The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-09-30
Baptist Sunday School
Officials EIeded /
BTU Officials Are
Listed; SIS Workers
Hear Thornton Tues.

AT a business meeting of the
First Baptist church held after
prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing, the following officers and
teachers were elected: General
officers e. L. Carr, superinten-
DEM; VII. Counts, assistantsuper-
lntendent; R. E. Irby, classified
tlpn superintendent; Mrs. Sara
McFarlane, secretary; Miss
Ethelyn Baine, pianist; Miss Rose
Counts, assistant pianist.
Adult department: N. c.
Hathorn, superintendent; Ivy Nc
Lellan, assistant superintendent
A. l.. Stevens, secretary; Miss
Baine, pianist; Mrs. Monte
Thompson, teacher TEL. class,
Mrs. w. B. Davis, supply teacher.
Mrs. N. c. Hathorn, teacher Ruby
Ray class; Mrs. H, E. Sudduth.
supply teacher; Miss Mamie
Clark, teacher Euzelian class
Marvin Mcclellan, teacher Berear
class; j. j. Smith, Mems Bible
class; j. c. Ritter, supply teacher.
Young Peoples Department
To the young peoples depart
ment were elected Mrs. A. l.
Stevens, superintendent; Mi3
Hazel Brannon, assistant super
intendent; Mrs. Charles RAY
secretary; Miss Willie Martha
Elmore, pianist; Mrs. C. M. DAY.
teacher; Mrs. Leon EnglemanR.
teacher; Wiley HUMPHREYS, teach
er; Mrs. o. K. Campbell, supply
teacher; j. Maugnan, supply
teacher.
intermediate department Off
GERS elected were Mrs. H. c. Nit
chell, superintendent; Mrs. Odes-
sa Brown, secretary; Miss Elaine
Ellard, pianist; Miles Ray, teach
er; Leon Englemann, teacher
Mrs. "A. l.. Branch, teacher; Mrs.
ii. l.. Harrington, teacher.
Teachers and officials in the
Junior department are Mrs. j.
y. Ritter, superintendent; Charles
hay, assistant superintendent
Mrs. G. N. Peden, secretary; NeK
Allen, pianist; H. E. Suddutk.
teacher; Ed Willis, teacher; W. H
Rhodes, teacher; MIS-. Maxine
Mature, teacher; MRS. Walter
Durham, teacher; MISS Billk=
Ruth Mcclellan, teacher.
Primary Eeods Listed
In the primary department arr
Mrs. j. l.. LonginottI, superlnten-
dent; Miss Francis Allen, pianist
Mrs. R. K. Ray, secretary; Mrs.
| =. L. Carr, teacher, Mrs. Alens
Dunn, teacher; and Miss Bessie
Owen, teacher Beginners officen
and teachers are Mrs. c. S. Cri--
der, superintendent; Mrs. Gordon
Allen, assistant superintendent
Mrs. Charles kealhofer, secretary
and pianist; Mrs. Leon Worren
The grade roll department o
ficers and teachers are Mrs.
| w. Majors, superintendent; MI
Vlcey AmmonS, assistant Supe
lntendent; Mrs. r. E. McNee
helper; Mrs. Wilder, helper, ar
Mrs. Atwood, helper. The extel
sion department is composed of
Nh. j. T. Nicely, superintendent:
helpers are w. M. Beachman and
Mrs. A. L. Branch. The visual
education committe is composed
OF II. E. Cooper, chairman, Leon
Engleman, Mrs. NJ c. Hathorn
Mrs. w. P. Taylor, Miles Ray, and
w. w. Waller.
General Officers -
B. T. U. general officers elect
ed at the meeting were Miles
hay, director, Ed Willis, assix-
tent director; = Tor nsend,
secl etSr7-' Miss Joan Day. pianist.
intermediate leader CHOSEN wa
Mrs. Leon Englemann. Junior
leaders ere Miss Maxine Mature
and Miss Bessie Owen.
Story hour leaders ere to b.
Mrs. E. L. Carr and Mrs. Roy
Martin.
Attend Bunuet
Teachers and officers of the
church attended a banquet a
the church on Tuesday evening
with so persons present. The Hon
George Thornton, Kosciusko at
torney, gave an address on Civ
ing Oneself In Christian Service.
Mr.. Thornton's address was
highly inspirational to all those
present and presented challange
to the new officers to givezof their
best in the ensuing year.