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Board Rooms, Oct. 16, 1934. (Tuesday)
The Board met in annual session at 9.30 A. M. with
the President presiding.
The devotional exercises were led by Bro. R. S.
Jones.
The following were present:
STATE MEMBERS: J. F. Vines, Mo.; F. A. Davis, Md. ; G. B.
Bobo, S. C.; J. L. White, Fla.; H. M. Fugate, Ga. ; F. F.
Gibson, Ky. ; J. H. Anderson, Tenn. ; J. M. Kester, N. C.;
T. W. Medearis, Okla.; W. R. White,
Тех.;
W. E. Holcomb, Miss
LOCAL MEMBERS: Mrs. J. P. Thomas,
С.
G. Coleman, J. L.
Slaughter, W. A. Harris, Mrs. Carrie W. Moore, L. Howard
Jenkins, R. E. Gaines, Mrs. Simeon Atkinson, Wade Bryant,
S. T. Matthews, Miss Alta Foster, S. B. Cousins, Hill Mon¬
tague, J. Loving, R. A. Williams, Jesse Binford, Mrs.
John J. Wicker,
Also Exec. Secretary, Charles E. Maddry, Miss Jessie
Ford and Miss Inabelle Coleman, Secretaries, and E. P. Buxton
Treasurer.
VISITORS: Dr. and Mrs. Ira D. Knight, Miss Addie Cox of
Kaifeng, China, J. B. Hipps of Shanghai, China, Mrs. Charles
E. Maddry, Geo. W. Griffin, N. C. , Mrs. T. W. Medearis,
Oklahoma, M. G. White of Bahia, Brazil, Miss Varina Brown,
Anderson, South Carolina, Dr. H. L. Spencer, Hattiesburg, Mis
Dr. R. K. Corder, Picayune, Mississippi.
The Board proceeded to organization and elected the
following:
President: L. Howard Jenkins
Vice-President: J. H. Anderson
Attorney: Hill Montague
Auditor: Basil M. Gwathmey
Recording Secretary:
V/.
A. Harris
Executive Secretary: Charles E. Maddry
Treasurer: E. P. Buxton
Med. Director: J. G. Loving
The tentative program was adopted.
The Executive Secretary, Dr. Maddry, reported on
his visit to the various fields.
The Board entered into the examination of mission¬
aries for appointment.
Miss Sallie James came before the Board for appoint
ment to China. She was accepted.
Miss Frances Hudson was examined for appointment
to China and was accepted.
Dr. S.
V/.
Vance was examined for appointment to
Yangchow, China, and was accepted.
On the recommendation of the Executive Secretary
the following were also appointed:
Wesley W. Lawton, Jr. .Kaifeng, China, who is al¬
ready on the field, and Rev. Blonnye Foreman, Corrente, Bra¬
zil, already on the field.
Dr. and Mrs. R. E. L. Mewshaw without appearing
before the Board, former missionaries, with the understanding
that the W. M. U. of Texas guarantee their salary and all
expenses for a period of two years.
The Board regrets that it is unable to consider
the appointment of the following:
Miss Helen McCullough, China
Miss Adele Lain, Brazil
Miss Otis Vineyard, Brazil
Miss Ruth Tipton, China
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