The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-30
WOMEN ASSIGNED ID
 FOREIGN FIELDS
Board ot Missions AdjournS
 at 0peIIka
OFFICERS ARE FL ECTE
Next Meeting of the Board Will Be Held in Richmond, Although Ope- Iika Invited Them to Come
 There Again.

Opeika, May 29.-(Special )-Last night the large auditorium of the First Metho- dist church was filled to it's utmost eapa- city by those eager to witness the most beautiful and impressive services that was ever conducted in that sacred edihce During the morning session of the Wom= ans Board of Foreign Missions for the Methodist Episcopal church, south, nine lively, bright, sweet, Christian young women sat eagerly awaiting the report of the committee on missonaries' to make their report, by which they would learn in what foreign field their future work would be. Finally this report was read and to China was assigned Miss Mary Lon White of Norfolk, Va, of the Yir- gina conference; Miss Nettie Peacock of Macon, South Georgia conferences; Miss Emma Lester of Augusta, North Georgia conferences Miss Sophie Manns of Maxim, Northwest Texas conference; to Korea, Miss Lillian Nichols, Apalachicola, Florida conference, Miss Mary D. Myers of Ash burn, South Georgia conference; Miss Eleanor Dye of Evansville, North Missis- sippi conference; to Brazil, Miss Eliza beth Lamb of Fayetteville. North Carolina conference, and Miss Estelle Hood of Com merce North Georgia conference. Of this committee, that prayerfully made these appointments, Mrs. J. B. Cobb, assistant secretary of the board and for many years a teacher of note in the Wesleyan college at Macon, was chairman. With happy faces these nine consecrated young girls received their appointments, each face was an index to their faithful hearts. True to the Masters call, not one was disappointed in the field of labor to which she was sent. At the evening service these girls. dressed in spotless white dresses, received from the acting presi- dent of the board, Miss NJ. l.. Gibson, their charge from the woman's board. These young women are graduates of the Scarritt Bible and Training school of Kan sas City, and when the charge had been given to them each one in turn madeSa talk to the large congregation. Their beaming faces were inspirations to the oldest Christian workers present. Misses Carrie Weaver Smith of Oxford, Ga, and Ethel Polk were granted one more year to finish their medical course and Bible training. The former will go to the Phil adelphia Medical college.
 Officers Are Elected.
 The Tuesday morning session of the Board of Foreign Missions, which is still in session at the First Methodist cuurch, was full of interest Many questions of vital importance in this branch of Chris tan work was discussed by the women wfo make up the conference from Vir- ginia to the gulf. and from the far west.
 The feature of most vital interest to the outsiders as to the members was the quadrennial election of officers, which re- suited as follows:
 Mrs. M. D. Wightman of South Caro- lina was unanimously elected honorary life president.
 President-Miss Maria L. Gibson of Kansas City, Mo
 First Vice President-Mrs. A. W. Will son, wife of Bishop Wilson of Baltimore, Md.
 Second Vice President-Mrs Sowen of Tennessee.
 Third Vice Presldent-AIrs w. F. Bar mum of Forth Worth, Tex. -
 Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. s. c. Truehart, Nashville Tenn.
 Associate Secretary-Mrs. J. B. Cobb of Nashville, Tenn.
 Recording Secretary-Mrs. T. B. Har- grove, Kansas City Mo.
 Treasurer-Mrs. H. N. McTyeire of Nashville, Tenn.
 Managers-Mrs Belle H. Bennett Of Kentucky and Mrs. F. B. Chapel of Nashville.
 Editor of the Woman s Missionary Ad- vocate-Mrs. F. A. Butler of Nashville, Tenn.
 Mrs W. G. E. Cunningham, one of the veteran members. was elected one of the honorary life members.
 Mrs. Cornelia Bricl<house of Centenary placed in nomination Richmond, Va, as the next place of meeting in 1907 Mrs. William J. Sanford beautifully invited the board to return to OpelilSa, but Richmond was selected.
 The Woman's Board adjourned with a short afternoc< session Tuesday, after being in session N.yht days, holding one of the most prosperous and delightful meet ings In its history.