The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-13
MISSIONARY
SOCIETIES NAME
OLD OFFICERS
Next Annual Conference Of
Organizations Will be Held
In Winchester.

A1OlAoO4Sl 6pAoSOPdl SuuICuS were Io-
elected at the morning session of the
twenty-seventh annual meeting held
at Grace M. e. church, Friday morn
ing.
The officers follow: Miss Laura NJ.
Bertsch, Centervi.le, president; Miss
| Ora Conrad, Richmond, frst vice-pres-
ident; Mrs. J. o. Bills, Newcastle, sec
| ond vice-president; Mrs. L. H Bunyan,
Richmond, third vice-president; Miss
Anna M. Dilling, Hagerstown, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. R. s.
Peele, Centerville, recording secretary.
and Mrs. A. B. Price, Richmond, treas
| ufer.
The Friday morning session was
| opened by Mrs. Georgia Hicks, of Dub
| lin, who conducted devotionals. Mrs.
Lulu Morgan, of Union City, discussed
efficiency in monthly meetings. A dis
cussion followed by delegates from
! the different auxiliaries. A review of
| the years work was given in the re-
port of the treasurer and the cores
ponding secretary.
/ Pennant to Union City.
The pennant which is awarded for
the highest number OF points in the
auxiliaries was given to Union City.
Miss Anna Dilling introduced the con-
ference secretary, Mrs. E. K. Starbuck
Of Fort Wayne, who discussed the
work in the conference. 1t was decid-
ed to hold the next annual meeting of
the Richmond conference in Winches-
ter. Mrs. Bert Lacey of Winchester
talked on characterization"
Communion service was held Friday
| aff anndnofod hu Par Coro
merville Light Memorial services
were led by Mrs. Sommerville Light.
Mrs. A. H. Backus led the session in
prayer. The report of the secretary
of perpetual membership, Miss Ora
Conrad was given. Mrs. J. c. White,
conference president, addressed the
meeting. A solo was given by Mrs.
Bert Slant of Dublin. Miss Margaret
Hand of Union City, secretary Of the
children's work, talked on the pros
pective Woman's Home Missionary
work.
Officers Are Installed.
Oflcers were installed and the Rev.
r. L. Semans conducted the consecra-
ton service. The corresponding sec
retary in her report stated that the
work OF the missionary societies had
been retarded during the last year be
cause Of the difficulties experienced In
holding meetings. However, the mem
berships have increased in all the aux
iliaries. Eightythree new auxiliaries
have been formed in the last year
Next year the Fortieth anniversary
of the society will be celebrated and II
is hoped that the membership in the
North Indiana Conference will have
reached 10000.
Mrs. n. Guy Jones Of Newcastle, pre-
sided at the meeting Thursday even
; ing. A professional and pageant was
given by the girls Of Grace Methodist
Episcopal church Queen Esther 30
ciety. Those taking part were Mrs
A H. Backus, conductor; Sara Kelly
Finnish girl; Glenna Homan, Arvath
Thompson and Mary Bishop, deacon
esses; Helen Riggs and Elizabeth
Price, mountain girls; Leona Weaver
and Mrs. Walter B. Miller, negro
girls; Juli Lovelan, Porto Rican; Doris
: Shissler, Indian; Ruth Cummins, Nor
man: John Craig, Alaskan boy; Fern
Homan, Chinese; Mrs C. N. Cook
missionary; Marie Folkner. Home Mis-
sionary and Sarah Kring, Foreign
Missionary.
? Mrs. J. G. White of Kokomo, confer
ence president, addressed the conven
tion. The speaker urged a high stand
, ard among the colored people Of the
country, and an Americanization pro
grom that will reach the thousands OF
, illiterate persons in this country.
Mrs. A. E. Smith of Hagerstown and
Miss Mary Ballenger OF Hagerstown
, gave vocal and piano numbers, and the
choir of Grace church gave several
II - -
castle gave a reading. The report OF
! the Queen Esther girls was given by
Mrs. N. Guy Jones, secretary of thai
{ department.
Those Who Registered.
I The delegates who registered fol
the convention follow: Mrs. A F. Ho
' gan and Mrs. Robert Fanchen, Cam
! brige City: Miss Laura Bertsch. Mrs
8 Enos s. Wright, Mrs. R. S. Peelle
Mrs. Ed Smith, Miss Mary F. Morgan
D Miss Mary B. Taylor an Almeda Dun
' bar. Centerville; Ethel S. Slant anc
+ George Hicks, Dublin; Miss Kathleen
Y Fitzpatrick, Miss Bianch Houseman
7 Mopsie B. Ford, Lorraine Tittler, Rev
s and Mrs. c. G. Yeonmans, Maym'
/; Hoover and Mary Michaiel, Dunkirk
}, Mrs. Ida Lawson, Mrs. Nora Kirby
: Miss Mary Ballenger, Mrs. A. E
Smith, Anna Dilling, Hagerstown
+ Mrs. w. E. Hogan. Mary Wilson
q Knightstown; Rev. and Mrs Dale c
o Beatty, Mrs. Omar s. Peele, Mrs
d Charles Julian, Mrs. Roscoe Mills
I, Mrs. F. A. Bills, Ruth Conner, Fay,
,. Conner, Mrs. L. R. Martin and Mrs
d W. o. Ross, Lewisville; Bernice J
}. Lamb, May Pierce, Mrs. ]. o. Bills an
e Mrs L. E. Frazer, Newcastle; Mis-
I Ella Fiers, Redkey; Alice B. Lurine
e Mrs John Starr, Ella P. Luring, Mrs
7 Chase, Hilda Marlatt, Mrs Maud
Winder and Miss Ora Conrad, Firs
Methodist church, Richmond; Mrs
Lulu Morgan and Mrs. Flossie Kauct
er, Union City; Mrs. ]. c. White. Ke
komo; Beatrice Riddlebarger, Ridge
), vile: Mrs. Henry Townsend, Rosa \
= Dunn, Carolyn l.. Salter, Mrs. Charlie
N Cook, Jesse Dulin, Mrs Hayne:
= Mrs Mary Henning. Mrs. Walter Mil
. . er, Mrs. Helen Johnson, Mrs. Horac
h Kramer, Mrs. Clarence Kramer, Mr.!
4 Charles Addleman, Mrs. William Ions
4 man, Mrs. John Deem, Mrs. Fran
Al Page, Mrs. Emma Rothermel, Mrs
= B. Price, Mrs. Emma Eva, Mrs. A.
b Black, Mrs. w. D. Conway, Mrs. A.