Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-03-18
Volume Sc
GREAT SOCIAL GATHERING OF
SUNDAY SCHOOL PEOPLE

One of the biggest and most en-
joyable church social gatherings
held here In long time was that
which took place at the Methodist
Episcopal church parlors last Thurs
day evening. The event was the
culmination of contest waged for
q month between the Sunday school
Bible classes Of men and women,
taught by Atty Chas. H. Fouts and
Judge A H. Mercer respectively
The aim was to see which class
could secure the most new members,
and the mems class won.
A joint banquet by the classes
and their guests was held, the COM
pany assembled numbering about
125 persons, 100 of whom were
seated at the tables at one time,
and the supper being served at six
o'clock. The tables were quantity
and prettily decorated and lighted
with candles and oil lamps, the
color scheme of green and white be-
ing carried out, and conforming
rick's day. At one of the tables
were seated District Supt Slutz and
wife, Rev w. E. w. Seller, the new
minister of the local church; Mr..
and Mrs. c. H. Fouts, Judge and
Mrs. Mercer. Mr.. Earle Eveland, Mr..
and Mrs. Lennard Sears and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. NJ Scott. The favors at this
table were green and gold harps.
Rev. and Mrs. Neldon were not pres
ent at the gathering during this part
of the evening, being in attendance
at meeting of the Rotarians held
elsewhere. The menu consisted of
chowder-some of NJ. F. Benjamin's
best; slaw; rolls and jelly; cake;
brick ice cream, and coffee l.. IT,
Gray officiated as head waiter, and
the other walters were Messrs.- E. D.
Shafer, Chas. Beard, Frank Taylor,
Geo. Archer, ST., Chas. Taylor, w. E.
Deedrick, Malcolm Tysinger and
Gene Bell, all done up in white caps,
and looking the part.
After the supper a program was
put on, with C. H. Fouts presiding
The first number was a fine reading
by Mrs. Lennard Sears. An enjoy
able reading was also given by Mrs.
A. P. Whitaker. Messrs Geo. Du-
vail and M. B. Spencer sang duet
My Mothers Bible" which was
pleasing. The other selections which
interspersed the program and which
nt
perhaps at times almost pathetic,
were put on by Mr.. Isaac Shilling,
Mrs. w. E. Dye, Mrs. T. F. Tomp-
kins-readings and speeches."
Mrs. Frank Taylor of Kennebec hill
Ia solo; also by such stars as w. E..
Deedrick, r. A. Kennard and Chas.
Kennedy, 'in story and song" the
last named singing 'The hat me
father wore," and further showing
his versatility as an entertainer of
the evening by taking part in the
Little German Band" the other
two members of which were w. e.
Dye and L. T. Gray. Mrs. Earl
Slutz gave a vocal solo which was
much enjoyed.
The latter part of the program
consisted of short addresses. Rev.
p. S. Neldon made what might be
termed his farewell talk; Rev. Sell
er, the incoming pastor, spoke, al
so District Supt. Slutz, after which
Mr.. w. E. Dye talked, fairly boiling
over with enthusiasm, the burden of
his thought being the growth and
success of the two classes involved
in the affair in hand; and here let it
be said, great measure of the, sue
cess of the event was due we are in
formed to the efforts of Mr.. Dye and
his fellow worker Mr.. T. F. Tomp-
kins, with credit and appreciation
also of the services of all who had
part.
The exercises Di the evening clos
ed with tte Jingle Of the "Multipli-
cation T Dle"--srng by the crowd.