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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1924
Page
6
The Women’s Auxiliary of the Episcopal church met Monday afternoon May 19. An appropriation was sent to aid a Japanese leper colony. The program reviewed deaf mute missionary work, 2600 under church care, begun a century ago, and foreign-born outreach with 15,000,000 foreign-born residents. Next meeting will focus on Christian Social Service.
Members celebrated the twelfth anniversary of the Presbyterian Auxiliary with a Monday gathering at Mrs. Idylla Green’s residence. The event featured a program by eighteen members, questions on Froner Presbyterian women, and a $25 birthday offering toward the Educational Campaign.
The Ladies of the Methodist Missionary Society met at the church to perfect plans and rehearse parts for the final Sisterhood banquet. Circle two met at Mrs Charles Prices West Main street home to arrange plans for a banquet to be served to Netail Merchants Association members on Thursday evening.
Members of the Woman's Baptist Mission Union met in circle groups for study. Circle one with Mrs. John Dobbins had eleven members and two visitors. Circle two at Mrs. W. A. Beal’s featured Mrs. B. M. Burns Sr. Circle three hosted by Mrs. T. S. Henderson drew many members. Circle four at the church had five participants led by Miss Lily Mag Jeter.
The Loyal Women's Council of the Christian church met Monday afternoon at Mrs J L Adams home. Mrs Guy Slocomb led a missionary program and a silver offering was taken for missionary work. refreshments were served and a social hour followed. Mrs Raymond Beard, a loyal member, was reported convalescing in the local hospital. The council recently organized, has a strong slate of officers, with weekly church meetings and monthly council sessions.
The Minerva Church Choir hosted a May gathering at Mrs. J L Adams home to raise funds for church song books. The choir performed a program of old songs, with free will offerings yielding enough for fifty books, followed by a church program and officer elections for the senior league.
Rev. S. K. Kregg, district evangelist for Milam Williamson and Burleson counties, succeeds Rev. S. L. Davis and will preach at the Christian church in Cameron in morning and evening worship on Sunday May 24, 1924. The public is cordially invited.
Last Sunday evening a Senior Epworth League was organized at the Methodist church. All young people between fifteen and thirty are eligible for membership. The organization started with an en-
The Methodist Men's Brotherhood hosts a May Sisterhood banquet with men serving the menu as the ladies do. Mrs R H McIntosh directs a program full of debate and humor as politics and women's rights topics entertain the crowd.
The article praises enhanced church rooms with curtains and draperies and notes Cameron's large per capita Sunday School giving. Roy Baskin leads plans and reviews at a workers council gathering attended by nearly all teachers and officers. Highlights include a women's class of 95, men's classes of 55 and 30–35, and a goal to make Cameron renowned as the Sunday School Town.
On next Sunday at 11 a m the Methodist church invites all members and especially physicians to hear Dr J W Torbett of Marlin district lay leader of the Texas Conference He is nationally known and a strong speaker The Sunday school program advances with two new pianos for departmental work and upgrades in junior and intermediate departments
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