The Morgan City daily review., 1919-05-14
Methodist Missionary So
.ciety Holds Get-To-.
gether Meet
Make Plans for Conducting Cen
tenary Drive in Morgan City;
Miss Watkins Speaks
at Luncheon

A get-tOgether meeting OF the
Methodist Missionary Society was
held in the Methodist Church here
Yesterday morning for the purpose
of making plans for conducting the
drive in Morgan City to raise $4,000
in the national centenary drive of
the church for funds to conduct its
missionary work. Mrs. Neibergall,
state president of the society, pre-
sided After general discussion of
ways and means for conducting the
drive. it was decided that subscrip-
tions would be solicited only from
members of the Methodist Church.
The meeting then adjourned, and
the ladies repaired to the City Hall,
where a luncheon was served.
Mrs. ]. A. Pharr was chairman of
the luncheon committee. The open
ing prayer was made by Mrs. M. R.
Hamilton of Fairview
Mrs. Harper Of New Orleans acted
as toastmistress. After a few we'll
chosen words. Mrs Harper intro
duced Miss jamie Watkins of Lake
Charles, who has been serving in Chi
ma as missionary for the past six
years. Miss Watkins chose as her
topic "The American Woman and the
Woman of China" She painted viv-
id word pictures of the state of ex-
istence in the Land of Flowers, and
contrasted the mode of living and
serving to that of the American
woman Miss Watkins taught the
heather throughout her stay in Chi
ma, and her experiences have given
her a wide knowledge of the needs
for Christian endeavor there in order
to redeem the race from its plight.
Her talk was most interesting from
beginning to end, and it brought out
very clearly the need for raising
funds by the church for conducting
this missionary work.
"The poor Chinese are not as dull
as they are usually painted" said
Miss Watkins, "but are most apt STU
dents. All that they need is some
one to lead them into the light"
Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Girard of
Lafayette were called upon for ad-
dresses. They stressed the urgency
of making the drive success in this
community as we'll as in every COM
munity where there was a Methodist
congregation. Expressions were
heard from many others. and all
agreed that they would lend their eff
forts to send Morgan City over the
| top.
One of the delightful numbers on
the program was the rendition of
solo by Mrs. E. A. Pharr, who sang
How Lovely are Thy Dwellings,"
accompanied by Mrs John Pharr on
the piano. Several hymns were sung
by the gathering, and at the close of
the luncheon, Mrs. Brown of New
Iberia offered prayer of thanks and
grace.
Those in attendance at both the
meeting and the luncheon were: Mrs
| Neibergall, the state president, of
Shreveport; Mrs. Holt, state secreta-
ry, and Mrs. Harper of New Orleans :;
Miss jamie Watkins of Lake Charles !;
Mrs. Hopper, Mrs. Babin and Miss
White of Houma; Mrs Parker of
| Crowley; Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs.
| Girard of Lafayette; Mrs. Henry
Pharr Of Olivier; Mesdames J. A.
Peterman, c. A. Bell. c. A. Oneill,
Henry McCardell. Dixie Foster, A.
| B. Bowie, H. n Harrison, M. Cross
and John Caffery of Franklin; Mrs
T. ]. Johnson, Mrs. Geo Brown, Mrs
! c. N. Miller. Miss Todd, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A Pharr and Mrs. M. l..