The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-04
Bly, Products Missionary Society psE sE

With the Woman's Missionary so-
 ciety. Mrs. Ernest Redd, chairman, as
 the ceu stone of the woman's work at Hi-l-ands Methodist church. the
 'by-products" from this organization if l might so express it, are the 12 | circles" or bands" which include the entire membership of the society. The work that the good women of this church are doing and have done In the past stands on record as being one of the greatest achievements in church work which has ever been ac- eomplished iR this community, and shows that when women undertake a matter, whether it is spiritual com mercial, social or otherwise. they are always to be relied upon to do it, and
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 This year Mrs. Laura Hagood Alex ander has been chosen as the general
 chairman of the 12 circles, all of
 which have made their plans for the
 years work on a broad and compre-
 hensive scale
 Mrs. Alexander has entered upon
 her duties with enthusiasm and en-
 ergy and speaks in optimistic terms of the great work which is set before
 the women of Highlands Methodist church to accomplish this year.
 With such chairmen as have been chosen for the 12 circles of our church nothing but success could be ahead of us," said MT Alexander in speaking of the work yesterday. Mrs. Charles J. Perry. Mrs. Ed Warren, Mrs, F. NJ. Mason. Mrs. Richard w. Massey, Mrs R. D. Burgher, Mrs E. M. Cousins, Mrs. S. A. Lyle, Mrs. T. NJ Nesbit. Mrs. Eugene Smith, Mrs. Charles Duncan, Mrs Edwin Fitz- gerald and Miss May Ida Wood con stitute the chairmen of the 12 cir cies and each has worked out her especial line of endeavor for the com ing year.
 Last year our circles raised a large amount of money going up into the thousands of dollars. Each band Is pledged to a certain sum. and this, it is hoped. will be raised by per sanal pledges or tithing rather than by the giving of entertainments and other affairs. The main idea is to make our individual pledges or tithe. and by so doing each member of each circle can easily contribute her part. Harvest Day Is celebrated toward the end of the year when all the mis- sionary societies in the district meet and give a report of the years work and make a gift. The past year it was s1,O00.
 "The woman's Missionary society this year has instituted one of the hest religious features which we have ever had" Mrs. Alexander said, "and that is the Bible studies which pr. W. R. Hendrix, our beloved pastor, IS giving each Monday afternoon. His taa 1,s sv,er 1 fnr Nfraf ffsr, pleasure to us as well as highly edu- cational.
 "We have an honor roll for our cir cles or bands which has standard 1 of excellence to be achieved before the circle can be enrolled. and we | find this quite an inspiration to our | The social side of our work | is emphasized because the meetings | bring us in closer touch with each | other, and we grow to know one an- other more intimately, and especially | is this effective in the case of the | new members Of our church. The re- ligious programs which we follow are | sn inspiration to us, and we derive | much spiritual benefit from this | phase of our work. Especially beau tiful and effective have been the | weeks of prayer which the Womans | MISSIONARY society mas ueNeloped anu | at one time we had the neighbor- hood prayer meetings, which proved | very stimulating and helpful.
 Our pledge to the conference work | each year is S1,100.' Mrs. Alexander | said, and all the rest of our funds | which the 12 circles raise goes to home and foreign missions. We con- tribute to the Eva Conner home, Ems ley Community House, the almshouse | and others. To the city mission board | we pledge s75 month which is dis tributed to local charities, the city |