Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-12

Will Be ACTIVE
LOCAL CHURCH WOMEN WILL AT
TEND HOME MISSIONARY
MEET AT BATAVIA.
MRS sLAUGHT 10 PRESIDE
Dates Of OttunWa District Convention
are April IS, is and 17-Miss
Nellie Snider VIII Attend
the Sessions.


Nellie snider VIII Attend
the Sessions.
Ottumwa church women will take
an active part in the twelfth annual
convention of the Woman's Home
Missionary society of the Methodist
Episcopal church of the Ottumwa dis
trict at Batavia April Is, 16 and II,
Mrs. Anna Slaught of the South Side
is president of the Ottumwa district,
and Mrs. Emma Love of Abba Is cor
responding secretary and treasurer.
The delegates from the First Metho.
dist Episcopal church of this city are
Mesdames r. D. Rogers, G. G. Thorn
as, w. S. Grips and Brown McCarroll.
Miss Helen Witter will represent the
Queen Esther circle. Mrs. Luna Stew
ems and Mrs. F. P. Baer will be the
delegates from the Willard Street
Methodist Episcopal church. The
Main Street Methodist Episcopal
church has no home missionary and
will not be represented at the conven-
ton.
Miss Nellie Snyder, the field secre.
tary, will be in attendance at the con-
vention and will take prominent
part in the program. Miss Snider is a
brilliant speaker, has her work we'll
in hand and as an organizer she has
been very successful. Those who have
heard her have thoroughly enjoyed
her talks and they will be pleased to
learn that she will attend the conven-
ton.
The sessions will be held in the Ba-
tavia NJ. E. church and the complete
program of the meeting is as follows:
The Program-Friday, 2 p. m.
Devotions-Mrs. Naomi Day, Bloom
field.
Greeting-Pre Anna Slaught.
Enrolment of Delegates.
Appointment of Committees: Lit
erature: finance; place of meeting;
resolutions.
Reports of department secretaries:
(a) Mite box; (b) Young Peoples
work; (c) supplies; (d) systematic
giving; (e) literature and reading cir
cles; (f) temperance work.
Report of corresponding secretary
and treasurer-Mrs. Emma Love, AL
bia.
Music.
Short talk-Miss Nellie snider, field
secretary.
Miscellaneous business.
Adjournment. E-'
Friday Evening, 1880 O'Clock.
Devotions-Mrs Emma Love, Abba.
Solo-Mrs. circuit.
Address-Miss Nellie Snider.
Music.
Collection.
Benediction.
Saturday Morning, 9 O'Clock.
Devotions-Mrs. A. G. Lee, Batavia.
Music-Hymnal No. 402.
Reading Of minutes.
Conservation service-Mrs. Naomi
Day.
Election of Officers.
Report of auxiliaries.
Music.
Topic, "Mormonism." General dis
cussion.
Home Mission 1l!terature-Mrs.
Bertha Dimmitt, Ottumwa.
Miscellaneous business.
Adjournment.
Saturday Afternoon, 1880 O'clock.
Devotions-Mrs. Hollingsworth, Of
tunwa.
Reading Of minutes.
Music.
Review-From Darkness to Light"
(our study book)-Mrs. B. F. Suits,
Ottumwa.
Music-Mrs. Harry Henness, Ottun1-
wa.
Paper-(a) Young Peoples. Work,
Mrs. A. G. Lee, Batavia; (b) "Our
Work in Porto Rico,' Mrs. G. N. Pace,
(c) "Our Work in the
South" Mrs. John Demuth, Abba; (d)
Gods Plan of Giving" Mrs. Ora Sell
by. Moravia; (e) Our Pledges" Mrs.
Naomi Day, conference secretary.
Solo-Mrs. circuit.
Reports of committees.
Reading of minutes.
Adjournment.
Saturday Evening, 1880 O'Clock.
Observation-Disclosures.
Music-Choir.
Address-Miss Nellie Snider.
Solo.
Collection.
Benediction.
Sunday Morning, II O'clock.
Opening services-Rev. N. A. Or
,utt, Batavia.
Music-Choir.
Ad lress-Miss Nellie Snider.
Vocal solo-Mrs. A. w. Slaught, Of
,umwa.
Collection.
Benediction.
Sunday Evening, 7:3o O'clock.
Opening services-Rev. N. A. Or.
,utt.
Music-Choir.
Address. "Woman's Work In the
Naomi Day, confer