The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-23
MISSION MEET
TO KOSCIUSKO
KOSCIUSKO SELECTED AS MEET
ING PLACE FOR 1920
MISSIONARY con-
FERENCE.
After Three Days of Profitable Ses-
sions North Missionary Confer
ence Adjourned Friday Night.
Many Delegates Here.


The fortieth annual session of the
Woman's Missionary Conference of
. the North Mississippi Conference of
the Methodist Church, South, ad-
journed here Friday night after
most profitable and interesting three
day session.
Kosciusko was selected as the
meeting place for the 1920 confer
enee, this place having been select
ed after spirited contest with
Charleston Kosciusko won by one
vote.
The following were elected at the
final session for the conference to
serve during the ensuing year: Mrs.s
j. w. Conger, Walden, president;
Mrs. T. w. Baker, Aberdeen, first
vice-president; Miss Corinne Rogers,
New Albany, second vice-president;
Mrs. w. T. Boswell, New Albany,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. G. G.
Jones. Belen, recording secretary;
Mrs. w. w. Wilburn, Lexington,
treasurer; Mrs. Lester G. FAINT, Hoi-
ly Springs, superintendent of study
and publicity; Miss Etter Murry,s
Ripley, superintendent of social serS
vice; Mrs Susie Thomas, Starkville,
superintendent Of supplies.
Sessions Of the conference were
> held at the First Methodist church
and there were more than one hum
dred delegates and visitors from all
sections of the North Mississippi con-
ference. Ladies of tina two local
Methodist churches were instru-
mental in making the stay of the
delegates in this city pleasant and
enjoyable. Lunches were served at
the noon hour at the churches each
day of the conference, and nothing
was left undone to add to the con-
venience and comfort of the dele
gates
II paa working conference anu
matters of vital Importance to the
church and mission work were con
stantly under consideration. Keen
interest was manifested in every
phase of the work and all reports
and addresses were listened to at
tentively and with absorbing inter-
est.
The conference opened Wednesday
conducted by Rev. W. l.. Duren,
presiding elder of the Columbus
District.
The feature of the Wednesday
session was an address in the after
noon by Miss Martha Pyle. returned
missionary fiom China. During the
evening session the treasurers re-
port was presented, showing the
funds collected from each of the
districts of the conference as fol
lows Aberdeen. $2.57A07: Co
iumbus. $2,Ss3.S5; Corintb, $2.-
455.3S. Durant. $1,G10,S4; Holly
Springs, $2,119.7T; Sardis. So
3s3.91; winona. $2.S9lS5; Green
vile, $2.92S.33. The reports showed
gain of 1s per cent for the year
and total OF $32.s1O.71.
Thursday afternoon memorial
session was held in honor of the
memory of devoted members of the
conference who have died during
the past year. The session was pre-
sided over by Mrs. ]. NJ. Wyatt, of
Shelby Thursday evenings pro-
gram was featured by a stereopti-
con lecture by A. T. Mathis. of New
York, in which was visualized the
need of The world.
Friday Rev. Ben P. Jaco. repre-
senting the Methodist Centenary. adj
dressed the conference. In an able
and effective manner he presented
this worthy cause to the delegates.
He is one of the leaders in the North
Mississippi conference
The conference instructed its
delegates to the Woman's Mission
airy Council which meets in Memphis
in the near future. to vote pledge
OF $4,000 for the North Mississippi
Conference at meeting of the"coun-
ell. This is substantial aid from the
Mississippi district and tho action
was a source of much qualification
TO the delegates.
At the closing session Friday
night the usual resolutions OF
thanks and appreciation for ihe hos
pitality of tae local churches and
especially to the ladies OF tile
churches who so delightfully."- enter
tanned the visitors, and to the homes
in which the delegates we're guests.