The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-08-20
HTCHLICHTS OF THE INSTRUMENTATION SCHOOL OF
MISSIONS HELD AT MT. LAKE PARK JULY 3l-AUG. g. 1881

With youth, personality and charm
as background, Mrs. William w.
Grant, of Oakland, quickly won the
hearts and attention of her hearers
when she gave a well prepared and
logical outline of "Story Technique"
which was followed by a series of
stories and readings that were ad-
mirably adapted to the use of both
youth and adult groups.
The practical application of the
teachings found in Gods Word to
everyday life, interspersed with bits
of Christian philosophy gained from
her own rich and varied personal
experience, constituted the splendid
talks given each day by DR.. Harriet
B. Jones, of Glendale, West Va. She
took for her general subject "The
Christ Life" and each day discussed
some phase of Christian living or the
things that are essential to the de-
velopment of Christian character.
Both young and old listened intently
to her helpful and instructive mes
sages.
Besides the regular instructors al
ready named quite a number of other
speakers appeared on the program
during the course of the week. These
included Miss Lily Grace Matheson,
field secretary for the National W. c.
T. u; Mrs. Nina M. Hardy, director
of the department of Temperance and
Missions of the West Virginia w. C.
T. u, of Morgantown; DR.. William
M. Danner, secretary of American
Mission to Lepers, of New York City;
Miss Edythe Lowery, Secretary of
Council of Women for Home Mis-
sions, of New York City, who talked
on Migrant Work in the United
States; Mrs. Frances Clark Krug, of
Baltimore, former missionary to
China, and Mrs. D. W. Lewellyn, of
Morgantown, W. Va, whose son is a
missionary in India. Mrs. Wesley A.
Miller, of the Holloway Deaconess
Home, Bridgeport, Ohio, a returned
missionary from the Congo in Africa,
told a thrilling experience of slavery
and the cruelty inflicted upon these
people by the slave traders.
Other features of the program were
demonstrations, pageants and special
musical numbers, which were contrib
uted by members of the school and
Camp Clean, and all of which added
much to the pleasure and profit of the
sessions. Soloists who gave freely
of their talent included Mrs. E. G.
Rowand, of Fairmont, w. Va; Mrs.
J. Wayne Martin, of Uniontown, and
her sister, Mrs. John Parks, of Cor
mania, w. Va, and Mrs. Wilmer, of
Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Yates, of Cum
berland, the pianist, always delights
her audience with her music and in
giving and finding talent ready and
willing to supply the needs of the
school.
An Oriental Tea
Oakcrest, the spacious home of Mrs.
A. A. Richards, near the auditorium,
made a beautiful setting for the
lovely tea held on Thursday afternoon
from 8 to 5 o'clock, at which time the
large and attractive collection of
curios and other articles brought by
DIR. and Mrs. johnson from the Orient,
were on display.
The receiving rooms and porches
were artistically decorated with roses
and Queen Anne's lace contributed by
Weber's. The tea table, from
which fruit punch and assorted cakes
were served, was arranged on the side
porch, and it was covered with an
Italian lace cloth, over pink, and the
color scheme was further carried in
the large bowl of roses which served
as the central decoration. The entire
affair, which proved a great success
both from an educational and social
standpoint, was in charge of COM
mittee composed of Mrs. E. L. David
son, Mrs. E. L. Winchell, Miss Mar
garet Tytle, Miss Mabel Wyant, Miss
Ida King and Mrs. Richards. Mrs.
johnson added much to the interest of
the display by telling of the origin
of the articles, and relating incidents
connected with them.
A silver offering was taken during
the afternoon and this will be sent to
the Health Center, Seoul, Korea, for
the purchase of milk sterilizer. This
institution is interdenominational.
Camp Clean.
A report of the school would never
be complete without giving resume
of the activities of Camp Clean, and
this can best be given by one who has
been intimately associated with it, so
we are initiating our new director of
publicity, Miss Sarah Evans, by Civ
ing her the assignment of covering
the Camp. She has a very intimate
knowledge of life in Camp Clean,
both from the standpoint of one of the
girls and as counselor, for she at
tended the camp for several years be-
fore being graduated from the rank
of camper to that of counsellor.
Here mention should be made of
the lovely floral decorations which
transformed the auditorium into a
bower of beauty, for there we saw
gathered many lovely wild flowers
artistically arranged by Mrs. Win
chell and Mrs. E. L. Davidson, and
which called forth words of admira-
ton and praise of those in attendance
during the sessions.