The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-10
OPENING SESSION OF WOMAN'S
MISSIONARY COUNCIL IS HELD


Illustrated by literature, general charts
and postersA
Many delegates reached the city yes
terday Among them were:
Miss Sarah Hearop and Miss Young
with Dr. n. c. Glass; Miss Hazel Coop
er and Miss Edith Leighton with Wesley
| House; Miss Marsh and Miss Ethel Cum
ninsham with Mrs. J. d. Scruggs; Miss
| Nell MeLain, Mrs. b. F. CARBIDE and Miss
| Lemore Careroft with Mrs Schuyler Har-
ris; Mrs. J. D. Harmon and Mrs, Henry
Knowles with Mrs. W. S. Brown; Mrs.
Sarah Alexander and Miss Lottie Adams
with Mrs. F. NJ. Jackson; Miss Daisy
Duncan and mother with Mrs. II. X
PIERCE Miss Nellie Peacock and Miss
Martha DuPree with Mrs. r. l.. Sumner
Mss Emma Lester and Miss Mamie
Gains with Mrs. G. W. Toliyer; Miss
Merriwether and Miss Burton with Mrs.
II. e. Mccormack; Miss Ellen Cloud and
Miss Moore with Mrs. II. r. Sharp; Miss
Mabel Marshall and Miss Grace Jackson
with Mrs. W. W. Garrett Miss Lucy
Epps and Mrs. Eta Heron with Mrs.
IL. d. Taylor; Miss Ethel Goodsell and
Mrs. Joel Hedgepath with Mrs. A. A.
Gambill; DIR. and Mrs. Spicer with Mrs.
=. l.. Abernethy: Mrs. Curwin Henley
and Mrs. George Cooke with Mrs. III. l..
Martin; Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Battle with
n. j.
Prof. A. w. Mohn with Mrs. b. T..
Tyler; DR.. w. w. Pinson with Mrs. Wal
ter Sessions; DR.. George Detwiler with
Mrs. j. W. Johnson; Miss Mrytle Long,
Miss Frances Scott, Miss Jennie Ducker
and Miss Laura Lee with Mrs. John
Douglas; Miss Mary Daniel with Miss
Crum; Miss c. e. Butterick, Miss Lillian
E. Nichols with Mrs. Walker; Miss May
Shelton, Miss Edith Brittingham, DR..
q a1.rfa Lob IN Ire
c. l.. Vaughn, Miss Helen Gnson, Miss
Mary DeBardeleben with Mrs. William
Drennen; Miss Cornelia Godby with Mrs.
o. X. Cameron; Miss Adeline Peoples,
Miss Amelia Ellerding with Mrs. E. P.
Rosamond; Miss Athelia Graham with
Mrs w. j. Duncan Miss Sue Bell Peter
with Mrs. Bell Goar; Miss Blanche Webb,
Mrs. Webb. Mrs. Rohr with Mrs j. e.
Ramsey; Miss Mabel Wheeler with Mrs.
l.. c. Branscomb; Mrs. Gilber Evans,
Miss Nellie o Brine with Mrs. John T.
Morgan: Miss Hattie Anderson, Miss
Falla Richardson with Mrs. John Stone;
Miss Faunsnough, Miss Lola Brown with
Mrs. R. A. Lewis, Miss Mary Baxter.
State Delegations Arriving
Phe different state delegations which ar
rived yesterday and last night is as fol-
lows:
Missouri: Mrs. A. II. Robbins, Mrs NJ
Lewis, Mrs. L. B. Sherzer and Mrs. +. f.
stephens.
Texas: Mrs G. s. Sexton. Mrs NJ L.
Wood, Mrs. M. Y. Stokes and Mrs. l.. p
Smith,
Kentucky: Mrs. ]. H. Spolman. Mrs
J. II. Sistrunk Mrs. G. A. Nash, Mrs. H.
a. Evans, Mrs. J. G. Clifford Mrs. w
| j. Piggott and Mrs. j. IL. Duckey.
! Mrs. ]. n McEachern and Miss Chris
tine McEachern of Atlanta, Mrs. A. l..
| Dowdell and Mrs. T. d. Power of Opelil1a,
| Mrs. b. b. Ross of Auburn, Mrs. w. b.
! Sullns of Knoxville. Tenn, and Mrs. j.
| II. Lampl0ns of, Selma arrived yesterday
afternoon and are registered at the Nor
ris.
] A very interesting feature to be shown
| among the hundreds of missionary ex-
| hibits at the First Methodist church dur
| ing the meeting of the council is a large
boa constructor. After a deadly encoun-
| ter with the reptile in the jungles of
| Brazil, the Rev. Fl. C. Tucker. agent of
| the American Bible society, and Bishop
| w. r. Lambuth, aided by a few natives,
succeeded in Staying the huge monster.
Bishop Lambuth had the snake skinned,
stuffed and sent to Nashville to Miss
Mabel Head, secretary of the educational
department.
Many other interesting curios will be
on exhibit for the Birmingham visitors,
and connected with them is some very
weird and startling tales, such as a Mex
lean who sacrificed over $1,000 in peace Of
| ferings to his idol which is now on ex.
! hibit at the church.