Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-13
.C|TY'S CHURCHES
ORGANIZE INTO A
CITY FEDERATION
MARKS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN RE.
LlGlOUS ACTiviTIES--MRS.
]. X. BULL PRESIDENT.
ALL PROTESTANT CHURCHES REPRE-
SENTED-MANY COMMITTEES ARE
NAMED FOR THE WORK.

ORGANIZATION M the nome Oh MIS-. - IN
Bull Friday afternoon of the City Fedora
tion of Church Societies j. believed among
the women who are active IN church worl
IN Brownsville To mark IN important step
forward IN that phase of religious and pub
lc betterment activities in the city. The
meeting was called by Mrs. Full and wa>
IN immediate outgrowth Of the creation
VI social service committees Ia the Browns
Vile Protestant churches \ short time ago
when She was made chairman III the com
mittcc ~ the First Methodist church.
Al of the protestant churches of the
city were represented through the wives ~
he ministers. presidents " the church So
'letic~ and other women officially con
ncctcd with church work.
Following the permanent organization n
the federation officers were elected ~ tol
low Mr.. ,. X. Bull. presidents: Mr.. T. 4
Kinder, wee president: Mrs.. &. ". Tucker
recording secretary: Ms Hattie Hopper
corresponding secretary Mr.. J. y. Lamb
tea ~urdr Mr.. II. +. Galbraith. ~upcrin-
cndcnt Of publicity
The directors are Mr.. IIirp, Mr.. En-
nett nodd aud Mis- Addie Goodrich
Standing committee chairmcn were appoint
ii with instruction 10 select their own
committee members. They are:
Program. Mr.. ". r. Harvey; Municipal
Mr.. y. J.. Conrad; Hygiene ard Child Wei
fare. Mrs. ". X. Mcndenhall Humane. Mr..
III. l.. Je~~up. &C San Renito. Entertain
ment. Mr.. j. T.. Craig. Mr~. Je~~up il SUI
perintendent Of human work for the Valley
All members of social service committees
IN each of the Brownsville protestant
churches are active member Of the fed
Grafton. The active membership also in
rludc~ the wives of pastors presidents ~
church societies. district officers and city
missionaries.
The committees from the churches with
representation in the federation are:
Methodi~t-Mrs. j. II. Bull. Mrs.. A.. :.
Gimble. Mrs. N. u. Conrad. Mrs. j. :.
Bowle-. Mrs.. q. s.. Stell.
Pre~byterian-Mrs. III. II. Gulbraith. Mrs
Emmett Dodd. Miss Nora Douglass. Mrs
". q. NJ. Ramsey. Mrs. H. X. Morris.
Epi-copal-Mrs. ri. A. Kinder. Miss Ad-
lie Goodrich. Mrs. George Macdougall and
Mr,. N. II. Kendall.
Chri-tian-Mrs. ". II. Mendenhall. M
q. n. Craig. Miss Hattie Hopper. Mrs. ". X
NJ. Howard.
Rapti-t-Mr-. u. w. Tucker. Mrs. II. "A
Hipp Mr.. w. II. Harvey and Mrs. Green.
Mr.. Ross and Mrs. Lamb represent The
city missionary work and Mrs. II. l.. StelI
i- secretary for the missionary societies
w the Methodist church
The organization viii meet The last Fri
day ineach month and III open meeting vii
W. held the fifth Monday ~ each quarter.
The organization. j ~ anticipated. vii
form 4 means 81 unitication 81 church work
" the city. bring about closer co-operatior
and ecouomlze the work by eliminatina
conflicting and virtually competing effort
on the part of individual church societies
The movement viii also. It H. believed. have
the effect 81 bringing the religions worker
among the women 81 the citN closer togeth-
er and ~ enabling them f. mass and con
c%cnirate their efforts IN various up-lIit lines
make them more effective.