The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-10
Three Day Meeting To Be
Held In First Baptist
Church Here

- ooIL dIllIudi COitfCIlI4Ol Ill IlS
First Baptist church here March r.
IA.
Preparations are now being made
to care for the more than 800 dele
gates from over the state who are
expected to attend the three day
meeting.
The convention will begin Tues.
day afternoon at 8 o'clock when a
conference Of the members Of the
executive committee, associational
superintendent, divisional leaders
and young peoples leaders will be
held.
Young Peoples Hour
Tuesday night at 1880 o'clock
there will be a young peoples hour,
with Miss Mary Currin, young PEG.
pies secretary, presiding.
The convention proper will be or.
gained at a meeting to begin Wed
nesday morning at 10 o'clock, and
a special service will be held Wed
nesday night at 7:30 o'clock.
Business sessions will continue
Thursday morning and afternoon.
Conferences on ". NJ. U. methods
and young peoples work will be held
Wednesday and Thursday at 8:3(
a. m., with a mission study confe
renee also being scheduled for the
latter hour.
Officers of the union are Mrs. ]
Clyde Turner, Of Greensboro, presi
dent: Mrs. wesley N. Jones, of Ra.
leigh, president emeritus. Mrs. j. S
Farmer, of Raleigh, vice.president ;
Mrs. Earl c. James, of Elkin, vice
president; Mrs. w. D. Briggs, exc
cutive secretary and Miss Ora AL
ford, of Raleigh, treasurer.
Local committee chairmen are
Mrs. G. B. Phillips, general chair
address; Mrs. J. D. Freeman, hos.
man; Mrs. H. A. Handy, welcome
pitality; Mrs. D. M. Darden, regis
tration; Mrs. John A. Stevens
transportation; Mrs. W. C. Nichols,
badge; Mrs. E. H. Pope, luncheon :
Mrs. ]. G. Middleton, exhibit; Mrs
Jennie Muse and Mrs. w. H. Grant,
%postoffice and information; Miss
Margaret Russ, usher; Mrs. L. F.
Gore, decoration; M S Helen
Smith, music; Mrs. Leon Futrelle,
finance.
The program Of the three.day
meet follows:
Tuesday, 8 P. M.
conference-Executive committee
associational superintendent, divi-
sional leaders, and Young Peoples
leaders.
Hymn-How Firm a Foundation,
Devotional-Mrs. W. c. Dicksey,
superintendent, Wilmington associa
ton.
Roll call.
Recommendations of executive
committee.
Discussion.
Prayer.
Tuesday, $50 p. M.
Young Peoples Hour
Miss Mary Currin, Young Peoples
secretary, presiding.
youth Steadfast for Christ"
Hymn-How Firm a Foundation
Devotional - Youth continuing
steadfast, Miss Elizabeth H a ! /
Shanghai, China.
Special music.
Youth and the way of missionar.
educational demonstration pre-
senting 1889 young peoples work
and the value of missionary educa
ton. Sunbeams-shining along the
way, Wilmington Sunbeams.
Girls auxiliary-Gladly learning
the way, Wilmington girls auxiliar,
les. Speaker, Miss Louise Murray,
Temple Baptist church., Whining.
ton.
Royal ambassadors - royalty fol-
lowing the way, Wilmington royal
ambassadors. Speaker, William
Hooper Wilson, Clinton.
Young Woman's auxiliary - Ear
nestly proclaiming the way, VIII
m!ngton young woman's auxiliar-
les. Speaker, Miss Marie Compton,
Winston-Salem.
Message - That youth be stead.
fast Miss Juliette Mather, young
peoples secretary, woman's mission
airy union, Southern Baptist con
| vention.
Wednesday, 10 "A. M.
Hymn-HoW Firm a Foundation
PIP.
fast, Mrs. Everett Gill, Wake For
est:
Organization.
Greetings - Mrs. Howard Handy
Wilmington.
Response - Mrs. T. C. Robbins
High Point.
Recognition of visitors.
Abounding-In Works, executive
secretary. Liberality, treasurer. Op
portunity, Young Peoples secre
tar:y.
Hymn-The Church's One Foun'
dation ~ 40.
Astounding in the divisions-Ashe
vile, Mrs. J. r. Morgan, Waynes'
vile. Charlotte, Mrs. B. K. Mason.
Winston.Salem. Elizabeth City, Mrs
e. B. Beasley, Fountain. Greens
boro, Mrs. w. r. Stone Durham
Wilmington, Miss Macy Cox, Mag
nolia.
Recognition of new divisional
superintendent.
Special music.
Presidents message - Our un'
changing purpose. :
Appointment Of committees. 9
Election of nominating commit