The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-05
CAN NOT DISPENSE WITH
SUBMARINE WAR WEAPON
OGDEN NAMED
AS NEW PRESIDENT
Of the Methodist Episcopal
Missionary Society Of the
.Buckhannon District

With the election of officers and Sc
lection OF Weston for its next meet
Ing place the annual convention Of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Methodist Episcopal church of
the Buckhannon district came to n
close here late Friday afternoon.
The officers for the ensuing year
are:
Mrs. l. Wayman ogden, OF Clarks-
burg. president.
Mrs. H. c. Howard, OF Buckhannon.
corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Amos Payne, of Clarksburg, re-,
cording secretary.
Mrs. w. r. Smith. OF Weston, treas
urer.
Mrs. Mary Heaton, OF Buckhannon,
foung Peoples work
Mrs. u. d, Clemans, Of Clarksburg,
mite box superintendent.
Mrs. J. R. Weekley, of Phillppi. jubi-
lee secretary.
Mrs. l. w. Chichester, of Buckhan-
non, extension superintendent.
Other events on the afternoon pro-
gram were addresses by Mrs. Clyde
0. Law, on How the Young Peoples
Work is Growing" Mrs. l. Wayman
Ogden and Mrs. Hugh Wilson, of Fair
mont, on missionary Work In South
America" and general talk by Mrs.
Mary Scott, OF Moundsville,
The Friday morning session of the
annual convention was carried out
according to the program, all speak
ers being present.
An unusually large crowd is at
tending the convention and never be-
fore in the history of the society
have so many noted SPEAKERS been on
the program.
The morning session started at
$3.50 O'Clock with Mrs. Fl. D. Clark
in charge Of the opening exercises.
Following this the different commit
tees were appointed.
The next on the program were re-
sponses from different churches to
a question as to What Are You
Doing in Your District?"
Mrs. Mary Heaton. responded for
Buckhannon; Mrs. Frank b. Hay
maker, for the First Church, of this.
city: Mrs. B. c. Musgrave, for theI
Ash Chapel church: Mrs. w. Taylor
George, for Philippf; and Mrs. B. C.
Burrell, for Weston. All these re-
sponses were instructive and many
good points were brought out by each
speaker.
At 10 o'clock round table talks
were taken up with Mrs. G. Edmund
Neil. of Morgantown acting as leader.
Under this head Mrs. w. Tailor
George discussed "The Ideal Mem
ber"; Mrs. Zebediah Morris, OF the
Ash Chapel church, of this city, "Ex-
tension Department; and Mrs. S. L.
Richards, of Weston, Success OF
Some Literature; and Mrs. II. c.
Howard. OF Buckhannon. closed the
topic by discussing IAN Important
Office"
The next on the program were re-
ports from the summer schools:
Lakeside. Mountain Lake and Ian
caster. These reports were given by
Mrs. G. Edmund Neil. OF Morgan
town; Mrs, c. o. Law. of this city;
and Miss Mary Scott. OF Weston.
Mrs. g. w. Hawkins, OF Shinnston,
discussed the topic. "Tlthing," fol-
lowing which the question box was
used and from that time until 1880
"a jubilee hour was enjoyed. During
this time Mrs, Clyde o, Law talked
on the topic OF tWhy Jubilee?"
and Miss Mary 1, Scott on 1.-The Value
of the Blue Book"
Miss Julia Bonafeld. returned
missionary from China, delivered the
closing address OF the morning ses-
sion. following which all present
were entertained at luncheon
served in the church basement by the
Clarksburg Society,
The opening session OF the conven-
ton was held at 1880 O'Clock Thurs
day evening at which time the
church was we'll filled with delegates
from all the neighbortng towns. Fol-
lowing the singing Of hymn No. 636,
the Rev, w. B, King, pastor Of the
First Methodist Episcopal church Of
this city, offered the opening prayer
and the convention was on.
Mrs. b. b. Robinson, of this city.
delivered the address of welcome and
Miss Rexroad, a returned missionary
from Africa, responded in behalf of
the Buckhannon auxiliary, of which
she was member. This was fol-.
lowed by musical number
Miss Julia Bonafeld. q returned
missionary from China, was then In
troduced and she gave an interesting
and instructive talk on. the work in