The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-02-01
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
SOCIAL AND BUSINESS MEET
ING HELD AT NJ. e.
CHURCH

A combination Of business and
pleasure resulted in very happy
event in the M. E. Church of this
town, on. Monday evening. 1t was
the occasion of the 4th Quarterly
Conference. At $50 the officials
and their wives sat down to a
bountiful supper, served in the social
basement. There were sixty present.
Mrs. Lawrence Saddler sang
beautifully, and Mrs. A. M. McNamee
pleased all present by a recitation.
Short addresses were made by Dis
trict Superintendent j. w. Colona,
D. D.; pastor, Rev. G. G. Harris; Rev.
Z. w. G.. Rooms, VIM. M. Pogue, w. T.
B. R. Robertson Mrs Howard r..
Brown, and w. l.. Ryan.
| The Ditrict Superintendent then
opened the Quarterly Conference.
Reports were given from every
department. of the church, showing
very gratifying condition.
A forward step was taken to pro-
vide for the social and recreational
needs of the young people. For this
| purpose committee of seven was
ordered, to be nominated by the past
or, and Claude c. Buck was elected
Director Of Social and Reereational
Life. The new church has its Social
Basement well adapted to this
purpose.
1t was noted that Edwin L. Haines
had been, elected the delegate to the
Lay Conference, and Fillmore Sidwell
alternate
The following are the officers elect
ed for the coming year.
Stewards for Rising Sun-W.. T.
B. R. Robertson, H. L. Sheppard, ]. M.
Holden, R. T. Wilson, VIM. M. Pogue,
Edwin Haines, A. M. McNamee, w. L.
Ryan, Gene Shepherd, Mary Garvin,
Gertrude Pogue, Lawrence Sadler,N
Burton Keiholtz,, Feree Johnson, E.
L. Haines, Claude Buck, Mabel
Reynolds, Grace Wilson, w. X. Alice.
Trustees Nv. L. Ryan, w. T. B. r.
Robertson, Edwin Haines, j. L.
Stephens. T. B. Robertson, J. T.
Cameron, Chas. Nields,t Paul Keene,
VIM. L. Ryan.
Unit Leaders-Lidie Campbell,
Mary Smith, Gertrude Pogue, e. L.
Haines,r Emma MeNammee, Mary
Garvin, Mabel Reynolds.
Recording Steward, r. T. Wilson;
District Steward, VIM. M. Pogue;
Reserve District Steward, j. M.
Holden; Com. Steward, E. l.. Haines.
President Epworth League, Mabel
Johnson; President Junior League,
Euva G. Harris; President Womans'
F. Missionary Society, Clara Koons;
President Ladies' Aid, Gene Shep-
herd; Superintendent Sunday School,
w. L. Ryan.
COMMITTEES Apportion ned
Benevolences l.. Haines, HI. L.
Shepherd, Gertrude Pogue, Lewis
Brown; Stewardship Mary Smith.
E. L. Haines, VIM. L. Pogue; Foreign
Missions Clara Koszs, Ann Haines,
Helen Boyle, Mary .Garvin; Home
Missions Hannah Reynolds, Ella
Buck. F. c. Sidwell, Clara Biles;
Religious Instruction-W. G. Koons,
Mabel Reynolds, w. L. Ryan, Ella
Brown, Emma McNamee; Tracts
Claude Buck, Harry Burkins, Lidie
Campbel4e. Made McDougal, Eliz-
abeth Marshall; temperance. M.
Holden, VIM. M. Pogue, Howard
Brown, Alice McNamee; Education.
Mabel Reynolds, Grace Wilson, Julia
SideH,. Ethel Briscoe; Education for
Negroes-Mary Garvin, Mary Smith,
W. J. Boyle; Hospitals-Nellie
Wagner, Hannah Reynolds Gene
Shepherd; Church Records-E. L.
Haines, Claude Buck; Auditing Ac-
counts-Wm. NJ. Pogue, J. M.
Holden, Chas Nields; parsonage
Furniture Aid Society;
Church Music-Mrs Lawrence Sad.
Ter, E. L. Haines,. Pearl Ryan, Grace
Wilson, Edna Brown; Estimating
Ministerial Support-Board OF
Stewards; Examination Local
Preachers-W. G. Koons, w. T. B. r.
Robertson, Fillmore Sidwell; Finance
Cimmittee-W. M. Pogue, e. L.
Haines, Ralph Wilson, Thos. Rober-
son, J. T. Cameron; Trier OF APP
peal-H. L. Shepherd.
Stewards for Sylmar-C alvin
Brown, Lizzie Brown, F. C. Sidwell,
H. r. Brown, Ella Brown, Roland
Marshall, Julia Sidwell, Lydia Percy,
Lewis Brown, Walter Marshall, John
Reynolds, Vim. J BoyIe. Cathleene
Barrett, Rachael Clifford, Annie
Morrison
Trustees for Sylmar-Calvin
Brown, F. G. sidwell, Walter
Marshall. W. J. Boyle, Norman Fell,
II. r. Brown and Lewis Brown.