The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-10-21
Meeting Of the WOnen's 5
Organizations.
District Gathering Of the Delegates at
Louisa Was a Very Interest
Ing Affair.

The Joint meeting OF the Wo-
mans Home and Foreign Mission
AIRY Societies OF the Ashland Con-
ference OF the NJ. r. church, South,
began In this city on Saturday af-
ternoon, October IS, and closed the
following Sunday night after a most
successful and highly interesting
session. The place OF meeting was
the Southern Methodist church. and
the attendance throughout was large
The business session was opened
At 2 D, m. Saturday. the Secretary
OF the Home Missionary Society,
Mrs Bolivar Wesley, OF Ashland, pre-
siding. After appropriate religious
exercises Mrs. II, C. sullivan deliy-
cred the address Of welcome which
was responded TO by Mrs, W, S. Har-
kins, OF Prestonsburg. The presence
OF Miss Daisy Davies. OF Atlanta, Ga.
the able General Secretary OF the
women's Societies, was hailed with
delight. and throughout the entire
meeting she had the right Of way.
She addressed the afternoon meeting
on topics OF vital interest to the
two societies and to all who are
interested In missionary work, In
terest increased as the sessions
grew, and on Saturday night the
church was filled with people. Miss
Davies was again the speaker, elo-
quent, logical and most attractive.
On this occasion her theme was the
Home Field. and no one could have
handled II In IA better way. New
ideas we're advanced. old ones were
presented in newer and more attrac-
tive light. and through the speak
er's wonderfully pleasing way OF
handling the somewhat worn topic
her hearers were able to view II In
clearer and better guise.
On Sunday the regular services Of
the church were suspended and the
missionary people were much in at
tractlye evidence. In the morning
Miss Davies presented the claims
OF Foreign Missions, and as on
every other occasion when she was
heard, all who heard her were de-
lighted. Her address was really a
sermon on Missions, but one 50
clothed and illustrated that it
reached the minds and hearts Of
all who had the good fortune to
hear Il.
The afternoon belonged to the
Juvenile Society, and they aud
their friends had most delightful
and instructive time. They enter
tained with an appropriate program,
and they did we'll Their good
friend, Miss Davies, was present and
greatly delighted them and their
many friends, The manners and
customs OF far off China and Korea
were exemplified in way never be-
fore seen In Louisa, Miss Davies
wore a gorgeous costume, being dress
ed as the wife of a Chinese lady Of
rank. The dress was presented to
Miss Davies by the ladies of the
Kentucky Conference few years
ago, and is a marvel OF color and
rich in fabric mad design. Novel
and beautiful features OF the after
noon meeting was the appearance OF
n Korean bride and groom and a
Chinese baby. The costumes worn
we're true In every detail, and the
young personators we're too "cute"
for anything. Miss Elizabeth Conley
represented the bride and Homer
Yates the groom, while little Miss
Emily Jean Herr was the Chinese
baby.
At night Miss Davies appeared
before a very large audience and
spoke especially to the young peo-
pie. She spoke OF the Importance
of young people making the most
of their opportunities opportunities
such as the young people of other
countries never had, and such as
tile young men and women of this
country never had before. The
young men and women who were
80 fortunate as TO hear this accom-
plished speaker should treasure the
noble thoughts and sentiments ex-
pressed on this occasion. A Miss
Daisy Davies is not heard by them
every day nor every year. 1t is