The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
MI. Kinds ToB Be
Speaker At
Federation

Annual meeting of the Birmingham
Federation Of Women's Missionary
societies to be held at the First Chris
tian church Thursday morning, May 8,
1924, from 10 to 1 o'clock, will be an
impsrtant gathering of women from
the various churches over the city Of
all the denominations.
Meeting opens at. 10 O'Clock with the
following program: Devotional exer-
cises followed by report of the regis
tration COMMITTEES and annual reports
Of federation officers. Taking part in
this program win be the president
Mrs. FL. N. McTyeire; corresponding
secretary, Miss Elizabeth Chapman; re-
eording secretary, Mrs. Miriam o.
Searles; treasurer, Mrs. r.. T. Pitt
man. - mg -
Report Of the contributions to leper
work Of all the denominations win be
made by Mrs. c. A. Donnelly, chair
man of leper work.
Appointments. of committees will fol-
low and 1.-The minutes Of the last meet
ing and all unfinished business taken
up and also new business.
Mrs. wv. o.. Kinds Of Auburn, presi.
dent of Alabama Synodical Auxiliary
of the Presbyterian church in the
United States, will be the speaker Of
the day. Mrs. Kinds was the Ala.
bama delegate to the Missionary Con
ferences Of America, which met in New
York in January, 1924. A splendid
report of this great conference win be
given by Mrs. Kinds and be of much
interest to all members Of missionary
societies.
Following Mrs. Kinds talk will be
the report of the nominating committee
Mrs. b. p. Minis, chairman, and the
election and installation of officers
after which the federation will adjourn
and a box luncheon served. the plan be,
ing for each one to bring a small box
lunch for two, sthe hostess church fur.
nishing coffee and salad.
Mrs. H. N. McTyeire, president, will
preside over the meeting. Mrs. N. T.
Kitchens, viii lead the devotional ex-
ercise and Mrs. William T. Ward will
sing, accompanied by Mrs. j. r. Nc
Wane.
The aim of the federation is to en-.
large the knowledge of missions, to in.
crease the efficiency of workers, to en-
courage women in systematic beneyol
ence, to compare methods and join in
united prayer for missions.
UNCONVENTIONAL vice presidents, with
the general officers, form the executive
board. There are two meetings of tbs
federation a year, one in May and one
in October.
The work of the UNCONVENTIONAL yict
presidents is to keep list of all mis-
sionary societies of their denomination
and to communicate to the societie.
the plans and actions of the federation
and to seek their cooperation in TIN
work undertaken by the federation
Leper work has always had place II
the activities Of the federation. &
This year there has been much in
terest created among the women Of thi
federation, as the result-of Mr.. Dan.
ner's visit last May, at the meeting Of
the federation held at the First Method
ist church. Mrs. Todd and Mrs, e
A. Donnelly have, through the efforts Of
the denominational vice presidents, dis
tributed throughout the city pig banks
with request that they be opened
semi-annually.
A large attendance is expected at the
meeting Thursday, as tits the annual
meeting and important business viii
come before the federation.