The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17

MISSIONARY CONVENTION.
The annual district convention of the
Woman's Home Missionary society Of
the Hammond district of the north
western Indiana conference opened to-
day in Hammond. The meetings will
be held In the auditorium of the First
Methodist church. The first session
began at 1920 o'clock this morning
and the meetings will continue until
late Tuesday afternoon. The church
was comfortably filed with members
of the societies of the various cities
in the district, including Rensselaer,,
Remington, East Chicago, Whiting.
Gary, Indiana Harbor, Crown Point and
Merrillville. At the last meeting of
the Hammond society arrangements
were made for the reception and en-
tertainment of the visiting guests. Com
mittees were appointed to meet the in
coming trains and escort the delegates
70 the place of melting. The guests
began to arrive as early as $3.50 a m.
and continued to come during the re-
mainder of the day. Many of the Wis
TORS were unable to attend any ses-
sion today, but will arrive for the more
important meeting Tuesday, when the
annual election Of officers and other
important matters will be disposed Of
The guests were received at the church
by a committee of Hammond ladies
and an hour was spent in social talk
The afte'sr program began at 2 p. m.
and the following program viii be car
ried out with the exception Of the adj
dress by Mrs. D. NJ Wood of Indi-
annapolis. who was detained at her
home by serious illness. The conven-
ton promises to be unusually attrac-
tive and interesting, and those in at
tendance expect to derive much good
from It.
The following is the program:
p. M:
Devotion = Mrs. A. T. Briggs of
Hammond.
Address of Welcome.
Response - Mrs. G. L. Fredenberg,
whiting.
Reading of Minutes.
Appointment of Committees.
Solo-AIrs. Ruby Lathropp. Wheeler.
Report of AuxiIiaries.
Hammond, Wheeler, Star City, Rem
ington, Indiana Harbor, Valparaiso,
Brook, Winimac, Rensselaer, Hobart,
Michigan City, East Chicago, Whiting,
Barley, morocco, Lee.
Queen Esther Circle.
Brook Wheeler. Merrillville, East
Chicago and Crown Point.
Home Guard.
Brook and Valparaiso
Mothers Jewels.
Valparaiso, Wheeler and Whiting.
What Shall I Render to the Lord"
Mrs. G. Oswold.
Miscellaneous Business-Hammond
Prayer.
Adjournment.
1880 p. M
Observation-Disclosures Dunsing, Hous-
er, Thompson and Dobson, Hammond
Devotion-Mrs. D. NJ. Wood of In
dianapoHs.
Hospital work"-Mrs. D. Boyd
Whiting.
solo-Professor clark Leaning
Hammond.
Address-Mrs. B. Wilson. Lafayette
Collection.
Hymn
Benediction.
Tuesday, May IS. $50 a. m.
Devotion-Mrs. Fertich of Star City
Minutes of the Previous Day.
Paper-Rensselaer.
Election of officers.
Report of District Officers
Corresponding Secretary.
Mite Box Secretary.
Secretary of Young Peoples Work
Secretary of Literature.
Secretary of Systematic Giving.
Secretary of Supplies.
Summary Of Last Years Work-Mrs
D. NJ Wood.
Reading - Mrs. Martha Marquart
Wheeler
Our Emigrant HomesMrs. I. E
Dickinson, Hammond.
Noon Prayer.
Adjournment.
1 p. M
Devotion - Mrs Jennie Burge
Wheeler.
installation of officers and Com
rnunion-W. F. Switzer.
Report of Treasurer.
Solo-Mrs. Arthur Thompson, Ham
mond.
The Consecrated Life" - Mrs. f
stephens, Indiana Harbor.
Adjournment.