The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-12
THE KINGS DAUGHTERS.
Annual Convention Convened Yesterday
In BrOokhaven.

international Order of the King S
Daughters and Sons is in session in
Brookhayen; and. if yesterday s
initiatory meetings may be taken
as a prophecy, the convention will
be one of the most successful in
the history of the order.
Yesterday evening the State Ex-
ecutive Board held a meeting, at
which the credential committee
composed of Miss Suzanne Dabney,
Vicksburg; Mrs. j. w. Thomas,
Gulfport; Mrs. Emma Gregory,
Hattiesburg, was appointed.
AT $3.50 p. m. an interesting pro-
gram was given, as follows:
"Blest be the tie that binds"
was sung in chorus by the hundred
or more delegates in attendance
and the 45th Psalm was read by the
Pastor Rev. H. M. Ellis: 1.-THE
Kings daughter is all glorious
within; her clothing is of wrought
gold;" With gladness and rejoic-
ing shall they be brought; they
shall enter into the Kings
palace. =
Mines. Greenwood and Redding
gave. a vocal duet, after which Hon.
]. A. Maui, representing our city,
bade the Daughters an earnest and
cordial welcome, followed by Mrs.
Ira u. Parsons, in a chaste and elo-
quent address on behalf Of the local
circle. Response to these address,
es was made by Mrs. C. A. Gordon,
of Port Gibson. Miss Mary Nc
Nair sang a solo. with violin obli-
cato by Miss Clara Butler. Mrs.
Robert j. Reed, of the Central
Council, brought greetings from
the international Conference, which
convenes at Bucyrus, Ohio, next
week.
A violin selection by Miss Butler
was a fitting prelude to the address
of Mrs. K. L. McLaurin on
Christian Service" Mrs. Nc
Laurin is the Mississippi member
of the Central Council and is
recognized as one Of the most able
and eloquent woman orators in the
State. She is a member of the
splendid delegation from Vicks-
burg; and it is pleasing to note
that she is a sister-ln-law of
our United States Senator, A. j.
McLaurin. In her address, Mrs.
McLaurin made the Life of Christ
the standard for Christian Service
end faithfully followed in His
steps while He was yet with US. =
Brookhaven expressed her well
come to the Kings Daughters and
her unbounded sympathy with
their work, in the very large at
tendance of her women and repre-
sentative men of our city, on last
evening. Added to the splendid
contingent of the order present,
there are delegates arriving on the
trains today which may swell the
number of our visitors to two hun
dred.
At $50 this morning the inaug-
ural business meeting was held and
reports made by the corresponding
secretary. Mrs. L. G. Dulaney; by
the Recording Secretary, Mrs. B.
M. Samuels, by the Treasurer, Mrs.
w. B. Klein, and the State Secre.
tary, Mrs. C. j. Weatherby, all
showing advancement, and an abid-
ing and vital interest in the cause
these ladies so ably represent.
Messages were read from four
teen States and special congratuIa-
tory and fraternal greetings from
Miss Kate Bond, of New York, pre-
sident of the international Council
and from Miss Sophie B. Wright,
of Louisiana, whose name is an in
splration to higher and better
things wherever heard.
On the midst of the busy hour
the message of Death, with its
attendant distress, came from the
home of Bishop Charles B. Gallo-
way, who passed into the Great
Beyond at 5 80 this morning. On
motion of Mrs. Parsons, business
was suspended, a telegram sent to
the stricken home, and prayer,
led by Mrs. R. L. McLaurin was
offered for the bereaved family.
1t was found through reports
given that during the past three
years of Mrs. Weatherby's incum-
.bency as State Secretary that the
circles had grown from thirty to
fifty in the State and the member
ship from 1000 to 1900. During
the past year $1445. "a has found its
way to the State Treasury and
$720.21 disbursed. The Rescue
Home fund now on hand is 1928.
A lovely spirit of fellowship and
sweet accord pervaded the service
of the morning; much of it, per-
haps, due to the devotions, SO aptly
conducted by Rev. w. E. Phifer,
and the influence Of the singing in
chorus, and by Mrs. j. H. johnson
in one of her sweetest songs.
One hundred delegates are enroll
ed, with more to follow, as follows:
Brookhayen Mines, /. Parsons
John Seavey, ]. N. Cooke, =. H.
Bowen, r. q. Applewhite. II. M.
Ellis. Z. H. Hartman. Henry Mey-
Ter, McNulty, H. Flowers, Emma
Penn: Misses Sara Love. Ella B.
Higdon, E. Wentworth, Josie Small
len.
Biloxi Mrs. Weatherby, Misses
Nita McKie. Ada Swan. Nellie
Wakefield.
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