Evening star., 1899-03-23
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED
Women's Foreign Missionary Society Of
Presbytery of Washington.
Addresses by Returned Missionaries
Feature-EIectiOnO Of officers
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Those having in charge the arrangements
for the twentieth anniversary of the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society of the
preshytery of Washington city are highly
gratified at the result of their efforts. The
meeting was held yesterday, the morning
session in the lecture room, the evening
session in the auditorium, of the New York
Avenue Church. and both rooms were deco
rated with palms and cut flowers.
Nearly every seat in the lecture room was
occupied when the meeting was called 10
order by Mrs. J. y. Culbertson. president.
After few appropriate remarks Mrs. Cul-
bertson introduced Mrs. Hodge. the first
president of the society, who offered words
of greeting and read the Scripture. Mrs.
Laws, the societys fourth president led IN
prayer.
a history Of the society from its inception
to the present time was read by Mrs. Q.
B. Brown, who had been the recording sec
retary for sixteen years 1t was shown
that the society at its organization, in 1879,
was composed of eight women's societies
and three bands, and contributed that year
s910.21 to foreign missions. AT present it
consists of twenty-seven womens societies.
nineteen bands and about thirty c. r. So
cieties, and the contribution for the last
year was about $4,000; for the twenty years,
between $4,000 and $4,000.
The society was congratulated upon its
success by Mrs F. l.. Moore, who was its
treasurer from the beginning until 1897
eighteen years.
Mrs. d. L. Mcknight, the organizations $
third president. also offered congratula-
tonS and God-Speed in well-chosen words
speaking of the members not as d. A. r.
or Colonial Danes, but Daughters of the
Covenant
The address of ba nfpor hH-1 1Tr-
Sarah ]. Rhea, formerly a missionary in
Persia. Mrs. Rhea is unique in her man.
ner and all We're intensely interested in
what she had to say. Mrs. Arthur Ewing.
a missionary from India, made a few re-
marks, and Miss Smith of Japan was in
troduced to the audience. Miss Bradley
sang a solo.
An important part of the morning session
was the election of officers. Mrs ID. L.
Mcknight paid well-earned tribute to the
faithfulness of Mrs. Culbertson and nomi-
mated her to succeed herself She was
unanimously reelected. The other officers
chosen are as follows: First vice president,
Mrs .. b. Brown: second vice presdent,
Mrs. c. A. Smith; third vice president Mrs
G. P. Wilson; fourth vice president Mrs
w. E. Thompson; fifth vice president Mrs
j. r. Ferbrycke; sixth vice president Miss
May jerks; recording secretary, Mrs G.
f. Johnston; treasurer. Mrs. c. B. Bailey;
corresponding secretary, NESS Little.
The morning session closed with prayer
by the president, after which the delegates
from out of town were entertained at
luncheon at Fusselrs by the New York
Avenue Society
The evening meeting was presided over
by DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, present modera-
tor OF the general assembly. DR.. Sheldon
jackson, past moderator of the general as
sembly. conducted the devotional exercises
Mrs. Rhea and Rev. Arthur Ewing of In
dia gave instructive and interesting ad-
dresses. Mrs. Draper made the appeal for
Thn nra1fn ton
and evening collections was very gratify-
ing.