Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-21
WOMEN OF THE CONFERENCE.
Daughters OF England Who Are Known 70
Their Religious Work.

Their Religious Work.
Among the ladies who came to the confer
ence-with husbands fathers and brothers
were many active workers in the Christian
vineyard. Tc say which is the more prominent
or the better missionary would be impossible.
Some of them are not known internationally
aud in few instances their efforts will not be
generally apparent until their accounts are
made public ON the greatest of days.
Energetic successfully so. is Mrs. Peter
Thompson. who labors in whitechapeL She,
in company with her husband (who is one of
tho princes OF home missions), selected the
worst part OF London as theil field and have
never regretted 1t. Possessed Of large private
means, they have devoted time and money to
the evangelization of East London.
Mrs. ]. Bamford Slack is much interested in
the West London mission, doing a great deal
of personal work.
Miss Dora Stephenson delights to work among
children.
Mrs. Hugh Price Hughes needs no euloev.
nor does her work need to be explained.
Mrs. H. B. Harrison of Manchester ia famous
as leader Of mothers meetings and an organ
izer of church effort.
Miss Coy Of Leicester studies hospital work
When she il at home, and in a little while pro-
poses to give herself entirely to district nursing
-gratuitous attendance on the suffering DOOR
Miss Mary Gibson is an earnest and useful
assistant to her father, who is engaged in mis-
sions in Paris.
Miss Mary Arthur and Miss Agnes Arthur are
what may truly be termed home missionaries
They are daughters Of the venerable William
Arthur, and they care for him as only loving
daughters can. Because Of DR.. Arthur's health
they reside principally at Cannes, in the south
Of France.
Mrs. J. Sykes-Rymer Of York is an active
Christian. London and York are the only two
cities in the world governed by lord MAYORS
Last year Mrs. Sykes-Rymer was lady mayoress.
Mrs. j. II. Lille ia president Of the British
Woman's Temperance Society at Hastings and
is especially interested in the spread Of total
abstinence as q doctrine and aApractice
Others who are here are Mrs: VIM. Greenhill
Belfast; Mrs. Morgan Harvey. New Barnet;
Mrs. Owen and two Misses Owen, Bristol; Mrs.
VIM. Brimelow, Bolton; Mrs. Donnelly, Newry.
Ireland; Mrs. Beckett, Whitcchurch, Salop;
Mrs. g. W. Munt. London; the Misses Cfaw.
ford (nieces Of Mr.. Henry J. Farmer-Atkinson,
ii. P.); Mrs. T. F. Shillington, Belfast; Mrs
Norysl Heime, Lancaster; Mrs. J. .. stocks,
Leeds; Mrs. and Miss Hutchinson, Liverpool;
Mrs Nettleton, London; Mrs. Obed Hosegood,
Bristol; Mrs. John Clapham, Manchester; Miss
Budgett. Beckenham; Mrs. Calvert Coates,
London: the Misses Bennett (three), London:
Miss Dawson and Mrs. and Miss Kilner, London.
Thursday Afternoon Trip TO Mount Vernon.
Capt. Blake announces special afternoon
trip of the Manchester to Mount Vernon tomor-
row (Thursday) afternoon in order to accom-
modate tho numerous visitors in the city who
cannot mako it convenient to take the morning
trip. The Macalester will leave her wharf st
2A5 pm, returning ct pm.
Harvard has won the ninth intercolleeiste
tsnnis tournament
Albert 3. Cline, who had been preaching in
Ainnsscta towns. turns ont 70 be both forger
and . bigamist
Col Il. r. Hiblsy of Chaslsstown, Mass. has
been arrested for forging. He u past COM
tnandes ~ he G. A. X