Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-03-11
MARTHA GIRLS.
and EMORYBOYS
Alumni of These Two Methodist
Schools Meet and Feast and
Enjoy Readings by Former
Pupils-Dr. French There.

The Alumni Associations of EN-
ory and Henry and Martha Washing
ton Colleges held their first banquet
Tuesday evening, March 8th in the
Sunday School rooms of the Main
Street Methodist Church. The rooms
were .suitably arranged, and beauti-
fully decorated, and the bounteous
feast prepared by the ladies of the
Woman's Missionary Society and
elegantly served by the young ladies
of the church, proving to all who
were fortunate enough to be present
that Tazewell dpes not have to send
to city for Caterer for such an
occasion.
Mr.. Geo. C. Peery presided as
Toastmaster in his usual genial and
eourtly manner, carrying out a most
consisting of vocal solos, college
songs, intersperced with college wells.
led by that inimitable cheer-leader,
Harry Lee Spratt, ably assisted by
Charles Moss and others, and sew
eral after dinner speeches by dis
tinguished ladies and gentlemen.
Mrs. A. S. Higginbotham and Miss
Lois Tolbert were at their very best.
each charming their audience with
solos. and being roundly encored- and
given the Fifteen Rahs" by the EN-
ory boys.
The first toast "Martha Washing
ton of the Past" was given by Mrs.
Sallie Harrison who spoke in simple
and eloquent words of the great
work done both from an educational
md Christian character training
standpoint. She introduced two y6unS
Martha girls present, Mrs. Maria C.
Peery and Mrs. Mary Crockett Row
en-, who were at Martha in the Six
ties, and treated us to some DELIGHT
ful "reminiscences, and mentioned
that Martha had produced n Pres;-
dents wife, and Emory a Governor
~ proud. Hon. r. Walter Dickenson
of Russell County. dwclt in his han
py way upon "The Recollections of
"a Former Student" giving his hear
ers much to think about. ms we'll ma
many a hearty laugh. Rev. II. E.
kelso, having become n staunch Hol-
ston Conference man. almost resent
ed the request to give GAS an out
sider sees Emory and Henry" stat
ing that he felt like he was one of
US. He stated that he had seen grad
yates from almost all the so called
Higher Educational Institutions. but
envied none save those from Chris
'tian College. Miss Louise Moss, of
burke's Garden gave eXtemporan-
eously Martha of Today" disap-
pointing her hearers by stating that
her toast was like the woman's dress
OF today, brief but promising, and
gave the assurance that although lit
Tie might now be heard of the Mar
tina girls of today, the future would
mold them as are held those who
have just spoken of as the Martha
Girls OF the past. Miss Flora Steele
gave The College Woman of the
Future" dwelling in a semi-serious
way on that newly discovered part of
womans brain, what she shall do
with it, and the part Christian ed
ucation must play in developing it
to its highest usefulness.
DIR. j: S. French, President of En-.
oory and Henry closed the speaking
Tor the evening. giving the "Necessi-
ty for Christian Training" He de-
piored the easy methods of obtain
ing diplomas; pointed ou the dang
ers confronting the Christian ayA
Political world, and sated that it was
ms profound conviction that only
through Christian Education, teach
.hg us to think straight through to
the end" could Socialism be prevent
ed, and urged that parents deeply
consider the effects of so called mod
arn education upon the future of
The High School Orchestra fur
nished music for the occasion and
his scribe must say that the aud;.
,nce was not only delighted. but real.
~ surprised that there was such
talent among us. '''"
The occasion was delightful in ev-
cry way. and it is the purpose of
nual affair. " q" an
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