The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
THE NEXT MEETING GOES TO THOMAsvlLLE. f..
Mrs. T. D. Sanford of Opelika is Elected President of the HOnAe...
 Mission Society of Meth. '-t'cc
 odlst Church.

Union Springs, March 2S.-(Special.) --The third and last days session oi the woman's Home Missionary confer. ence of-the Methodist Episcopal Church
 was opened this morning with devo- tional exercises led by Mrs. Mary Pitt
 man. and the conference completed its
 work. deciding to meet next in Thom- asville. t' s.. A talk by Mrs. R.. B. Galloway, oi Livingston, on the duties of District Secretary was very helpful and brought
 out much discussion upon this import | ant work. Thiswas followed by talk by Miss Head of Nashville. who said that what was needed most in the auxlliaries was
 more organization. better work along | the line of enlistment for new mem bers, more information concerning tho
 work and the needs of the work, aht recommended the reading course. | Miss Head recommended the veal
 book plan for programs. so each mem l Der could have one citing the fact that all clubs that amount to anything have | them.
 The Committee on Finance made its report and resolved that tithing was 6 1 solution of the finance question of tho church and urged It's adoption through. >out the conference. All pastors were requested to preach on tthing~at least
 once a year.
 The Committee on Chidren's Work urged the adoption of cradle rolls and
 brigades in every church.
 The afternoon devotional exercises
 were conducted by Mrs. W. NJ. Cox of Mobile.
 Then followed the reports of Com mittees on Extension of Work. Parson- age and Appropriations, Literature and Man1nriag inna
 Miss Maybelle Marshall, Deaconess oi
 Dexter Avenue Church, Montgomery made an address telling of the office of
 a deaconess. her duties and her uni
 form.
 The conference voted to aid parson- age work at Tallassee, $500; Brantley
 s1oo. and Brewersville, $50.
 An invitation was extended the con- ference to attend the seashore assem-
 bly at Biloxi. Miss. July 2s to Aug
 ust 8.
 The place of next meeting was taken
 up when Invitations from Thomasville l Pensacola. Enterprise and Jacksonville | were received. Thomasviiie won wher the vote was taken. : A blue ribbon was adopted as a
 badge.
 The following officers were elected
 President, Mrs. T. D. Sanford. Ope- Ildds T afiCc-EEcSluSit, v Powers, opelika; Second Vice-Presi- dent. Mrs. J. T. Dumas. Mobile; Third Vice. President, Mrs. E.. G. Adams
 Montgomery; Recording Secretary. Mrs W. NJ. Cox, Mobile; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Sam Williams. opeli.
 ka Treasurer, Mrs. William H. Thom' as. Montgomery; Superintendent ol Supplies Mrs. J. B. Chatfield, Mont gomery; Press Superintendent, Mrs. R, B. Galloway. Livingston. District Secretaries: Montgomery
 Mrs. S. P. Brewer. of Tuskegee: Mo
 bile. Mrs. I. W. Chalker. of Jackson
 Marianna. Miss Julia Richardson, oi DeFuniak Springs: Dothan. Mrs. o. Nj Hill. of Dothan; Greensboro. Mrs. A
 c. Perry, of Greensboro; Eufaula. Mrs NJ. W. Tarver, of Midway; Prattville Mrs. Joseph Russell. of Lowndesboro ITroy. Mrs. Mary Williams, of Union Springs; Selma, Mrs. A. L. Mcleod, oi Selma: Pensacola. MrA Ada McAllester of Pensacola. 1L
 Thus closed the tenth annual confer once of the Home Mission Society which Is said to be the most interesting and inspiring of its history.
 Most of the delegates left on the evening train for their homes.