The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08
SOClE7LES OF MANY CHURCHES
 HOLD FIRST MEETINGS OF YEARS.

The financial report showed the so- ciety had raised during the past year $500, tS7 of which was in cash and in box contributions. This Is the best work done in the history of the organ ization.
 Many Society Meetings. The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Court Street Methodist Church was Several new members were enrolled. An interesting paper on .'The Model Society" was read by Mrs. Sparks. Spe- cial music for the meeting was fur nIshed by Mrs. Manning. the church organist. The meeting was well ate tended.
 The annual election of officers was the special business of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Clayton Street day afternoon. The following officers were elected: President. Mrs. L. A. Johnson; Vice President, Mrs E. F. Hugger; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Mamie Randolph An interesting pro- gram was a feature of the meeting.
 The Ladies Aid Society of the Clay ton Street Baptist Church met yester- day afternoon and elected officers for the coming year as follows: Presl-
 
 dent Mrs M. B. McDonald; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. w. c. Clanton,
 The Ladies Aid of the Adams Street Baptist Church met in regular monthly session and elected officers for the com ing year. The following were the of- ficers elected; President, Mrs J. B. shelton: Vice. President. Mrs. Norman; Secretary. Mrs. W. R. Caldwell; Treas urer, Mrs. c. w. Walden. The annual reports of the officers showed that the society had done the best work the past year in the history of the organi- zation.
 The Ladies Aid Society of the High land Avenue Baptist Church met at the home of the President, Mrs o. P. Atkinson, ard transacted the regular monthly routine business of the society. Special work for the coming year was mapped out by the Society.
 The Young Women's Society of the Court Street Methodist Church met yesterday afternoon at the home of Vice President Emma Jackson at her home on South Court Street. The meet ing was called for the purpose of con- siderlng several matters of business concerning the work of the society. The regular monthly meeting of the society will be held on the afternoon of the fourth Monday of the month.
 The Ward meetings of the First Presbyterian Church were held .yester- day afternoon at the various homes of the chairmen. Mrs. J. A. Kirkpatrick is the President of the Federation of the Wards which meets on the fifth Mondays during the year. The various ward meetings were well attended yes terday.
 The Board of Directors of the 4oung Women's Christian Association met yes terday morning at the Association Home at 10 o'clock. The chairmen of the various standing committee made reports which were enthusiastically re- ceived. The open meeting of the Association will be held this afternoon at { o'clock at the Association Home.
 The Woman's Home Mission Society of the Dexter Avenue Methodist Church met yesterday afternoon in its regular monthly session, and decided to con tinue through the year the Calendar Committee plan which proved so suo- sessful for the past year.
 Meetings This week.
 Rev. Brooks Lawrence of the Anti Saloon League, will preach a temper ance sermon Snder the auspices of the Montgomery woman's Christian Tenn