The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-07
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WOAIEN'S FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Twenty Seventh Meeting of Religious
Workers Now in Session at
LOuiSburg.

twenty seventh annual conference OF
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the North Carolina Confer
ence is in session in the Methodist
ninggim in the chair. This sanity
woman has attended every session of
the conference since it was founded,
and is a model presiding officer. A
large number of delegates are pres
ent. all of whom are being comfort
ably entertained by our citizens. Mrs.
r. A. Willis is Vice-president Mrs.
f. d. Swindell, recording secretary.
and Miss Blanche Fentress, CORE
district secretary, save one, of whom
there are nine, are in attendance,
this being the largest attendance Of
officials since the organization of the
society After the Wednesday even
ing prayer meeting service, the dele
gates and others remained awhile TOR
the purpose of making one anothers
acquaintance, and welcoming the
delegates. A pleasant hour was thus
spent in social intercourse. At the
first meeting Wednesday evening. the
roll of delegates was called and re-
ports received. this routine business
consuming both the morning and az
ternOOn sessions of the conference
with the exception of a very interest
ing opening address by the chair,
short talk by Mrs. r. O. Burton and
the reading of a paper by Mrs. Is. Is.
Adams. Miss Emma Page conducted
the devotional exercises. The session
last evening was q most interesting
one i'm every particular. After a short
devotional service conducted by Rev
L. s. Massey, Mrs. Cunninggim TOOK
the chair and the address of welcome
was read by Mrs. j. II. Malone, OF
Louisburg and was handsomely re-
sponded to by Mrs. j. l.. Horn, OF
Rocky Mount. Both addresses We're
well delivered and highly creditahle
to the speakers. Mrs. Horn was
especially complimentary to Louis
burg, being herself a graduate of the
Lousburg Female College, and COM
petent to speak of local hospitality
After the addresses, Mrs. f. ID. Swim
dell, corresponding secretary read
her annual report, which is a most
interesting paper. 1t shows the num-
Der of adult auXiliaries 100; number
Of members, 2,095; besides IL Golden
Link societies with l25 members; 81
Bright Jewel bands, with 1910 men,
bers, the last named being Junior or
Civilizations. Mrs. b. b. Adams, of
-Four Oaks \. c., treasurer, then read
her report For the year ending
March 1st 1905, the total collections
were $6.328.10, and the total disburse-
ments $6,311.32. The largest amount
collected by any district amounted to
$831gS by the Rockingham district
and the largest amount paid by any
auxiliary was by Centenary church of
New Bern. There is no doubt what
ever of the fact that the ladies are
in conference mere. They are hold
ing their meetings, ladies presiding
and ladies doing the clerical work
and ladies doing the talking, and all
done i'm an efficient and orderly way
The men are cordially invited to ali
the sessions but are expected and
wanted to do nothing but look meek
and contribute generously to the
noble cause of missions. If any
cynical old bachelors hereabouts
imagine that women's meetings
are just one vast mass of
babbling and everybody talking at
once would attend the sessions of
this conference they would leave
much wiser men than they came. The
Louisburg Female College extended
q reception this afternoon at the col
lege parlors to the visiting delegates,
and local auxiliary and the local
Bright Jewel band gave a can
tata this evening. A Japanese mis-
sionary who has been located in
Corea, is expected to arrive today and
to remain over Sunday, and his adj
dresses are looked forward to with q
great deal of pleasure and interest.
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Mrs. Charles X. Thomas Entertains.
New Bern, n. c., May 6.-At her
elegant home on East Front street,
Thursday evening from to 8 o'clock
Mrs Chas. r. Thomas entertained be-
tween forty and fifty of her lady
friends, the pleasures of the evening
being siX-handed progressive euchre.
The room was beautifully decorated
with roses and DOtted plants. which
made a beautiful effect Refresh
ments were served in three courses
by Mrs. Irene Hammond, Misses Raw
lings Yonge and Smallwood, assisted
most gracefully in the progressive
card game. The score cards were the
handwork of Mrs. Bayard NJ Wootten,
and very unique and beautiful. con-
tanning Photographic views of scenes
in the city of New Bern.
The first prize, d cut glass vase, to
Mrs. H. S. Seymore. The twenty-hand
prize, a silver candle stick, to Miss
Janette HOLSTER and the consolation
prize, a piece of cut glass, to Mrs.
James w. Waters.
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German at Chapel Hill.
Chapel Hill, n c., May Cone of
the most brilliant and delightful ger
mans of this season was given here
Thursday night in ComE1ons Hail.
complimentary to the visiting young
ladies. The dance was gracefully led
by Mr.. Stuart Lewis, assisted by
Messrs. Allen Morrison and Herndren
Hill. During the evening many new
and intricate figures We're introduced
by Mr.. Lewis and his assistants to the
delight of the whole party.
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TerreIl-JOneS.
Granite Falls, N. c., May Con
Wednesday at the home of the bride,
Miss Hattie Jones, the popular daugh-
ter of DR.. A. ID. Jones. was married
to Mr. James Terrell, son of Rev. r. l..
Terrell.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev Wallace r. Evans, pastor of the
Methodist church, assisted by Rev. r.
t. Terrell, father of the groom.
The young couple are deservedly
popular and were the recipients of
many beautiful and useful presents.
Manufacturers and JObberS
TrrAouentlv find it necessary to