The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-03-04

Mrs. Dale Overly and Mrs.
Dolly Beck were hostesses to
/ Group l at the formers home on
West Fourth ST., Wednesday af-
ternoon. The leader, Mrs. Harold
Sprague, opened the meeting and
presided over the business, when
ways and means of raising money
was discussed. The program
chairman, Mrs. S. J. MCGUIRE,
presented the study, Need For
Missions and Christianity in
Japan, and a general discussion
followed Mrs. Mcclure also read
an article on the education of
Prince Akihito, of Japan. 7 h e
| devotions, on the general topic
were in charge of Mrs. Flora
MacCoy, who used Psalm lis for
the Scripture reading
For the social hour, the mem
bers and guests, numbering 20,
were seated at small tables with
ST. Patrick color scheme carried
out in the decorations and dainty
refreshments, served by the host
/ ess and her committee.
! Group II
Eighteen members Group ii of
the w. S. c. s., met at the home
| Of the Misses Mary and Eltha
Graham on w. Eighth St, We'd
! nesday afternoon
The leader Mrs. Scott Worth
ington, opened the meeting with
a poem, by Grace Noel Crowell,
followed by the song, This is My
Fathers World, and a prayer, led
by Mrs. George Simpson.
Mrs. E. K. White conducted the
worship service, reading from
Mark 6, and Luke %, and follow
ing the Lenten theme. The re-
: mainder of the program time was
given to Mrs. Claude Skidmore,
who in a most charming manner
! reviewed the book, Son of the
Smoky Seas, autobiography of
| Nut Chuck, an Eskimo, reared
in the Jessie Lee Methodist Home
of Seward Alaska.
The meeting closed with the
/ Mizpah benediction and all en-
| joyed a delightful social hour,
when tn hoSteSSeS served re-
freshments.
Group w
! Group " was entertained al
the Wilson'S Knotty Pine Room
] Wednesday evening, with Miss
| Mary Fisher hostess. Mrs. Leila
! Cross the leader, opened the
! meeting with the hymn, Sweet
Hour of Prayer, which was fol
! lowed with prayer by Mrs. Cross
who then announced the general
4 theme, Christian Highways in
Japan" After a short business
session, t h e program chairman
Miss Fisher, took charge of the
meeting. The devotions were Civ
en- by Marie O'Neil, who used the
topic, The Lords Day" and
read from Exodus 20: 81. A re-
cording of The Lords Prayer
ended the worship service. DR..
! Karl B. Alexander was presented
as the guest speaker, who chose
to speak on The Relationship be-
tween the physical and the Spiri-
tual World Miss Ethel Pfarr gave
several lovely selections on the
violin, including a medley of
| Ihtermezzo, Sunshine of Your
| Smile, and Star Dust, A Perfect
Day, and the hymn, Jesus Lover
of My Soul.
| The program closed with the
! hpmn, This is My Fathers
j World.
The committee responsible for
the fine program, and delightful
social hour was composed Of the
following members: Miss Fisher,
chairman; Mrs. H. ]. Cook, Miss
Rita Gibson, Mrs. Marie O'Neil,
Mrs William Otte, and Miss
Carol Hill.
GROUP "
Mrs, Charles Ferris was host
ess to Group V Wednesday eve
ming, with Mrs. Robert Wagner
assisting hostess, and also leader
for the evening The meeting
opened with the hymn, when !
Survey the Wondrous Cross, The
program which followed the busi-
/ ness session, was planned by Miss
Virginia MacCoy, and had Easter
as the general theme. Devotions
| given by Mrs. Ruth Bakes includ-
ed Scripture, Mark 1915 and
prayer; a piano solo "Angelus
Bell" Elizabeth Anne Griffith;
poem, What does Easter Mean
to Me-" Miss Florence Mccain,
followed by discussion; hymn,
"In the Cross of Christ; reading,
'The Beauty of the Lilly" Bar
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