The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-19
MANY CONFERENCES
HELD BY THE WOMEN
Informal Meetings Mark Close
OF the Missionary
Union.
RECEPTION AT JEFFERSON
Two Practical Addcsscs Ncstcr-
day by Wcll-kncwn Workers
iii Cause.

Though tho business sessions OF the
Woman's missionary Union IF the
Southern Baptist Convention ended
with the election OF officers Friday
afternoon. several informal State con-
ferences were held yesterday morning
I In the classrooms or tho Second Bap
fist Sunday school. Mrs. Thomas 3.
Bagbv. OF West Point. presided at the
meeting of tho Virginia delegates at
noon, while Tennessee, Georgia and
other delegations held inpromptu and
informal discussions in separate rooms
during the morning hours.
From 9:30 to 10 o'clock Miss Marie
Buhalmair, head missionary Mt the I'M
migrant Pier. In Baltimore, addressed
several hundred women In the lecture
room of the church. She spoke OF the
Immigrants great need for Kindness
and guidance at his landing in this
country and explained the confused
! almost hopeless condition in which he
! finds himself when cast on Ills own re-
sources In n new country, where even
| the language Is often strange. She
asked the union to consider this new
phase of missionary work. and plead
that care be taken to place the In
coming men and women In the right
path in the very beginning
| Miss Eleanor Mare. secretary OF the
Missouri Unlon.l who Is great worker
In organizing Sunbeam bands and chill
dron's societies. made practical talk
on Work With Children
Social Features.
| a delightful social function in con-
ncction with the meeting or the union
was the reception rendered the visitors
and delegates In the Jefferson Hotel
yesterday afternoon from to Z o'clock.
| In 40 ai,yS,, t,,o w,
f. l.. Smith, representing Richmond
! Baptist women Mrs. Thomas P. Bagby,
of West Point, and Mrs. Julian p.
| Thomas. Of Richmond. representing
| Virginia, and the officers of the union,
as follows: Miss Fannie z. S. Heck, Of
| Raleigh, N. c.; Mrs. D. M. Malone, OF
| Birmingham Mrs. 2. Longley, OF Little
| Rock, Ark: Mrs. W. D. Chipley, Of Pen
sacola Fla; Mrs. T. c. Carleton, OF
| Muskegee. I. r.; Mrs. Z. S. Broadus.
| of Louisville, Ky; Mrs. G. Ammen,
! Baltimore; Mrs. w. A. N1cComb, Gloster.
Miss: Miss Susan Clarke. Raleigh. N.
| c.; Mrs. J. D. Chapman, Anderson, S.
| c.: Mrs. a. ]. Wheeler, Nashville,
/ Tenn: Mrs. F. S. Davis, Dallas, Texas;
Mrs. a. C.. Johnson, Of Baltimore; Mrs.
c. F. Wallis, Of Mullen, Ca; Mrs. w. c.
/ Lowndes, of Baltimore.
a cordial spirit OF fellowship be-
/ tween delegates and Richmond hos
tesses prevailed and congratulations
1 on the work accomplished and the
harmony Of the proceedings We're heard
on every side.
4 "A number Of Richmond girls served
the delicious refreshments and aided
in making the afternoon equally pleas
ant for delegates and visitors.
To-Dny'a Program.
! missionary meeting in the Second
j Baptist Church at o'clock this after
1 noon will conclude the program for the
/ meeting Of 1907. The following re-
turned missionaries are scheduled to
/ tell Of their work: Miss Carrie Bosticls.
4 China; Miss Alice Parker. China; Mrs.
NV. II. Clark, Japan; Miss Katherine
/ Hansen. Oklahoma; Mrs. E. +. Tatum
4 China; Mrs w. z. Crocker, China; Miss
4 Ida Pruitt. China
This afternoon at 3 o'clock in Leigh
Street Baptist Church, Miss Marie Bu-
halmair will speak to the ladies Of
4 Church Hill on "Incoming Americans