Evening star., 1898-10-06
EXECUTIVE SESSION
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church to National Rifles Hall, on G street..
where the remainder of the sessions We're
held. At the main door of the hall three
ladies were stationed, reinforced by q big
policeman, who had the happy look of one
who is enjoying himself and whose club
could be a feather. These guardians of the
portals required all the delegates to eX-
hibit cards authorizing admission.
The main hall had been beautifed for the
occasion. Great flags were draped over the
wirdows at the back of the stage, and pot
tel pants and banners hid the lower part
o. the proscenium arches. The front of the
gallery was festooned with flags. Small
blue standards with the names of states
upon them dotted the floor. separating the
delegations in numerical order, beginning.
with the seats fronting the stage. Desks
fully equipped with stationery were provid-
ed Tor the reporters, for which the news
me" offered fervent thanks to the a3mira-
bic, thoughtful ladies, 4 provision for COM
Tort winch the general convention in Epiph-
any Church yesterday might have done
but did not. On the stage were chairs, la
pies ana every convenience for the welfare
OF the presiding officers and speakers.
TEose delegates who were unable to en-
ter Trinity Church, and many other ladies'
early sought the hall, and. being admittc cd,
the hum of their conversation was heard
like the rushing of water in RAPIDS AS ire
ha ! filled and the voices rose and fell in
pr:ght, animated converse ton, the scene
perfectly represented the joyous, happy re-
nS2ous life and aims of the participants.
The sunshiny day drew out all the SNOWY
costumes and looking across the audience
ifoni the front was like glimpse a a gar
dener's great field of many -hued flowers
Distinguished Ladies Present.
The distinguished ladies, delegates to the
convention, who occupied chairs on the
platform, were Mrs. Whippe. the wife of
Bishop Whipple; Mrs. E. H. Thompson
whose husband is archdeacon of the Shans-
bal mission; Mrs Patton, the missionary to
Nara, Japan; Mrs. Bishop Talbot of CEN
trail Pennsylvania, Mrs. Frank r. Mills
paush, wife of the bishop of Kansas; Mrs
bishop T. A. Starkey, president of the New
ARK, ARK, N. j., branch of the auxiliary; Mrs
Bishop Benton of Lexington Ky; Mrs
bishop Nelson of Georgia. Mrs Bishop
Worthington, Mrs. Ada Leigh Leevis, wife
Oh the metropolitan of Canada.
Adjourn to Convention Hall.
AS the noon hour approached the hall
became so crowded that the question of
adJou1ning to another hall was broached.
Rev. Mr.. Wood set out to secure Conven-
tion Hall.
In the meantime Bishop Satterlee arrived
to open the morning program and it was
oeclGed TO commence and later adjourn to
larger place. The opening HYMN No
2sS, was sung, and then Bishcp SarterIee
IN a few words of Commendation presented
Miss Wilkes, president of the Washington
Branch, IS presiding officer of the meeting.
Miss Wilkes, an earnest intelligent ladv
made very pleasing and eloquently simple
address OF welcome. She said she was glad
to greet the delegates and hoped that she
will meet them all face to face at the
headquarters in the St Johns Parish Hall
on 10Th street.
Mrs. Satterlee then made an address, also
OF welcome, that was full of heartfelt pleas
ure upon seeing SO many delegates present.
1t Was then determined to adjourn to
convention Hall. The delegates meantime
were entertained at lunch in the lower hall
OF tn: armory, where long tables were
loaded with chicken salad, fried oysters and
sandwiches served with coffee and tea by
pretty women in tasteful attire.
The Auxiliary officers.
The general officers of the auxiliary are:
Miss Julia c. Emery, general secretary;
Mrs. A. T. living, honorary secretary.
Those Of the diocese of Washington
are: Miss Jane Wilkes, president; Mrs.
Henry Y. Satterlee, first vice presi-
dent; Miss Olivia Buck, second vice
president; Mrs. Addison Murray, third vice
president; Miss Lille Mcleod, secretary;
Miss Lille Bell. assistant secretary; Mrs.
Arthur Williams, treasurer; Miss B. c.
SaXton, assistant treasurer.
The reception committee at the armory
today was composed as follows: Mrs.
Grace Clay Goodloe chairman; Mrs. w II.
Fox, Miss Bowen, Mrs. McMurtrie Mrs
Randolph Coyle, Mrs. Todd, Mrs Tittman,
Mrs. w. F. Sicard, Mrs. Richard Goldsbor-
ough, Mrs. Ross Perry, Mrs. Elmer E.
Payne, Mrs. Malcolm Henry, Mrs John
Stephens, Mrs. Fendall Miss Mackan, Miss
Eastman, Miss Todd, Miss Semmes, Miss
Atkins, Miss Cromwell, Miss Btrney Miss
Cobb, Miss Campbell, Miss Cox Miss Coyle
Miss O'Reilly Miss Small, Miss Gilbert.
Miss Dodge, Miss Davis, Miss Walk and
Miss FendalI
The St. Johns Parish Hall committee,
which had charge of the hall used as the
headquarters of the auxiliary is as fol-
lows: Miss B. c. Saxton, chairman: Miss
Amelia Craig and Miss Ella Whiting as
sisted by sixty-tive ladies, who were on
duty in pairs two hours each from 8 a. m
TO & pm. at the headquarters.
The visiting delegates register at the hall
according to their diocese, and from to
u pm. every day tea is served to them
there. The hall is also the Headquarters
for Mrs. living and Miss Emery.