The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-06-15
|7HE WOMAN'S CONFERENCE.
,n1orRYED YESTERDAY AFTER A
SESSION OF FIVE DAYS.
apndred Delegates Were Present. and
u.,. Charmed with Dawson's HOs-
pitality. Interesting
Proceedings.

We're Charmed with Dawson's Hos
pitality. Interesting
Proceedings.
The annual conference of the Woman's
Il poraign Missionary Society of South
Georgia convened in Dawson last Fri
dar and adjourned yesterday at II
o,cIack after one of the most pleasant
and successful sessions in the history of
4 the organization.
The delegates, about one hundred in
number came in on Fridays trains, and
were me- by reception co nmittees and
sent t. the homes to which they had
been assigned.
CONFERENCE OPENS,
Tile conference was held in the
Methodist church, the opening session
! beginning at 8 o'clock Friday evening.
Promptly at that hour the local choir
rendered supurb voluntary. After a
q hymn sung by the entire c aggregation
4 Rev. T. NJ. Christian, of Cuthbert, led
n in prayer. Z
Mrs. e. w. Mathews, president of the
conference, read portion of Scripture,
and gave an earnest, sensible, practical
talk on Individual responsibility in the
great work of evangelizlrg the world
81 and the influence of home life in arous.
Ing and deVeloping missionary sensi-
ment
Mrs. J. D. Laing then, in happy
way, gave the conference a cordial,
warm-heared welcome to Dawson, our
q homes, our hearts. Miss Clara McWn-
li2ms, Of Cuthbert, responded in an in
q tereSting and attractive talk.
The report Of the treasurer was very
entertaining paper, dealing facetiously
with the Almighty Dollar This re-
port was rendered by Mrs. L. II. Burg
hard, the treasurer
Mrs. Mathews, the president, repre-
scented Mrs }. b, Cobb, the correspond
lng secretary, who was unavoidably alb
Sent from the meeting. Mrs. Mathews
spoke IL charming way of the annual
meeting of the Woman's board at
Greensboro, n. G.
Alter singing The Kingdom is Com
lng the conference adjourned with
oVnedictIon by Rev. j. B tombstone.
SATURDAY NoRNTNG'a SESSION.
Tie second session of the conference
opened at $50 O'Clock a. m. Devotional
exercises were conducted by Mrs. Math-
g gS the president. Miss Gertrude
flonihoy, Of Macon, was elected secre-
@i5 and Miss Hitch, of WaycrOss, as
aSl'nt secretary. The secretary was in
sUucJed to read the rules of order. The
nOu'S OF meeting were then fixed at $50
a. ~ and $50 p. m.
Iue district secretaries were then
U U on for reports, and the following
"alcross district, Mrs. Hitch: Sa-
v, ,@1uaA district, Miss Fulcher; North
MA Macon Mrs. Tarbutton; South Macon,
b;- MIS- > o. A. Clark was provideutially
nalCed from attending and, when her
aaHe was called on the regular pro-
ifiamne, prayer was offered for all con.
s oh officers who were providentially
l %sH Mrs. j, b. Cobb, Mrs. Tochie
IHi 'I,l Mrs. r, 9. Nicely, Mrs. j. P.
, rs"Vn and Mrs. J. o. A. Clark were
n nmong the absent ones. The special
h. layer ", Tor these elect ladies was offered
w Mrs, Burghard.
At n VISA IS Mary Shockley, of Americas, is
br 2ung Harris college being educated
c9 5 S , OF the auxiliary societies of the
S;n, She has offered as mis-
on 94' ior some foreign field, and is
9 a waiting to complete her education,
ho We y interesting letter was read from
r@oofessed to the conference.
nba rs, j. G. Parks and Miss Belle
te 1S AZ We're appointed a commit
we On platform co1rtesies. .
an a snort devotional service was con
fa "e.eo oy Mrs. Tarbutton, and the con
P% as e adJourned with oenediction by
''''' T. N Christian.
and nd , g.e1 district secretary was called
5o BON I5eported each auxiliary within the
1-0s oil the district was called OF for