The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-04
Y. W. c. A. CONVENTION.
Representatives OF Associations of Two Viz
eIaiaus in Second Annual Session.
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z BLACKSTONE, VA, Dec 3.-Ihe sec
ond annual convention of the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association OF Virginia
and West Virginia was held at Black
stone Female Institute, Blackstone, Vr-
ginia November 18th. to December I'd.
The conservation service at $50 o'clock
Friday evening was led by Mrs. f N
Martin, chairman of the State Commit
tee. After this service a hearty welcome
was extended to the delegates by Miss
Margaret Whitehead. in behalf of the
Blackstone Association. to which Miss
Larew, of Randolph Woman's Col
1ege, Responded on behalf of the dele
gates. After this the visitors enjoyed an
informal reception.
There are twenty-five associations in
the two Firginias,, those of Blackstone
Female Institute and neutrality-suspicious.
Woman's College and State Normal, at
Farmville. being the largest The fol-
lowing is list Of the schools represented.
together with the delegates from each
school:
Virginia College, Roanoke. Va.-Misses
Sarah Apperson and Della Moss.
Randolph Macon Institute, Danville.
Va.-Nlisses Rebecca Allen and May
Boney.
State Female Normal. Farmvil,e. Va
Misses Mary St c. Woodruff. Anna G.
Paxton, Emma King, Mary Peck.
Rawlings Female Institute. Charlottes-
vile, va.-N1isses Gwendoiyn Cobb ard
Leftwicf
sullins College, Bristol. Tenn.-Miss
Leah Hudleston.
Blackstone Female Observation-Disclosures
Margaret Whitehead. Frances Rogers,
Ashby Allen. Sallic Garland. Annie Lee
Bland. and Annie Beal.
Valley Seminary, Waynesboro, Va
Miss Louise Hiner.
w Va
Misses Bess Hilstand and Maude Wood
Conference Seminary. Buckhannon, w
Va.-NIss kittie Martin.
Randolph-Macon Womans College.
Lynchburg, Va.-AIisses Gillie Lare"
Nellie hewitt, Una Riddick, Falcorn Kan
Nellie hewitt, Una RiddiCk, Valcour KAN
bred Patterson. Naude Carroll, Madeline
Ma,p, and Mrs. F. NJ. Martin.
| OF these delegates. four were memters
OF faculties.
| The members of the State Executive
Committee present were Mrs. h. ~ Mar
tin tchairman), Misses Maud Broa0uus,
Madeline Mapp. Mary Woodruff, Martina
Allen. Eva, Williams, and Leftwtch.
Among the visitors present were some
OF special interest to Y. w. c. A. workers
Miss Effio Kelley Price, student secretary
OF the American Committee; Miss Helen
Barnes, city secretary of American Com
mittee: Pew. B. F. Lipscomb. pastor of
Washinston-Street Church, Petersburg;
Miss Irene Mann. returned missionary
from Japan; Araki San. young japanese
woman.
The early morning service of prayer.
observed during the three days of the
convention, was held by Miss Woodruff.
Tho first business session of the con-
ven;ion was held at a. NJ. The officers
OF the convention were elected as fol-
lows:
President-Mrs. F. ". Martin.
First Notwithstanding Nellie Ben
nett
Second Notwithstanding Leftwich.
First Recording Secretary-A1iss Mary
Woodruff.
Second Recording secretary-Miss Mar
tina Allen.
! First Press secretary-AIiss Julia Black
well.
Second Press secretary-Nliss Gillie La
rev.
After the officers had taken their seats.
a half-hour was devoted to Bible study
under the leadership OF Miss Price
Report from the associations were very
encouraging, for while there was. per-
hans only a normal increase in member
shin. yet there was evident a decided
deepening of interest In whatever per-
tains to association life.
A novel feature OF the convention was
!. the display Of posters made by the as
: &c cia tfons, those from the State Normal
and r. NJ w. c. being especially worthy
OF comment.
which many suggestions. practical as
we'll rs enlivening were made by Miss
Barnes. the convention adjourned until
tho a fterCCon.