Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-07
OTTUMWAN
IS HONORED
MRS. T. Z. DAY CHOSEN PREeI-i
DENT OF w. II. M. 3. OF
oTTUMWA DISTRICT.

The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety Of the Ottumwa District has just
closed It's twentieth annual cOnven-
ton with the meeting at Keosauqua.
May 2 and 8. There were delegates
from several Queen Esther circles.
A number Of pastors and other visit
ors attended. The last auxiliary or
ganized was at Agency. It was rep
resented by three delegates.
The convention was opened Thurs.
day evening, May 2, with devotionai
service led by Mrs. G.. H. Boos Of
Troy. Following this Mrs: +. =. Day
of Ottumwa gave the presidents greet
ing. The address of the evening was
given by Miss Olivia Dunlap, field sec
rotary of the national organization.
BUSINESS SESSION HELD
Friday morning, after devotions. .
business session was held. The -
ports of the corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Fred Dimmitt Of Ottumwa and
the treasurer, Mrs. Ella Hammett OF
iMoulton, were read. The reports OF
departmental secretaries, auxiliaries,
circles and bands were presented. The.
officers for the next year were CHOSEN
and the sesDion closed with noontide
prayer.
q Thea KeosauQua members served
lunch durihS both the noon and even
ing recess.
Friday afternoon after devotions
definited plans for advancing work
were discussed by several speakers
closing with E'Pledges. What Our Con.
ference Should Do" by Mrs. Naomi
Day of Bloomfield, corresponding
secretary Of Iowa Conference w. Il.
M. 8, She presented the various De.
partments for which support was
asked from the Ottumwa District
slayonic wor kin East ct. Louis; Our
Jewish work at Marcy Center; Or
phanaxe at York, Nebraska, Aid for
students, black and white, American
ana foreign In. the various schools
conducted by the organization; lows
bible training school. The various
amounts asked for were readily and
gladly pledged. 7
WORK OF oEAcokEss HOME
Following the service of giving,
Miss King, superintendent Of the
Daaooness Home in Des Moines spoke
tn the convention. She told In detail
of the work of the deaconessses n
Des, Moines were doing, how heavy
their work had become especially
since the cantonment had opened In
Des Moanes. Five Of their number
have been acting as travellers aids
and police women for the city, meet
Ing all trains including the electric In
terurbans. In this work they had
given aid since last September to f4t
$50 people.
INsrALL OFFICERS 4
A short talk by Miss Dunlap fol-s
lowed by the installation OF officers
and q conservation service closed the
afternoon session.
Friday evening Mrs. Allie Hancock.
secretary Of young peoples work,
gave an excellent talk followed by the
presentation Of the pennants to Queen
Esther circles, one for the largest
number of new members and one for
the largest gift per capita. Both pen,
nants went to the Bloomfield circle.
ELECT MRS. DAY PRECEDENT
The program closed with IN able
address by Mrs. F. e. Day OF Ottumwa
Every Woman's Duty to Her Coun-
try"
The following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. F. e. Day; First
vice president, Mrs. r. Wood; second
vice president. Mrs. Russell; corros@
ponding secretary, Mrs. Fred Dimmitt.
recording secretary, Mrs. e. L. Stick
ney; treasurer, Mrs. Ella Hammett:
secretary young peoples work, Mrs.
c. H. Boose; secretary children's
work, Miss Stella Main.