Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-09
WORK FOR MISSIONS
Thirtieth Annual Session of North
western Branch of Metho.
dist Society.
RECEPTION TO DELEGATES TONIGHT
Three Days to be Devoted to Re.
ports and Plans for For
eign Fields.

An informal reception to delegates
at 1880 tonight at the First Methodist
church will mark the opening of the
tern branch of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society, delegates to which
have been arriving all day. The meet
ing will continue to and including
Friday. The sessions will be held at
the First Methodist church. The Off
GERS of the society are:
President Emeritus-Mrs. 1. r.
HIT, Washington.
President-Mrs. William E. Quine,
Chicago.
First Vice President-Mrs. Milton
S. Terry, Evanston, Ill.
Corresponding Secretary - Mrs.
Frank P. Craudon, Evanston. Ill.
Secretary of Home Department
Mrs. L A. Calder. Evanston, Ill.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. l.. H.
Jennings, Chicago.
Treasurer-Mrs. B. D. York, De-
troit.
Assistant Treasurer-Mrs. Jonathan
Dunn. Detroit.
The church, which is admira bly,
dapted 10 the wants of the meeting,
has been tastefully decorated with
drapery in the national colors and
house plants.
Reception committees are at the
depots TO meet all incoming trains.
Among those CT prominence who are
in the city are the officers, all of whom
are present. and Miss Phoebe Sudlow,
of the Des Moines division, who will
be the guest of the branch while here.
The program arranged for tonight
is as follows: Organ voluntary, Prof.
S. T. Bowlby; devotions, Mrs. j. F.
Robinson; music Lift Thine Eyes to
the Mountains" (Mendelssohn) ladies'
trio; address of welcome, Mrs. j. H.
Wilson: fratcrnal greeting, delegate
from Des Motnes branch; response.
Mrs. r. H. Pooley; music, Nearer
NY God to Thee" ladies' chorus; in
PRODUCTION of branch officers and mis-
siouaries; benediction. The programs
for the other days are as follows:
Program for Three Days.
Wednesday morning: Organ volun-
tarv, Miss Myrtle Sears; devotio nal
services, Mrs. j. A Riason; holy COM
munion. conducted by Rev. j. w.
Frizzelle; presidents address; assign
ment of seats; reports of conference
secretaries; noontide prayer; appoint
ments of committees.
We inesday afternoon: Devotional
service; report OF treasurer, Mrs. b.
d. York; report of secretary of home
Mrs. l. A. G tlder; par
tial report of corresp )nding secretary,
Mrs. F. P. Crandon; an hour with
missionaries from China; thanksgiv-
ing and prayer for China, Mrs. Charles
+ Decker.
Wednesday evening: Organ volun-
tary, Prof. A. D. Bodfors; devotional
service, Mrs. Abel Bliss; music, Lead,
Kindly Light" guartet; address, Miss
Wilma H. Rouse, China; vocal solo,
Miss Marcelia Glenny.
Thursday morning: Devotional half |
hour led by Mrs. S. A Kean; opening
service, Mrs H. p. Haglett; report of |
secretaries; conference on |
young womeu's work; report of cor
secretary on Rome; noon
tide prayer.
Thursday afternoon: Devotional
service, Mrs. Arthur De Long; work
ers' council. led by Miss Frances j.
Baker; report of corresponding secre-
tary on India; hour with missionaries,
Miss S5ahl, of India, and Miss Larson,
Africa; address. Mrs. Rockwell Clancy,
India; duet. Loved Ones are Wait
n.y." Mrs. H Won Koeckritz and Mrs.
Frank Sala.
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