Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-17

and the other at the First n. E. church.
The assemblages will, in their COM
bined attendance bring to the city
the most distinguished workers il
this country in the two greatest
fields Of LIES usefulness. the spread
ing Of the gospel and the enlightsn-
ment Of youth.
The Goth annual meeting of the
Woman's Presbyteris Board of Mis-
sions Of the Northwest will be held
at the Broadway Presby terian church
opening Tuesday evening with acon-
ference Of the officers Of the board,
with synodical and Presbyterian
officers, and continuing through
Wednesday and Thursday. Wednes-
day morning Mrs. j. Ross Mills will
deliver the address of welcome, and
there will be response by Mrs. G.
A. Harmount. followed BY aynodical
reports of Illinois. Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan. Minnesota and Colorado. q
missionary address, Laos, Mrs.
Hugh Taylor. and reports of foreign
secretaries as follows: japan, Mrs.
Laura V. Angle; Korea and Pskin.
Miss Ellen Ward; China, L. x. Stew
ems; Siam. Mrs. W. G. Craig. In the
afternoon, Mrs. Robert Wells will
report on home secretaries, and Miss
Susan Doty will deliver q missionary
address on Korea, and there will be
reports Of foreign secretaries: A.
RIGA and Syria, Mrs. Charles A. Will
SOD; South America. MEXICO and
Guatemala, Mrs. W. =. Candee;
Persia. Miss E. C. Alling; India, Mics
fM. 2. Halsley. In the evening Raw.
Hunter Corbett. OF China, and Rev.
DR.. N. D. Hillis. OF Chicago. deliver
addresses. Thursday morning there
are to be synodical reports on Moa-
tans, Nebraska, North Dakota, south
Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin, q mis-
sionary address. on Persia by DIR.
Mary Bradford. and China BY Dr..
Mary Brown. and the closing words
of the president BY Mrs. H. II. For
sytk.
Local committees have been ap-
pointed for the coming of the visi-
tors: Mrs. w. s. Marquis il chair
man Of the executive committee, Mrs.
c. A. Rose Of the reception commit
tee, Mrs. g. g. Blakslee Of the postal
department, Mrs. W. B. Ferguso n
Of the lunch committee. Mrs. Frank
Mixter 10 railroad secretary, Mrs. II.
B. Sudlow IL treasurer, while Mrs. A.
n. Blakesley has general charge of
the assigning of delegates.
A picturesque figure ut the com
ing meeting will be Charlotte Ouis-
consin Van Cleve, who has from les
beginning boon ono Of the most de-
voted workers in the Woman's Board
Of Missions. She was born in 1920
near old Fort Crawford and the
French settlement Of Prairie du
Chen, Wis.
The Northern Ininoas Teacher.
The Northern Illinois Teachers' A.
ISOLATION opens it, convention Thurs
day evening, the general sessions
being held ut the First II. E. church,
and the local executive committee,
composed Of Prof. r G. Young and
Messrs. G. B. Marshall. B. A. Dom
aideon. Charlss noHugh and William
B. Ferguson, has al arrangements
completed for the entertainment of
the educators who win come here
"The School and the Home IL to be
the general topic. The program of
the convention has been given here
toiore in TIE ARGUS in detail. It
opens Thursday evening at the First
n. E. church, when the principal
features will be the presidents i'd.
dress BY Supt. b. n. Slauson, Of
Moline. and the address, 1.-The Teach
er's Duty TO the Home" by Prof. G.
B. Henderson. Of the University of
Chicago. Friday evening Rev. WASH
ington GLADDEN., Of Columbus, O.,
speaks on ..The True Socialism, -
and . reception to the members OF
the association by the teachers of
Rock Island follows. Saturday
morning the sessions open at Har-
per's theatre with the discussion of
1.-The Function Of the Kindergar-
ten" A. ESQ Prof. 8. T. Datton's
paper. "The Correlation Of Educa-
tioaal Forces in the Community"
will lead the discussion. The re-
ports Of committees and general bus
iness'will close the proceedings.
Friday the following sections will
meet:
Supervision-Harper's theatre. 9
.. m, G. n. Bardwell. Aurora, chair
man.
First and Second Grades-Hieh
school assembly room. 1:So p. n,
Supt. B. +. Hendricks, Savanna.
chairman.