Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-02
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
interesting Address of Rev. Mat.
sumoto, Japanese Missionary.
Meeting OF woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of Epworth Church-The Art
League City Orphan Asylum Medal
Contest Social Items.

There was an interesting meeting
yesterday afternoon of the Womans
Foreign Missionary Society of Epworth
Church in the lecture room of the
church. when Rev. Mr.. Matsumoto. a
Japanese missionary recently of Yale
College delivered a most entertaining
address.
The meeting was opened with prayer
By the Rev. Ernest Thacker. OF the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church, after which
Rev. Coke Smith introduced the speak
er. who came forward dressed in the
costume of his own country, and olened
by reading Il portion of the tenth chap
ter of Romans
Mr.. Matsumoto then commenced his
address by giving Il short account of
the physiologi, al, political and RELIGIOUS
condition of Japan. He spoke of the
beautiful scenery OF its many islands,
OF the manners and customs of it's peo-
pie, and of the lack OF freedom there
as compared with this country. He
spoke especially OF the women Of Japan.
saying he lonsel for the day when they
should be as free as the American wo-
men. and he hoped the American wo-
men, TO whom he paid u high tribute
would teach the Japanese women some
of their beautiful customs.
Mr.. MatSumoto WAS very witty in
some OF his remarks He spoke of the
custom in Japan of sitting and sleeping
OF the floor. and said that when Amer
leans entered Japanese houses they had
to observe the custom of removing tn eir
shoes, and that, therefore. it was neces-
sary that they should have ON their
best stockings.
In Outstanding Japan Mr. Matsu-
motto said ii would mean the christian
izing OF the whole East. Japan was to
the East what England was to the Con-
tinent of Europe.
After the lecture the silllen bags VOn-
tanning the offerings for the salary Of
Miss Coffey, the society's missionary.
were taken up. and quite Il sum was
realized for that purpose. II is hoped
that the members who did not hand in
their bags will do so soon. Quite Il
sum was also realized for the Bible
woman in China.
Three new members joined the society.
THE ART LEAGUE.
There will he an exhibition this month
the the Art League rooms of the work
done during the past winter by the
teachers and pupils of the league, to
which the public will be cordially in
vited to attend.
The members OF the league are look
ing forward with much pleasure to the
lecture, which will be given in the near
future for the benefit OF the league by
Mr. Richard y. Brooke, of Washington.
a brother OF Engineer w. T. Brooke of
this city.
SOCIAL. ITEMS.
Miss Constance Lee is visiting Miss
Cherry Nottingham, on College Place.
Mrs. Clinton Curtis and daughter viii
spend the summer at Virginia Beach at
the Boush cottage.
The Misses Tyler. of st. Louis. ar
rived yesterday and are the guests of
Miss Louise Du Barry.
Miss Pearl FELTON,, of New York. Is
visiting Mrs. ]. ~. Neugebauer at her
home on Boush street.
Miss Virginia Fishburnc, of Waynes-
boro. Va, is visiting Mrs. II. L. Myers.
in Client.
Mrs. Tunstall and Miss Sue Tunstall
are the guests of Mrs. Gray, in Client.
Mr. Charles Owens, who has been
depending n few days in the city, left on
| Thursday for a business trip South.