The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-21
HOME MISSION WORKERS.
Annual Meeting OF society OF Wyoming
District In LIN Park Church.


District In lin Park Church.
A very spirited and enthusiastic
gathering of church women was the an
nual meeting of the Wuman's Home
Missionary society of the Wyoming dis
trict Of the Wyoming conference OF the
Methodist church in the lecture room
of the Elm Park church yesterday.
Whether The society is prospecting and
deeply Interested IN its work. was per
haps well shown in the personnel and
number in attendance. Delegates were
present from nearly every parish in
the district. the audience numbering
about hundred and lifty. From
Wilkes Barre about twenty ladies were
present and the delegations were cor
respondingly large from other places.
Mis-. Il. II. Dale, OF this city, pr6si-
dent Of the society, presided The
morning session was OPENED at $50
o'clock with devotional exercises. led
by Mrs. l.. &. Floyd, after which the
visiting delegates We're welcomed by
Mrs. l. f.. Megargel and the re-
sponse was made by Mrs. e. +. Chafiee.
Then were read the reports of Mrs. W.
II. Peck, recording secretary: Mrs. X.
o. Brooks, treasurer, and AIRS. j. IT,
sumner. of Nanticoke. corresponding
secretary. Papers We're read by Mrs.
+. T. krauss on Mothers Jewels,
and by Mrs. n. j. Snowden on Home
Mission Work in Other Denomina-
tions."
Mrs. Simpson on Missionary Work.
An interesting address was that by
Mrs. W. q. Simpson. of West Pittston,
which was a reminiscent talk of mis-
sionary work in the northeast. Papers
We're read by Mrs. j. W. Thomas, OF
West Pittston. and Mrs. j. y. Lee. OF
Plains. Committees were appointed be-
fore the noon adjournment. Lunch
was served In the basement by the
ladies Of the church, assisted by the
Kings daughters.
At2 o'clock the afternoon session was
opened by devotional exercises led by
Mrs. F. T.. Doty. Mrs. G. r.. Mogg read
II paper on Work Among the Orient
ais" A responsive recitation was given
by Mrs William Mcdonnell and Miss
Nellie Dawson. A talk. entitled "Prac-
tical Hints" was given by Mrs. George
Il. Kulp, of Wilkes Barre. Miss Haw-
ley and Miss Cummins had Intended
reporting ON local missionary work but
We're not present, and the reports We're
made by Mrs. DUR. of Wilkes Barre,
and Mrs. r. II. Dale. A paper ON
CITY Work. was read by Mrs. w. II.
Pearce.
The Officers Reelected.
After the 1895 committees had made
their reports and some miscellaneous
business had been transacted, the fol-
lowing officers We're re-elected: Mrs
r. II. Dale, president; Mrs. w. ii. Peck.
recording secretary, and Mrs Il. u.
Brooks. treasurer. Mrs. W. G.. Simp-
son, of West Pittston, was elected cor
responding secretary. During each
session vocal selections were rendered
by Miss Sullivan, Miss Vandervoort and
Alfred Wooler, soloists of Elm Park
church. The following delegates were
present
wilkes Barre-Ada T.. Sturdevant, Ca
rol t. Sturdevant, Mrs. j.. F.. Bennett.
Mrs. w. T.. Welliver, Mrs. b. J.. Bennett,
Mrs. $. Sturdevan,. Mrs. F.. ID; Fraser,
Mary Williams. Margaret f. Williams.
Scranton-Nlrs. l.. g. Floyd, Mrs. J. +.
Porter, Mrs. S. =. Cooper. Mrs. q. J..
L,iewelyn, Mrs william Edgar. Mrs. W.
g. Cowles, Margaret H. Ben tley. Mrs. NJ.
l.. Blair Mrs. s. NJ. Corson, 4. NJ. Ca
hoon, Mrs. l.. r. Cooke. Mrs. g. b. Car
son. Mrs. W. II. Hazlett.
Taylor-Nlrs. +. F.. King.
Pit:ston-Mrs. J. T.. sumner.
West Pittston--Mrs. W. G. Simpson,
Mrs. Il. W. Kyle.
Tunkhannocl- Sarah Atherton.
Kingston-Mrs. Sprague, Mrs. Van
Horn.
Carbondale-Mrs. Fl. B. Jadw!n, Mabel
NJ. Jadwin.