The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14

dered the people of this district on that day, to whom an Invitation to attend Is extended by the Birmingham City Mission board
 Between the hours Of i o'clock in the afternoon and 10 in the evening, the members of this organization will be at home to all friends who wish to have part in the spirit of Thanksgiving that will mark this celebration on the eve of welcoming some of the business girls of Birmingham to the comfort and protection of their cv'N f'reside.
 RECEPTION COMMITTEE | On the reception committee with the president of the city mission board, Mrs. Mary B. Russell. will be Mrs. James H. Mccoy of the board of mis- superintendent of the Eva Conner home, and officers of the Birmingham m board numbering Mrs. S, B. Marsh, vice president; Mrs. F. H. Newsom, re- cording secretary; Mrs. H. c. Brownell. corresponding secretary and Mrs. c. r. Horst. treasurer. Miss Dorothy Grim, who is in charge of the commit nity work at Ensley community house Miss Margaret Ragland, pastors as sistant of the First Methodist church, ard the ehairmen of various commit tees of the cooperative home, will also he included with those who will extend q warm welceIhes to callers during the afternoon and evening
 PROGRAMME
 At s o'clock Thanksgiving evening q programme will be presented when brief addresses will be delivered by Dr. Robert Echols, presiding elder of the Birmingham district; by pr. George R. Stuart pastor of First Methodist church, and by Mrs. James H. Mccoy. who, as secretary of home mission work, is supervisor of the city mis- sions of the Methodist Missionary so- c!eties in the south. An attractive fea- ture of the evening entertainment will be the music in charge of Miss Daisy Rowley.
 RED LETTER DAY
 A red-letter day this occasion will be with cause for thanksgiving for the membership of the city mission board, under whose auspices the home for business women will be maintained.
 Through the forethousht and unselfisn effort of this ,boam, with numbers of friends in the district who have con- tributed time, service and money, tho main building and the annex of the home win be in readiness after Thanksgiving Day to shelter 100 young business women of this city between the ages of 16 and 5o.
 The board of trustees, whose terms eX- pire after one, two. three and tour years, is composed of representatives oi a number of Methodist churches of the city. In the list are included J. l.. Yan- cey, chairman; Mrs. F.. J. Rowe, seele- . tary; Frank Lathrop. C. A. Jones, Mrs. W. S. Brown, Dr. Cunningham Wilson, H. D. Newton, Dr. H. N. McTyeire. Frank Dominick, Mrs. W. C.. Gewin anu Mrs. l.. A. Christian,
 The finance committee which serves the board of trustees is composed of Mrs George Reynolds, Mrs. Wallace Johns and Mrs. A. Mcintyre.
 A YEAR AGO
 Just one year ago it was that the members of the city mission board, realizing the necessity for more homes for business women in Birmingham. uh- der the leadership of the president, Mrs. Russell. set to work with characteristic enthusiasm tosthe task of raising s'o'Vv for the purchase and equipment of q home that would in fact be self-sup- porting.
 Through the efforts of their cominit- tee and the cooperation of Methodist ministers of the city, most Of this amount was realized in the spring cam paign, The nucleus of the amount nee essary was S25, 900. This was the gift or Senator B. E. Conner and family in mem ory of Mrs. Conner, whose beautiful Ele had been spent for others. and whose wish had been expressed to her family and her pastor, pr. stuart, that al her death portion of her estate should 'e devoted to the protection and care ol young women who earned their own livelihood The generous interest or pr, George R. stuart and of MT. Donaiu Conner was the beginning of the enthu- siasm manifested throughout the cam nairn when Mrs J. N. Killough and Mrs. IT. B. Hewitt, as chairman anu treasurer of the finance committee, III