The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
STATE BAPTIST
TWO DAY AFFAIR
LOCAL BAPTIST WOMEN NOW
READY FOR BIG WoMENS
CONVENTION.

Preparations are about complete for
the State W. M. Baptist Convention
which convenes here next Tuesday
Between 700 and 800 delegates will
be here to attend this convention and
Cordele will be ready for them, and
everybody is anticipating the occasion
with much pleasure.
Many of the brainest and most con-
secrated women in Georgia will be in
attendance. Speakers will speak on
vital subjects. The session will be
open to the entire city, men and wo-
men alike, and every one is cordially
invited to be present.
Mrs. E. M Espy, president of the To-
cal Missionary society, with her able
chairmen of various committees to-
gether with the conserted effort of all
the ladies of the Baptist church are
leaving nothing undone to make this
the best convention in the history of
the Union.
Mrs. W. J. Neal, of Gainesville,
is state president of the Union and
Miss Evie Campbell, of Atlanta, is
secretary. Both will be present and
Mrs. Neal will preside over the conven
tion All the sessions of the Conven-
ton will be held at the church.
Lunch will be served Tuesday and
Wednesday in the basement of the
Methodist church This plan will
greatly facilitate matters.
Besides Mrs. Neal and Miss Camp
bell there will be number ow other
officers of the Union present including
Mrs. Chas. Cater, vice-president of the
South Western Division, which in
cludes Cordele, and Dr. D. B. Gray, of
Atlanta, DR.. A. C. Cree, of Atlanta, and
Miss Mary Faison Dixon, of Baltimore,
in attendance upon the convention and
there will also be sseveraIIof the most
prominent ministers and missionary
leaders among the men present,
The full program follows: - = "a
First Session, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 8 P. m.
Devotional service E. CroEch,
Dawson.
Greetings: - 4"zr
From Baptist W. NJ s.-Mrs. E. M.
Espy.
From Methodist w. M. s.-Mrs. w.
P Fleming.
Fom Presbyterian w. M. s.-Mrs.
D B. Nicholson
Duet, Teach Me to Pray"-Mes-
danes Brown and Minis, Cordele
Official Reports.
Corresponding Secretary-Treasurer
Miss E. NJ Campbell.
Field SecretaryJMiss Fannie Lee
Mccall.
Auditor-Mrs. H. II. Hale. "a t~.
Editor mission Messenger Mrs
E. NJ Campbell
Annual Address of President.
Roll call of State Divisions.
South West Division-Mrs c. F. Ca
ter, vice president.
South East Division-Mrs. G. H.
Williams, vice president.
West Central Division-Mrs. j. P.
Nichols, vice president.
Reports of Enrolment Committee.
Announcements.
Adjournment.
Second Session, Tuesday, Nov.
1880 P. M.
FIymn-Bible Reading-Prayer.
Welcome from Cordele-Judge U. V.
Whipple.
Quartette, "The Still Small Voice.
Mesdames Feagle, Minis, Messrs Har-
ris and Roebuck.
Address, "The Chuch Building Loan
Fund"-Dr. James C. Wilkinson.
Male Quarteete, 'In the Garden with
Him"-Messrs. Christian Harris, Pat
ten and Roebuck.
AddreSS-Dr. A. Z. Cree, corresponds
ing secretary Georgia Baptist Board of
Missions.
Benediction
Conference Superintendent and Dis
trict Secretaries.
Third Session, Wednesday, 9 A. M.
Devotional-Mrs. T. F. Gatewood.
Americas.
Minutes.
Announcement of Committee
Reports of Division Vice-Presidents,
continued.
Mast Central Division-Mrs w. Fl.
Prior. Vice President.
North Feast Division-Mrs, c. T.
Brown, Vice President.
Ia North West Division-Mrs d. B.
Hamilton, Vice President.
Recommendations OF Executive