The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-06-10
MRs. PRESIDENT AID SISTERS Op TIE
UvxYgRgScg SOCtErY:

UOKRERgScg SOCIETY,":
Another year, With its joys and
sorrows, has been recorded upon
the annals OF time, and we meet
once more TO hold our Annual
meeting. Has the year been one
OF harmony and progress, or are the
pages OF itS record filed with disaP'
pointment and strifel Let each
give answer as her own heart die.
tales. As Conference Society,
whatever our harmony may have
been, our progress has been COM
parativeiy slow, A brief resume Of
our history may not he inapproprI'
ate. In Columbus! Miss, April "a,
1879, representatives, from 5 Auxil'
larieS, namely, Macon, Aberdeen,
Greenyilk, ColhpAus and Verona,
met and organized The Conference
Society Of North Mifsissippi Con-
ference. During that year several
additional AExiliariss were formed,
so that by the next annda' meeting
held at Veronn, II were reported.
However, 8 Of these in u disorgan.
lied condition, and were erased
from the list, leaving Us d! the close
Of the 1st quarter Of 1880 with only
Il AuAiliaries. Three new socie.
ties were organized in 1880, togeth.
er with several Juvenile Societies.
At the anhual meeting held at Ok
ford, April 1881, we reported 10
AnsiliarieS with q membership OF
500. Now, at the close OF our 4th
year, we have II Auxiliaries with
1853 members, and . Juveniles with
$3.50 members, making a total ofS47
members. Last year the juveniles
were included; this year they are
recorded separately. The first year
we rCnl 10 Mrs. Wmtworih, the
gen. treasurer, s1s6,jO. The ID yeaI
$685. 7. The 3rd, S545,52. The
4tb, $706,05 making III all $1701.7 -
Thus we can trace progress in in
crease Of membership ana funds
although the number or AuxllIarleI
is not much larger.
i This past year funds have beer
u raised tor 0 scholarships. VeronI
Lee, supported by Verona AuxiIia
ry is aIrendy in Bliss Rankin
!. Schoo! at NaRtziang. We receiv'
D quarterly reports from her. Mis-
Rankin says; "Verona Lee 10 a reg
d ular heathen Ohinee, consequent,
Y very difficult 10 understand" Sl
also writes that she Is very alnbI
tiOus and maintains her stand q
the head Of her class. Of Ami
Benson, supported by Aberdee
Y, Auxiliary, Miss Rankin says: Ami
,r Benson is a wee Urphsn, with
e grave, sweet face, on which a smil
d Is seldom seen. She did not kno'
ID what 1t was 10 have enough to ca
IL until she came to Pleasant College
ie and after the first day, she SCENE
n. perfectly content, See il Spellin
words 0r sw0 letters. Bessie Al
at derSon, supported by Mrs. B. 1
ID NhonNs Of Tranquil Aux. IS in Dir
Is I%,nmbuth'S school, BY some mi
al take, Mrs, LambutI has the name
~ nl Verona Les and Annie Benso
y, in her school also, but by authUri'
IA of Mrs. Nc. GSvock, Cor. Sec. OF Il
Association. | viii REQUEST her
substitute tor them the names
JohDnis Thomas, supported
H.. Tranquil Aux, and Daisy FAINT, So,
=. ported by Missionary Jewels OF N
!" con. The 9Th scholarship TO /
n, called Ellie Winfield Matthews, al
its supported by Mrs. Susie She.
1t Houston, Miss, has not yet hes
"a secuted. In addition TO these OF
other AUX. has raised a portion
the sum required. Allow me
present The claims Of our pape
ais The WomaH's Missionary Adgocal
1t was i%naugurated at the meeliI
ID, of the tx. Assp., in Nashville, tv
years ago. AS Editor, We he,
Mrs. II. A. Butler OF KnOxvill
100 TennA the daughter Of Thorn
STRUGGLED, a Methodist preachC