The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-11-06
CLOVERPORT HOSTESS TO representative
WOMEN Of THE METHODIST CHURCH, SOUTH
Meeting Brimfu Of Practical Helpful and Inspiring Talks and
Addresses. Charming Visitors in Attendance. Miss Davies
Holds Institute. All Departments Discussed.

"when l read in The Breckenridge
News the advanced article about thu
missionary meeting, | wondered II l
would come up to the way it was pict
ured, " said the Rev. Mr.. James II
Walker, pastor of the Methodist church
OF this city, Thursday evening and h'
concluded 1.-THE meeting has been al
and more than it was advertised " Mrs
Frank Fraize with enthusiasm re
marked as the delegates stepped on
the train for their homes, THE meet
ing has been great, far beyond my ex-
pectations. Expressions of delight
and enjoyment we're heard from all the
delegates and the home people over
the success of the annual meeting of
the Woman's Missionary Societies of
the Owensboro District, 1t opened
Wednesday morning and closed Thurs
day night. Mrs. A. L. Nell, district
secretary, presided. She held the meet
ing we'll in hand and directed it so that,
Notwithstanding the time was limited,
reports from all the delegates were
heard and presentations of all depart
ments Of the work we're given. Mrs.
Nell said before coming, that the
meeting felt welcome to Cloverport
and after coming that the officers and
delega tes had been made to feel more
welcome by the hospitality received
and they all felt that they had
Welcome to Cloverport. Mrs. James
Tague, secretary of the Cloverport
Auxiliary, acted as secretary for the
meeting and was one Of the busiest
women present.
The devotional services were lead
by Mrs. H. A. Evans, the Louisville
Conference President, Miss lula Dam
iels, the Conference Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. Walter ]. Piggott, the
Conference Fourth Vice President, and
Mrs. V. G. Babbage, President of the
Cloverport Auxiliary. The principal
addresses were made by Mrs. Alice
Hargrove Barclay, daughter of the
late beloved Bishop Hargrove, Mrs.
Bette Whitehead, the Conference Re-
cording Secretary, and Miss Daisy
Davies, of Atlanta, Ga, one of the ten
managers of the Board of Missions.
Reports From The Delegates.
The delegates present were; Mrs. ].
l.. Wegonest, of Stephensport, Mrs.
Towers, Of Owensboro, Mrs Mary
Powell, of Drakesboro, Mrs. Moore, of
Greensboro, Mrs. Solesburg, of Central
City, Mrs. Dexter, of Beaver Dam.
Mrs. Wegonest in her report said
that the auxiliary at Stephensport had
just been organized and that they
were new and ignorant in the work.
Mrs. Wegonest said that she had
learned a great deal from the meeting
and it was a wonder ful help to her.
She was the guest of Mrs Roscoe Las.
lie.
Mrs. Towers, of the Breckenridge
Street Methodist church, most ear
nest delegate at the meeting, said she
never wanted to miss another. 1t had
been one Of deep inspiration to her and
she would try hard to tell them at
home the many good suggestions for
the work that she had gathered here.
Mrs. Lightfoot entertained Mrs, Tow.
ers.
Mrs. Moore, of the Settle Memorial
of Greensboro, gave splendid report
from that church. The society there
has both the Foreign and Home De-
partmsnts we'll developed. She gave a
lengthy list Of plans of social service
the society carried out with success
and other notes of Home Mission work