Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-10-06
Adjournment of Thirty-t third
Session of Woman's Mission
airy Society Yesterday
ELECTINEW OFFICERS FOR YEAR
Delegates Give Vote of Thanks for
Entertainment Provided Them
in Staunton Homes

Interest continued yesterday in
the meeting of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of the Baltimore
Conference which was in session in
the Methodist church. While most
of the proceedings were routine work
it was most helpful and encouraging
to the delegates. The officers besides
being honored for their noble works,
also have associations which endear
them to many. Mrs. J. T. Williams,
the president, is the wife Of former
pastor of this church, Miss Wilson
the corresponding secretary is a
daughter of Bishop Wilson, and Miss
Hayes is the sister of the former
mayor of Baltimore. Miss Massie
the treasurer is unable to be present.
Miss Ella Hout conducted the de-
votional exercises yesterday morn
ing and after greetings from the
Home Missions department, Mrs.
Charles Dice, gave an account of a
personally conducted mission study
class and there was an open discus
sion on literature and other mission
helps. Mrs. Lee Britt was asked a
number of puzzling questions as to
how to conduct meetings and SO forth
and she gave clear and helpful sug
gestions. Mrs. V. W. Wheeler con-
Quoted a Bible reading, taking as her
subject Jesus Christ, the Prince of
Peace" At noon the StauntOn la
dies gave another elegant luncheon,
to which they invited all who were
present at the morning session.
After reports from the various
committees and from the Buds and
Blossoms had been presented there
was the election of officers, which re-
suited as follows:
President Mrs. J. T. Williams,
First Vice-president and director of
Young Peoples Work Miss Mary E.
Cloud, Second Vice-president and
of Juvenile Work
Mrs. R. E. L. Smith, Third Vice-presi-
dent and superintendent of Buds and
Blossoms Miss Jessie Hough, Fourth
Vice-president and director of So
cial work Miss Pepler, Corresponding
secretary Miss Nina Wilson, Record
ing secretary Miss Julia Hayes, Treas
urer Mrs. w. P. johnson, Librarian
Mrs. R. l.. Clemmitt. District Sc
cretaries were elected as follows:
Baltimore Mrs. J. R. Taylor, Wash
ington Mrs. W. ]. H. Robinson, Win
chester Miss Ella Hout, Rockingham
Mrs. J. r. Saum, Roanoke Mrs. G.
0. Holman, Moorefield Mrs. Preston
Boggs, Lewisburg Mrs v. W. Wheel
IT.
Miss Ella Hout was appointed by
he president as the bearer of frater-
nal greetings to the next annual
meeting of the Woman's Home Mis-
sion Society. Mrs. J. T. Williams
was elected alternate to the Woman's
Board of Missions. Mrs. G. o. Ho-
man was elected editor of the col
umn in the Baltimore Southern Meth
odist devoted to the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society. Salem was
selected as the next place OF meeting.
At o'clock last evening the final
session of the thirty-third annual
meeting of the organization was
held. Thanks were voted to the
members of the local congregation
who had assisted in the entertain
ment of the delegates, after which
the closing business was transacted.
The meeting was one of the most in
teresting ever held, and helpful, not
only to the delegates, but to all who
had the privilege of being present.