The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-04-10
"LOOKING BACKWARD
A Review of Five Years Work of the Y w. A.
of the Dawson Baptist Church
Nv F1OIice Jones.


A Retrospective view of our Y. W
A. means more, suspect, to me thar
almost any of you. None of you cal
know what you, as a band of work
ers. we're to me during the three
wears time when l was unable to at
tend the meetings. You have work
ed so eagerly and successfully-not
only in temporal affairs, but have
done so much Sunshine" work
which means, 1 know, wonderful
amount of cheer to others.
When reviewing our five years
work and thinking Of our friends
who have been so much interested in
us let us not forget the deep interest
and earnest prayers of Miss Emma
Riordan, who was SO enthusiastic
over our organization.
On March Is, 1907, just five years
ago, there assembled here in the
Dawson Baptist church little band,
fourteen strong, determined to unite
their efforts in forwarding the work
of the Master. Rev. N. B. O'Kelley,
who had recently assumed charge of
our church, presided over the meet
ing. Mrs. Jim Kendrick was elected
president, Miss Mamie Deubler vice
president and Mrs. Wiley Baldwin
secretary. Since our organization
we have had five presidents: Mrs.
Jim Kendrick, Miss Mamie Deubler,
Miss Minnie Bridges, Mrs. W. c..
Wallace and our present president,
Mrs. K S. Worthy. Six secretaries
have held office: Mrs. Wiley Bald
win, Miss May Clark, Miss Mamie
Deubler, Mrs. T. S. Martin, Mrs. w.
H. Gurr and our present secretary,
Mrs. J. P. Harris. Our constitution
and bylaws were adopted on April
%, 1907. During the spring and
summer months of 1908 Margaret
Tweedy, who was vice-president, pre-
sided over the meetings, our presi-
dent, Miss Bridges, being too i'll to
attend. Just at this time Margaret
first entered His work in real earn
estness. A memorable epoch in her
life and ours! For Margaret's work
is our work. In the fall of 1908
Margaret entered the training school
at Louisville, KY, where she studied
for two years. During this time she
did city mission work, and after COM
pleting the course, in May, 1910, she
remained in Louisville until the next
fall, living in the mission, doing prac-
teal mission work, being employed
as a regular city missionary. Return
ing home she was associated with the
workers here until January, 1911,
when she went to Norfolk, Va, to
do city mission work among the i'm
migrants, being employed by our
Home Mission board. We have just
cause to be happy because of the
fact that Margaret's spiritual life
was developed right here in our Y.
w. A.
Another beautiful rose burst forth
in bloom, nurtured, loved and devel-
oped under the wing of this Y. w. A.
Yes, this flower had blossomed, min
istering to the happiness of others
but our Lord deemed it best for the
sweet life to be transplanted in His
garden. 1t was in September, 1909,
when Lynne Durham another of our
number, gave her young life fully to
His service, and accompanied Marga-
ret to the Training School. She stud
led there until May, 1910, wnen she
returned home for her vacation. That
fall she entered Shorter College, re-
turning to spend the holidays with
her friends and loved ones here. Not
being strong enough to return to
Shorter she entered zealously into