Evening star., 1897-03-30
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Prer,arntIons Under Way for the An
nunI Convention.

The ladies of the local Baptist churches
are making active arrangements for the
annual convention of the Womens Baptist
Foreign Missionary Society of the middle
and New England states and the District
Of Columbia. which is 10 be held In this
city Wednesday and Thursday. April II and
-. the first steps Of preparation for the
convention began several months ago. and
ROW the only things to be arranged are the
anal details. At the convention held last
year at Newark y. j., there were over
,l.ht hundred outside delegates present.
U,--afl-e of he proximity of the city to
New YORK bst al the convention here this
month il is expected that the delegates
from elsewhere Will rumber about hVe nun
drri and together with those representing
the District of Columbia. the attendance
MI Toe about thousand Every lady in
the territory mentioned VINO Is regular
cont- ibgtOr to the fund of the society Is en-
t.tleI to be a delegate. and these, together
" ftH those who are members of the iocal
home societies, will serve to make Calvary
Baptist Church. where the convention is 20
bt held. very lively place two weeks
hence some idea of the work done by the
society NAV ne found In its last report
which states that the total receipts for the
year We're Sit.1Ji. which money was used
10 support 49, missionaries in foreign coun-
tries ItSs native Bible women and 300
=. ho1Is. with Ip.nif pupils. While the con-
vention plans work for the coming year yet
the immediate direction is in charge of the
officers and board of directors. some of
whom are as follows: President, Mrs.
Sarah =. Durfee. Providence, K. l.; vice
president for the District of Columbia, Mrs
T.. W Bliss: treasurer, Miss Alice r. Sted-
man of Boston. secretary of the foreign de-
partnent Mrs II. c. Stafford. Boston. and
secretary of the home department, Mrs.
y NJ Waterbury, Boston. The secretary
for the District of Columbia is Miss Emily
York of the First Church.
m is cOmDlpte il
has been skets he'd in a general way so that
il Is known that the Tuesday preceding
the convention proper there will be meet
ing of all the secretaries and a reception to
the officers and missionaries on Tuesday
evening. and on Wednesday and Thurs lay.
an address of welcome, annual reports of
officers. reports from states, addresses by
missionaries from the field and election of
falling the local organization, but that
they are succeeding well. may be seen from
the fact that they will entertain all the
visiting delegates and have besides secured
a reduced railroad rate for them. The gen
eral chairman of the convention commit
tee is Mrs +. W. Bliss of Calvary, and she
Is assisted by the following ladies as chair
men OF subcOmmittees: RefreShment COM
mittee, Mrs Pierson H. Bristow Of Cal
vary Church; reception, Mrs. Charles A.
Stakeley. First Church; finance, Mrs. Spof-
ford. Grace Church: railroad. Mrs.
CIenons Calvary: music Mrs Gunnel. f
Street: decorations. Mrs Waple. Fifth
Church; registry. Mrs. T. o. Outwater.
Kendall; bureau of information, Mrs. Will
bur. First Church; speakers. Mrs. n. c.
Nayior. Maryland Avenue: printing and re-
porting. Mrs. Baker. Calvary; hospitality,
Mrs. Dexter. Calvary: hotels, Mrs. Grant,
Kendall: ushers. Mrs Price. Second Church;
table furnishings. Mrs. Sholes. 4 Street,
and railroad stations. Mrs. Wurdeman, r
Street. The District general officers are:
President. Mrs j. n. Smith, Gay Street
Church; vice president for each church;
secretary Miss Emily York. and treasurer.
Miss Lacey of Metropolitan Church. 1t has
not been fully decided yet. but ii is prob
able that the evening sessions will BE held
in Calvary Church and the day sessions in
the Sunday SC chool house adjoining.