The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-10

odist church was held with Mrs. S. L.
Heidelberg, on Main street. The de-
votional exercises were conducted by
Mrs. A. F. Watkins, taking as a scrip
ture lesson the End chapter of Mat
thew, 1-12 verses. The lesson was led
by Mrs. M A. Hoffman, after which
Miss Shannon gave a number of solos.
Light refreshments were served.
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Mrs. M. Rowan was hostess of a
large social fall meeting Of the Cath
Ollie Ladies' Aid Monday afternoon.
twenty-one members were present
and during the meeting Miss Sallie
Keith distributed the tickets for the
annual turkey dinner which the ladies ,
will give on Nov. 8. Mrs. Rowan, as
sisted by Mrs. B. d. Moore, Mrs. G. G. |
Arnett and Miss Sallie Keith, served |
pimento sandwiches and iced tea. Mrs.
H. P. Dickson will be the next hos
tess, Monday afternoon at $3.50 in
stead of 4 O'Clock, at her home on
Southern avenue and ROME street.
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Group two Of the Philathea Glass of
the First Baptist church having as its
leader Miss Mary Spinks, met Sun
day afternoon at Mrs. r. B. Staple
tons to organize for the winter work.
Miss Boyd McInzey was made teacher
for the first month; Mrs. Wolf was
made secretary Mrs. Lac; key Staple
ton, treasurer, and Miss Emily Gay
den, reporter. The time decided upon
for weekly meetings is 4:30 o'clock
Thursday. Mrs. R. B. Stapleton will
entertain this group at 4: 80 on Thurs
day, the 18th. All members are urged
to be present. The chief aims of this
organization, as a subdivision OF the
main class, are to do regular Bible
study, to win girls for Christ, and to
work to raise funds for the new Phila-
thea annex to the First Baptist church.
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The Woman's Missionary Society of
the First Baptist church had a full
attendance at the meeting Monday
Mrs. Trotter using John IA, led the
devotional exercise. Mrs Trotter was
made chairman of the reception COM
mittee for the rally which will be held
next Monday from to G. All ladies
of the church are invited. The fol
lowing ladies and others who will go,
were appointed as delegates to the
Lebanon Association, which will be
held at Sumrall, oct. %, Mesdames
r. B. Stapleton, l. p. Trotter, Burdett
and Herren. Mrs. I. c. Steen, chair
man of the frontier box committee
wishes to call a meeting of 'he com
mittee, for 4 o'clock, Wednesday af
ternoon at her home on Main street.
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The Baraca Glass of the First Bap
= list church held a delightful session
e Sunday with twenty present. After
e being called to order by the President
Mr.. Lackey Stapleton, the class stood
in prayer, with Mr.. Charlie Ates.
I short song service followed and {
p prayer was offered for all the mem
q bers of the class attending college
that they might prove true, a credi
to themselves, and an honor to thei
: home and class. Tie remainder 0
r the time was given to Or. ]. G. Chas
d tain, for twenty-three years n mission
airy to Mexico, under the Southern
Baptist Convention board. He dc
lighted the young men with an &C
e count of the work there, its difficu'
IS ties, its joys and its results. 1t wa
r joy to them to be face &c face wit
n live missionary and to gain fror
him higher ideals and noblier pun
poses The class will, on account Q
lie his talk, from now ON feel a deepe
At interest in missions The elosin
s. prayer was given by Mr. Floyd Gilli'
p i !. i.
Rally Day At McLaurin.
~ Last Sunday being Rally Day in tn
Sunday school at McLauriu, Miss,
number of Sunday school worker
IL from this city went down for it. The
Vi were met at the depot by the superb
&c tendent and a number of others, an
N on arriving at the church the entir
81 Sunday school gave them a heart
IL welcome. Mr.. d. Fl. Rayesies intr
duced Mr.. K. 7 Moore, of Hattie
burg, who gave an earnest talk @
IT, THE Imrovements of Sunday Scho
10 Work"
Ill After the morning session a