The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-15

Hickman will be the next meeting
place of the Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist conference,
having been selected at the closing
session this morning.
The last session OF the Woman's
Foreign Missionary conference was
opened at o'clock this morning
with the president, Mrs. Thomas b.
King In the chair.
After devotional service led by
Miss Glenn. the regular order OF
work was taken up. The minutes Of
yesterday afternoons and last
nights sessions were read and APP
proved. The reports by districts were
completed. Reports rom the stand
ing committees were called for. the
committee on literature and press re-
spending first and the report was
adopted as read. The report OF the
Golden Links and Juveniles was read
and approved. The report of the Do
"a Rankin Memorial roll was read
aud approved. The report OF the H.
nance committee was read and APP
proved. The report of the district
journals was read and approved.
The committee on resolutions read
report expressing the appreciation
OF The conference to all who contrib
uted to the pleasure and comfort OF
ihs delegates.
A resolution was introduced By
Mrs. Duckworth that the society
raise this year $i7G to complete
songdo Chapel. and that It be named
Ellen Watson in honor OF the late
president OF the society. The resolu-
ton was adopted and subscriptions
taken.
Mrs. J. c. Ottlnger read commu-
nlcatIon from the J. Harvey Mathis
chapter. Daughters Of the Confeder-
ac,, of which Mrs. Watson was chap
lain. An organ to be paid for by the
proceeds from the sale of a biogra-
ply OF Mrs. Watson will be installed
In Central church. Memphis, in her
honor.
Miss Layona Glenn, the society's
missionary to Brazil. was called up
on to speak and made an impressive
talk.
The three pages who have been
acting for the conference will be
pres nted with a testament each Tor
their services. The minutes OF the
morning session we're read and
adopted. Mckenzie and Hickman
were nominated as the next meeting
place of the conference and Hickman
was selected.
Mrs. King. the acting president, In
few well chosen words introduced
Mrs. j. c. Ottinger. the new presi-
dent, to the conference, who arose to
greet her. An unusually successful
meeting closed with God BE With
You TIL We Meet Again"
Election Of Officers.
Thursday afternoons session of tAs
missionary convention began at )
o'clock with Mrs. S. c. Dobbins in the
chair TO lead the devotional service
After this service the minutes OF the
morning session were read and adopt
ed The fraternal delegate from the
woman's Home Mission society OF the
Memphis conference. Mrs. J. II. Rob
erts. was then introduced to the con
ference and delivered her message Of
greetings and GOOD will. At the out
set Mrs. Roberts was selected as re
porter for the convention and the com
prehenslve reports OF the meeting
given in this paper were largely drawn
from her notes.
The election OF officers, which was
scheduled for this mornings session,
was transferred to yesterday afternoon
and resulted as follows: Mrs. j. c. OF
finger. Memphis. president; Mrs.
Thomas y. King. Memphis. first vice
president: Mrs. G. W. Wilson. second
vice president; Mrs. w. A. Truman.
third vice president: Miss Laura Brad
ford. corresponding secretary; Mrs. 7.
w. Neal, recording secretary; Mrs. d
l.. Branch. treasurer. \
District secretaries; Mrs II. y
Crawford. Memphis; Miss Mary Sue
Taylor. Brownsville; Mrs. William