Evening star., 1895-10-14
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Annual Meeting Of the Woman's
Society Of Baltimore Conference.
THEIR WORK IN TIE N. E. CHURCHSOUTH
Reports From the Various Districts
Submitted to the Convention.
LIST OF ELEG TIE S

The seventeenth annual meeting of the
Woman. Foreign Missionary Society of the
baltimore conference, Methodist Episcopal
Church South, was called to order this
morning at $50 o'clock IT. Mount Vernon
Place Church, the president Mrs. c. B.
Brown, in the chair.
The Business Begun.
After devotional exercises, led by Rev.
Isaac w. Canter, the roll was called. show
ing fifty-four members present. The an
nual address of the president was read, fol-
lowed by the report of the treasurer, both
of which were approved.
The Alexandra society presented a nand-
some gayel to the president, and at the
conclusion Of the interesting ceremony the
reports of district secretaries were called
for. Mrs. Monroe, representing the East
Baltimore district, reported one new auxil-
larry organized in her district and four dis
banded. A two days district meeting was
held, and proved very interesting.
The Warrington District.
For the Washington district Mrs. James
E. AleA Aander stated that the interest of
the members III the work is increasing to
gratifying extent. A district meeting,
representing all the auxiliaries, was held.
and was largely attended.
Other reports were submitted as follows:
Winchester district, Miss March; Rocking
ham district, Miss Mary Jennings; Roanoke
district, Miss Barnitz; Moorefield district,
Mrs. Guthrie; Lewisburg district, Mrs. w.
Fl. Ballenger, and by the superintendent of
Juvenile work. Miss Mary E. Cloud.
Reports of AuxiIiaries.
The reports of auxiliaries were made as
follows:
Baltimore district-St Paurs, Mrs. J. w.
Munsen; Central, Mrs. ]. w. Duffey; EN-
manuel, Mrs. o. L. Rhodes: Rockville Mrs.
L. r. Greene: Potomac, Mrs. Kate Collins;
Hyattsville. Mrs NJ. E. Jacobs. and Coles
vile, Miss Fawcett
East Baltimore district-Trinity, Miss
Baker: Waldorf. Mrs. Sasscer; Prince
George, Miss Grace Hutchinson and Argsy,
Miss Belle BiedIer.
Washington district-Mount Vernon, Mrs
W. H. Reehler; Alexandra, Mrs. ]. T. Will
l1ams; Loudoun. Mrs. j. H. Ross: Lees
burg, Misc Lizzie Cockerille; Hamilton,
Miss McFarlan. and Middleburg, Mrs. W.
J. Luck.
Mrs. Hartsock of Ryland Church and Mrs.
Robinson, president of the Home Mission of
the NJ. E. Church, were introduced, and
each made few pleasant remarks Rev
). .. Knott, Rev. DIR. B. w. Bond Rev.
l. w. Canter and Rev. J. w. Duffey were
Committees Announced.
Committees were announced by the pres
tdent as follows: Extension of work, Mrs
Sasscer. chairman; Mrs. Steele, Mrs Duff
fey, Miss Carter, Mrs. Hirst and Mrs AL
exander.
Finance-Mrs. Williams, chairman; Mrs.
Numsen, Mrs. Luck, Mrs Fred Brown Mrs
Bragg and Mrs. Green.
ReSOlutiOnS-MiSS BarnitZ chairman. NJrs
Martin, Mrs. Helphinstine and Miss Hunt.
Juvenile work-NIiss NJ. E. Cloud, chair
man; Miss Biedler. Mrs. Monroe and Miss
Fulke
Publication-Mrs. Beehler, chairman; Mrs.
Rhodes, Mrs Strouther and Mrs. Baker.
Future Sessions.
After the singing of the Doxology and
benediction pronounced by Rev. 1. w. Can
ter, recess was taken until 2:3O o'clock,
during which luncheon was served in the
Sunday school room of the church. A ses-
sion will be held this evening at 7:3O
O'Clock, when Miss Laura A. Haygood of
Georgia, who has been in China as a mis-
sionary for ten years, is to tell of her
work. A session will be held tomorrow
morning al $3.50 O'clock in the afternoon al
2:3O O'Clock and at 730 O'Clock in the even
ing. At the latter session Rev. j. o. Knott
Is to make an address. after which the an
nuai meeting Will be adjourned.
DeicSuteS fECSCnt.
Following is a list of delegates attending
the conference:
Baltimore district-Mrs. James e. Watts.
Emmanuel; Mrs. Mary E. Jacobs, Hyatts.
Vile; Miss Grace H. Hutchinson, Mrs. A.
H. STROLLER, Emmanuel; Miss Nina Wilson,
Mrs. L. r. Green, Rockville, Md; Mrs. ].
w. Duffey, Central, Baltimore; Mrs Oliver
Rhodes. Emmanuel, Baltimore.
Eac IloJx
son, Mss Nina Wilson, Miss Melissa Baker.
Trinity, Baltimore; Mrs. P. Z. Sasscer,
Miss c. L. Munroe, Mrs. l.. NJ. Munroe,
Waldorf. Md; Miss L. Belle Biedler, Trini-
ty, Bait. more; Miss Maudc Freeland, Prince
Georges.
Washington district-Mrs. J. E. Alexan-
der. Mrs. }. T. Williams. Alexandra, Va; /;
Mrs. Ross, Loudoun, Va; Mrs. Homer T.
H.rst' Mrs Kate B; Wright, Falls Church,
Miss Moilie Crlssey, Leesburg, Va; Miss
M. R. Johnston, Loudoun, Va; Mrs. c. B.
Brow, Brown NLaaL Middleburg, Va; Mrs; Robert
leesburg, Va; Mrs. J. F. Brown, Freder-
icksburg, Va; Miss Hannah Mcfarland,
Mrs. J. w. Luck, Middleburg, Va.
Winchester dIstrict-Miss Ellen X. March,
dletown, Va; Miss Mary E. Cloud, Miss
Virginia Massie, Mrs. Kinzer, Front Royal,
Va; Mrs. L. S. Dinges, Mrs. M. w. Steele,
Miss Sadie Vanhorne, Stephens City; Mrs.
Harry Blake, BerryV1lle, va; MISS Rena
Anderson, Front Royal Mrs. A. c. Helpen-
steine, Winchester, Va; Miss Lottie Hout,
Shepherdsto own, w. Va; Miss Emma Fulke,
SEepherdstcwn, w. Va.
Rockingham district-Mrs. H. e. Weiner,
Luray. Va; Miss Mary Jennings, Miss
Bessie Madura, Elkton, Va; Mrs. J. S.
Martin, Staunton, Va; Miss Ella Shim-
mick, Miss Ella Helms.
Roanoke district-Miss Jennie Barnitz,
Miss Florence Birch.
Lewisburg district-Mrs w. H. Ballen-
ger, Ronceverte W. Va; Mrs. George
Payne, Covington, Va.
Moorefield distrct-Mrs. S. B. B.Farnsworth,
Summit Point; Miss Lula Kountz, Bethes-
da: Mrs. NJ. c. Copenhaver, Mrs. Ina T.
Nelson, Capon Bridge, Va; Mrs. Margaret
Guthrie, Summit Point.