The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-11-13
THE WOMAN,S CONVENTION
Well Attended-The Days Filled With
Workable Address IS and Re.
ports.

One of the largest and most lmpor-
tant meetings of the Baptist of the
State is in session in NeWberry un-
der tie leadership of Rev. and Mrs.
E. Pendleton Jones and Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. West, chairman of the hospitality
committee Every arrangement has
been made for the comfort and well
ARE of the more than four hundred
delegates and visitors in attendance.
Newberry's weatherman has done his
best and heaven and earth have We'd
in making the ladies welcome
After number of board meetings
and others the first session of the
convention opened Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock in the auditorium of b. e
court house, DR.. Jones of Newberry
presiding. Addresses were made by
Doctor Jones, DR.. B. D. Gray, of At
lanta, and Rev. John Lake, of Canton,
China. At this and each succeeding
session special music was provided by
local committee of arrangements, and
Mrs. G. G. Byers, of Gaffney, brought
spiritual messages in song. The Of
/ fcers of the convention are:
Mrs. ]. D. Chapman, president.
Mrs. C. E. Watson, vice president
Northern division.
Mrs. J. E. Brunson, vice president
central division.
Miss Mary Adams, vice president
Eastern division.
Mrs. M. N. Tillman, vice president
Western division.
Miss Eunice Williams vice president
Southern division.
Mrs. J. R. Fizer, corresponding Sec
retary.
Miss Bessie Major, recording secre-
tary.
Miss Jessie King, treasurer.
Mrs. T. N. Ryan, auditor.
Mrs. Geo. E. Davis, superintendent
Y. NJ. C.s.
Mrs. w. J. Hatc@er, superintendent
Y. P. S.
| Mrs. Joel T. Rice, superintendent
mission study.
Mrs. P. E. Clinkscales, college cor
respondent.
Mrs. R. c. Hoyt, honorary member
! executive board.
| And almost every officer and speak
! er is present.
Wednesday Morning.
After the daily mission study class
which begins at 8:45, the first morn
ing session was called tO order
promptly at 9:45 for these women are
punctual and busy and businessiike
and quiet and orderly in taelr meet
ings, legislatures and congresses
could learn from them. The opening
praise service was conducted by Mrs.
E. Pendleton Jones, after when the
president, vice president, secretaries
and treasurer made their annual re-
ports which showed marked growth
during the year. The treasurerIs re-
port showed that the following
amount lad been raised by the women
during the year:
For Foreign Missions -. S2O,3o8.6o
For Home Missions -. -. l2,S69,0o
For. State Missions -. -. 1O,l2l.2b
For Training School -. -. 2,3I2.32
Other objects brought the grand
total up to $52,747.07.
# is is an increase over last year
of $5,99S.25.
The State is divided into five dlvls-
ions and the report was submitted by
Mrs. NJ. y. Tillman, Of Edgefield, for
the Western division which includes
Newberry.
Mrs. Tillman is vice president OF
tbs division and states that her sec
ond year is closing under most fav-
orable circumstances.
Sac reviews the work Of the sev-
erai associations in her district, all
whica are in very prosperous and
dourishing condition.
AS to the Reedy River ASSOCIATION,
Mrs. Tillman has t3e following to
say:
"The Banner Association OF the
Western division is Reedy River, hay
ing made the greatest advance OF
all over last years record. The ap-
portionment, increased .orty per cent,
has been raised and exceeded, by
more than hundred dollars. Four
,nootin orc attended bV the energetic