Glendale News Stories from
Spartanburg Herald
- July, 1914
Story furnished by Clarence Crocker
Glendale Methodist
Church Observes Annual Children’s Day
(Story from Spartanburg
Herald on July 9, 1914)
The annual Children’s
day exercises were held here at the Methodist Church
Sunday night. The children had been practicing for some
time and carried out the part of the program well. The
following program was carried out before a crowded
house;
Song; “Come Thou
Almighty King” Congregation standing.
Invocation;
Recitation; “Welcome”
by Margaret Brown.
Recitation; “The Call
of Children” by Roy McKinney.
Recitation;
“When We Grow Up” by Yuther Neighbors and Inez Fowler.
Recitation; “I Love
Him” by Sallie Gossett.
Song; “Co-Laborers”
Recitation; “The
Strongest Thing” by Ruth Sanders.
Recitation; by William
Murray.
Recitation; “Like A
Sunbeam” by Idelle Varner.
Recitation; “What
Would You Do?” by Yuther Neighbors and Cleo Humphries.
Pantomime; “Holy,
Holy, Holy”
Recitation; “Children
Carols” by Melton Haway Recitation; “I’m A Very Little
Child” by Florence Ella Harvey.
Exercise;
“Floral Cross” by class of girls
Song; “The Way of The
Cross”
Offering; Recitation;
“We Praise Thee” by class of boys.
Recitation; by Clara
Cohn and Cora Smith.
Recitation; by Miss
Jennie Lockman.
Song by the children.
Pantomime;
“Abide With Me”
Recitation;
“Babies” by Annie Holder.
Recitation; “ To The
Cradle Roll Babies” by Irene LeMaster.
Cradle Roll Exercise.
Doxology-----Benediction.
Glendale
Social News from the Spartanburg Herald, July 10, 1914
J. H. Hunter
spent Saturday night and Sunday at Greenville.
Our community was
visited Monday by one of the best rains we have enjoyed
this summer. The rain fell in torrents for about an hour
and was accompanied by a good deal of thunder and
lightening.
Mr. J. M. Morris died
at his home here Monday about noon after an illness of
only a few days. Mr. Morris had lived here practically
all his life and was a well thought of and respected
citizen. He leaves one brother and one sister, also two
children, both of this place, to mourn his loss. The
funeral services were conducted at his home Tuesday at
11 O’Clock by Rev. C. P. Carter, Pastor of the Methodist
Church after which the remains were buried in the new
cemetery here.
I. F. Danicatt
(Darracott) and children from Lexington. N. C. visited
relatives at Glendale.
M. L. Walker returned
Monday from Greenville where he visited relatives for
several days.
Mrs. L. W. Kidd of Paw
Creek, N. C. and son George E. Kidd of New York, have
been visiting here at the home of Mrs. Mary Danicatt.
(Darracott)
A goodly number of
voters attended the campaign meeting in Spartanburg,
Saturday. Miss. Mary Holt’s Sunday School class of the
Methodist Church composed of young women, enjoyed a
picnic at Cedar Springs Saturday July 4. Several young
men were invited and they went out in a wagon and
carried dinner. Miss. Helen LeMaster carried her Kodak
and made pictures. They returned in the afternoon after
having a delightful time.
Miss Lillie Thompson
of White Stone, spent Sunday here as the guest of Miss
Bessie Corn.
(Webmaster Notes: The Roy McKinney that
gave the recitation in church was my uncle. He was 5
years old at the time. He died in 1985 at the age of
76. The Miss Bessie Corn who
was visted by Lillie Thompson of Whitestone was my
great aunt. She was 18 years old in 1914 and died in
1973 at the age of 77.)
This web site has been started
as a public service to share the story of
Glendale. See
more information about Mary and her Glendale connection
at Mary McKinney Teaster.