The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-28
Missionary Society.

The womens Home and Foreign
Missionary societies. in joint all-day
session at the Centenary grounds, Co
lumbus, O.. held en- interesting meeting
in the Vincent auditorium. TUESDAY
morning. Mrs Ada c. LudY. or Hancs,
vile, presiding from 10 TO II a. m. ana
Mrs. T.. ]. Viewer. OF Columbus, from
II 20 IL o'clock.
The dominant theme Of the Aorniug
program was religious work among
children and young people
What the womcn's organizations OF
the Methodist church have done in the
mast, are now doing and need to do in
the Immediate future for the quite
Young children 1t home and abroad was
presented in two admirable addresses
Mrs. Lucie Harrison. of Pasadena CAL
representing the women's foreign WORN
and Mrs. Annie sE. Woodcock. or Kan
sas CITY. No, the home society.
The field of service among young peo-
ple OF secondary school and collegiate
ages was thoroughly canvassed, In us
ACCOMPLISHMENTS and in its crying
needs. BY Miss Mary Sale, OF Mounds
willie, Pa: Mrs. Charles Carey, OF MIL
lcrsburg, O., and Mrs. Daniel StocX"r.
Of Galley. Ill. Mrs. David c. Cooke. OF
Elgin, H., who had been expected 10
attend and to speak on this phase OF
work with which sh" has been actlVeiy
Identified. was not able TO De present;
Informal discussion OF round-taole
nature and several members OF lhspt
ing music contributed TO the personal
anncaI Of a program OF intrinsic piac-
tical value and emphasized the slogan
adopted by the Joint committee or ar
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in the home ana
foreign fields-"With Both Hands.
! Tho platform was adorned with a
hoautlful big poster esigned by MRS.
A. II. Courtrnay. chairman OF the mis-
sjonary publicity committee, to sym
boIize the mission OF the two organ
za,ions-the home and the forelsn-
and b, four Information charts. Facts
and Figures" covering the work or
women in Methodist cvangclization.
Officers Of the missionary societies,
members Of the various committees ana
numbers Of deaconnesses and MISSION
aries. in addition 10 the speakers we're
grouped on each side or the pfesiulns
officer's table, which was decorated IN
tho colors Of the twin organizations.
An interesting and varied exhibit OF
nictures. literature charts. posters nno
,,ruducts relative to the home and tor-
c,rn mission fields is on display IN me
Climb house at the Centenary grounds
The afternoon program includes Una
Onward March" professional from me
! club house, which is the women's 1othl
, missionary society headquarters pS
ci-cuito,,s route to the coliseum. where
addresses by Mrs. w. +. Mcdowell OF
WASHINGTON, D. c.. national president OF
the foreign. and Mrs. W. T. Thlrhielo
OF New Orleans. national presiden' Oh
! the home missionary society. are amohe
the speakers. Others who will be heard
are Mrs. Lena Leonard Fisher, o.
! Cleveland: Mrs. May Leonard "ooo'
/ ruff. Of New Jersey: Mrs. DAISY NC,
| Lain Buckley. Of Camden. S. g.. nelo
secretary Of Negro conferences for the
Womens Home Missionary society
and Miss Martha F. Drummer, mis-
sionary in service in Africa
The devotional exercises will Do con,
ductcd by Mrs. James Spillman, OF
Harrodsburg Ky, and at the close Mrs
o. Y Townsend. OF GAINESVILLE, chair
man Of the joint committee, and MISS
| Carrie Barge, Of Delaware natona
secretary Of the field department OF the
Wornens Home Missionary society, VIII
have charge Of an impressive "RecoS,
milton Service" On the platform vii
a; be the three presiding officers, MIS-
10 F. Mcdowell. president of the Tor
eiRn: Mrs W. p. Thirkield. or tn'
home, and Miss Bell Bennett OF the
Church South council.
! Miss Bennett is also mcmoeF Oh 'n'
Centenary commission
onfv Awning nrakers In wheeling.
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