Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-25
OLD OFFICERS REELECTED.
The List Day. Session Devoted to
Reports of Committee. and Wind
ing Up the MISREPRESENTATION as to
Easter offerings Fails.
n,,al convention of the woman's

The annual convention of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society OF the Vir-
GINA Conference adjourned yesterday
afternoon, after a session lasting three
DAYS The society reelected all the old
officers for another year, including the
treasurer, Mrs a. w. Nowlin. who had
asked to be relieved of the work and
superseded by some one else
The morning session of the Woman's
Missionary Society opened in the Broad
Street Methodist church with the hymn
Thou My Everlasting Portion" followed
by prayer led by Mrs. Southall. Miss
Minnie Jarman. of charlottesville gave
short talk on The Children OF God.
closing with a beautiful poem, then
prayer and the hymn, ''Sweetly, Lore,
Have We Heard Thee Calling
After the reading of the minutes by the
secretary, reports were heard from West
Richmond district, read by Mrs. AL
BERT l.. West, the district secretary.
The Reys. Dr.. Latterty and Herbert
HOPE wee introduced TO the conference
ana each made a few Interesting remarks,
the Rev Nlr. Hope paying tribute to the
pres .dent, Mrs. w. c. lvey, after which
r,norts from West Richmond district was
resumed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was opened
shortly after 2 O'CLOCK with the usual
religious services, conducted by one OF the
ladies.
The report of the Committee on Finance
and afterwards that OF the treasurer We're
read. After making her report, the trea-
s;Tsr:, NJ. Nowiin mace what she intend
+o 70 he 1eGj in that position
-.iil:s ac.ttroS. she stated that
she has done the work entrusted to hei
., az, ucst OF ner ability, but felt that
the time had come when she must III
duty to the society surrender the woTk to
some one younger and more competent.
1t is hardly necessary to STATE that there
was no fault TO find with Mrs. NoW'n,
work, and the society gave her unanimous
endorsement by re-electlnS her for an
other year.
The report of the Committee on fublica-
ton was read by Mrs. F. w. Martin, or
I.ynchburg
The Auditing Committee reported
, through the chairman, Mrs. Hasker, Of
Richmond.
PETITION WAS TABLED.
A petition from the society of Monu-
mental church. Portsmouth. was read,
asking that the Easter a!ferings be not
used for delegates expenses, but that the
contingent fund be made to meet these
expenses This petition evoked consdera-
bic discussion, but the motion was finally
tabled.
The election Of officers resulted in the
choice of the following, all reflections:
President, Mrs. A. w. Nowlin, Lynch
| burg: Vice-President, Mrs. Richard Bag
| by, Of Petersburg; Corresponding Secre-
| tary, Mrs. H: C. Cheatham, Norfolk,
| Recording Secretary, Mrs. Lee Britt, Sut-
| folk; Treasurer, Mrs. A. w. Nowlin,
! Lynchburg.
The only changes made in the list of
! district secretaries were the choice OF
! Miss Mayme Porter, of Pttsylvania, for
| the Danville District, and of Mrs. r. B.
| Scott of Bedford City, vice Mrs. +. w.
| Martin, resigned, for the LynchbuTg Dis
| trict.
! The Committee on Resolutions in its
report extends thanks to all who had eX-
| tended courteses to the body while here.
and especially to the press for full and
accurate reports.
VISIT TO ORPHANAGE.
At o'clock the ladies were taken in
! carriages from the Home for lncurables,
| whittier they had gone on trolleys as
| guests of the Broa.-Street church, to the
| Virginia Conference Orphanage, recently
| esta blshed by the Virginia Methodists
| and located on the Broad-Street road.
| about one mile west of the city. They
| were received by the Superintendent. DR..
Bledsoe, and were shown through the two
buildings now occupied, and inspected the
! main building, now in course of erection.
| The two buildings now in use are the
Branch Memorial cottage and another
cottage, one occupied by the ten girls ana
the other by the four boys, and the ad-
oF1 nj he
children were clean. bright, and apparent
ly thoroughly happy. The institution is
yet in it's infancy, and win, when COM
pleted. be tenanted by all the children
,, it can accommodate The. ladies express
ed themselves as being greatly pleased
with the outlook for the institution.