The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18


 N $ the time draws near for the an AA nuai meeting of tue Womans q A Missionary un.on of Alabama. to De he'd in Birmingham, SouthHide Bap- tist aaarch, greater interest and enthu- siasm throughout the state are manifest, and the women of the Birmingham dis ,trict as hostesses for the occasion are busily engaged in planning for the com fort aud entertainment of the number of women who will attend as delegates and visitors.
 Representatives of the foreign, home < and state mission boards are expected. Dr. Lotus B. Warren, representing the home board, is to speak on the church building and loan fund and pr. w. K. Marlborough, secretary treasurer of the state mission board, is to speak on state missions Among other visitors expected arc two women missionaries from China Miss Louise Tucker of Shanghai and Miss Pearl Caldwell of Pingtu; Mrs. w. k c. James, president of the Southern Women's Mission union, will present the new Woman's Missionary union man. ual and will also give an inspirationalj address on Wednesday evening followir3 the devotional service by pr. Prest Blake. Miss Elizabeth Briggs of Norl-i Carolina will be present, especially in the interest of Young Peoples work, conduct- ing conferences Tuesday evening at 7:45 o'clock i'll the primary department of the Southside Baptist church. Also at the, same hour in the junior department a conference of vice presidents, associa- tional superintendents, and other off cers will be held
 The address of the president, Mrs Charles A. Stakely will be a feature of the first regular session Wednesday morning, at which hour the five vice presidents will make their reports for the year.
 Reports will also be made by the cor responding secretary treasurer, Miss Laura Lee Patrick; Miss Clyde Met calfe, Young Peoples leader and college correspondent, and Miss Addie Estelle Cox, field worker.
 In addition to Dr.. Warren's address on the building and loan fund. Mrs Mellen of Livingston will present the Amanda Tupper Hamilton church building loan fund.
 The devotional services will be con ducted by the missionaries in attendance
 
 The report on. state missions will be read by Mrs. J. S.sCarrolf of Troy; home missions by Mrs. J. G. Mckee of Flor ence: foreign missions by Mrs. l.. i. Sutherin of Gadsden; amendments to constitution by Mrs. H. G. Barclay of Mobile; nominations by Mrs. G. R. Stamps of Birmingham; time and place of next meting by Mrs. Locke AtWeli ot Selma; aged ministers by Mrs. Carter Wright of Roanoke; orphanage by Mrs. $. H. Bennett of Jacksonville, Howard college library fund by Mrs. L R. Vines of Ensley; personal service report by Mrs w. L. Rosamond, secretary of Bii- mingham, and Mrs. c. E. Crowell will read her report as secretary of mission study and state librarian Mrs. A. J. Dickinson as trustee for the training school will make her annual report and the training school graduates will have a luncheon on Tuesday evening at : o'clock on the twenty-fifth floor of the Jefferson County Bank building, the af- fair being in charge of Miss Willie Jean Stewart, director of Good Will Center, Pratt City.
 Mrs. T. w. Hannon, Alabama member of Margaret fund committee, will make her report and Mrs. w. F. Marlborough will report as press correspondent.
 The denominational schools and colleges will be represented by some member of the faculties or their substitutes.
 Mrs. w. Ii. SamIofu, the eHiclent fe- cording secretary, has returned to Ala bama from New York city and will fill her place as usual.
 Patriotism will be sounded throughout the convention and the national hymn will be sung.
 Mrs, T. s. Herren as chairman of cre- dentiais committee and Mrs. George Nor row, chairman of the committee on hos pitality; Mrs. w. l.. Brown in charge of the missionary pageant to be given Thursday night, and others are among the busiest women of the local commit tees.
 On Thursday afternoon the convention. proper will close with consecration. service to be conducted by Mrs R. ". Taylor of Mobile, to be followed that night with a most beautiful and impress sive missionary pageant.
 By Tuesday noon the delegates will begin to arrive and the executive board vii hold its special meeting in the draw ing room of Mrs. w. w. Bussy. 1920 Six tenth avenue, south, at 2:3o Tuesday afternoon.
 On Wednesday morning at 9:3O the con vention proper begins and continues through Thursday evening.
 FORTNIGHTLY SOCIAL CLUB
 The Fortnightly Social club was enter tained at the home Of Mrs. F. s, Wilson