Evening star., 1896-10-07
WOMEN AND MIS- SIONS
Annual Session of the Womans NJ. E. Foreign
Missionary Society.
What Was Done at the Session This
MOrnins-Atldress ON the
Work In Chile.

The annual meeting of the Baltimore
branch of the Womans Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
began this morning at 1870 o'clock at the
Metropolitan Church. corner of w and c
streets northwest. There was large at
tendance. both of delegates and friends Of
the cause. - -
Devotional exercises were conducted By
Rev. DR.. l.. b. Wilson. presiding elder of
Washington district, assisted by Rev.
Hugh Johnston. DID, pastor of the church.
and others. ... -.,...
Following this holy communion was
administered by DIR. Wilson, assisted. as
IN the previous services, by various min
listers.
Mrs. A. II. Eaton, the president Of the
society, then took the chair and made a
brief address, sketching the wcrk accom-
plished during the past year. ...-,.- ... e..
Greetings to the delegates We're delivered
by DIR. L. Il. Wilson, Dr.. Hugh Johnston
and Mrs. S. l.. Beilcr to which response
was made by Mrs. r. r. HILL Associate
secretary Of the Baltimore branch.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. ID. La Fetra, president
and .prsceptress. respec lively, of Santa go
(Chile) College; Miss +. r. Bender. a re-
turned missionary from japan, and Miss
Ruth Nj. Sites, lately from China, were in
troduced by the president and welcomed
by the delegates
After the appointment of some commit
tees the society took recess for lunch,
which was served by the Ladies' .A.a So
clety OF the church, in the basement.
Delegates Enrolled. '%
The Following is list Of the deleaates
reported to the committee on credentials
up to noon: Baltimore district-Mrs II. C.
Tudor: secretary; Mrs. Lakers Miss Belle
Bennett. Miss Nellie Ridgley. Mrs. A. f.
Hatch. Mrs G. L. Peters. Mrs. DR.. Camp
bell, Miss Cora Lilly, Miss Annie .Ridgley,
Mrs. DR.. Ridgley. Miss Luttgeriing, Miss
l.. Baker, Miss B. Mathews, Mrs B.rch.
Mrs. Lair, Mrs. Eurhart, Mrs. Sweeney,
Miss Miller. Mrs. Sinclair. Mrs K. V. Cay
ton, Mrs. Frost, Mrs. Octerman, Miss Ge-
tie Payne. MisI Grace Chfer, MISS Cork,
Mrs WILSON, Miss Elliott, Mrs. Rawlings.
gan. Mrs: x NJ. Brown. - ".
East Baltimore .district-Mrs. W. NJ.
Winks, secretarr:: Mrs. H. Sutton. Mrs. S,
man n Miss Nellie Digs. Miss Alice Fen
hazen, Mrs2'S. p. Boyd Mrs. kuzer, Mrs.
Street, Miss .'Aggie Chlds,, MISS Edei, Mrs.
Carver. Mrs. Reiyyods, Mrs. Grant Warfel.
Miss carrie"T4a gan, Mrs: Nabh. Mrs. Cram
mar: Mrs. Parten Mrs. W. NJ. winks, Mrs.
+. p IronsL Q "'".'h r. - 80
+ t.lWest Baltimore district-Mrs. Wright.
secretary: Mrs. Perrine Mrs. Putner. Miss
Messe rsmith Mrs. Warner. Mrs. Barnes.
Miss MeElfsh. Miss Gordon, Mrs. ingram,
Mrs. Carlisle. Mrs. Adams. Mrs: Smith,
Miss King. Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Shaunder,
Miss sSmithtr Miss Wright. Miss Gather,
Miss Robinson, Mrs. Ridgley, Mrs. Stubb,
| Mrs. Barton Mrs. Moore, Miss Murphy,
Mrs. Abbott. .-s'S $'.1i -.
-"'l,' Mrs. Ea Fetra's Address.
Upon reassembiing devotional services
were conducted by Mrs. H. w. Blankford,
and after the reading of the minutes of the
morning session Mrs. Ira ID. La Fetra,
| preceptress of Santiago College, made an
address on Our Duty to Our South Ameri-
| can Sisters" ..-
During the afternoon session Mrs. DIR.
I r. S. Hall will make an address on Korea
| and Her Women" After the transaction of
some miscellaneous business recess will be
! taken until 'a pm. a which hour the ex-
ercises incident to the anniversary of the
society will be held under the direction of
the president. Mrs. Eaton. The Invocation
| VIII be Offered by Mrs. s. d. La Fetra. and
| after other devotional services the report
of the corresponding secretary. Mrs T. b.
| Stevens, will he made. There will also. he
an address by Miss +. r. Bender and Miss
] X. M Sites of Japan and China, respec-
| lively. and Miss Esther PAX of Korea. a
| student in the Woman's Medical College
| baltimore. Miss PAX VIII be in costume
| and after the close of her address viii sing
a song IN the Korean language