Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-31
MISSIONARY CONVEN-
ton A GOOD one
MANY DELEGATES ENTERTAIN
ED IN THE CITY WHILE AT
TENDING THE MEETING.

The 32d annual convention of the
w. f. NJ. S. of the Methodist Episco-
pal church was held in this city on
Tuesday and Wednesday, coming to
q close with the session held last ev-
ening. The territory embraced is
that of the Atlantic district.
Mrs. G. e. Berry, OF Casey, who
has been president of the district for
ten years, and Mrs. E. w. Miller, of
Guthrie Center, who has been the
secretary for fully that many years,
were the first to arrive on Monday
afternoon. They held their confer
everything in readiness for a sue
cessful convention by the time the
delegates began to arrive.
The first session was held in the
church at 1880 Tuesday afternoon,
and was opened with devotions led
by Mrs. Mitchell, of Adair.
The address by the president, Mrs.
Berry, was turned into a short heart
to heart talk with the ladies. She
said 1.-THE district presidents were no
longer figure-heads, but had been
given the work of overseeing the
unit system. Our Atlantic district
is divided into six units with a dis
trict chairman, and each unit is to
have a unit leader"
Take the Trouble to Double is
our slogan for the year" said she.
"Those that are not interested in the
work have either failed to enlighten
themselves or do not know the i'm
portance of the work-the things
really worth while" In closing her
remarks she said, "In all that we do
we must not forget from whence our
power comes"
1.-THE Possibilities of Extension
Work." was the subject assigned to
Mrs. Eva Van, of Griswold, and in
her remarks she said, THAT extern
sion meant enlarging, or getting new
members not situated so that Il is
possible for them to attend the mis-
sionary meetings, or the isolated
ones-mothers OF large families and
the like" First of all you must
take the Friend, she said. IF
you don't read the Friend, lay it on
the stand where the children will
pick it up. 1t is no trouble. at all to
get women to join the missionary
SOClcly WhOSe ulOlhCio lhCnh
were members. My mother was
members Of the missionary society
to an electric current, and the ex-
tension work as running our wires
farther out. Then she continued:
I'VE are the globes, sometimes in
great clusters or there may be but
one lone light way out in an isolated
spot, but when that light goes out,
how great is the darkness. Gas the
moth Is attracted to the light, so
must we reach them through this
current of live, Of love-"
Mrs. d. B. s. Prather, of Abel,
led the discussion of "The Text Book
a Help or a Hindrance? How and
Why?" She brought many splendid
points and compared it with the
children in the public schools who
could not make progress in their
school work without text books.
Committees Were Appointed.
The following committees were
appointed: Press, Mrs. II. j. Hoog-
enakker, Audubon; Nominations,
Mrs. Mitchell, Adair: Mrs. Piper,
Earlham: Mrs. Johnson. Audubon,
and Mrs. Larson, Nevada. Courtesy,
Mrs. Meredith, Atlantic.
After the appointment of commit
tees the paper assigned TO Mrs. Geo.
Stemm, of Menlo, was read by Mrs.
Leach, inasmuch as Mrs. Stemm was
unable to be present. Her subject,
WAS the Medical Campaign of Last
Year a Success" was well covered.
In her remarks she told of how the
medical work in Pekin had advanc-
ed, of the hospitals and modern con-
veniences there. She joyously added
There are no barred gates"
Mrs. Van, of Griswold, presented
the literature and told the delegates
of the good things that were in store
for the coming year.
Miss Olivene Hansen. of this city,
favored the large audience with a
recitation that was much appreci-
ated.