The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-24
WOMAN BOARD ! !
ENDS Work.
Final Session Held Yester day at
Centenary Atlanta Selected
as Next N citing 2. lace.

! 1ne Woman.s Board OF Home Missions
OF the NJ. E. Church. South, which has
Ebeen in session here since last Thursday
adjourned yesterday to meet next year; in
Atlanta. Ga. Superintendent and editors
were elected and various other business
was transacted
The meetings Of the society yesterday
were flied with quiet interest. The most
important action Of the day;was the adop-3
ton Of resolution providing for co-opera-s
tive work between the organization and the
Woman's Home Mission Society OF the!
Northern Church. Several other 1mpor-g
mt steps were taken, and Atlanta was
se1ected as the place for the next meet.
ing. The breach between the Society ana
I K ansas City. has been healed. AZ the
meeting yesterday morning - tele-.
gram was received from Miss
/ Gibson, principal Of the school, convey
ing greetings to the body. Much pleasure
was expressed at this action, since 1t sig
:nifies that the kindly feeling between the
school and the board has been restored
The board met at A n. Report OF
Committee on Education was presented
Nv Mrs. Robert Somerville. This provoked
ar animated discussion about super1nten-s
dents and their duties-s The several items
were adopted after amendm ent.
A message from Uncle Larry, manager
of the Virginia Rosebud Missionary So
ciety, was read. announcing that MISS
Bennett had been made an honorary lie
member of the Rosebud Missionary of
Virginia, and that the officers were made.
honorary members of that society A
communication from Miss Gibson, princi-
pal of Bible Training School. was read.
The report from Auditing Committee
was accepted.
Report from Committee on Literature
and Press commended Our Homes, the
Kings Messenger of Dallas, Tex, the
leaflets, the reading course, the publishing
of $500 annual reports, the publishing OF
the booklet Helps that a list OF books
on social conditions be printed and as
4tributed widely: that the press be USED IN
interest of the society.
The sum. of s4,675 was donated to par
soma ges in several conferences, and many
loans recommended. This money is dis
itlibuted from the office Of the secretary
OF Board of Church Extension.
Mrs r. c. Nelly brought the report
of Committee on Resolutions, which Will
appear in the city papers.
Miss Mary Helm made an appeal Tor
Our Homes, the organ of the Board.
canvass for subscriptions was made.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session of the board
the following appropriations were mace.
Two thousand dollars for the goth Gem
trry Fund appropriated to found Home
Mission Loan Fund in Kansas City Train
ip~ School, by which $500 is secured;
$500 appropriated to establish a school TOT
the Choctaw Indians of Mississippi; $6S7.-
Sc for repairs on the building OF Rutn
uargrove School. at Key West, Fla.
the report of the COMMITTEES on MISSION
s.ry Teachers was adopted. Inc teachers
nhw employed are retained and provision
made for others.
The committee on City Missions recon-
mend that esta blishment OF settlement
homes, kindergartens, and $lnaustri Id
schools be established in. needy d1strlcts'
where practicable, that committees IRON
auxiliaries be appointed TO ASSIST ti'e ms MS
s,onary in such districts.
The Angel Band Loan Fund is changed
n the Memorial Loan Fund, and 500. was
annropriated to buy range Tor a. p. =.
Rescue Home, at Dallas.
Mrs Macdonald and Mrs. Dodd were
anpointed a committee on the lnolan !ei-
work Mrs Robert Somervilie,
Mrs MacDowell, Miss Helm were APP
pointed to bring in a uniform plan LOT
Schools at the next meeting.
Miss Bennett was elected to the super
;rtendency Of mountain work; Mrs. = ar ar
borough, of the supply depar tmenr; Mrs
w q. Radcliffe, Of trinity department
Mrs. w II. Johnson, of the Rescue Worh;
Mrs. Hammond, Editor of Leaflets.
The General Secretary, the Editor or our
Homes the Editor Of Leaflets, Mrs. L. 6.
johnson Mrs l.. P. Smith are the Com
nittee on Literature and Press Work
The motion to hold the boards meet
ms within the last two weeks IN April
was carried.
The board adjourned and the next meet
will he held in Atlanta in April, 1905.