The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-16
SESSION OF KINGS DAUGHTERS
STATE CONVENTION HELD AT TEN.
PIE HAS COME To A CIosE
Officers for the Ensuing Year Were
Elected and Reports Of me tom"
mittees Were Heard.


Temple, Texas, April 14.--Yesterday s
ton of the Kings Daughters association
in session here, and last night the MAORI
ty OF the delegates left for home, The
meeting has been an interesting one ana
of much profit to the association, pelhs
especiauy so to the Temple circle ana
to the Temple people who were abe 10
be in attendance upon the meetings ihs
First Methodist church protracted meet
ing. which has been in progress all tue
week, kept many Temple people from at
| tending the services who otherwise would
have derived much pleasure thereirom'
| The meetings have generally, however
been we'll attended, and the delegates 90
away with impressions of the hlgneS'
regarding the work of the Temple Circle
its members and the people of Temple.
The sessions yesterday were as hereto
fore given over largely to reports ana
discussions Of the work done in the ar
ferenT circles while tAb closing business
exercises were carried over untl lasI
nights session, which, in connection with
the conservation services at the close, held
the convention until, a late hour.
The morning session was opened ny
devotional services led by Rev, X H.
Crockett. while the AFTERNOON devouoha'
services we're led by Rev. J. S. Rucker.
| Mrs. n. NJ. Rich OF Temple. in the after
noon. read most interesting letter from
/ the associations president Mrs. Margaret
Bottome, who was unavoldably absent
i Mrs. II. r. Leonard of Cleburne followed
with an excellent paper on "a Lesson OF
Service"
The nights closing exercises were led
by Mrs. |. c. Davis. the National secre'
tary, from New York city. and her plea
/ for the need OF united work along the lines
followed by the Kings Daughters inter
| spersed with touching incidents In her
own experience in New York city, brought
her very near to the hearts of the people
! Mrs. Davis then announced that the re-
| port of the committee on resolutions would
be had. This committee, through lis
chairman, Mrs. w. Goodrich Jones OF
Temple, proposed resolutions thanking
Mrs. I. c. Davis Of New York for her
presence, guardianship and noble work
during the session. Mrs. +. r. Davis oil
! Gainesville State secretary. was also
! similarly remembered The Fort wortf
circl9'was condoled with In the loss by
death during this meeting OF one of their
most enthusiastic workers, Miss Emma II
1 Buchanan, and a copy of The resolutions
/ ordered sent TO the circle. Thanks wer'
rendered the people of Temple, especially
1 those who had opened their homes to the
delegates, to the newspapers for their re-
ports and help, to the pastors of Temple
and to the Baptist people for the use OF
their church, The Kings Daughters hes
pital at this place was recommended &c
/ tbA pnrin,tg NirpInc tho tatn nc mn, in
stitution worthy OF their assistance and
1 prayer, and the delegates were admonish
to renewed efforts and conservation II
their work, The resolution was unani-
mously adopted
Dallas having asked that the next meet
Ing of the association be held III that city
the invitation was accepted.
The report OF the result OF the election
of officers for the ensuing year showed
Mrs. +. II. Davis of Gainesville elected
State secretary; Mrs +. B. Blanton
/ Gainesville recording secretary; Mrs
Lindsay, Gainesville, treasurer. The ex.
! ecutive committee was as follows; Mes
danes. Wendelkin. Dallas Morrill,. Aus.
/ tin; Scott, Temple; Daugherty. Gaines.
Vile; Leonard, Cleburne; Ramsey, Gle
! burne: Parsons, Temple, and Misses Eel.
der, Tyler, and Porter, Paris.
| Mrs. Leonard of Cleburne then announced
/ mat sue ndu ueSn ueputlEeu Dy q lady Whs
wished her name and residence withheld
to offer to the Kings Daughters clrels
of Temple donation of $500 towards tho
building of the Temple hospital Thi.
amount to be paid when the building wa,
begun. She further stipulated that thlr
offer held good for a building up to 5000
aud that for every additional $1,000 put int,
the building up to $4,000 she would give
ar additional 500. so that her donation
on a $4,000 building would be $1,000. Tn,
dopation is a most liberal one. and the
circle at this place N consequence feels
proud and thankful, The association owns
now about ten lots In the city denoted a,
different times. and donations sufficient
to guarantee the hospital have already
been donated.
The closing conservation exercises were
very impressive, and during the closine
minutes about twenty Ave persons pIedre1
themselves members OF the order Tbey
ranged from the venerable Or. Luther
who has devoted fifty years of his life 10
the ministry down to his little 9-year- old
grapdchild.
The convention was closed by me hsne-
diction from Or. Luther.