Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-03
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Business TrnMsantsa at the Session Of the
Convention Today.


MANY INTERESTING REPORTS READ-A LrvEL,
DEBATE IN REGARD TO THE DEAcoNEs:
BUREAU-REDUcED TRANSPORTATION wANTEr
FOR DELEaATEs-MRs. LOGAN RECEIVED.
Foundry Church this morning once more
contained the members OF the woman's Home
Missionary Society continuing their eleventh
annual session. The work today consisted
mainly in receiving reports from committees
Consideration of the report made by Mrs
Rogers from the committee on management Of
deaconess homes was given at some length.
Mrs. Willing proposed an amended resolu.
ton providing that the committee of three
regularly appointed for the purpose, memoir
ialize the general conference on this subject az
well as on other subjects. Mrs. Willing thought
no memorial should be sent by any one especial
! bureau committee.
! Mrs. Robinson did not agree. She though.
as the matter was especially Of importance to
| the deaconess bureau that bureau should be
allowed to memorabilia the general conference.
| After a considerable parliamentary tangle had
been rather uniquely Strengthened out the
! previous question was ordered on Mrs. Wiling
motion, which was voted down. The question
had been whether the deaconess bureau should
be allowed to 60 before the general conference
/
Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers, who made the
report, is the wife of the president Of the
North Western University in Illinois.
She is lady Of rare literary
and executive ability. After a debate
between Mrs. Willing and Mrs. Robinson, the
former holding that the executive committee
should dc the ACKNOWLEDGMENT the latter that
the bureau. which had done the work, should
, draw up the paper. Mrs. Rogers read some
resolutions passed by the deaconess conference.
SALVATION WORK N FRANCE.
At this point the regular order was laid aside
while the society received Miss Catherine Booth
| Clibbon. who told of salvation work in France.
She told of her belief that if the active imagina-
ton and fiery enthusiasm of the French people
could be aroused the people would be ms en-
| thusiastic over and as active in support OF
Christ as of Napoleon.
| This had proved true. said the speaker. who
gave an interesting history of the work which
! the Salvation Army was prosecuting in that
country. Miss Gibbons manner OF describing
| France and the people and the work of the
| officers of the army was charming III its
eloquent language and vivid description.
Speaking with a slight accent her voice was
clear and penetrating. In conclusion she
asked the prayers ami the material help OF the
American women.
A letter was read by tho president from Mrs.
A Newman, who was lying sick. Her letter
breathed a true spirit OF Christianity, and Mrs.
Willing offered prayers for the sick. Mrs. j..
h. Barney, the superintendent OF the prison de-
partment Of the Worlds W. G. L. L., was intro
ducod TO the society and spoke for few mo-
ments.
A communication was read inviting delegates
to the Boston meeting Of the World W. G. L. U.
The question of what officers the nominating
committee could present was discussed for
some time. Finally resolution oil Mrs. Will
ing requesting the nominating committee to
, n ,urn
adopted.
A resolution was introduced providing that
no annual convention be held next year and
the money be given to the general fund. The
resolution did not seem "a meet with general
favor and was promptly referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions.
report from the transportation committee
was read by the chairman, Mrs. Ampt, and she
was atterward thanked by 4 rising vote. =
RESOLUTION AS TO REDUCED RATES. -
Mrs Williams presented series of resolutions
reciting that as the W. II. NJ. S. was q benevo-
lent organization and its officers received no
pay or emoluments. and the organization en-
ployed sixty missionaries and disbursed annu-
ally $3.50 900 to poor of all colors and national
tiles and supported ether charitable instltu-
TONS and vet no reduced rate was given by the
railroads, therefore the resolution provided that
the passenger agents of the different roads be
petiticned to make liberal concessions to the
officers of the society, the missionaries and the
deaconesses; that the same concessions be
made to the missionaries and deaconesses as
is made to Catholics and that supplies to mis-
sionaries and homes be carried free. The reso-
luton was adopted. Mrs. f. E. Marcy re-
ported from the committee on leaflets The
receipts OF the committee had been Sl24 and
expenditures Sl29l9, while 5l,23l leaflets had
been sent out.
MRS. LOGAN RECEIVED.
The regular order was suspended at this time
to introduce to the society Mrs. Bishop Simp
son and Mrs. Gen. Logan and Mrs. Gen. Foster,
who were received standing. Mrs. Logan in a
few words expressed the interest she had taken
in the society and her sorrow at not having
been able to be present at more meetings.
Mira McCabe showed the society two auto
graph books of Whittier With autograph
letter which Mrs. L. ii. Daggett wished to
have sold fcf the use Of the Alaska bureau and
| Two rooms in the bureau be named after mem
bers OF the society. The riice Of the books
were to be 81 each. while Mrs. Daggett wanted
the letter 20 he sold for the benefit Of the Lucy
Hares Memorial Home in this city. The two
dispose of. Mrs. J. Eddy Somers took one
the room to he named for the president OF The
society. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Roach said the
| BALTIMORE conference would take the other
| the room to be named after Mrs. McCabe.
The 800 for the latter was then rapidly raised
by subscription.
At the afternoon session the reports Of COM
mittees were continued.
The society adjourns tomorrow.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
After The SrAR's report closed yesterday at
the session Of the Womans Home Missionary
Society the reading of reports was continued.
Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers read the report OF the
committee on management OF deaconess
homes She referred to the great work which