The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-07-05
Womens' Missionary.
Union Meets in Nc.
Cormick This Year
INTERESTING PROGRAM FOR
THE MEETING SCHEDULED
FOR JULY 1914.

Elsewhere In this issue will be
found the program Of the annual
Union Of the Abbeville Baptist Asso
citation, and we hope all the members
!'of the various organizations will read
this carefully and be represented at
the meeting which will be at McCor-
mick, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, July 18th, 18th, and 14th. The ba-
sis Of representation is given as is the
, schedule Of trains. The Executive
Board will hold it's meeting at $3.50
on Wednesday afternoon, and the first
meeting Of the Union will be. held on
Wednesday evening, at $3.50. Delegates
should be elected and their names
sent at once to Mrs. J. ]. Andrews,
Chr. Hospitality, Mccormick. The -
rious Divisions shall be seated under
their colors. Let each Society send its
last quarterly and annual report to
Mrs. J. S. Harris, our Supt., at once
that she can make, up her report be-
fore coming to the meeting, and save
her that strenuous work Of getting
reports together at the last moment.
The Associational Expense seems TO
have been neglected for some time,
though some are now voluntarily
doubling their apportionment on that,
and we hope to look after that more
closely in the future and relieve the
past embarrassment. OF special note
on the program are Rev. J. D.. Grain,
for Wednesday evening, DR.. John E.
White, for Thursday evening, and Rev
W. H. Canada, on Thursday morning
Mrs. Mamie Tillman and Mrs. Tfzer
will be present and make addresses.
Mrs. John T. Cook, Of Ninety Six,
has given good reports Of the two
Fifth Divisional meetings. The first
was held at the historical church OF
Mt. Moriah, on Saturday May 10th. :
missionary society has flourished hele
for eighty years. Miss Sudie Griffin is
president of this Division and Ill
health has been a great handicap to
her in the work. A program by the
Sunbeams, under the leadership OF
Mrs. r. c. Burnett, was we'll given
and showed active and efficient work
in the service. The next meeting OF
this Division was held at Coronaca,
June oath. Mrs. J. S. Harris, was
present and gave great help by her
talks which were full Of inspiration.
Mrs. B. H. De Ment, of Greenwood,
was present and helpful in the dis
"cussions. The offerings taken at this
Divisional meeting go to the associa-
tional expense. While here, Mrs. Har-
ris organized a Sunbeam band with
Mrs. Goddard as leader. Well pre-
pared programs were carried out at
each Of these meetings, and, truly,
this Division is wide-awake.
An Executive Board meeting of the
Association was held at Mccormick
Friday, June 9Th. 1t was we'll attend
ed and plans incident to the coming
annual meeting were made.
The W NJ. 8. OF the Abbeville church
held its election for new officers at
the June meeting. Mrs. J. ". Nichols
was reelected president This society
Is striving to reach systematic giving
BY all its members. The Aid: Society
or this. church will contribute shout
;s5o.oo on the church debt tie hfit
Of July. The members are now plan
ming to receive their new pastor. DR..
CIV. swope. of Norfolk. Va.
The Abbeville sunbeams. under the
leadership Of Mrs. e. M. Anderson,
are bright. active little workers. They
now have q hens nest for their OFFER
ing to the Little White Bed: Of the
Baptist Hospital. ,
:. The Abbeville R. AS meet regular
ly and have made liberal contributions
Mrs. L. e. Cochran, the Counselor
has led them in the study Of several
mission books. They have disbanded
for July and August, and aim at great
things next fall.
Mrs. c. L. Deadwyler has been chos-
en- Counselor for the Abbeville Y. "
A.
Miss Pauline White, at Connie Max.
we'll Orphanage, has received State