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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1929
Page
2
Eastern standard time radio schedules detail WEAF WIZ WOR WABC WBAL KDKA and others with programs from 6:00 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. featuring orchestras, dances, plays, sports talks and concerts. Includes WMMN West Virginia University radio institute update and May 11 lecture topics on cherry preserves and home gardening.
R L Hamilton state president announced the West Virginia Letter Carriers Association will hold its fourth annual meeting in Charleston on May 30. Mayor Wertz and M R Mathews will welcome delegates, Arthur H Stricklin will respond, John Foley of Boston will deliver the principal address, and the event will end with a banquet. State officers include RL Hamilton president S L Reed vice president FP Irvine secretary and Herman Rorrer.
An adjourned meeting of the Ministerial Association is planned for Monday at 10 30 a m at the Y M G A building.
The church lists a full day of activities led by A. D. Hovatter including Sunday School at 9:34, morning service at 10:30, Christian Endeavor at 6:30, and evening service at 7:30 with a program honoring mothers. Midweek prayer is set for Wednesday at 7:30.
An extensive Mother's Day program at West Main Street Bible Church features a 9:30 Sunday School with J Lee Evans, 10:45 special Mother’s Day service led by P F Gillespie and Evans, 6:30 Epworth League, and 7:30 program. Participants include Elizabeth Robinson Ruth Henderson Virginia Robinson and John Evans with choral and recitation numbers plus short addresses by Rev F H Hughes and Virginia Lambert.
Mother's Day observances fill the day at St Pauls M E H B with morning worship featuring a short addresses by J C Deck and the pastor, special choir music, and the message True Motherhood. Evening programs include a King's Daughters pageant, a sermon on motherhood, and a large attendance anticipated across Grafton churches.
The notice lists activities for the First Presbyterian Church led by Pastor Frank J. Turyander. Included are 9:25 Prayer Circle, 9:30 Sabbath School with Robert Love as Senior Superintendent, 10:30 Morning Worship with Rev. Paul B. Leeds and special music, 7:30 Evening Worship, and various midweek meetings including Lend-A-Hand Circle, Brotherhood, and missionary events. A Saturday exchange is planned at Empire Meat Market.
A series of Mother's Day observances fills Sunday schedules across St Pauls Lutheran First Baptist and St Matthias Episcopal. Events include 7:30 p m ship program 9:30 a m church school sermons 10:30 a m morning worship and a 4:30 p m evening service with music and lantern slide tributes to mothers. A Luther Leagues joint meeting in Fairmont draws travel from Clarksburg and Grafton. Anna Knotts invites all to attend.
Andrews M E Church invites congregants to two Sunday services marked by a 9:30 a.m. Sunday School led by Mrs Ona Jeffreys and a 10:20 a.m. public worship featuring an anthem Mother Love and a solo Only One Mother by Lee Murphy. The day continues with a 6:20 p.m. Epworth League social hour and a 7:30 p.m. public worship with a special Mother s Day program titled Mothers of the Bible Service In Story and Song. The pastor urges honoring mothers by attending both services.
Warren M F P T Thomas opens church services at 9:30 with school led by Mrs Lila Howell. 10:45 Mothers and women council meet, 11:00 program features pastor and junior choir. Refirg ent program includes several helpers. Evening service at 7:30 led by Senior choir with many named coordinators. Golden Leaf Club to perform selections. Fundraiser asks one dollar per mother and children to give pennies per year.
Fragmentary account notes ancient rites honoring the Great Mother of the Gods before civilization dawn. It describes exaltation of maternal power to appease gods who dictated destinies, with ceremonial grandeur and implied ritual significance.
The D A R reports on censorship efforts and preservation of fine film. Mrs Newton D Chapman leads the national committee endorsing film screening and preservation work. The King of Kings print is discussed as a historic example amid debates on censorship and public standards.
A historic proclamation outlines Mother’s Day origins from ancient pagan rites to Christian worship and the modern national observance. It details Anna M. Jarvis’s role, Congress and Woodrow Wilson action, and the President’s duty to fly flags and honor mothers on the second Sunday of May. The piece links maternal influence to national strength and moral governance.
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