The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-31
CHURCH SOCIETIES.
Weekly Report of Baraca-
PhiIathea Public Library.


10; books loaned, 1874; fines, $1.75; 8
magazines received, 8; magazines
loaned, 90; persons using rest room, ,
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Main Street Baptist.
The Aid of the Main Street Baptist
w. M. U. met Monday with Mrs. S. s.
Turner. The attendance was quite
large and the meeting an interesting
one. An interesting devotional pro-
gram was presided over by Mrs. T. l..
Mcmillan. Before adjournment 1t was
announced that the next meeting
would have as hostess Mrs. Barton,
at her home on Main street.
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Main Street Baptist Y. W. A.
The Y. w. A. of Main Street Baptist
church met Monday afternoon with
Mrs. w. w. Crawford, as hostess. De-
votional exercises were led by Mrs.
Crawford and an interesting study on
Missionary Work In China" was car
ried out. Some time was spent in
sewing for the orphans and social
hour was spent during which the hos
tess served delicious sandwiches and
ice tea.
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Westminster Aid.
Westminster Aid held a very inter-
esting and profitable meeting Monday
afternoon with Mrs. c. A. Miner as
hostess, the attendance was very good
indeed and after devotional exercises
the time was spent in discussion of
plan for increasing the finances. The
Maypole plans were formed and many
other good suggestions discussed.
After the meeting a delightful social
hour was spent and the hostess served
sandwiches and coffee.
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Mothers Meeting.
The w. M. U. of Fifth Avenue Bap
fist church held a mothers meeting
at the residence of Mrs. Sid Oden OIL
St. Peters street, Monday afternoon
at 8 o'clock, with Home Workers
as topic.
The meeting was unusually well al
: tended and interesting. After tn
a regular exercises plans for the bazaa
and dinner of the ninth were dis
cussed
y During the social hour the hostes
n served delicious grape juice and cake
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Union Missionary Meeting.
The Court Street w. M. S. was hoi
tess Monday afternoon to Unto
40 meeting of the several Methodist Mi
Sc sionary societies of the city at tn
" Court Street church.
70. The Main Street, Broad Street, Pets
nt and Court Street societies were a
we'll represented as we'll as member
of the Lydian and Priscillian circle
An excellent program had been pr
pared for the occasion and was muc
enjoyed by all. The music, under tn
direction of Mrs. Luther A.. Smit
was exceptionally beautiful Thei
we're about one hundred ladies in a
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PrsciIIian Circle.
- The Priscillian circle of Court Sire
Methodist church met Monday afte
noon at the home of Mrs. Dahlia, {
Edwards street, with Mrs. Austin I
Joint hostess. On account OF the U
ion Missionary meeting the circle Wi
at- not largely attended, but the meetiI
ey' was nevertheless an interesting al
-ne pleasant one.
er' After a short devotional exercis
MS some business was discussed al
Oh members we're given ten tickets apie
to sell for the doll guessing contest.
During a short social session t
hostess served delicious brick /
cream and cake.
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- First Presbyterian Aid.
4 The ladies' of the First Presbyteri
Aid gathered together Monday aft
noon at the home of Mrs. Emmett N
,g Inr;s ~ two o'clock and spent SO