Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05
YOUNG WOMEN MEET
Eighteenth Annual Convention of
z. w. q. A. at Hand.
AT MT. VERNON NOVEMBER 7 TO 10
Miss Annie Foster, Of This City to be
One of the Principal Speakers-A
Complete Program is lssued--Meet.
ing Promises to be Success.


The eighteenth annual state conven-
ton of the Young Women's Christian
association will be held at Mt. Vernon,
November to 10. Miss Annie Foster
of this city, general secretary of the
local association, is on the program as
one of the principal speakers of the
meeting. Besides Miss Foster it is ex-
pected that several other Ottumwa
women, prominent in :. W. G.. A. work
will be in attendance and will assist
in the work of the convention. The
program for the meeting has just
been issued and is unusually complete.
The convention promises to be the
largest in point of numbers of the or
CARNATIONS, and as the different asso
Citations throughout the state are re.
ported to be in a very flattering condi-
ton, the convention will undoubtedly
be of much interest and result in much
good to the many workers in the
cause.
The Program. -,
Following is the program:
Thursday Evening, Nov. Z.
1905 :0O-Preparatory service.
Greetings to the convention from
the Cornell College association, Miss
Elizabeth Williams.
Response on behalf of the state COM
mittee and the convention, Mrs. G. A.
Rswson.
ss'How Can Delegate Get the Most
Out of State Convention?" Miss Hell
en- Barnes and Miss Ruth Paxson.
5000: 00-Quiet talk: 'trhe Price of
Power" S. d. Gordon.
Friday Morning, Nov. 8.
:00-S:15-Cpening devotions.
S::15-S: 30-Permanent organization
and appointment of committees.
$50: 30-"Our State" Report OF
state chairman, Mrs. G. A. Rawson;
report of state treasurer, Miss Mary
Tone; report of state secretary, Miss
Ruth Paxson.
9:3O-10-3O-"So Things Every AS
sociation Member Should Possess
Miss Mary Stever; messages from the
worlds committee, Miss Helen Barnes
00-10:25-Chapel service, led by
S. d. Gordon.
Observation-Disclosures Bible lecture
"a Study of the Sermon on the
Mount" by Prof Thomas Nicholson
Cornell college.
announcements.
Friday Afternoon, Nov. 8.
1:45-2:30-Quiet talk: "The Chan
mel of Power" S. D. Gordon.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. talk: "Shall
Not Do What Will With Mine Own
Miss Agnes Hill.
1905: OO-City conference, Miss
Helen Barnes, presiding Topics: "Vol
unteers and Paid Workers." "Boart
Members" Committee Members;
"Secretaria1 Force" Association &C
tivities apart from the central rooms
Committees; branches; entrance to in
dustrial centers; parlor conferences;
summer homes.
30-5:00-Student conference, Miss
Ruth Paxson, presiding. Topics: "Wh,
We Believe in and Practice Systemat
ic Giving" Re-echoes of the Genev;
College Conference; What 1t Did fo
Me-" what 1t Has Done for the AS
sociation." General discussion: "Wha
Can Each Member of the Association
Do to Promote the Interest of the As
sociation Work." Opening Of tn,
question box. in College, What?
MISS Ruth PaXson.
Friday Evening, Nov. 8.
n T:30-8: 00-Song service.
8:00-9 :00-Quiet talk Woman
Power" S. d Gordon.
Saturday Morning, Nov. 9.
s:o0-S :15-Prayer service.
a:15-9: 15-Business session.
9:15-10: 00-"Iowa's Representative
In India" Miss Agnes Hill; 9Th,
Worlds Student Christian Fedora
tion," Miss Helen Barnes; THE Stor,
of the Young Womens Christian AS
ISOLATION Settlement" Miss Mari
Helgessen.
10:0O-11 :OO-Practical bible lecture
"A Study of the Parallels Of Our Lord,
Prof Thomas Nicholson.
11:00-11:45 = Personal interview
and special conferences.
Saturday Afternoon, Nov. 9.
2:00-3: o0-Bible study How t,
Study the Bible Devotionally," Prot
Thomas Nicholson; How to Study tn
Bible for Personal Work" Mrs. s. Z
Gordon; 1.-THE Final Result of Bibl
Study" Miss Agnes Hill.
1903 :30-Quiet talk: The Person
atty of Power" S. D. Gordon.
3:50-5 :00-City conference. Mis-
Helen Barnes, presiding. Topics
Educational Experimentation Ad
vertised;" Domestic Service-Poss
rbilitles-How Start With a Littl
Money" How Shall We Draw in tn
Girls of Leisure to Heip?" "Spiritua
Interests OF the Gospe
Meetings. MONDAY Meetings. Bib