The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-16
w. +. nj. S. Convention Held at Leon
Nj. f.. Church.

Z WANXAthLgsSV was held IN the Leo
WSSska|%T Methodist church las
se9@ Thursday and Fri
day, April 9th and 10th. Leon ais
entertained this convention in lS9
and 1896.
There were present thirty-one reg
istered delegates representing clever
towns in the district Mrs. Flor;
Dudley of Indianola and Miss Elsi
Reynolds of Basim India, were ais
in attendance. A complete list o
delegates follows:
Miss Elsie Reynolds, Basin, India
Mrs. Flora S. Dudley, lndianola.
Mrs. S. l.. Boyers, Osceola.
Mrs. r. NJ. Shipman, Russell.
Mrs. Edna Christy, Murray.
Mrs. Jos. Clough, Ellston.
Mrs. A. A. Thompson and Miss
Margaret Gay, Charlton.
Mrs. Victor West and Mrs. Mar,
Teale, kellerton.
Mrs. Alice Pelsor, Van Vert.
Mrs. T. S. Young, Leroy.
Mrs. Belle Kirby, Mrs. Geo. King
Mrs. John Vanderly, Miss Nellie Nor
ford and Miss Lizzie Bullock, Humes
ton.
Mrs. r. S. Beall, Mrs. E. B. Wall
Mrs. G. r. Heating, Mrs. J. c. Good
win and Mrs John Butler, Mt. Ayr.
Mrs. Kate Macy, Mrs. Elizabeth
Aten, Mrs Eura Sullivan, Mrs. J. G.
Duling, Mrs. w. j. Tatman, Mrs.
VIM. Jennings, Mrs. DR.. Lyons, and
Miss Harriet Swope, Garden Grove.
With few exceptions the program
as printed was carried out In each
case where one who was to read a
paper could not be present the paper
was mailed in and read by another.
From the opening session at 1880 on
Thursday until the adjournment at
$3.50 Friday the program was full of
interest. The attendance was also
very good, and the convention a sue
cess in every way.
We wish there might be space for
a detailed report of all the addresses
and proceedings, but this is impos-
sible. The address by Rev. Ray
Shipman of Russell, on the Student
Volunteer Convention at Kansas
City," made a splendid initial ad-
dress. Miss Elsie Reynolds, who is
missionary on furlough from Basin,
India, enthused all who heard her as
she brought to us the needs and the
achievements of the foreign field.
Miss Reynolds expects to return to
India in the fall.
A paper read by Mrs. A. A. Thomp-
son, of Charlton, brought out that
this district has seven missionaries
in the foreign work. The following
list includes the names of two wives
of missionaries also from the Cnari-
ton District: Miss Alice Evans, of
Russell, who went out in 1895; Miss
Laura Bobbenhouse, of Cambria, who
went to Cawnpore, India; Miss En-
ma Stockwell, of Diagonal, who went
to Ragoon, Burmah; Lydia Wilkin-
son, also from Diagonal; Carrie Sam
son, of Van Vert; Miss Alvina Rob-
inson, of Humeston, who went to
Ragoon in 1907; Helen Galloway, of
Mt. Ayr, now in China; Katherine
Wood, of Humeston, now in India;
and Miss Fannie Perkins, of Osceola,
who went out in 1890. The domestic
science course taught by Miss Per-
kins in her mission school has been
recommended by the officials there
to be taught in every government
school.
The music for the convention was
furnished by local talent. A trio by
Mrs. Manley, Mrs. Lanning and Mrs.
Gass, and solo by Mrs. Marley, and
piano solos by Gretchen Hurst and
Marie Goodman were pleasing and
helpful numbers. A sketch by four
little girls was very well done in
deed Helen Hansell, one of the
girls taking part in the sketch, was
made life member of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society.
Noon luncheons were served to the
delegates and others in the basement
of the church by the ladies, free of
charge. these luncheons gave fine |
opportunity for all to get acquainted. !
The ladies are very grateful to
those who furnished auto transporta-
ton from the depot to the church /
and from the church to the depot. |
This was a great convenience for the .
visiting delegates, and enabled them
to hear more of the convention than
they otherwise could have heard.
With a feeling that the convention
had been splendid success the mo-
ton was made to adjourn to meet
next year at LIVINGSTON.
Report of Corresponding Secretary of !