The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-04
SOC1ET T Y
Semi Meeting
 To Be Held

The Federation of Missions will hold It's semi-annual m eeting Thurs day morning, November 8, 10:3O o'clock, at the Southside Baptist church, in the Sunday school audi torium.
 The federation includes in it's mem- hership women from all the evangeli- cal churches of the city. It was organized in 1910, the inspiration be- ing the celebration of the year of Jubilee, which was the fiftieth an naversary of the organization of women's work for foreign missions The object of the federation is to bring about closer relationship among the women of the Birming ham churches, for in meeting to- z gether they get inspiration, new ideas. new methods of work and a vision of the work of the church uni versal.
 This organization contributes only to one fund, which is used for mis- sionary work among the lepers. The ieper mission Is an interdenomina- tiona1 work and all funds go through the New York offices.
 < At a meeting held in May, in the First Methodist church, Mrs. w. M. Danner, secretary of American Ms sions to Lepers, with headquarters in 2 New York city, was present, and in- Z troduced to the women Pete" the . pig bank. Under the direction of Mrs. 7 W. N. Todd, great number of these pigs have Round homes and are be- ing fattened for the pig killing" to be held at the meeting at the South side church Thursday morning.
 Each church was asked to have a program on the lepers at an auxiliary meeting sometime during the year when they should take an offering for the lepers and open the pig banks. This offering from the diff N1ril1 be reported on at Thursdays meet ing.
 There are one hundred leper col onies throughout the world including one in Louisiana.
 The following is from a letter : which has been received from Rev. j.. Kelly Unger. missionary to the lepers kwangju, Korea.
 The winter leper beggars have all ways presented to me pathetic problem at Kwangju. When the an- nual cold weather starts they come in large numbers, begging and plead ing in their helplessness and despair to be taken into our colony. They come determined not to take no, as they have nowhere to go, and stay around until we have to do something for them to relieve their despair. Their crying need necessitated the build ing of mud huts' into which we could 2 house the overflow from the ex- posture of the winter snows and rain, and in this way care for them during the six months of winter weather. Last winter we had 100 of these un- fortunates The three mud huts' were originally built to accommodate about 35 cases, but last winter they could not all sleep on the floor at one time So they slept soldier fashion in relays. These lepers were taken for only six months of winter. The rest of the year they were to go out and beg for their force. We gave them S2 each per month the past winter, on this they all succeeded in living and producing a smile for me on my daily visits.
 Winter will soon be with us again, which means more suffering. If the LOT dhas blessed you with worldly goods and you want a part with us in this needy work send your remit tance to Mir. W. M. Danner, secretary of American Mission to Lepers, 1856 Fifth avenue. New York city,"
 The officers of the federation are as follows:
 President. Mrs. IT. N. McTyeire; vice president, Mrs. B. P. Mims; recording secretary Mrs. D. R. Searles; cor responding secretary, Miss Elizabeth Chapman; treasurer, Mrs. F. T. Pitt man; literature, Mrs. C. w. Hinkle; leper work, Mrs. J. W. Donnelly; publicity Mrs. T. W. Winton.
 pr. James Dillard will open the meeting with prayer, the devotional will be conducted by Mrs. I. RI Blount and Mrs. l.. D. King will sing a solo.
 Miss Ann Souther, missionary to h. land Africa, who is spending the winter With relatives in the city. will talk of the wo1S in her field in
 Mrs. H. N. McTyeire. president, will preside.
 . The denominational vice presidents . are as follows: Presbyterian. IT $ Mrs. w S. Webster, Mrs. Frank M Jones; Baptist, Mrs. w. w. Bussv, Mrs. H. c. Abbott; Methodist, Mrs. V. M. Randolph, Mrs. R. w. White: Episcopal, Mrs. Willard Wheeler; Methodist, Mrs. T. s. Dean; Presby-