The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-26
chinese Openly Defy New Japanese Program
METHODIST WOMEN OF VINO.
CONFERENCE ADOPT %6,5OO
BUDGET FOR ENSUING YEAR
Concord Is Chosen Next
Meeting Place; Cut in
Armaments, Other Ad-
vance Moves Favored

Selection of Concord as the
place for the 1895 meeting, cleo
ton of district secretaries, read
ing and approval of several conf
mittee reports and adoption of
resolutions of appreciation for the
work of officers and the hospi-
tally of Hendersonville people,
marked the concluding session of
the annual conference of the Wo-
mans Missionary Society of the
Western North Carolina confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, here this morning.
Statesville and Albemarle also is-
sued invitations for next year. 1t
has been % years since the So
ciety convened at Concord, where
there are six Methodist churches.
The conference opened Tues
day and was attended by large
congregations, approximately l.
900 having been present at the
sessions Wednesday when the high
mark was reached.
In adopting reports this MORN
ing, the conference went on rec
ord as favoring:
1.-Anti-lynching, reduction OF
ornaments and munitions indus
try investigation bills now in the
national congress, the conference
secretary being instructed to COM
municate this stand to senators
and representatives.
. 2.-Education Of youth on the
evil effects of alcohol; co-opera-
ton with schools and the W. c.
T. u, in temperance programs,
and the liberal distribution Of
temperance literature.
3.-Community surveys to de-
termine religious, social and civic
needs, and the adoption of speci-
fic projects by the auxiliaries.
4.-The intensive cultivation Of
young women as members of the
society, with 1000 new members
and SO new auxiliaries as the con-
ference goal.
5.-Allotment of a rural soci-
ETY. to each city society to increase
the influence of the organization
throughout the conference.
CAN intensive campaign to
increase the number of subscrip-
jtions to The World Outlook and
the North Carolina Christian Adj
vocate, official church publica-
lions.
Mrs. w. R. Harris conference
secretary, was reappointed as ed
itor of the missionary society
page in The Advocate.
! A conference budget of SAG, 500
for the year was adopted.
! District secretaries elected to-
day are:
! Asheville-Miss Amy Hackney.
Charlotte = Mrs. w. c. Wake
field.
Gastonia-Mrs. Ivey Starnes.
Greensboro-Mrs. M. R. Ban
ner.
Mt. Airy-Mrs. j. L. VOLT Z,
Marion-Mrs. Arthur Harrilt.
Salisbury-Mrs. z. V. Moss.
| Statesville - Mrs. A. D. Aber-
nathy.
Waynesville-Mrs. Geo. Hamp'
ton.
Winston-Salem - Mrs. j. 6.
Sterling.
An automobile tour to the Ka::
nuga and Flat Rock sections and
| up Jumpoff mountain was an en-
tertainment feature of Wednes-
day afternoon following the cleo
ton of officers. Preceding the
drive, city police officers blocked
off the street in front of the
church and there approximately
rs automobiles, many of them
driven by missionary society wo-
men of other churches, lined up
| four or five abreast. More than
800 visiting women then occupied
the cars and the tour was started,
| led by Mrs. Charles Chevis as
chairman of the committee in
charge. The tour occupied almost
two hours.
The session last night was fea-
tured by a public worship service,
an address, "a New World" by
Miss Leila Epps, missionary from
| Brazil, and a pledge service.