The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-20
WOMEN CLOSE WORK
HOME MISSION SOCIETY IN DO-
 THAN
Interesting Session of MethOdists Comes to an End--Next Meet ing Will Be Held In Mont-
 g0mery.

Comes to an End--Next Meet ing Will Re Held In Mont- gemery. Dothan. May 19.-(Special. )--The Woman's Home Mission Society of the Alabama Conference. M. E. Church, South, closed a most interesting an- nual meeting at the Foster Street Methodist Church in Dothan at g o'clock tonight.
 The meeting was attended by a large number of members and visi- tors from all parts of Alabama and West Florida and much routine busi- ness was transacted.
 The meeting opened Thursday night and continued through Friday, Satur- day and Sunday.
 The church workers of Dothan served luncheon at the Foster Street Church Friday and Saturday and showed themselves to be royal enter tainers.
 Interest in the missionary work of the Alabama Conference was shown to be much better that at any pre- vious annual session in the history of the Society, and many new auxiliary societies were reported from all parts of the Conference territory. The officers of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Alabama Conference are as follows: President, Mrs. J. M. Koonce. Co., lumbia; First Vice. President, Mrs. w. B. Parent, Loachapoka Second Vice President. Mrs. J. T. Dumas. Mobile; i; Third President, E. 6. Adams. Montgomery; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. T. D. Power, opelika; Treasur- CT, Mrs. w. H. Thomas, Montgomery; Recording Secretary, Mrs. M. F. Pittman. Union Springs. Following is the program for the entire meeting:
 Thmrsday Evening, ay I6. p. m.--Voluntary.
 Hymn. Prayer. pastor Foster Street Methodist Church Music, Choir.
 Addresses of Welcome: For Foster Street Church, Rev W. P. Hurt.
 For wv. F. Nj. Society. Mrs. J. A. Peterson. For Presbyterian Society, Mrs. N. .nSsr.dn gCr Baptist Society Mrs. W. M For Home Mission Society. Mrs. w. T. Ussery.
 Music, Choir.
 Response, Mrs. T. D. Sanford. Announcements. Benediction. Reception with Mrs. A. Y. Malone
 
 p. m.-DevotionaL Mrs. J. M. Koonce.
 Organization.
 Roll call. Enrolment of delegates. Presidents Message
 Minutes ad interim meetings. Reports:
 Conference Treasurer, Mrs. w. H. Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. T. D. Power.
 The Relation of Auxiliary Cores bonding Secretaries to the Work" Mrs. J. B. Chatheld.
 Announcement of committees. Noon prayer service. Mrs. l.. T. Bragg.
 Benediction.
 Afternoon Session. 2;SO p. m.--Devotional, Mrs. J. L. Jones.
 song--Mrs. F. E. Brawner. Roll Call Minutes of Morning Ses- sion.
 Report of First Vice President--Mrs. W. B. Parent.
 The Parsonage Department as View ed by Parsons"-Rev. John l.. Jones, pastor of Newton Methodist Church. Tithing- Mrs. J. T. Dumas. Discus sion.
 The brigade and Baby Roll--Mrs. E. G. Adams. Discussion. E'NSS " oSh--mFS. F. E- bTdWner. How We Use the Press to Publish the Work"-Briefy told by those who have used 1t.
 Minutes.
 Announcements
 Benediction.
 Friday Evening. Organ Solo.
 Devotional.
 Music.
 City Mission Work at Montgomery and Mobile"
 Music.
 The Deaconess Movement and the Scarritt Training School'-Miss Miriam Harrison.
 'Imigration"--Mrs. J. Benton Hobbs. Announcements.
 Renediction.
 Saturday Morning. ga. m.--Devotional, Mrs. J. A. Scale. Reports of District Secretaries. Song--Mrs. M. F. Pittman. 'Supplies"- Mrs. w. R. Abbott. Helpful Things Done by liliaries." --Short discussion by Delegates. Quiet Half-Hour Prayer Service-- Mrs. J. Benton Hobbs.
 Benediction.
 Saturday Afternoon. Devotional. Unfinished business. .~ Our Homes" S-Mrs. W B Galloway. fTleHuly NlsltiHS Among the On- noticed" Mrs. J. A. Scale. Selection of place for next annual Conference.
 Reports of CmomitteeA Election of Officers
 Minutes
 Announcements.
 Adjournment
 Sunday, Closing Services. II a. -Sermon--Dr. ]. A Peterson. Presiding Elder of the Mariana Dis trict. D. m --Childrens Meeting Mrs, F. c. Adams.
 SD. m--"work of the Home Mission Society," Mrs. T. D. Power. Benediction
 Montgomery was chosen as the place for holding the annual meeting for 1908
 Oriental Art Specimens. A great number of the admirers of