The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-04
NASHVILLE. CAPTURES
ANOTHER MEETING

WOmen's Convention Auxiliary 10 Ma
tional Bapt st Convention Unincor-
porated win Hold Executive SEES.
SIGN Here June 18th.
Special advices received from Mrs.
Georgia NJ DeBaptist Ashhurn. of
lll3 Clark street, Evanston, ILL.,. and
Mrs. NJ A. b. Fuller, OF Austin, Tex,
announce the calling o. the. Exceed
tive Board of the Womeus COnven-
tion, an auxiliary to the National
Baptist Convention, uninoOrpo-ated,
tu meet in Nashville on Thursday.
June 18th. al IL o'clock. While IL
was known that such a plan was con-
templatel, the Baptist forces OF
Nashville declared that they were
surprised and yet agreeably so, by
such an early announcement, as they
had already captured the Executive
Board of the Convention proper,
then the meeting of the Women's
Executive Committee which is COM
posed of some of the leading women
of the United States. together with
the Sunday School Congress. There
is great rejoicing. AS soon as the
message was received at the Sunday
School Congress headquarters, the
local committee was notified to Sc
cure more homes for the care of the
representatives. The president of
the Women's Convention asked that
the women's organizations of Tennes-
see, both state and local, he notified
lan Ynl ft.N., hA off oil
roster of the Convention among the
women is Mrs. G. NJ. DeBaptist Ash.
burn, of Evanston, ILL.,, president;
Mrs. Anna Washington of Indianapo-
lis, Ind, vice president; Mrs Helen
Adams Moore, of Columbus, o., re.
cOrding secretary; Mrs. G. +. Den.
mis-, of Arkansas, assistant recording
secretary; Mrs. Maude A. B. Fuller,
of Austin, Texas, corresponding sec
/ etary; Mrs. Emma Grimble, of Alex
apdria, La, treasurer; Mrs. T.. o.
Woods of Tulsa. Okla, historian,
with two field workers in the per-
sons OF Mrs Ida NJ. Beck of Kansas
CITY, Mo-, and Mrs. G. w. RaifOrd,
OF Aiken, 5. c.
willie to prepare ana arrange a pro.
gram for our National Convention
which meets in Atlanta next Sc. item,
ber We are meeting there because
OF its central location and because of
the very low Sunday School Con
gress rates on all railroads, which
viii insure large attendance. We
are looking for women who are iii
harmony with the constructive worh
being done by our noble men," said
one Of the active workers in the
Wumen's convention, who seems to he
on the inside, and who is one of the
conductors in the affairs of the con
ventiCn. This official call is not only
heing made through the press, bu
the corresponding secretary, Mrs
Fuller, of Texas, is sending persona
letters throughout the country. The
call follows:
Evanston, ILL.,, April 9th.
The officers and Board members OF
the Women's Convention, auXiliaf,
Ito the National Baptist Convention
unincorporated, are hereby called tt
meet in executive session Thursday
June 18th, at ten o'clock in Nash
Vile, Tennessee, for the purpose o
preparing a program for the mex
National Convention, which is to b'
: held in Atlanta, Ga, September 9Th
18th, aud to transact such other bus
mess as may come before our con
vention. Every woman who is in
tereSted in the constructive work be
ing done Ivy our gallant men, anc
who has the spirit of education ant
missions at heart, will be welcome Il
these sessions. 1t is urgently re
.Quested that every woman who con
templates attending VIII send hel
name and address in to our CORE
spending secretary. Mrs. M. A. b
Fuller, 1906 E. 18th street, Austin
Texas, and at the same time notify
the secretary of the local committee
Henry A. Boyd, 523 Second avenue
North, Nashville, Tenn, so you may
lie assigned to stopping place
There will lie reduced round tril
rates OH account Of the Sunday
School Congress If there is no re
duced rate, ask for the Summer
Tourist Rate to Nashville.
Mrs Georgia M. DeBaptist Ashbu:n
President.
Mrs. M. A. B. Fuller,
Cnrracnnn1inp Secretary