Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-17
WOMEN IN SESSION.
Delegates All Interested in the Ones
ton of Missions.

The openiug session of the twenty-fourth
annual meeting of the Philadelphia branch
of the womans board of missions and the
third annual meeting of the Woman's Home
Missionary Union of the New Jersey asso-
citation was called to order at $50 o'clock
this morning in the First Congregational
Church, corner of 10th and G streets north
west. A large number of delegates were In
attendance, the visitors being Mesdames
Kinsiey, Bradford, Terhune, Casweli, Mar
win, Savage Demarest, Ashley, White, Heg-
eman, Eshbaugh. Dandy Goodell, Rounds,
Bisel, Rinieck, Greenwood, Eastman and
Dexter and Misses Ward, Stanwood, Be-
check, La Grange, Lord, Spottiswood,
Flavell, Van Orden, Riddle Dean, Francis,
Denning and Brooks.
A short devotional meeting was followed
by hymn, and then the president, Miss
Susan Hayes Ward of Newark, N J.. called
the meeting to order. A hearty address Of
welcome was extended the delegates by
Mrs. Julia H. Plat, to which President
Ward responded.
The president then named the following
chair1nen of committees: Nominating, DIR.
Sarah Spottiswoode of Orange, \. j.; reso-
lutions, Mrs. Charles A. Savage of Orange
Valley, n. j.. and place of meeting. Mrs. W.
NJ. Gift of Washington, ID. G. The reports
from auXiliaries were then in order, and
such were read by delegates from the First
and BelleYille Avenue Churches and the Mis-
sion Band of Newark, y. J.; the Auxiliary
Young Womans Mission Society and the
Junior Christian Endeayor of Orange, y. j.;
Patterson and the Patterson Christian En-
deavor Society; the Auxiliary, Y. l.. NJ. b.
and the Snowfakes Of Philadelphia; Plain
field, Passaic Upper Montclair; First Church
Y. L. NJ. c., Plymouth Church Mount Pleas
ant and Lincoln Memorial Church of Wash
ington, ID. c.; Baltimore, the Auxiliary,
Pilgrims, Workers and Sunbeams of Bound
Brook the Auxiliary and Mission Circle of
Closter; First and Trinity Churches of East
Orange; Falls Church; Glen Ridge, Glen
MO Her.,
don; Jersey City, the Auxiliary, Y. l.. NJ. c.
and Junior Endeavor of Montclair; Y. L.
NJ. B. and Ministering Children's League of
WeStfied and Woodbridge.
President Ward spoke briefly of the new
ideas that had been suggested by the above
reports, and then she introduced Miss Stan
wood. secretary of the woman's mission
board. Miss Stanwood stated that late
yesterday afternoon she was speaking at
Westfield, Mass, and II was necessary for
her TO travel all night and until late hour
this morning in order to attend the pres
ent meeting. She declared that those pres
ent were part of the mission board and
she urged them, if possible, to attend a
big meeting of the board to be held at
Montclair, n. j.. on November g. Miss
Stanwood also made number of valuable
suggestions regarding the organization of
mission circles stated that the lesacies of
this year exceeded those of last year; an
nounced that the debt of the American
| beard of foreign missions amounted to
$4,000, and closed her talk by requesting
her hearers to pray for the success of the
| meeting at Westfeld. Mrs. Bradford sec
onded the invitation to attend the meeting
referred TO and asked those who contem-
| plated taking the trip to send in their
names at the earliest possible date
Mrs. DIR. Davis OF Japan was next called
| to the platform. She gave a very interest
| ing talk of Japan Mrs. Davis referred to
a meeting, similar to the present one which
| she had attended twelve years ago. and
| then she described the life of a Japanese
| girl The speaker said there Is always
great rejoicing upon the arrival of the lit
! tie Jap, If it is boy. Three rice cakes.
! surmounted by a small fish, are sent to
the friends of the family, while but two
cakes are sent If the newcomer is a girl.
| The girls are called by name, but they
| must address their brothers as "Older
| Brother" or younger Brother" 1t is
| customary, said Mrs. Davis, for the Older
| children to run, jump and play with human
| burdens on their backs.
This ended the morn ing session, and the
delegates partook of luncheon served by a
committee under Mrs. Fraser. The after
noon session opened at . O'Clock with sing
ing and prayer after which Miss Hazen of
| India gave a talk. MISS l.. c. Holbrook
followed with paper on The Administra-
ton of Ten Talents" and then Miss Dun
| ming talked about Mexico in an entertaining
manner. At 3:15 O'Clock a young peoples
| hour began, the exercises being conducted
| by the Christian Endeavor societies of Mt.
Pleasant Church, Lincoln Memorial Church.
Plymouth Church and First CONGREGATIONAL
Church. Hindoo hymns by missionary chill
| dren were sung, and at 4:f0 o. clock closing
| business will be transacted, followed by
| farewell words.