The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-05-10
THE KINGS
DAUGHTERS.
State Convention Holds
Its Meetings
IN FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Communion Service Held-A Good
Attendance of Delegates and
Visitors.

beng given over to the State Conven
ton of Kings Daughters, which con
vened Monday, and the Columbii
District Conference which opened Tues
day evening.
The beautiful little city of Columbia
rich In historic memories of orr OUE
Kings Daughters work, was wisel,
selected as the place to hold the con
Vention. For culture and refinement
and the generous hospitality dispensed
by her citizens, she stands in the front
rank of our southern towns, and ha,
long held this proud position 1t is &
privilege which she enjoys for her whole
sou ed people to entertain this large anC
intellectual body of christian women.
who arrived in numbers Monday morn
ing.
The weather was perfect and the at.
tendance of both representatives and the
general public at the opening session,
Monday morning at II o'clock, at the
First Presbyterian church, was all that
could be desired.
Monday Mornings Session,
The chancel and pulpit had been
tastefully and prettily decorated with
ferns, palms, flowers and potted plants
for the occasion. After the singing of
"Blest be the tie that binds" Rev A.
Z. McFerrin made a few appro
pirate remarks, and then the Lord g
Supper was administered, Revs. j. G..
Provine, ID. D., and W. A. Provine as
sisting in the services.
Owing to the absence of Mrs. W. p.
Woodbridge, State Secretary, who was
detained at home because Of sickness.
Mrs. H P. Figuers, Acting State Secre
tary, formally opened the convention.
"All Hail the Power of Jesus Name
was sung, after which Mrs. | G.. Davis,
Secretary of the Central Council, of
New York, led in prayer.
The roll call of officers and delegates
was next aeard, nearly all answering to
their names.
Minutes of the last convention we're
read by Mrs. N. B. Sheppard, Recording
Secretary.
Monday Afternoon.
The order was opened at 3 o'clock
with the singing of Jesus, Savior,
Pilot Me, and prayer by Rev. w. A.
Proviue.
The first thing taken up was the un.
finished business of the morning. Com
mittees on Credentials, Auditing and
Resolutions were appointed, after which
Mrs. E. E. Erwin, State Treasurer,
made her report for the year just past
Some time was taken up in the dis
cussion as to change in the time of the
Annual State Convention, and settling
the fiscal year. The constitution calls
for the convention in April The ma
iority of the body prefer the gathering
in May. The matter cannot be decided
for another year, because of point of
law in bringing the question up. Mrs.
Davis, Secretary of the Central Cuun-
Gil, New York, is a fine parliamenta-
rian and equal to any lawyer on techni-
cal points and fluency of speech. She
won all hearts at the outset of the n
vention, and by every subsequent word
and deed intensified the devotion. We
have many charming visitors attending
the convention, but all must be con-
tented with seats below the throne, for
we give the highest honors, in fact as
well as in form, to Mrs. Davis, the NOV
ing spirit of the whole affair All her
talks breathe an earnest spirit of conse-
Grafton to the cause of God and humani-
ty, and the listener is inspired because
of it to put forth greater effort for the
good that we can do "In His Name. :"
TT e address of welcome by Mrs. IL. P.
Figuers was rich and breezy, full of
pretty things. The response
by Mrs. L. G. Wood, of Clarksvile, was
equally as fine, charming everyone bv
the graceful manner in which it was de-
livered, and eliciting burst of applause
at its close.
The following reports were then called
for; Reports from the City Unions
there being only two in the State, at
Nashville and Memphis. Reports from
the county Secretaries. and from the cir
cles. The reports from all quarters we're
very encouraging. Especially good we're
those from the Pul laski, Nashville and
Memphis circles. These one minute
reports viii be continued on Tuesdays
Mrs. Weber, of Nashville, who was TO
read the poem on Kings Daughters
had not arrived, so that part of the pro
gramme was postponed to some future
time of the convention. On motion the
adjourned to meet in the
evening at 5 o'clock.
Mopdav Evan;rr