Daily Republican., 1882-12-06
FOUhInEDl.IIUN
MISSIONARY WORKKRs.

A joint Anniversary OF the Mis-.
siOnary Societies Cf west Pres
byterfan church.
Interesting exercises OF the three
missionary societies of West Presby-
terian Church, we're held last evening
in the audience room of the church.
The program consisted of excellent
singing by a class, choir and quartette;
ESSAYS were read by Misses Jean Scott,
Emily Baird, May Dolbow, Misses Gro
zier, Chris. Evans and I. W. Irlggs;
poems by the Misses s. M. Jones and
Minnie CIozier Reports from the offi :
GERS of the various societies were read
and the Rev. A. N. Keigwin delivered
an address. The report of the "Happy
Workers." a juvenile missionary band,
was a very encouraging one. Miss A..
V. Mendenhall, secretary OF the Wo'
, mans Foreign Missionary society, sub
mitted her second annual report which
was very interesting. The report spoke
of the Young Peoples Mission Society
and the Happy Workers as valuable
auxiliaries in the work of the society.
The report also showed membership
of S5, an increase of nine. The collec-
tions amounted to SOS, an increase OF
$20.24. The attendance at the meetings
and the interest manifested was very
encouraging.
The following officers were reported
and will be elected at the next meet
ing:
President, Mrs. A. N. Keigwin, Vice
| Presidents, Mrs. Charles Baird, Mrs.
James Morrow, Mrs. Mckee, Mrs. Hol-
den, Mrs. Henry Grant, Mrs, Alrich,
Mrs. Patton, Miss Mamie Capelle, Mrs.
Shields, Mrs. John 2. McLear and Mrs.
H. G. McLear; Recording Secretary,
Miss A. V. Meudenhall; Corresponding
Secretaries, Mrs. DIR. Springer and Mrs.
Joseph Bellab; Treasurer, Miss Sallie
Simmons; Business Committee, Mrs.
Mari, Mrs. Bryer and Mrs. Bellah.
Miss Sallie M. Jones, secretary of the
Young Peoples Mission Society, sub
mitted her first annual report which
showed that the society was organized
November Is, 1881, with the following
officers:
President, Miss Lizzie Martin; Vice.
J President, William Teppin; Core
spending Secretary, james Lee; Re
cording Secretary, Miss Sallie NJ. Jones
Treasurer, Miss Mamie G. Seal; Direct
ors, L. L. Janvier, j. Clymer, G.
Thompson, Carpenter, L. B. Morrow,
Misses Maggie Shaw, Ellen Walker
Maggie Kerr, Rachel Atkinson, Julia
Becker and Lizzie Mackey; Business
Committee, Theodore w. TrigRs, vii,
liam Murphy and the Misses Clara
Msndenhall and Mary Scott.
The meetings are held monthly at the
houses of the different members where
la pleasant time is spent.
The meetings open with prayer and
a short programme Is rendered on the
subject of missionary work and the re-
mainder of the evening spent in social
way.
The society when organized numbered
forty which has increased to sixty
eight The interest is increasing and
the contributions entirely voluntary
and 90 managed that no one knows
what another gives. OF the $244, ,37 col
lected during the year, $25 were ap-
propriated to the education of a little
African bog at Bonita, TO who mthe So
ciety has given the name of A.. Newton
Keigwin, $40 were appropriated to the
Rev. B. ID. Luther of Craig, Holt conn
ty, Md, and missionary box valued
al $197.7S was sent to the same indi'
vidual November II, 1882. In closing
the report the members were earnestly
requested to give more attention to the
society. Tic exercises closed with the
dOXology and benodiction.