Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
ATLANTA Gets IS
CONVENTION Of :
BAPT|STS
wonan's Missionary Union to
Meet Next Year at the Ponce
DeLeon Avenue Church.

.r-cI-STA. GA, Nov. 15.-After
limo officers and selecting the Ponce
60, Avenue Baptist church, Allan
:. 90 the meeting place for next year.
~, annual convention of the Woman
p.rtis+ Missionary union of Georgia
r,, IN q close with this mornings SEES
sion. .-,. eo,,.,,
Rantist convention, reports were
,.i-ted from various committees and
,1,,tions of thanks were extended the
naonle Of Augusta for the manner IN
,.afch the convention has been enter
tanned.
The election resulted as follows:
,ffi,ars and members of the eXecu-
tive hoard. Mrs. w. j. Neal, Carriers
IN president: Miss Z. l.. Amos, At
lon+a corresponding secretary treas
,,r.r. Mrs. George Westmoreland, At
l,nts recording secretary: Mrs. IL. H.
5Iars Atlanta, auditor; Mrs. j. c. La
Urest Point. first vice president;
n n Hamilton, Rome, vice pres
49, If northwest division; Mrs. q. ii.
,,,.,I,a,,. Dublin. vice president south
division: Mrs. w. FL. Prlor'
,,.,,,shoro vice president northeast
-,....ta,. Mrs. Charles Cater, Quitman'
,.toa president southwest division
,Irs G. Awtry Manchester wee
resident central division.
.-nsr BOARD Members-Mrs. W. H.
o.,1,.d,la Atlanta Mrs. Harry Eth
.%lr. Atlanta: Mrs. j. P. N1chols'
e., MIS- w. .. Mitchell, KITE
..aod. Mrs Samuel Lumpkin' Atlanta
W.. r ! Jones. Newman; Mrs. W. H.
@a,,o Atlanta: Mrs. Cody Laird At
,an+.. Mrs. olive, Stone Mountain
,r.s rI1a Sims Maner Jonesboro.
s+ota Workers-Mrs. ]. o. Cough
,,u. Ruth Deas DR.. H. C. BuchholZ'
evangelist; Miss E. L. Amos eoilo'
MISSION Messenger; associatlohal su-
r.rintpndent Atlanta, Mrs. W. f. An
lerson.
Presidents Report.
MIC feature of the session yesterday
.+t.rroon was the annual report ana
, addrass of Mrs, W. j. Neel, of Carriers
Vile president of the union. " hhe
much of Mrs. .Ieeps report was SUP
stantia)ly the same as the report OIL
,Iiss Emma Amos. corresponding sec
ra+arv and treasurer still it was eX-
tremely interesting
With about $4,000 raised during the
MAST wear and an increase from 5,50o
TO $500 in subscribers to The MISSION
lIessenger--the official organ of the
unfon that is published in Atlanta
and with many other encouraging facts
Mrs. NeeI predicted that soon the Bap-
list women of Georgia would be rails
ing 100000 per year for missions.
The devotional service was led by
Mrs. Z. E. Mitchell. Reports of the
state workers-Mrs. Cough, Miss Jinks
and the college secretary, Miss Erwin
were read and Endorsed. A talk on
Standard of Excellence" was made by
Mrs. Hattie Archer, and then followed
a conference of the Sunbeams and
Royal Ambassadors
The devotional service at the night
meeting was led by DR.. NJ. Ashby Jones.
The Snuggs children, in Chinese cos
tunes, rendered a song in Chinese, and
then followed a talk by DR.. T. W.
Ayers, Of Hwang Hen, China, on For
eign Missions"
\ resolution, introduced by Mrs. w,
H. Wigs, of Atlanta, was adopted
with but one negative vote, condemn
ing present styles of dress among
American women. Another resolution
dep-ored the agitation over the removal
OF Mercer university from Macon and
asked for a speedy and amicable ad-