways in which the
ollege woman and the Industrial
Woman might be mutual help.
Marguerite Dacey spoke of our con-
act with other colleges, and incid-
ntally of the fine manner in which S
Miss. State" conducted herself at the S
difference. According to Marguerite s
he "Miss. State" girls sang "vocifer- l
usly" upon all occasions, and won
Or themselves the distinction of be-
lg called "the peppiest bunch at the
difference" q
Mary Smith Waller gave a picture {
{ Blue Ridge from the viewpoint of {
he girl who spent the entire summer
here, and as Mary Smith began 10
AK poetic about the warm friend
hips strengthened about the huge 7
on the mountain side, or f
the still, quiet beauty Of the for 7
SITS, we began to wonder if she came v
ack to US quite as heart-whole and
lncy free as she was last June.
Polly Hairston gave extracts from -
talk by DR.. Ogden of Mobile, which .
as only one of the many excellent \
llks that the Blue Ridge girls had S
le pleasure Of hearing. II,
The program closed with the song,
Now the day is Over" an approp-
ate ending for an inspiring service
I'd beautiful Sabbath day. I