Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-06-14
DISTRICT w. III. Nj. SOCIETY
TWO DAY SESSION HERE

The annual meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary society
of the Cambridge District of the
Northeast Ohio Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, held at
the M. E. church here, closed last
Friday evening, after a two days
session. It followed Immediately
the two days session of the Epworth
League convention of the district. an
account of which was given last
week The program about as pub
lished in this paper, was carried
out, there being only few changes.
One exception was the memorial SER
vice of Thursday afternoon. This
was announced to be in charge of
Mrs. Keyes. She was unable to be
present, and her place was capably
filled by Miss Cora Whipple.
About so delegates were in at
tendance from the various churches
of the district. These were met at
the trains by local people, with cars,
and conveyed to the church where
they were served with lunch. Fol
lowing the Thursday afternoon ses-
sion they were taken for auto rides,
which they seemed to enjoy very
much, and then were conveyed to the
various homes to which they had
been assigned during their stay
here.
Thursday evening the visitors,
and others to the number of about
200 in all. enjoyed banquet, this
taking place in the parlors of the
Presbyterian church, ladies of that
church having been engaged to fur
nish and serve the supper, which
was fine, and this was an interesting
feature of the convention and enjoy
ed by those who participated.
Following the banquet, they re-
paired to the M. E. church where
the night services as previously an
nounced took place. The main fea-
ture of the Thursday evening meet
ing was the pageant-"The Soul of
the City," put on by the Queen Es-
ther society of the local church, un-
der the direction of Mrs. F. w. Coch-
ran, president of the society. About
so girls took part in the pageant,
which was very enjoyable. In con-
nection with it fine solo was rem
dered by Miss Blanche Danford.
Officers chosen by the missionary
society for the ensuing year, and in
stalled by Rev. J. w. Dowds, were
as follows:
President. Mrs. Howard Miller,
Coshocton; First Vice President,
Mrs. P. H. Westhafer. New Phila-
delphia; Second Vice President, Mrs.
R. A. Pelt, Pleasant City; Third
Vice President, Mrs. J. H. Stalker,
McConnelsville; Fourth Vice Presi-
dent, Mrs. O. A. Schultheis, Macks-
burg; Recording Secretary, Miss Jes-
sic Grimes, Cambridge; Assistant
Recording Secretary, Mrs. E. c..
Lawyer, Cambridge; Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. H. E. Cox, 1920 Wal
nut street, Coshocton; Treasurer,
Mrs. A. R. Stallings, Dexter City;
Auditor, Mr.. j. @. Miller, Dexter
City; Secretary Young Peoples
Work. Mrs. E. r. Forster, New Phil
adelphia; Sc e ary Children's
Work, Mrs. j. L. Starr, Cambridge:
Secretary Conference Membership,
Mrs. C. M. Redding, Dexter City.
Department Secretaries: Missionary
Education, Miss Mary Maxwell, w.
Lafayette; Mite Boxes, Mrs. J. C.
Ogle, Macksburg; Christian Steward
ship, Mrs. John Stewart, New Phil
adelphia; Supplies, Mrs. F. C. Ran
kin, Cambridge; Temperance, Mrs.
c. w. Campbell, Cambridge; Evan
gelism, Mrs. NJ H. Mccormack, CO.
shocton; Bequest and Devise, Mrs.
VIM. Riby, Sr., Cambridge; Life Ser
vice, Miss Cora Whipple, McCon-
nelsville; Thank Offering, Mrs. R. T.
Lowman, Cumberland.
The officers Of the local society
under whose auspices the district
convention was held here, are Mrs.
G. w. Kennedy, president; Mrs. R.
o. McRae, vice president; Mrs. w.
A. COsgrave, secretary: Mrs. G. S.
Dye, treasurer; Mrs. C. H. Bowen,
mite box secretary: Mrs. Belle
Scott, secretary of supplies. Circles
working under this local society are
the Queen Esthers, the Home
Guards and the Mothers Jewels.
The Francis Asbury circle, another
society, composed Of
young women Of the church, render
ed valuable assistance In the ar
ranging and carrying out Of plans
incident to the convention.