The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-05
THE FOREIGN MISSIONS,
TWenty-Second Annual Meet
ing of the Occidental
Board.
Quaint and Curious
Costumes.

The twenty-second annual meeting of
the Occidental Board of Missions drew a
hallfull of people to the quaint little mis-
sion-house on Sacramento street yester-
day. Most of the guests were ladies.
The programme rendered yesterday was
a long one and was of unusual interest
1t included addresses from missionary
workers who brought experience from all
parts of the world to tell to the audience
and to cheer their comrades on by reports
of success and progress. The reports of
the officers were particularly interesting,
as they told more directly of the work
which is being done here in the city
toward raising the funds necessary to keep
up the work across the seas. That the
efforts made were successful was shown by
the fact that the $4,000 sent out last year
was $500 more than was ever before paid in
the same time. There was an interesting
paper read by Mrs. f. R. Farrand on
f'Medical Missions" and another by Mrs.
S. s. Palmer of Oakland on "Heroines of
the Missionary Field" both addresses
meeting with fattering reception from
the audience present.
the Occidental School were also much APP
preciated, as was also some singing by
older persons, both Japanese and Chinese,
who belong to the mission.
In the evening the session laid aside its
instructive features and became more fes-
tive. Pretty little booths were fitted up in
the corners of the main hall, and flowers
and evergreens were taStefully twined
around their entrances and over the in
teriors, until they looked quite bowerlike
among the palmer decorations of the room.
Tea was served in the booths and in apart
ments adjoining the main hall by little
Chinese and Japanese girls, each in the
costume of her native country. There was
a programme arranged for the evening
also, and here again the children appeared.
There were more than the Chinese and
japanese girls, however for the daughters
of the contributing churches had come to
help out, and they too were robed i'll cos
TUNES including all the gorgeous CARDS OF
the East.
The evening closed for the children at 10
o'clock, but the older people stayed on and
slipped their tea until long afterward.
To-day the session will end with another
interesting programme and an election of
officers. The present officers are:
Mrs. P. D. Browne, president; Mrs.
George Barstow, Mrs. J. G. Chown, Mrs. +.
V. Robbins, Mrs. Z. Y. Garrette, Mrs. ]. @.
Adams vice-presidents; Mrs. I. NJ. Condit,
State Presbyterial secretary; Mrs. l.. A.
Kelley, general corresponding secretary;
Mrs. w. T. Gorham, special object secre-
tary; Mrs. J. B. Stewart, foreign CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. H. B. Pinney,
recording secretary; Mrs. E. G. Denniston,
treasurer: Mrs. c. S. Wright, treasurer
building fund.
1t is not probable that the election will
make many changes.
The programme for to-day is as follows;
Morning sessions 30 Devotional service,
Mrs. F. A. Doane, San Francisco In memoir
body, Mrs. ]. G.. Smith. Election of officers
Some elbows" of Presbyterial work; (d) How to
give, Mrs. L. T. Hatfield, Sacramento Presby-
terry; % How to pray, Mrs. c. s. Wright, San
Francisco Presbytery; (c) How 10 organize, Los
Angeles Presbytery; Id How to do personal
How to give reports, Mrs. Thomas Bennett,
Oakland Presbytery. Five Minutes for ques-
tions-(d) How to attend meetings, Mrs. J. E.
Wheeler, MERGED (Stockton); (b) How TO secure
missionaries, Mrs. A Docking, San Rafael (Be-
nicia); (e) How to interest young people, Miss
Plummer, San Francisco Young Peoples Pres
bytery. Five minutes for questions-Woman's
work for woman, Mrs. II. A. Keteham, Berke-
ley; Over sea and land, Editorial Committee.
Expectation corner-Personal workers: Mrs. H.
H. Rice, 0akland Auxiliary, Mrs. Biekford.
Santa Rosa Presbyterials, Mrs. J.W. Dinsmore,
San Jose.
Afternoon session, LAS p M-Devotional SER
vice, Mrs q. D. B. Stewart OF San Francisco;
singing, Chinese girls; 1.-THE More We Give, the
More We Love- Mrs. Samuel Conn of Los
sions," Mrs. r. F. Coyle of Oakland; Hour With
the Missionaries Some Object Lessons: (d)
Kings Daughters of Chinese Church, Home
and Schools, (b) Kitchen Garden, (c) Kinder
garten Songs conducted by Japanese; service
of prayer, Mrs. j. G. Chown; adjournment.