The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-28
WORLDWIDE UNION
ELECTS OFFICERS.
Feature of Business Session of
Baraca-Philathea Convention
at Norfolk.
Especial to The Times-D.spa,ch.1

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Norfolk. Va, June 27.-The cleo
ton of officers and receipts OF reports
/ OF committees consumed all OF che
business session of the Worldwide
Es;raca Philagt.ea convention yesterday
morning. and the remainder of the
day was taken up with a trip to the
United States naval training station
4: 81. Helena, where d sham battle by
rai!ors and marines was witnessed,
and a mass meeting in the Colonial
Theatre at niIht. one of the features
OF which was Ele presentation OF
of syracuse, y. y. founder of the
Baraca covenant. and to James T.
WoodhoUse, OF Norfolk, chairman OF
the General Convention Committee.
The presentation OF the cups was
made by the Rev. W y. Smith. OF
Norfolk. member OF the National Pro-
gram Committee, who created no end
OF laughter and applause at the fell
citous manner III which he discharges
this duty.
The response by the recipients of
these tokens. which were presented on
behalf of the Baraca- Philathea Union
OF Norfolk and Portsmouth. showed
plainly the deep feeling and gra,ih-
cation which Messrs. Hudson and
Woodhouse felt at receiving these tri-
butes. The audience which nlicd
every available seat in the theatre
applauded and cheered Justify when
the cups We're presented.
According to the program the prin-
opal address of last evening was to
w Spillman. D. D., field secretary OF
the Southern Baptist Sunday school
i;oald. DR.. Spillman, however. was
absent Oh account OF illness, and his
place was acceptably filled by Pro-
fcsScr c. E. Brewer. of Wake Forest,
y. G., who delivered an instructive al.
dress on The Big Boy and the Baraca
Class"
The following is the list of officers
of the World Wide Union elected yes
terday: resident. Marshall A Hudson
Syracuse. n. Y; President Rev.
Charles Mckenzie. Johnstown. n. Y.
James z. Woodhouse, Norfolk. Va;
Mrs. Florence +. Hanna. Los Angeles,
Cal; Miss Henrietta Heron. Elg.n. ILL.,
General Secretary. Luther c. Reynolds,
Maysv'lle. Ky; Treasurer. Rev. Frank
Anderson, Jamestown, y. y; Recording
Secretary. w. G. Monk. Syracuse ~
y; Corresponding Secretary. Mrs. NJ
G. Womack Spartanburg. 5. @;
Baraca Junior Secretary. Rev C. D.
Reed. jamestown, y. Y; Philathea
Junior Secretary. Miss Kathleen D.
Ware. Asheville. n. c.: Baraca Secret
service Secretary, y. 5. Hampton. De-
troit, Mich: Philathea Secret Servic.
Secretary, Miss Edith l. Seesee. Chi
cago. Ill.
Norfolk. Va, June 27.-Following
separate sessions of prayer and praise,
number of addressed this morning
and joint meeting in the Cumber-
land Street Methodist Church in the
afternoon. the sixteenth annual con-
vention of the World Wide Baraca-
Philathea Union. which has been in
session here since last Saturday. was
brought to a close this afternoon.
More than a hundred of the twelve
hundred delegates from all parts of
the country. who have been in at
| tendance upon the Norfolk conven-
ton. which has been voted the best
YETI in the history of the organiza-
ton. left this evening for trip to
Washington. D. C. others went to
Baltimore to attend the National
Democratic Convention. hut a large
majority remained here to spend the
weekend by the sea. The visiting
delegates are enthusiastic In their
praise of Norfolk and her people. and
are unanimous in saying the conven-
ton just CLOSED was the most notable
ever held by the Baraca- Philatnea
Union,