The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-06-04
Club MAY3O
CLAYNAMED
HEAD OF SILENT

The Beckley Silent Club met
Sunday morning, May 3Oth 1897
at ten o'clock in the Armory
Building at Beckley for the
purpose Of selecting new Off
GERS.
James Belcher, formerly of
Bluefield, now of Matoaka. who
was the first one to help create
this organization several years
ago made several interesting
talks and stressed the import
ance OF proper working of the
different committee members.
A. H. Clay. of Pettus, was elect
ed by the majority votes and he
then took charge of this meet
ing. Charles E. Burgess. of Oak
Hill, made splendid talk on the
work of the club, its aims and
objects and gave the outline of
the work which was 80 useful to
the members of the Silent club.
Andrew Lockley was appointed
az the acting president on &C
count of the absence of Ernest
Apologize who has been tire clul
president for some time. They
decidedly took steps and voted
to GUST Mr.. Applegate from the
position as the club president.
because of the fact that he was
trying to discontinue the club.
This somewhat discouraged
these club members. but he was
thrown out of the club at the
recent meeting. The name of
Andrew Lockley was presented
and was unanimously elected as
The treasurer of the club. Edw
ard R. Blake, formerly of Louis
vile and CampbellsvilIe. Kent
ucky. now of Keystone, who is
former Of Clarksburg .(W.Va.)
Silent Club, made a very inter
esting speech entitled 1.-The Sou
venirs." Homer Atkins. of Beck
ley, wo had been travelling thru
many states as the prime mover
told the members Of his previ
Gus experience and visited many
deaf people and State Schools
for the Deaf in several states.
The following officers were
elected, president, A. II. Clay Of
Pettus; Secretary, Edward R.
Blake, of Keystone; Treasurer.
Andrew Lockley of Beckley; Elk
ecutive committeeman, Charles
F. Burgess, of Oak Hill; Com
mitteeman. II. P. Mitchell Jr. of
Keystone; Sergeants at arms,
John Amick. After the select
ions were entirely over. delici
Gus refreshments were served.
The deaf persons who were
present at this meeting Sunday
morning were as follows: Edw.
ard r. Blake. H. p. Mitchell, Jr.
James Belcher. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
II. Clay, Charles Burgess, Home
Atkins and Misses Irene Hill
Reba Lilly, Virginia Crothy and
Viola Treadway, Mrs. Charles
Hill, Mrs. Fannie Goodby, Mrs.
Ora Mills, Mrs. Lula Maynor ant
Martin Bolen, Luther Worley,
Delmer Workman, John Amick,
Donald Foster Aubrey Linken
auger, Andrew Jockey, Albert
Pack and some others.
This club will meet on the22nt
of June, 1887 in Amory Build
ng in Beckley, but after this
date. the meeting will be held in
the same building, the hours be
ing from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m Sun
day every month instead of
every two weeks. Any one being
deaf desiring to join this club
will be gladly welcomed and tn,
other deaf people are urged to
come to Beckley and bring
their relatives and friends to
this club.
A. H., Clay, Of Pettus former
executive committeeman who
has recently been promoted 10
the position az the president,
says that he believes that there
will be many more deaf persons
attending the club June goth
1897 than we ever had and a
very interesting program will
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