"THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT."
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PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
, Thirtieth Year. No. 23.
Monroe, N. C, Friday, April 27, 1923.
$2.00 Per Year Cash
"THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT."
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ARE MORE ANDREW
JACKSONS IN SOAR
IN UNI0NC0UNTY?
Mrs. Hargett Thinks So and Is
Also Pleased With Several
Well Known Names
DESCRIBES VISIT TO
LOCAL FAIRY LAND
By Mrs. Knox Wolfe-Hargett
Last Sunday was fine and fair, an
incentive to those who generally want
to lounge around at home until the
afternon, then take a long jaunt to
the country. But a 'good crowd was
at Sunday school and preaching over
at Central Methodist church. Some
thing had impelled them to come.
There was no drawing card, nothing
new on, just the delightful sunshine
, that reminded them that God was in
the universe, And the sweet Sabbath
bells were pleading, and the popu
lace listened: "More love to Thee, 0
Christ, more love to Thee."
There were strangers too, travel
ing men, both in Men's class, and
auditorium for preaching. Mr. N.
F.' Smith, of Bristol, Va., was one of
the number. These men carry their
religion over their territory with
them, and being good church loving
and church going people at home
their Sabbath rest is not complete
without the refreshing blessing they
receive from listening to good ser
mons, and good singing. It makes
us glad to see them let their light
; shine. '
We had been with the Philathea
Class the Sunday before, and listened
to a good talk on the lesson from
Mrs. W. J. Hudson, the president of
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the class. jars. o en oeweii, we
teacher, was providentially kept at
home by flu. .We were heartily wel
comed back by the dear ladies of this
class "our first love." But we
were told the following' week.iy the
young pianist, and president of the
Men's Bible class .that-they did hot
wish to have us leave, and to; con-
eider that we were yet their "corres
ponding, secretary," a position, or
rather office, manufactured by these
two friends "on the pur of the mo-
" mentV and they also informed us that
the reorganization of this ; class,
wherein the , "corresponding secreta-
; ry" was not included "did not amount
to anything anyway." So 'all; this
- taffy took lis back, and -we found our
former, secretary, Mr. Zeb Faulkner,
had been transferred to the interme
diate department to fill the vacancy
made by the passing of Mr. Clarence
Laney. How good it is to be able to
to fill up these ranks as the work
ers, or soldiers, drop out We had
as our new secretary Mr. Vann
Secrest. He seemed full of enthusi
asm for the place, and we gave him
a hearty welcome. While a good
many of the class were present, we
missed some of the others. One of
those absent was Mr. J. T. Shute, Jr.:
he was excusable, verily, for he was
being married that morning to Miss
Helen Craig, a, pretty young girl, a
few miles out. , ' ; p ;
Mr. Walter Love, our' teacher, is a
fine expositor of any text that he en
counters, but Sunday he had the beau-,
tiful story of Moses, and he held the
attention of those present, in rapt
ures. He said in part: "You can take
any of the great generals of the past
on up to Foch. and of the great bus
iness men, the Goulds, the Roth
schilds, the Vanderbilts, and all of
these fade in comparison to Moses,
as a general and a business man. Did
he have any automobiles! No. Did
he have any wagons and great gov
ernment stores at his back? '-'No:
and yet God took this little Jew and
Mnf- tn IphH several million Deo-
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pie back to Canaan, through a wil
derness, and for fortv years he led
them, and fed them, and if today a
n-Koot cronoml was told to lead a mil
lion people from North Carolina to
Tennessee ne couia. ao it, unaer me
same circumstances, with no more to
o-o on than Moses had. It was his
great faith that kept them together,
Ki finn business abilitv. and vou
men who are here today, and have
ears, go home and tell them the great
.fnw nf Mnses of how he keDt in-
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tact the ten commandments that God
gave to him, and how he was the u
fustrous legislator of the Israelites,
.nt y,nxo this Mosiac Law as it is
! called, ia practically used the world
over, In moral ana judicial taw even
to this day." , .
Then he made an excellent plea for
oHnration. "Educate your boys. It
was not chance that Moses was hid
j in tha the rushes bv the river.
' It was not chance that Pharaoh's
daughter found him, and his wait
ing sister procured the. nurse she did
for him. uoa was oraenng bij oi uub
Vfino' M children out of EfifVot.
and not by chance was he educated
1 and instructed in all the wisdom of
the Egyptians for the great work
before him. He- had to be fitted for
it, and you who let your boys drop
nt tha hio-h school, and drop out
of college, take this story and profit
hy it. JCOU nave to pe nnea ior uio
1 battles you fight here; then go home
nnf thn wonderful storv of Mo
ses, before your boys." This in sub
stance, constituted air. iove s nne
talk on the lesson, and those who
-;iA n onma that rinv will have no
IBUCU W wv.mw J
part in the prophetical saying that
the little cnurcu paper ui v-iiwai un
tied last week. It said: "The, young
man of today who 'attends church is
n.r,y n Ju the hier man of tomorrow."
Go to any of the chimiches in town
ni norm '-i t"S kctiv men una
MAN WHO FORGOT HIS
NAME LEAVES FOR NORTH
Charlotte, April 25. Feeling posi
tive that his name is . Walter G.
FarnsWorth, but unable yet to say
where he came from, the victim of
amnesia who arrived here last Fri
day from Florida, from which state
he has made his Way by traveling on
trains and in automobiles following
an accident near Plant City, and
who has been cared for by Charlotte
citizens, left this city tonight at 7:30
o'clock for Baltimore, Md., where he
hopes someone will recognize him.
He intends, he stated before leaving,
to visit the banks and hotels in Bal
timore tomorrow, feeling sure that
he will be identified.
' He was accompanied by C. M. By
ers, manager of the Charlotte Standard-Oil
branch, who will go on to
New York. .- '
X-ray specialists here took X-ray
pictures of his head and found that
there were no fractures or blood clots
on the brain. It was at first thought
that his amnesia Resulted from a blow
on the head, as when he came to him
self near Plant City, Fla., he had only
a grip full of soiled clothes, only $30
in money, and his watch, and com
plained here of a pain in the back of
his head. .
His memory seems to be coming
back stronger every day, and just be
fore leaving Charlotte he addressed a
letter to a lady here thanking her for
a kindness, and involuntarily signed
it "Walter G. Farnsworth." '
PROHIBITION OFFICERS
GET LUNCH WITH STILL
Disregarding the inconvenience it
no doubt caused hundreds of pros
pective customers, and absolutely in
considerate oi the fact that the snake
season is even now at hand, says the
Stanly News-Herald, Prohibition- offi
cers J. E. Culp of this county and D.
F. Widenhouse of Concord, raided the
Bear Creek section just nortn of the
Albemarle-Stanneld highway on last
Thursday, smashed a perfectly good
90-gallon still and confiscated 16 gal
Ions of what waa regarded as a good
grade of white sugar loaf "licker."
The still was cocked and primed and
ready to run out this popular bever
age at the rate of several hundred
gallons per day, no doubt, and mdi
cations were that the owners were
on the job up until just a few min
utes before the arrival of the officers,
They; had evidently gotten a Vhunch"
that th-f fleers were- eoming and itad
snatched the large1 copper eap.-off He
still 'and carried it some distance
away where, Messrs. Culp and Widen
house found it in their search. In
attempting to save the cap to the still,
however, the owners lost a perfectly
splendid box of nice country ham and
fried eggs which had just been
brought them for their lunch. This
the officers also confiscated, and Mr,
Culp will testify to the fact that no
better ham has ever made his ac
quaintance.
I he big still was cut in pieces and
the cap brought to Albemarle, to
gether with the 16 gallons of "hootch"
all to the great sorrow of its owners,
whoever they may be, and to the un
speakable .disappointement of some
people who would have had, no doubt,
plenty of good "licker" in their cel
lars at this writing, but for the raid.
The prohibition officers did not see
any persons about thestill and have
not the remotest idea as to who the
ownei-3 are. All they, seemed to know
when they arrived in Albemarle was
that they had destroyed a mighty big
"hootch plant,' teized 16 gallons of
the real article, and got one of the
finest dinners consisting of fine fresh
ham, eggs and large, white, mellow.
biscuits, that it has ever been their
satisfaction to come in contact .with.
"Hello," Monroe Boys!;
' Next week, beginning Sunday, the
29th will be observed by International
Rotary as "Boys Week," and all over
the world the boys problem will be
brought before the public by Rotary
clubs, and much publicity given the
"Boys as a Nation's Greatest Asset."
Sunday, April 29th, will be observed
by members, of the Monroe Rotary
Club as "Boys" day in Sunday school
and churches, at which time all the
boys in twbn are urged to attend some
church both at the Sunday school and
preaching hours. The ministers of the
town have been asked, and have
agreed, to make short talks to the
boys, and the committee in charge,
wishes that all the boys of all the
churches assemble on the lawns of
the churches, immediately after Sun
day school and all march in tozeth
er, where seats will be reserved for
them. The following Rotarians will
be in charge, and march in with the
boys: Methodist Kotanans, Zeb Faulk
ner, Glenn Hawf ield, Hall Wilson,
Baptist Rotarians, Bob Garren, Wal-
, r . J oi m . "r
ier oaunuers, onorty rierson, rres
byterian Rotarians, Walter Hender
son, Jas. Morrow. Episcopal Rotar
ians, HiU Wolfe, Pete Redfearn.
The regular meeting Tuesday will
be devoted to Boys Work. And boys
we came very near telling you a pro
found secret, and we will say, we are
Planning a pleasant surprise for you
iter in the week. .:.-, 4
You don't want to miss Sunday
school and church bunday.
... RQTARY COMMITTEE.
, Unionville Meeting
Service next Sunday, April 29, at
Unionville, p. m, Song service led
by Prof. Hawk. Preaching at 8:20,
also service at 7:45. Preaching
8:15. Service everv dav this week
7:45. Rev. R. E. Menshaw'is preach
ing for us at every service. You are
::i;:.cl C..-ao. J. V.'. CT?.!DZr..
S tephen Mclntyre Makes
Terrific Assault on Klan
Ir a Trial at Lumber ton
On the third page of The Journal
today is the story of the two women
who were beaten m Kobeson county
by masked men, the leader of whom
is alleged to have been an of fleer of
the law. ' The women declare that the
masked and robed men told them'
while brutally beating them that they
were Ku Kluxers. The men are on
trial at Lumberton today in a pre
liminary hearing, and the following
story, of yesterday 'b proceedings 'in
court is told by a staff member of tne
News and Observer in this morning's
paper:; r : 1-
bumberton, April zc Although it
will take most of tomorrow for the
defense to complete the introduction
of a prodigious alibi, it was apparent
at the end of the first day of the pre
liminary hearing of Mike JLawson-,
Chief of Police of the town of Fair
mont, John Hedgepeth and Jule Brog-
den charged with leading a masked
mob that dragged two defenseless wo
men out of their house and whipped
them, will be held for the superior
court to be tried for their lives. -
; Revolting Testimony i
Revolting testimony piled up in
endless detail, and coupled with posi
tive identification of the three men
as leaders of the masked band has
convinced even the attorneys for
the ' defendants that the court can
find nothing but probable Cause
against their clients, despite the fact
that 78 men are going to lend a hand
in establishing an alibi for them. The
$10,000 bail under which the defend
ants were released last week will
probably be revoked. " . . , ' I
" Issue Against Klan
Toward the close of the first day's
hearing the issue was definitely
drawn against the Ku Klux Klan,
when Recorder W. B. Ivey, before
whom the preliminary hearing is be
ing staged, ruled that the prosecu
tion might question defense witnesses
as to their affiliation or sympathy
with tha Klan. ; Stephen Mclntyre,
TWO YOUNGSTERS -
WALK 160 MILES!
Johnson City, Tenn, April 25. I
on 'md ' Charles Hale, thirteen,
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day After a tramp pf 166 miles across
the Appalachian range, following the
death of their father, their only rela
tive, at Hickory, N. C They state
they have been on the trip three
weeks,: sleeping outside every night,
but were furnished ample food by
people living along the .route and
claim to be en route to an aunt living
in Lynchburg, Va.
They reached Johnson City tired
and ragged and applied for direction
at police headquarters. Police offi
cers headed a subscription which citi
zens quickly increased to an amount
sufficient for new shoes and cloth
ing, railroad ticket to Lynchburg, a
hair cut, substantial pocket change
and two big boxes of food. During
the day they were guests at the home
of "Big Jim" . Curtis, a 300-pound
member of the police force, one re
marking "I wish I could stay here all
the time," while the other, at leaving
time, was too overcome to express his
thanks in words. r . r .
JIMMY LOCKHART SAYS
WHAT ME WANTS TO
(Stanly News-Herald.) "
"The man who says the American
people are not interested in the relief
of the disabled ex-service men is a
liar," was one of the strong state
ments made by "Jimmie" Lockhart,
State Commander of the American
Legion, in his able address in the
court house here .last Thursday night.
"Boys, every one has a perfect right
to say what he thinks, and I am go
ing to say what I think when a pol
itician who was a slacker while you
and I were fighting the Germans asks
me to vote for him, I amigoing to say,
'I'll be damned if I do it'," the speaker
said, when he had exhausted about
every means at his command to ex
press his contempt of the man who
shirked his duty during the World
War. Here Mr. Lockhart asked the
ladies present to excuse his seeming
ly rough - expressions, saying, "The
only time I can say what I really want
to say about these slackers is when I
am talking to soldiers. When I am
at home my wife will not let me' say
what I want to say, when I am in
court the judge will not let me ex
press my feelings freely without call
ing me down, but when I am talking
to soldiers I say just what I please
and if anybody don't like it they don't
need to listen to it." '
Jotn McCain, a young colored man,
was killed by the overturning of a
small Ford truck which he was driv
ing on the Rocky River road Tues
day night He worked on the railroad
section and had been to carry some
flour to his mother who lives on Mr.
J. O. Moore's farm. He had delivered
the flour and started back when the
car ran off an embankment down a
long hill and overturned two or
three times. Clyde Hough, his com
panion jumped out and .was not hurt
McCain's back was broken and he died
immediately after the accident. He
was not accustomed to driving and the
car got away with him going down
the hill. Hough spread the news and
Mr. Moore took a wagon pr'l pirriei
the body to the home of iLs boy's
:::o'hcr. TV.o enr was torn up.
who is assisting Solicitor T. A. Mc
Neill and County Solicitor Ertel Car
lyle with the prosecutior was drilling
heavily at that point, ,; ,u,
; . '. Court Room1 Packed. .
Not in all its history has the capi
tal of the State of Robeson wit
nessed quite the scenes that have
transpired here today.- The court
room is bigger than . the average,
accommodating 1,200 people. It was
packed to the highest point in the
gallery. : Outside spectators climbed
in-the trees that gave upon the win
dows of the building. The conges
tion has been' so great that it was
impossible at times for witnesses to
move to the stand. ,
" Where the sympathy of the throng
lies is problematical. . When frail,
care-worn Mrs. Mary Watson, who
swore she was '48 and looks older.
broke down in the midst of her ter
rible story this morning, a wave of
sympathy for her swept over the
house. - Other times; when attorneys
for the defense scored in cross-examination,
there were bursts of approval
applauses. One hears - that it is a
Klan audience.
. Then again when Mclntyre launch
ed into tne invisible Empire, with a
terrific onslought, there was silence,
igain when rtne- three bright little
sons of Mrs.. Hattie Purvis took the
stand and told how their mother was
Snatched from them and carried away
to be beaten, another hush, and when
the two pretty daughters of Mrs.Wat
loii broke 'down over thh story, mur
t wed expressions of pity.
; Legal battles yet to come when the
I ee men are arraigned -with their
.cks-at stake alone will develop as
matter of record whether the at
t ck.on the two women is the out
growth of Main street gossip or small
i wn talk, or whether the two women
" worthy of condemnation and pun
'i menu. Brief flares of both possi
bles cropped up: here and there
roughout the long dramatic day.
NOTTIER CHICKEN DAY
IN PAGELAND POTATOES
rajoland, April 26. A second car
" poultry will be made uo here
htuLt'luoifflaV fid -esdsW3Pntefr
will? be received from two o'clock
Monday till one o'clock Tuesday, May
1st - The price paid will be 21 cents
a pound for hens, 35 cents a pound
for friers, and 10 cents a pound for
roosters. All will be taken that are
brought in. The car load has already
been sold in Northern markets.
About one year ago the Pageland
Potato Warehouse association was
organized and in a short while, with
home capital in modern curing houses
with a capacity of 4,000 crates of a
bushel or a little over, was built
This house was practically filled soon
in the season, and the curing was
done in a satisfactory manner under
scientific methods. The building of
the house, the curing and shipping
of the potatoes was all done under
the direction of experts from Clem
son College and County Agent W. J
Tiller. So from the start everything
has been done according to well laid
plans, insuring success. The follow
ing are the officers of the associa
tion: H. V. Mungo, president; Jno.
A. Arant vice president; G. C. Mor
gan, secretary and treasurer: s. jb
Eubanks, manager. About four cars
in all have, been cured. Three cars
have been shipped and will be mark
eted through the South Carolina
Sweet Potato Association. It can be
safely said that the potato warehouse
has proved a successful venture here.
It will grow in favor with the peo
pie and they will wonder how we did
without it so long. - -
Potatoes will be planted again this
year, and doubtless with the experi
ence of the past a better showing will
be made next year.
The time has come for our farmers
to protect themselves by planting
other crops than cotton. One thing
that has operated against the sweet
potato business is the difficulty of
keeping the potato. The curing ware
house nas solved the problem. Ches
terfield county has the curing houses
and now our farmers can plant po
tatoes. Death of Mr. John Allen Helms
Mr. John A. Helms died Monday
morning, April 23, at four o'clock at
the home of his son, Mr. W. G. Helms
of Sandy Ridge township. Mr. Helms
had been sick but three days. Heart
trouble was the cause of his death.
Mr. Helms was 68 years old, and was
a member of Oak Grove Baptist
church. He was also a veteran of
the Civil War, having served with
honor throughout the full four years.
Mr. Helms is survived by five sons
and one daughter, all living. The sons
are Messrs. B. L.r J. M., J. L., W. G,
and Z. V. Helms. The daughter is
Mrs. S. A. Helms. There are 14
grand children and 13 great, grand
children, all of whom are living.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning at 11 o'clock at Oak
Grove Baptist church by Rev. Zeb
Caudle, the pastor, assisted by Rev.
R. M. Haigler. A large gathering of
relatives and friends attended the fu
nerals A FRIEND.
A "wenie" roast will be given to
the pupils of the Intermediate depart
ment of the First Baptist Sunday
school this afternoon at 5 o'clock at
Lee's upper mill. , '.
MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER
BEFORE WANT FORD CARS
"More people want Ford cars than
ever before," Mr, F. G. Henderson, lo
cal dealer, said today.
"fifty .thousand more Fords were
sold at retail in March than in any
one month in the history of the Ford
Motor Company, according to word
from Detroit. The March sales to
taled 179,64 cars and trucks.
"For a whole year sales have been
running over 100,000 a month, bring
ing a total of 1,429.979 Ford cars
and Trucks into use in the United
States alone since April 1. 1922.
"Here in the Charlotte Branch ter
ritory, of which this city is a part,
the March sales were 9680, a big in
crease over last year for the same
month. The demand for the Ford is
just as great proportionately right
here at home as it is anywhere else in
the country.
"The Company is now operating on
the greatest manufacturing schedule
in its history, so there are more Ford
cars being built than ever before and
improvements in all I the different
types make the Ford the best it has
ever been. ' ' -,
"And Ford cars are now easier to
obtain than ever before because of
the new Ford Weekl- Purchase Plan
which makes it possible for more fam
ilies to have a car Father, mother,
sons and daughters all can partici
pate in the Plan and it is rather sur
prising the number of families who
are taking advantage of it so as
to enjoy the pleasures that come with
automobile ownership."
REV. TIM SIKES SAYS HE
IS VERY FOND OF STOUTS
Stouts, April 26. -I must tell, the
most imporant news first. On Thurs
day, April 19, that old bird with the
long legs and large bill visited Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Vickery and duly pre
sented them with a splendid son.
Mr. H. R. Lewis of Charlotte, who
has recently undertaken the manage
ment of the John s. Blake Drug Co.
at night, visited his mother, Mrs. J.
r. Kitch, last , Wednesday.
Messrs. Murphy and Clarence Con-
der, Mr. Clyde Long and Miss Ora
Hargette, all of whom are working
in Charlotte, week-ended at their
respective homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Yandle and
family have moved . back to their
home here after a brief sojourn in
JNOFWOOd. : -
ui,The following ill-fated people are
sick: Mrs. Tabltha mjfwWSllK'Vt.
C. Carnes, and Miss Inez Carnea.
They have our deepest sympathy.
1 notice continually where men are
prating about the verbosity of -wo
men. It is absolutely calamitous how
prolix the women are to hear these
prosiac men express it Now as a
matter of fact, I don't believe that
the average woman talks more than
the average man. In an editorial
on this subject in last Monday's En
quirer, 1 saw where Doctor Brill,
professor of psychology at New York
University, had attested that women
are undoubtedly -more voluble than
men. I should certainly be pleased to
ascertain the source of his informa
tion. I'm from Missouri. I shall fell
you the reason why men think that
the women overdo themselves talk
ing. It is because they are some
times thwarted in their plan to mon
opolize the conversation. It is i
known fact that to let a man talk
of himself is to keep him interested
Instead of the girl entertaining the
boy it is exactly the opposite. He
entertains her more or less thrilling-
ly with some daring exploit of his.
It is also characteristic of the oppo
site sex to praise themselves. Often
they do this unconsciously.- Is this
not a proof then, since men enjoy
narrations and dissertation so greatly
with themselves as the heroes and
also the narrator that they are more
guilty of volubility than women 7
Also why is it that our most brilliant
orators are invariably men?
We were very much honored in
having with us last Sunday afternoon
the following distinguished men
Our presiding elder. Rev. J. B. Cra
ven, our pastor, Rev. R. E. Hinshaw,
Professor Hawkes, who excels in
music, and Rev. T. A. Sikes, business
manager of the ; North Carolina
Christian Advocate. Rev. Mr. Sikes
made auite an interesting and in
structive talk. Moreover, he preach
ed a splendid sermon. His personal
ity appeals5 to the people. In his
youth he attended church here at
Bethel. In his opening statement he
made the assertion that he had al
ways been grateful to Stouts. That
when he first began his preaching ca
reer at a church he gained the total
of twenty Ritchs and several Houses
to his church from Stouts. He stress
ed ' the importance of keeping ; the
young people at home. One very
true and timely , topic which he dis
cussed was .the flagrancy of people
who complain oi their hardships when
they are working for Christ He
cited the example of Jesus at Geth
semane. How , disheartened He must
have been at the lack of interest
which his disciples portrayed. Which
prompts me to say that one should
never become discouraged at the lack
of interest which is manifested in
spiritual affairs. Half -trying is the
secret of many a failure, and time,
patience, and perseverance will ac
complish all things. Directly at the
close of services, the quarterly con
ference was held. ,
Card of Thanks
. We wish to thank our many friends
and neighbors for their kindness dur
ing; the illness and death of our fa
ther, Mr. J. A. Helms. May God's
richest blessing rest ,unon one and all.
HIGHLY PLEASED
WOMEN CLOSE
THEMEETING
Eleventh Session of Missionary
society Held Here Has Pleas
ant Words of Praise .
MRS. ROBERTSON AGAIN -
ELECTED PRESIDENT
The Woman's 'Missionary Societv
of the1 Western North Carolina Con
ference concluded its three days ses
sion here this morning after a most
inspiring period of work which
brought more than two hundred en
thusiastic and earnest women as dele
gates from all sections of Western
North Carolina. It was the elevnth
annual session, and declared by mem
bers oi the body to be one of the best
ever held.
The program showed exceptional
merit and the lavish hospitality of the
people of the town who opened their
hearts and homes to the visitors waa
a striking feature of the gathering. -
Prominent among the visitors were
Mrs. B. W. Lipscombe, cultivation
secretary in charge of organization;
Miss let.a Judson Turtle, of Mc
Tyeire School, Shanghai, China; Miss
Henrietta Logan, city mission worker
of Charlotte, and Deaconess Fannie
Bame of Charlotte. The attendange
of a large number of ministers from,
the surrounding stations and circiuts
was highly gratifying. Salient fea
tures of the meeting were the splen
did addresses of Mrs. Lipscombe and
Miss Turtle. The devotional 'services
were in keeping with the program
and were inspiring and illuminating.
The president, Mrs. Lucy H. Robert
son, who was reelected, has been at
the helm for many years, guiding and
directing the affair of the organiza
tion with great wisdom and earnest
ness. " ; .
The erganization is composed of
359 societies, Including adults, young
people and children, with a member
ship of 10,638. There are also 60
baby divisions. Forty-one new socie
ties with 1781 ' new members were
added during the year. The organiza
tion is a part of the great Woman's
Missionary Council of 276.000 mem
bers, which raised more than nine '
hundred thousand ' dollars last . year.
The society raised in North Carolina
UsUr.eat J0Qjicijding local .
work. The Conference has had three;,
girls in training at the Scarrett Bi
ble and: Training School in Chicago
the past year and at the recent Coun
cil held at Mobile two of these were
sent as missionaries to the foreign
field, Miss -Mabel Jetton to Brazil
and Miss Blanche Hauser to Korea.
The officers of the insuing year
were elected as follows:
President, Mrs. Lucy H. Robertson,
Greensboro; vice-president, Mrs. W.
W. Hagood, Charlotte: corresponding
ing secretary, Mrs. H. A. Dunham,
Asheville ; recording secretary, Mrs.
W. R. Harres, Asheville; treasurer,
Mrs. P. N. Peacock, Salisbury, assist
ant treasurer, Mrs. W, J, Fraley, Sal
isbury; supterintendent mission study,
Mrs. R. W. Courtney, Thomasville;
superintendent social service, . Mrs.
Pierce Wyche, Charlotte; superinten
dent supplies, Mrs, J. U, Hauss, Thom
asville; superintendent of publicity
distribution of literature Mrs, S. H.
Isler, Greensboro: missionary editor
North Carolina Christian Advocate,
Mrs. H. K. Boyer, Mt Airy; superin
tendent of young people's work, Mrs.
C. C. Weaver, Monroe; superintendent
of children's work. Miss Amy Hack
ney, Asheville.
The first public service was held
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock and was
featured by a talk by Mrs. H. A. Dur
ham of Asheville, Conference Corres
ponding Secretary. Her "Echoes
from the' Council" was both interest
ing and instructive. Greetings were
given the delegates from the various
churches of the city and an informal
reception was' held at the church.
After the devotional Wednesday
morning, 'conducted by Mrs. M. B.
Goodwin of Morganton, organization)
was perfected and Mrs. Lucy H. Rob
ertson, president of the; conference,
made her address. . Mrs. H. A. Dur
ham of Asheville gave her report, .
which showed a gain of 41 societies,
making a total of 359, wiith a mem
bership of 10,538, and $42,000 was
raised in dues, pledges, etc. Badges
were presented to the societies who
had made the roll of honor. The re
port of the treasurer, Mrs. P. N. Pea
cock of Salisbury, was very gratify
ing. Mrs. B. W. Lipscomb, organization
secretary of Nashville, Tenn., made
an address on "Building by Litera-r
ture and Money," which was very '
inspiring. 1 ,.':.-.,.
Mrs. W. C. Houston's (of Concord)
report was read by Miss Pat Adams,
and Mrs. J. v. wnson of High r"omt
gave a report of her work as editor
of the Woman's Page in the N. CV
Christian Advocate. .
Mrs. ,R. M. . Courtney, Mrs. Fred
Siler and Mrs. J. il. Harris gave re
ports on Mission Study, Social Ser
vice and supplies. ' .
The City Mission Workers, Misses
Fannie Bame and Henrietta Logan,
told interestingly of their work, '
The evening session waa featured
y- an address by Miss Lila Turtle,
missionary from Shanghai, China,
who told of the progress of the work,
how the McTyeire School was self
supporting, and the1 girls being noted
for their personality and ability were
chosen for Y. W. C. A work- The
need is for more buildings. , ,
Thursday morning was taken ui
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