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hereby extended to Mrs. Winsborough
and her fellow-workers, and to all
the women of our Clrurch, for their
generous response to this great ob
ject."
ACTION OF THE SYNOD OF VIR
GINIA.
The Advisory Committee of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Virginia Sy
nodical -begs to report as follows:
The work of the Synodical for the
past year has been carried on most
efficiently by tire women, and the past
year has been the best year in its
history. The women are working with
great enthusiaasm and have an or
ganization that is moBt effective. The
members of the Advisory Committee
have tried to render any service that
might be required. The members and
the officers of the Synodical have been
most courteous and are endeavoring
to carry on tbre work according to
Presbyterian methods and rules. New
Auxiliaries are being organized and
the "Circle Plan" is proving to be a
most successful form of work. The
annual meeting of the Synodical will
be held in Richmond in October. It
was the privilege of the chairman of
the committee to attend the last Sy
nodical at Roanoke, as well as to be
present at two or three of the Pres
byteries, and he was greatly impressed
with the results of their work. It
may be of interest to tire Synod to
have some facts for future use as to
the work of the women within the
bounds of the Synod, and they are
herewith presented:
Number of societies In the Synodi
cal, 293; number of members, 17,482.
an increase in membership for the
year of 2,486; number of Survey sub
scribers, 4,671; Church paper sub
scribers, 4,360; copies of Prayer Cal
endar used, 2,130; Mission Study
classes, foreign, 265; home, 214, with
a membership enrolled, foreign, 4,549;
trome, 3,603; Prayer Bands with a
membership of 5,871; women's Bible
classes, 241, with a membership of
2,839; family altars, 1,455; tithers,
2,521; number of volunteers for life
service, 95; societies observing day of
prayer for colleges, 76.
The total amount contributed by the
societies for the year was $182,576,
an increase over the preceding year of
$23,430. The amount per capita was
$10.44.
The officers for the year are: Pres
ident, Mrs. John Bratton, Lynchburg.
Va.; Vice-President, Mrs. D. K. Wal
thall, Waynesboro, Va.; Secretary,
Miss Hilda White, Portsmouth, Va ;
Treasurer, Miss Mary Weddell, Wash
ington, D. C.
Respectfully submitted on behalf or
the committee,
F. T. McFaden, Chairman.
SECOND CHURCH, RICHMOND, VA.
The Rally Day of the Woman's Aux
iliary on Tuesday, October 10th. was
a gratifying success. The c'.iurch wns
beautifully decorated with autumn
leaves and flowers, and. notwithstand
ing the inclemency of 'the weatber,
there were eighty persona pre3ent.
The subject of the afternoon was Ko
rea, and the Auxiliary had the pleas
ure of having a missionary fr.om that
country to bring them a messago. Mr.
and Mrs. Crane were the visitors. Mr.
Crane opened the meeting with devo
tional exercises, and Mrs. Crane, in
native Korean costume, attractively
told of the mission work In that field.
During the social hour which followed
Mrs. Crane exhibited some Korean cu
rios she brad brought with her. Re
freshments were also served.
MEMPHIS, MO.
The Woman's Auxiliary of this
church, of which Rev. E. M. Nesbit
is pastor, has just completed tli~ re
modeling of its manse. In doing thi<<
every convenience has been added that
would make the home more attractive
and a more comfortable home for its
pastor and his family. The work was
undertaken during the pastor's vaca
tion, but could not be completed dur
ing that time, so while the work was
continued the Auxiliary paid his ex
penses at a hotel for six weeks.
The Building Committee consisted
of Mrs. George Simon, Mrs. Alice Rudy,
Mrs. S. W. Dowdall, Mrs. J. C. Kinney
and Mrs. W. T. Reddish.
CONFERENCE FOR COLORED
WOMEN HELI) AT TUSCA
LOOSA, AliA.
"The best yet" was the general con
census of opinion at the close of the
Conference for Colored Women held
at Stillman Institute, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
It was a new Stillman which opened
its doors to the Conference this year.
The old dormitory, which had been
an eye sore so long, had been torn
away. The main building was under
going a real transformation and the
nice new dining-room was very attrac
tive. But best of all, the new dor
mitory for girls had been completed
and in this fine new building the del
egates were housed and most of the
session of the Conference held.
Thto program following was Bible
study, community problems, nursing
and inspirational addresses. The af
ternoons were devoted to classes in
the handicrafts and in playground
work, which was in charge of Miss
Eliska Jones, of Tuscaloosa. The Ala*
bama Extension Service and the State
Board of Health cooperated by send
ing some of their ablest workers,
whose addresses were deeply appreci
ated. Miss Willis, of th'e Extension
Department at Auburn, gave a splen
did series of talks along the line of
dietetics, and Miss Rosabel Jones, of
the Extension Department of Tuske
gee, gave helpful demonstrations in
making home conveniences. The State
Board sent Miss McKenzie, who gavo
a fine series of talks on the care of
babies and young children.
Tbre Bible Hour, under the leader
ship of Mrs. W. E. Hinds, of Auburn,
was entered into with enthusiasm.
The inspirational addresses were very
helpful. These were given by Dr.
Brown and Dean Moore, of Stillman,
and Dr. Lang, of the University of
Alabama. The delegates appreciated
the helpful messages of Mrs. Motte
Martin, who was sent to the Confer
ence by our Foreign Mission Depart
ment.
The two pageants, "The Ten Vir
gins" and "Israel's Womanhood,"
were ably presented by the Tuscaloosa
colored women.
The Conference, too, is much in
debted to Mrs. Reese, one of the dele
gates from Tuscaloosa, who had charge
of the musical part of the program.
There were thirty-eight delegates reg
istered from out of town and forty
four from the city of Tuscaloosa.
Seven States were represented. Mis
sissippi was the banner State with fif
teen delegates.
Several of the local colored minis
ters attended the session. They ex
pressed deep appreciation of the great
helpfulness of the Conference. The
success of this Conference was large
ly due to the able leadership of Ala
bama's Synodical President, Mrs. J. Q.
Snedecor, who has been in charge of
these conferences for the past two
years. In this work the entire faculty
of the Stillman Institute gave untir
ingly of their time and talents.
The earnest interest and keen ap
preciation of the colored women at
tending assured all who participated
that these annual conferences are well
worth while.
PEE DEE PRESBYTERIAL,.
Pee Dee Presbyterial held a Mission
ary Institute in Florence, S. C., on
Thursday, October 6th. It was a most
inspiring and delightful meeting. A
splendid and helpful program was
given by Mrs. M. S. McKinnon, of
Hartsville, President of the Presbyte
rial, assisted most ably by Mrs. An
drew Bramlett, Vice-President of
South Carolina Synodical; Miss Ervin,
of Darlington, and Miss Mabel Hall,
of our Kentucky Mountain Mission.
There were 118 delegates registered
for the institute, a dainty lunch being
served to all in the church parlor by
the Pastor's Aid Circle of the Flor
ence Woman's Auxiliary. After the
adjournment at 4:30 P. M., Mrs. J. L.
Burringer entertained all who attend
ed the institute at tea at her home.
The Woman's Auxiliary is busy be
ginning Mission Study classes and
planning for the Church Paper Can
vass early in November, and will also
observe the Week of Prayer for Home
Missions at the stated time.
CROSSNORE BAGS.
We hope that you have one, as an
individual or a member of an organi
zation. If you belong to any organi
zation that does any form of religious
or social service work, won't you take
an interest in the bags and persuade
that organization to take a bag, fill
it with clothes, house furnishings, etc.,
for our sales, mail it to us and let
us return it to be filled again (don't
put hats in these bags, but in a heavy
paste-board box by themselves). We
buy these bags from an army store
and they cost us forty cents delivered
here. If you are willing to pay for
your bag, we are grateful. If you
want us to furnish It, we are glad to
do it. Please write for one!
We feel sure that the convenience
of having a container always at hand
into which you can put things when
ever you are ready to discard them,
will make the sending much easier for
you, and the "getting" much more fre
quent for us. We can't tell you how
much we need these clothes. It la
impossible for you to realize what
could be accomplished here, and quick
ly, if we had the money, and a little
Front page of spe
cs i a 1 Sunday-school
program for Foreign
Mission Day, Octobcr
20th. If your school
has not received this
program, write to Mr.
K. D. Grant, Box 380,
Nashville, Tenn., and
tell him how many
you will need, and get
to work at once.
money does go a long way toward
making an influential citizen of a
mountain boy or girl. Surely you want
a bag!
To the auxiliaries, I'd like to sug
gest that each circle have a bag. It
will mean sending almost as many
clothes from each circle as have been
coming from the whole Auxiliary. If
the bag is kept in a convenient place
and each circle has a Crossnore sec
retary or "Booster," she will Bee to
it that every time the circle meets
some things are added to the bag,
and before you know It the bag Is
ready to mail. And before you real
ize it the bag will be back again,
empty and begging once more. Please
arrange for this at your earliest op
portunity. Every organized Sunday
school class should have a bag and a
Crossnore "Booster." Put a bag in a
corner of the class-room, and see how
many will come in Sunday morning
with a bundle and drop it into the
bag. They will if the "Booster" Is on
the Job.
Every Christian Endeavor should
brave a bag and a busy "Booster," and
we would get big results. Please try
it! Write for a bag for your Chris
tian Endeavor to-day and have the
"Booster" appointed at the next meet
ing. Tell them that a bag filled means
a boy or girl better educated, better
trained for a bigger and better
life. Beg them to form the habit
of saving their cast-off things and
using them in this way to help
build character ? and each one will
have a neighbor or friend who is not
doing this, but who would if per
suaded, and let the Endeavorer bring
such things to the bag. Send for a
bag and get the Crossnore habit. Then
Crossnore can mean much more to this
big, beautiful world than it does to
day.
MUKFREESBORO, TENN.
Mrs. N. H. Street, of Lonoke, Ark.,
was with the ladies of the First
church September 23d to 26th inclu
sive. She came to teach the Bible,
and a great spiritual blessing accom
panied her work. She knows the
Word, and with the presence of the
Spirit she speaks it with power.
The ladieB delight to speak of her
visit, and, with one accord, testify to
the great spiritual good that was
done. They are hoping that the day
is not far distant when Mrs. Street
will be able to visit them again.