The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-03
SOCIETIES OPEN
ANNUAL MEETING
Appeal Made for Aid in I'M
proving Conditions in New
Mexico.

eighteenth annual meeting Of theI
iwoman's Home and Foreign MIST
sfouary Societies of the Gra1fon
Presbytery opened last night with
an interesting address by MISS
Lucy H. Dawson, general secre-:
tarys Of the Woman's board OF noun,
missions, who spoke mainly aoou.
Siconditions existing i'll the soutn-
western part of the United osaees
Gand especially in Ne" Me2lco'
AnThere. are 1,75o,o0o SPANS
speaking people in the great souta,
west" declared Miss Dawson. ana
I've bought them with the land we.
purchased. At least they had no.
saw. We purchased the soil, ana
3fa5{S}ey were there OF course they
Game under the jurisdiction or tne
SSgnited States. But. we have done
gSEerrv little for them" she declared.
s5S e(I- 9goyernment is not giving
adequate educational fac1ll-
s ssSs for one thing"
u mentioned two crucifixions
Il O occurred in New Mexico
seaft ago at Easter time as prool
ST the. lack of education ana eSpee-
Tally of Christian education. lnese
S5op,c; she said. believed mat thoS
MI s5SSssyre:rs i: onoEinG Jesus by doInT th's
~ Miss Dawson EMPHASIZE y.
vinsomeness and attracuveHs
NJ and<sde Of the people o. 80,
III exico to, hear the truth apouI
36Jesifs.1 and reiterated that the go,
Z c%rn1Isaeent is not doing what should
) be done for these people OF anlsh
Re- decent.l
stress was also laid upon the
work D eeded among the Indians.
"a = d5Sshe said that, while in the eas'
.G ~ sHre not so particular whether
n n :, tor woman is Christian OF
.ssSnotsEsin The southwest there are NJ
y 7 shades man must be either
~ hack or white-a Christian or no
Christian.
3S3 Referring to foreign mission
work, Miss Dawson said that Tue
greatest drawback to the success
.s OF the foreign missionary Is me
M fact that Christianity IS not ~
!. 4 operation in America. There arr
.s$5s saSI,, NJ areas untouched by Chris
$tianity she said. and those people
35SSjn China and Japan know IT;
" fter Miss Dawson's address,
; shrrs ". S. Mayors of Fairmont.
who presided at the meeting an
snonced that an informal reception
4 would be given the guests De.
t3lirhtful Refreshments consisting OIL
lice cream. cake, and coffee were
A sserycd. and a very pleasant Socii'
hour was enjoyed by the arg ,s
Isl number of pcorln prcSsnt
Committee in charge OF the reosp,
Eastion and Refreshments was con
! 5nnosed of Mrs. Harry Beatty char
II Nm Mrs r. NJ Hite and Mrs.
The following program will ee
a9d erod tomorrow. with Mrs.
James S. Stewart of MorganIo"n
presiding: ...
Devotional service-Mrs. }
Downs. Buckhannon; roll cav ~
delegates; report OF feG 9 Gt,,art
Rotary. Mrs, John snnnd-
\ 10 !. : Sc secretary. Miss Hettie n.
D yonng.F Clarksburg; reports Of euu
cation secretary. Mrs. E. 3; 1u.
8 5ner Ola ksburg; report OF llterA-
4 - +,,ra secretary, Miss Abbie Gandy
2s. 4s5NTorrantown: report of overseas
bnenita1 secretary, Mrs Mary y
M Emery. Morgantown; report o.
missionary correspondent, MIS-. }
:.s n Asper, Buckhannon; MUS ~
AZ ;Sc5s; Mrs: E. M >. Mose!; a., j,
report of con comm W. w
I'm resbyteriaL constitution M
t
Il d;scnssion and adoption of constr
sntion, announcements and min
5Sis5.SS 1ntes. prayer; on recess.
80 THURSDAY. $50 Pm.
Devotional service, Mrs. r.
1,i+terb ouse Weston; address
sS3t.creater Strength for Greater
SATasks.'' Mrs. n G. seqet Tir
Fairmont president of west VIZ
5rinia Synodica1 Society; music an
Offering reports OF committees
election Of officers. - + leading snt on
~ Tba Personnel of the committees
is as fonows:: Nominating-Miss
jennie 1 Wilson. Clarksburg; Mrs.
NJ. f. Hamilton, Mann!ngton'
Mrs. J. H. Beckman. Fairmont
PIace-Mrs. C. c. Robb. Fairmon3
Ms r. S. Suddarth. Grafton;
Mrs. D. A Smith. Terra Alta: Re
Ea;rmont; Mrs s. A. Pratt, King
wood; Mrs w c. Mcheenhan'
o Clarksburg.