The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-24

boro, with Miss Nan McInnis; Miss
Lopez, with Mrs. Pace; Mrs. Smith, of |
Biloxi and Mrs. Jack Nelson, of Me-
ridian, with Mrs B. F. Miller; Mrs. |
Norman and Mrs. Rigley, of Vicks-
burg, with Mrs 7. l.. Brown; Mrs. |
Gilmore, of Hickory and Mrs. Penn
berton, of Jackson, with Mrs. M. l.. |
Harper; Mrs j. H. lane, of Rosehill, !
with Mrs. Ruby Wall; Mrs. Buntyn |
and Miss Minnie Buntyn, of Meridian |
with Mrs. H. G. Greer; Mrs. T. W.
Hacker, of Edwards and Mrs H. NJ |
Ellis, of Brookhaven, with Mrs. NJ B.
Scarborough; Mrs. Reese Price, of
Newton and Mrs. }. A. Guice, of
Natchez with Mrs. C. q, Stevens;
Mrs. B. w. Lipscomb, of Brookhaven
and Miss jamie Watkins, of Jackson,
with Mrs. A. F. Watkins Mrs. G. S.
Kendell, of Meridian, with Mrs. r. w.
Graves: Mrs. T. H. Harrod, of Hick-
DRY, with Mrs. Harrod Mrs. Dorrah,
.Ir., of Madison Station, with Mrs. S
c. Heidelberg; Mrs. Davis, of Bucca-
tuna, with Mrs Tom Foote; Miss Eff
fie Evans and Miss Morrison, of Hell
delberg, with Miss Morrison; Mrs.
Emma Ferrill, of Shubuta, with Mrs.
Ferrill and Rev. J. T. Chambers, of
Ellisville.
The missionary conference opened
last night, and the addresses of well
| come were given by Mrs. A. F. Wat
kins, in behalf of all the societies of
Main street church, Miss Clara Mead
ows from Broad street church, Mrs. R.
| l.. Breland from the local auxiliary,
| and Mrs. Hamblin from the Home
Mission Society. Miss Annie Dee
Halls welcome address in behalf of
the Nevada-Martin Society, was very
well given, and the address of well
come so prettily given by little Will
lie Graves for the Halle Bouie Juve-
nile Missionary Society, was in the
form of an original poem, by Mrs. G.
H. Thompson, the gifted wife Of the
pastor of Court street church.
Mrs. L. p. Brown, of Meridian, re-
spOnded to the cordial welcome and
| expressed most heartily the apprecia-
ton of the delegates. There were
short talks by the pastors and the
presiding elder, and the music was
especially good.
] This mornings session was devoted
to the organization and enrolment of
delegates and hearing the reports of
the conference officers and district
secretaries.
The noon service, conducted by
Miss jamie Watkins, a returned mis-
sionary from China, was very much
enjoyed.
This afternoon the committees were
o~Eanized and reports were heard
S"om the auxiliaries.
The devotional service this evening
will be conducted by Mrs. w. H. La
Prade, vice-president of the confer
ence, assited by Mrs. G. c. Kendell,
Mrs. A. F. Watkins and Mrs. B. w.
Lipscomb.
The public is cordially invited to
attend any of the services.
:. :. !.
Woman's Club With Mrs.
West Tatum.
| The Woman's Club met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. w. o. Tatum, in
her pretty home on Main street. De
licious punch was served the guests
as they entered the reception hall by
Mrs. w. S. F. Tatum. After the bust
ness session the program for the af
ternoon was as follows:
Roll Call Responses-Sidelight or
Life and Work of Leonardo de Vinci
Morning Stars of Italian Art-Mrs
[ j. c. Ballard.
Paper-Leonardo de Vinci-Mrs. p
, A Carter.
{ Reading-Andrea del Sartc-( Robt
. Browning.)
d. Lesson Study-Art of the Renais
sance Period, conducted by Mrs. ]. A
I Richardson.
$ Two courses of dainty refreshm emit
l were served by the hostess. assisted
\ | by Miss Camille Thrash and Mrs. W
r S. F. Tatum.
/. The members present we're Mes
/ danes ]. A. Richardson, r. C. Hauer
h stein, F. ]. Duke, Charles NJ. Hays