# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S195
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gladness.” The election of permanent officers had the follow-
results:

President: Mrs, Otto Schmitt, St. Louis, Mo.; First Vice-
sident: Mrs. H. W. Lembke, San Leandro, Calif.; Second Vice-
“President: Miss Gertrude H. Ressmeyer, Baltimore, Md.; Record-
‘ing Secretary: Mrs. Walter Widman, Waterloo, Iowa; Correspond-
ing Secretary: Mrs. Raymond Roehrkasse, Grand Island, Nebr.;
Financial Secretary: Mrs. A. C. Hass, Topeka, Kans.; Treasurer:
Mrs. A. H. Meitler, Enid, Okla.; Pastoral Counselors: Revs. R. H,
cc. Meyer, O. Fedder, W. C. Birkner.

*. 11, The Counselors are of the opinion that ‘the resolutions of
‘Synod pertaining to effecting a women’s organization have been
carried out and that the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
. offers a large and important part of Synod’s membership a desir-

petition with, but in support of, the work of the local congregation
and' of the church at large. The attitude of the officers of ‘the
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and of the entire member-
ship has consistently been co-operative and appreciative. We
“ recommend that Synod express its pleasure that the Lutheran
“Women’s Missionary League has been’ organized and pledge the
_ League sympathetic support in carrying out its program and at-
taining its stated objectives.
Tus SyNopicaL PastoraL CouNnsELORS
R. H. C. Mryer, Chairman
Jutrus DeckMaNn
Oscar Fepper
A. H. SEMMANN |
W. C. Brrkner, Secretary

e ACTION

Concerning this report, Committee 2 submitted the following
resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That Synod express its pleasure that the Lutheran
Women’s Missionary League has been organized and pledge the
League its sympathetic support in carrying out the League’s pro-
gram and attaining its stated objectives. ;

Report of the Army and Navy Commission
(Memorial 404)
' The Pearl Harbor assault changed many things in the world
and. in the Church. When that assault took place, the work of
your Army and ‘Navy Commission was well organized, and we
- were quite well prepared ‘to.serve our men in a spiritual: way.
7 The work had to be very much expanded and we have given:

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