The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-08-25

very helpful sermon from the sub
ject, THE Christians way to the
Heavenly Home" The speaker urg-
ed his hearers to place their hands
In Gods hand, and held out to them
Gods promise to lead them by still
Waters-euen while passing through
the valley and shadow Of death and
to receive all, who follow, into that
Heavenly home.
In the afternoon the session
was OF unusual interest, the special
feature being an address on "Our
women as examples of neatness in
public places" by Mrs. Mary S.
I Reid. Mrs. Reid started at the
home and showed how thoughtless
women in untidy appearance rush
to their doors with their ragged
children to watch the passing trains.
She warned them against being
noisy in waiting rooms and on the
cars.
Mrs. l.. p. Scott spoke of the nee
esslty Of keeping children in a neat
appearance. Miss Fannie G.. Cobb
IN summarizing what had been said
on the subject showed how women
can keep themselves and children
prescntable. at little expense by pur-
chasing cheap goods and having it
made we'll and keeping 1T clean.
The field secretary, Mrsal Pearl S.
Woods, made her report, which
showed that her territory had been
| n a
and that her work had brought forth
fruitful results. The following
were appointed as the committee
on nomination Of officers: Rev. p.
A. Harris, Mrs. Jennie Mayo, Mrs.
Grace Rotten, Rev. II. B. Rice, Mrs.
Mary S. Reid, Mrs. G.. w. Watson.
Rev. VIM. Jackson, Mrs. M. l.. Mos
by, Mrs. l. c.. Cooper, Mrs. Sarah
Cundiff, Mrs. Bette A. Williams,
Mrs. Rotten Alston, Mrs. Maggie
Perkins and Rev. D. c.. Hunter. At
the retirement Of the committee, the
president called Mrs. S. t., Tiliman
10 the chair and delivered her, az
Inual address in which was encouchetl
some very helpful suggestionsI The
report was referred to a committee
composed Of Rev. J. J. Turner, Mrs
Mary Sratton and Mrs. D. G.. Hun
tier
| The committee cOmplimented the
president on her broad and careful
oversight Of the work and recon-
mended that the convention work
along the line of the good presi.
dents suggestions. Such as work.
Ing unselftshly, special efforts to put
young people to work in the church
and to uncompromisingly fight the
evil Of intemperance.
The report of the committee on
nomination Of officers was referred
to committee on election, viz: Rev.
ID. Stratton, Rev. j. J. Turner and
Rev. VIM. Jackson. They elected AS
officers: President Mrs. NJ A. w.
IThompson; first vice president, Mrs.
ELLEN Smith; second vice president,
Mrs. Paulina Glenn; recording sec.
retary, Miss Fannie G.. Cobb; CORES
Pondlng secretary, Mrs. A. K. Dand-
ridge; treasurer, Mrs. Maria Alex
ander; executive board members:
Mrs. Mary Stratton, Mrs G.. w. Wat
son, Mrs. Mary Willis, Mrs. Mary
campbell and Mrs. Kate Colly. Fol
lowing the introduction Of several
visitors, Prof. S. H. Guss, Mrs. J.
Z. Cooper and Rev. J. J. Turner
made brief and timely remarks.
The chair appointed the following
committee on education: Mrs. G.
w. Scott, Mrs. Susie Crawford, Mrs.
Emma t. Harris, Mrs. Alice Bowl
ing, Mrs. Mary e. Graves, Mrs NJ
l.. Kenley, Prof. S. II. Guss, Mrs.
Martha Minor, l.. O. McIver and II.
| Z. Gregory; on state missions, Mrs
5. i. Tillman, Susie Crawford, Lou
Anderson. Isalla Courts, E. w. Prin-
tess, Martha Booth, Ruth Harvey,
Mollie Anderson, Clio Ellis, Ida
Brown, Rev. r. D. Meadows and
Mrs. Emma Cobbs; on temperance,
Mrs. Henry James, Cornelia Graves.
Annie French, Bette Hill Cora
Burls, D. Stratton, Edith Thompson,
Ethel Carter, Gertrude Cain, Bar
bara Thomas, Beulah Agec, Mrs.
N. 6. Cash and Cbana Ellis.
The devotional exercises on Thurs
day evening, conducted by Mrs.
Julia Bush and Mrs. Maggie Brown,
were followed by bird s-eye review
Of missionary work in the northern
part Of the state, given by superin-
tendcnt r. d. w. Meadows and Mrs.
J. G. Cooper.
The report Of the committee on
education was read, after which
Prof. S. II. Guss, principal Of the
Normal department Of the West Vir-
ginia Colored Institute, spoke on
education. Mr.. Guss said that he
believed in that kinds Of education
that enabled the scholar to work
with the common ncop1o and tn on