The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-08-01
FIRST INSTITUTE FOR
EPWORTH LEAGUE IN
STATE IS OPENED
Ruggles EpwOrth League Institute
Which Opened Monday Is the First
To Be Held in the State
OF Kentucky.
(By J. II. RICHARDSON

Ruggles Campgrounds, July 81. =
The first Epworth League institute
held in Kentucky is on in earnest. AnC
if today's beginning is any token o.
what is in store these old camp
grounds are going to witness the fin
est week in its history. The institute
crowd is here literally droves OF
them. You should have seen Stanley
BARRIERS truck when she hove in sight
this afternoon. Full inside and out
and hanging on wherever strange
hold could be had. When he unloaded
then it was Manager Peters and Billy
sons time to get busy. There was
sure some scurrying around to find
accommodations for all. But at this
hour-near bed-time-all are comfort
ably housed and ready for good
nights sleep preparatory to the first
day of real study and institute work.
tomorrow. A preparatory hour of wor-
ship and devotion was spent at $50
this morning led by Dean Fort after
which active work in the registration
OF students began. The faculty with
others were made up in teams which
went about the campus rounding up
the folks to register. At the close Of
the evening service nigh on to one
hundred had been registered-a re-
markable showing for a new insti-
tute. And Dean Fort says 1t will reach
$50 before tomorrow night. This will
be a record OF which Kentucky Meth
odism may very properly boast.
At $50 this evening following the
sound of the trumpet blowing his
bugle call practically the whole camp
US crowd assembled over back OF the
tabernacle for the first camp fire and
recreationai hour. 1t was time Of
getting acquainted. Under the leader
ship of Stewart Patterson, stunt lead
err, and Song Leader Ashley, an hour
was spent by young and old in one OF
the best times of their lives. Follow
ing this the crowd wended their way
back to the tabernacle where Union
College Night was properly observed.
Rev E. R overley, president of the
Kentucky Conference Board Of Educa-
ton, made the opening address in
which he told us just what a really
great educational institution Ken
lucky Methodism had in Union Col
lege. The success OF the recent endow-
ment campaign was mentioned with
the enthusiastic suggestion that it
would make of Union college one Of
the best in Methodism. Rev. Overley
was followed by President Franklin
Of the college who dwelt chiefly on
what the college was doing in giving
such training - mental, physical and
| religious - that students were 30 es-
tablished in their faith that modern
training some Of the high institutions
could not faze. Ruggles folks will
have a more exalted opinion of Union
college than they have ever had before.
Here are the names Of some of the
arrivals for the day. The rush has
been so great that were were unable
to get the names Of all: Rev. o. W.
Robinson and family. of Russell; Rev.
Robert Burch Foster and family Of
Dayton, Ohio: Rev. E. ]. Reese and
family, of Paintsvillc, KY; Rev. and
Mrs. E. R. Overley, of Newport; Rev.
A. P. Smith, of Batavia, Ohio; Rev.
Lyon, of Shinkle NJ E. church, Cow
ington; Rev. E. N. Farley, Of Advance;
Rev. ]. H. Butler, OF First chruch,
Ashland; Rev. Isaac Cline, daughter
and friend of Second church, Ashland;
Rev. j. H. Dowdey, of Russell; Misses
Meada Blankenship, Miss Marjorie
Stratton, Orville Cameron and Rufus
May, of Pikeville, Misses Esta Walker,
HERNIA Lee Wheeler and Betsey Rule
and John Price, c. D. Price and Leslie
Combs of Paintsville, Paul shrimp of
Bellevue, Alma Davis and Vera Van
SAINT of Covington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam McNutt and son,
Clay, and daughter, Alice Wood. ar
rived today and will camp with Mrs. |
McNutt's parents, Major and Mrs.
John Walsh.
Mrs. W. A. Woods and son, Allen W.,
visited the camp for time this after
noon.
Mrs. Frank Hunsicker arrived this |
afternoon and will be guest at the |
cottage Of Mrs. ]. c. Simons.
Miss Grace Bierbower came out to-
day, called hither by the illness OF
her sister Miss Fannie Bierbower.
Miss Frieda Nauman will return TO |
Maysville In the morning after a few |
days of enjoyable camp life,
Credit Old Ruggles Campmeeting |
once more again already, The drouth |
seems to be broken. This section was
visited by one OF the hardest thunder
storms and down-pours OF rain this |
evening about o'clock that has ever
happened during campmeeeting, AS
usual under such circumstances the