Show IN WEST VIRGINIA charlestown Charles town may 21 1898 1998 our last conference was held in the city of baltimore one of the large cities of the union and it was very poorly attended we were instructed by our worthy president elder AP A P kesler to so go out on the streets which we e did and held four open air meet ings in one evening sono doubt there were many more that heard the sound of the gospel than would if the hall hah where ye we held conference con ferince bad been crowded I 1 after conference closed which was on the of may we were assigned to labor in our different fields for the coming season I 1 waslo met a new companion in washington edid idid did on the third of may it bah barag mer george V F ashley from parts paris idaho we with slome other eldera wh the same m e errand stopped there for two to days day inid and had the pleasure of shaking hand with president mckinley and alyd visiting some of the public buildings which were very interesting 1 adut motet att gratifying and pleased me I 1 im while in n washington ww our ur meeting mg with four of our sisters who ho were r e attending the mothers ca congress we which b ic h was in session at chaft 1 after leaving washington we vt started for our field of labor jefferson bounty west virginia where we artivey ath we went into 14 county seat tried to get the ert house and a number of the a but were refused so we wenton went on the e street and held a meeting and gadt out ut notice that we would hold the next night which we did aid there theft ere a number of questions asked st hie clae of the services which berean wert answered satisfactorily the we have been beeb here we have people very kind and hospitable a rule and the prospect are verv ver ateca for the near futua feria s t t i ft ir this part the news Is very much appreciated GEO M WHITE GEO F ASHLEY charlestown Charies Charles town jefferson county west virginia |