The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-07-02
League Conference Notes.

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H% The EEWurth League conference OF
a ouin Carolina, which has just closed
HIN ST. George was one Of the most
# #1ccessful and enthusiastic confer
%nces which has ever been held.
S The most important matter brought
# eIore the conference was the pro
Sk = Of the Stale league conference
undertaking the building ana equip
eHc Of a science hall at 500 Chow
6E university, China. 10 cost S20,0o0.
his was discussed more freely than
other matter brought before the
5 difference and was finally disposed
kN6 by the conference undertaking the
koposition by adopting the following
solutions offered By Jas. F. Epting
seconded by Rev. J. H. Graves:
s8$ '.Resolved, That we, the Epworth
HAGUE conference Of South Caro-
2a. pledge our efforts for Ae next
BB ve years to raise funds towards
8 hiding and equipping $4,000
@ ience hall at 500 Chow University !;
s lat the fourth vice president be au-
orized to use such efforts and means
Ills shall be necessary from year to
@ear to accomplish this end. We re-
Auest the cabinet to make provision
sor an aggressive campaign for the
Using of this fund.-
@ Good Sum Raised.
E Mr.. J. A. Mccormick made an ear
est appeal to the conference to
0Sedge its support in carrying out the
H Foregoing resolution, and as a result
+ his remarks. ST .40S was raised in
III very short ti,nv. In addition, a
Plumber of leagpers promised to use
their individual efforts in securing
contributions for this purpose during
the coming year.
After this the reports Of the dis
trict secretaries were taken up, which
showed that the league generally IS
in a prosperous condition and that
humber Of new chapters have been
orcanized since last year. SuppIe'
mentary reports we're also made from
individual chapters throughtnot the
Estate and number Of good ideas
Bwere exchanged among the lcaguers.
The reports from the Charleston
Marion. OrarqAburg and Soartanburg
hdistricts showed great progress and
special attention was called 10 them
bv President Salley. The selection
of the place for the next conference
ieame up next and Floren:e extended
IA warm invitation through Mr.. D. K.
.erbe followed by Mr.. kilgore and
several others. Their: NewbeT> was
placed in nomination, by a very ur-
cent invitation by Mr.. J. F. Eptlng,
of Newberry, which was heartily Sec
|onded by DR.. C. R. Gaillard, of Spar
tanburg. who said that the Spartan
burg delegation had intended to ask
for the conference but had decided
Ito ioin forces with NewbeTy and help
her get it, as this was the fourth time
Mr.. Epting had asked for 1t for New
berry. Anderson was also put IN
nomination, but withdrew IN favor OF
sNewberry and the conference voted
Ito 90 to Newberry by large maJorl-
'ty.
The election of State officers was
then taken up and the following were
chosen:
President W. NJ. Howard, Spartan
burg; first vice president, DR.. Chas.
R. Gaillard, Spartanburg; second wee
president. Miss Ruth Lawrence, Dar-
lington; third vice president, Prof.
". D. Roberts, Tatum; fourth vice
president, J. A. Mccormick, Charles
ton. Junior superintendent, Mrs. Z.
C. Dibble, Orangeburg; league editor,
Miss Mabel Montgomery, Marion;
secretary, Prot. Power w. BeIned, ~.
George; treasurer, Jas. F. Eptlng,
kNewbery.
District secretaries: Florence, u.
Il. Ellerbe, Florence; Anderson, Jun
ius Brown, Anderson; Orangeburg,
DR.. W, P. Shuler, St. George; Sum
ter. Robt. Keels, Sumter; Charleston,
Miss Edith Durham, Charleston;
Greenville, Miss Marie E. Watson,
Greenville; Columbia, Miss Saline
Belle Watt; Marion, J. ". Daksey,
Conway; Kingstree, ". J. Turbevlile'
Turbeville; Cokesbury, Herbert An
derson. Cokesbury; Spartanburg, DIR.
D. N. Ellerbe, Jonesville.