The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-12
BAPTIST WOMEN
 ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
 VICTORY CAMP PA|GN
Reports Made Yesterday Show Remarkable Inter- est Aroused in the
 $75,OOO,OOO Project

The 26th annual session of the Bap- tist womans Missionary Union. was formally opened Tuesday morning at the First Methodist church. with the president, Mrs Charles A. Stakely in the chair The impressive devotional service which was led by Mrs. R. V. Taylor, was followed by an inspira- tional talk on the SIS. .oOO,0 900 campaign, by Miss Annie Williams, of the Souht- ern Baptist convention.
 In a sympathetic and forceful man ner. Miss Williams made an appeal for the success of the campaign, for the sake of the new hospitals to be estao- lished for the healing of the nations. She also pleaded for the cause or little children. as she presented the claims of Baptist orphanages.
 Mrs w l.. Rosamond gracious1y well coned the women assembled to Birm1ng- ham, in behalf of the Baptist association and the Methodist friends who had ex- tended the hospitality of the First Meth cdist church Mrs. Rosamond stated that the work of the Baptist women started in Birmingham about one-quarter century ago when a few mothers met to form a central committee. From this small beginning she pointed to the dawn Of this new day represented by con stituency of 20,000 women and glrls throughout the state.
 MRS. WRIGHT RESPONDS
 An eloquent response to this gree.lns 3 was given by Mrs. Carter Wright or Roa- noke. , -
 .fWe are assembled" she said 'in Ala bama's greatest city as participants In the greatest convention of our hlstor and to have part in the noblest plans ever undertaken by that convention.
 The special significance of the occasion was also emphasized by the presldent' Mrs Stakely, who stated in her address: .'The pleasure of this 18th annnal session is intensified when we realize that this IS the closing month of the greatest cam paign Baptists have ever known Nlc- tory cannot come from the unlnformed, uninspired, unorganized unprepared, un- mobilzed churches.
 If is our business to take the mes sage of the S75,000,0o0 campaign to every woman, young person and child in Baptist churches of Alabama. Be cause of this future historians of this campaign will say During Victory Week the women came forward, an unbroken line, which proved the strength of all
 Mrs Stakely closed her forceful ad- dress by asking every woman who would volunteer to join the unbroken line to rise. Her request met with i'm mediate and unanimous response IT the big church, the lower floor of which was comfortably filled.
 A special prayer followed. led by Mrs Maud Reynolds Mcclure, in behalf of the work and workers during the preparation time and the Victory Week
 When Miss Laura Lee Patrick. secre- tary-Ireasurer of the convention, arose tc make Ter report she said: T wish to thank every one of you women for making the report that I bring to you possible. MisSPatrck spoke in especial comm nda- ton of the wonderful work done by tht five vice presidents of as many W. M U. districts in Alabama.
 As w. N. U. director in the campaigr to collect $S00,OO0 allotted to the Baptist women, she asked their continued co operation. She reported s67, ,1Sl.19 as tho