Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-10-15
1921 Presbyterian
Conference Here Is
Interesting, Success
Home and F oreign Missionary
Work Discussed From Many
Angles During Sessions


The annual Presbyterian syDodical
conference, closed alter two busy days
Tuesday and Wednesday-was one
of the most interesting and well at
tended church meetings ever held in
Southern Arizona. The woman s
,synodical of Arizona consists OF the
Northern Arizona, Phoenix and South
ern Arizona Presbyterials, organized
for home and foreign missionary work
All meetings of the conference We're
held in the Presbyterian church here.
The conference was opened with
an executive session Tuesday after
noon In the evening a public meet
ting was held, presided over by Mrs.
l., G. Hayes, OF Phoenix, synodicaI
president.
1.-The Great Task" subject of an
address by Miss Marie Preston of New
York, representative of the home
board, was a narrative of the personal
experiences of Miss Preston during
her missionary work in Porto Rico.
Miss Preston's experiences were large
ly among the poor and neglected. chill
dren of the island. Miss Preston
then described a visit to the Mexican
missions in New Mexico and told of
the work of the church among the
Navajos Of Arizona. A description
by Miss Preston of navajo prayer
| meeting was unusually interesting
! and vivid.
Tells Need For Workers
Mrs. Evelyn B. Kecx OF San Fran
| cisco, representiong the Occidental
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| board spoke on missionary education,
| the great need of earnest workers and
the necessity for generous support OF
missionary work.
Vocal numbers were given by a
| quartet, the members of which were
| Mrs. ]. P. Williamson, Mrs. Harring
ton and Messrs. Blair and William
| son, with F: c. Reynolds at the or
! gar.
| The organization took up its regu
| lar business on Wednesday morning
| after an organ prelude and devo
tional led by Mrs. C. A. Digger OF
| Peoria.
Members of the woman'S league
were hostesses at the noon luncheon,
served to 80 guests by Mrs. Mary Wat
kins, social chairman, assisted by
Mesdames Alvin. Cobb. Ferguson,
Messenger, Sinclair, Durfee and Ellin'
| wood.
The afternoon session opened with
a devotional led by Mrs. S. F. Fraser
| of Douglas, followed by vocal solo
by Mrs. ]. P. Williamson. Mrs. A. S.
Sinclair delivered the address of vel
come, and Mrs. c. A. Duggar respond
ed A short talk by Mrs. L. G. Hayes
| followed. Mrs. Keck spoke on stew
ardship" and Miss Preston on
| Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?"
| The invitation of Phoenix for next
| years meeting was accepted.
Officers Are Elected
| The following were elected Off
GERS for the next year:
Mrs. l.. G.. Hayes, Phoenix, presi
dent; Mrs. C. A. Duggar, Peoria, vice
president; Mrs. H. G. Brown, Ben
| son, second vice president; Miss Mill
| gan, Flagstaff, third vice president
] Mrs. Richard Thomas, Bisbee, record
ing secretary; Mrs. H. G. Brown. Ben
son, corresponding secretary; Mrs. ]
| w. Buchanan, Tucson, treasurer
| Mrs. ]. E. Lanning, Warren, secre
| tary of literature Miss Irwin, Phoe
nix. secretary for young people anc
Mrs. d. I. Craig, Globe, secretary fol
stewardship.
! Delegates who attended the confer
| ence were: Mrs. CA. Duggar, Peoria;
| Mrs L. G. Brown, Benson; Mesdames
| Bayless, Buchanan, Gulden, Lovejoy
and Miss Rogers, Tucson; Mrs. l.. G
Hayes, Phoenix; Mesdames Eugene
| Aument, Ethel Brewer, Andrew Bran
| augh, S. f. Fraser, c. c. Foreman, F
| w. Fish, J. D. Schultz and Anna Tenn
pie, Douglas
Mrs. Osler was chairman of the re
ception committee, assisted by Mrs
George Bridge, Mrs. ]. F. Sinclair anC
Mrs. John Bridge.