Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
THE WOMAN'S UNION.
Yesterdays Work Closes the Seventh
Annual Meeting.
The Election of Officers and Change in the
e Name the Principal Action Taken.
Harmony Throughout.

Yesterdays session closed the work Of
the Woman IS mission society in this city
as a convention. At 1880 it adjourned
for another year. At the next oonven-
ton, which will meet in the same place
as the Baptist convention, the combined
societies will meet as the Woman's mis-
sionary union, auxiliary to the Southern
Baptist convention.
Yesterday morning before the conven-
ton assembled there was meeting of the
State central committees who went into a
conference on the plans of work. This
meeting, which was held in one OF the
church parloTs, was presided over by
Mrs. Harvey Hatcher of Atlanta and oc-
cupied the time until the convention
opened. -
The convention was called to order
promptly at 10 'clock with Mrs. G. A..
Lotion of Nashville IN charge of the
devotional exercises. Prayer was offered
by Mrs. S. Il. Ford, the author from st.
Louis and the convention was open for
work. After the roll-call the committee
on plans Of work made an interesting re-
port which was adopted.
The report of the committee on NOM
nations was read by Mrs. NJ. J. Nelson
and the old officers were elected with but
few changes. The list is as follows
President, Miss N. E. Mcintosh, So
ciety Hin, S. c.; vice-presidents, Mrs.
e.. B. Eager, Annlston, Ala. /; Mrs. T..
LoUgley, Little Rock, Ark. Mrs. L. B
Telford, DeLand, Fla. Mrs. K. II. SeY-
mour, Atlanta. Ca; Miss E. BroRdus,
Louisville, Ky; Miss Minnie Alfred,
New Orleans, La. Mrs. A. J. Rowland,
Baltimore, Nd. Mrs. A. NJ. Hillman,
Clinton. Miss. Mis-. w. F. Elliott, Mo-
berly, Mo- Mrs. John Stout, Society
Hill, s. c.; Mrs. a. Nelson, Nashville,
Tenn. Mrs. f. B. Davis, San Antonio,
Tex; Mrs. W. f. Hatcher, Richmond,
Va; Miss Annie Armstrong, CORES
ponding secretary; Mrs. J. f. Pullen,
treasurer; Mrs. James Pollard, recording
secretary, of Baltimore, Nd.
The executive committee, located at
Baltimore, is as follows: Miss Alice
Armstrong, Mrs. F. NJ. Ellis, Miss A.
Wilson, Mrs. o. F. Gregory, Mrs. A. F.
Crane, Mrs. W. J Brown, Mrs. VIII
liam Harris, Mrs. f. r. Feudge, Mrs.
William Numiu.
The vote for these officers was unani-
nous, aud Mrs. Davis presented them to
the convention. After prayer by Mrs.
Nelson, the president accepted the honor
conferred upon her in a graceful speech.
Miss Armstrong, in accepting again the
Office of corresponding secretary, bors
testimony TO the goodness of GOD during
the year past, aud asked constant re-
membrance in prayer.
The question box which was conducted
by MISS Annie Armstrong proved very
interesting and successful feature of the
convention. 1t developed many ideas
that win be useful to the workers in the
conduct OF their duties in the future.
There were q great many questions put
before the convention, and Ideas in an
swer were not slow in being produced,
They were all of practical nature and
touched the work that lies close to the
heart of every worker in the convention.
The report of the committee on resolu-
tions xas presented by Mrs. Longely OF
Little Rock. Among a large number of
resolutions was one thanking Rev. DR..
Tlnnon for the use of the church aud
the kind words with which he rendered
IL 20 them. There was another express
ing sympathy with Rev. and Mrs. J.
Morgan Wells in not being able TO at
tend the conventions. Aud there was
still another expressing thanks TO "the
citizens OF Fort Worth for their hospital
ity, thanks 20 the loving Martins and
Marys who have served us beyond our
utmost demands. thanks TO the pastor
and members of the church, the organ
ist, the pages and all who have con-
tributed to the success OF the meeting, -
After this there were bus little done
and the last session OF the convention
closed with a prayer by Miss Nina
Everett OF San Antonio.
10 laHfaa 0f the R0u auffor "a fraa in
stating that this Is the most harmonious
and successful meeting the mission s9oie-
ties have ever bad. They are delighted
with the spirit of hospitality shown by the
people OF Fort Worth and the COM
plants, If any, are unheard. They are
entering on another year with renewed
strength and expect TO do even better
'thsn they have 4 8he past.