The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-25
EPISCOPAL WOMEN. MEET AT GADSDEN
Mrs. D. H. Wilson To Preside And Bishop MCDaWeII Is
 One Of Speakers

The thirty-fi fifth annual convention of the Womans auxiliary to the na- ] tional council in the diocese of Ala hama, will be held in Gadsden at the Church of the Holy Comforter on October s0 31 and November 1.
 The convention. which will be pre- sided over by Mrs. D. F. Wilson of Woodward, Ala, diocesan president, will be attended by a large number of delegates from the various branches of the organization in Ala bama.
 The convention opens Tuesday af ternoon at o'clock, with r r~.istration of delegates and the program for the afternoon session includes an ad- dress of welcome by Mrs. s. J. Cum mfngs; response by Mrs. Willard J. Wheeler Birmingham; greetings by former presidents, Mrs. Susan T. Mo Milan, Anniston, and Mrs. Charles Henderson of Troy; presidents ad- dress, Mrs. D. E. Wilson, and reports of officers by Mrt Earle Pltus; l Smith, Montgomery. treasurer Mrs. . J. D. Kirkpatrick. secretary, supply department, and Miss Annalee Fitts, Tuscaloosa, correspondent, Church Periodical club. The Tuesday eve ming service will be featured by an address by Rev. E. C. Seaman, rector ofsthe Church of the Holy Comforter, on '.TWoman's Share in the Nation Wide Campaign
 The Right Rev. William G. Mo Dowell, bishop coadjutor of Alabama, will be the principal speaker of Wed nesday's program, his address being at the evening service. During the convention interesting reports of the chafrmen in charge of special work of the organization will be heard. Among these will be the reports of Miss Annie L. Hobdy of Union Sr1fy y1p prS NItQ offering; Miss Maud F. Kimball of Mobile, educational secretary; Mrs. Ida s. Jolly, church home correspond ert; Mrs. J. Brevard Jones, Mont golnery. Mrs. Susan McMillan. Anni- .ston, Bishop Wilmer scholarship fund; Mrs. D. C. Royall, league of isolated: Mrs. Albert Wilson, Tusca- loosa, gift of life; Mrs. l.. D. McCol- lunn, Bessemer, woman's auxiliary department of Alabama Churchman;' Mrs. Battle Searcy, Tuscaloosa. Ram saur memorial fund; Mrs. l.. George of" Selma, convocation; Mrs. c. B. Herbert of Montgomery, conversations: Mrs. Gus A. Pope, Jr. of Birming- ham, convocation: Mrs. Thomas Nun dy. Huntsville, convocation; Mrs. Myrtel1e Shell, Birmingham, consti- tuition ;.sMrs. Charles Henderson, Troy. woman's auxiliary meeting of Se- vance province; Mrs. Jessie Smith, Sewanee training school; Levin Foster, vice president Young Peoples Service League in Alabama; Miss Elizabeth Freeland Young Peoples conference at Sewaneei Mrs. Howard E! Mussey, secretary Church School Service League.
 The closing session of the conyen ton on Thursday will be marked by an address by Miss Augusta B. Mar tin, who is in charNe of >le church work for Alabama mountaineers. Rer subject will be "The Appeal of the Alabama Mountaineer." Mrs. D. c. Seaman, chairman of the program committee will present an outlined program for the new years work for adoption by the convention, and the closing service will be in charge of Right Rev. William c. Mcdowell.
 A luncheon in the Presbyterian annex at noon on Wednesday and an informal reception at the home of Mrs. Gray Jordan at 4 o'clock that afternoon will be delightful social af- fairs planned for the guests and delegates.