Evening star., 1900-11-13
WOMEN'S MISSIONS.
Annual Meeting of Home Society, Bal
timOre M. Il. Conference.

Annual Meet1n8 OI hO"c SOSASsSS D>~~
timOre M. e. Conference.
The Womeu's Home Missionary Society of
the Baltimore conference met in its thlr-
teenth annual convention at Union Square
Church, Baltimore, Nd, November 8, and
continued the sessions until the evening OF
the 9th Addresses Of welcome were dehv-
cred by Rev. DR.. c. W. Baldwin. Rev. DR..
G. G.. Bacon and Miss Mollle v. Thomas.
Miss Maggie Addison made the response
The reports were presented by Mrs. J. E.
Gilbert. recording secretary; Mrs. Cara l.
Roach, CORE ponding secretary, ana MIS-. y,
w. Brown, treasuTer. Mrs. Roach lepoi leu
that the Baltimore conference was the DAN
ner conference in the mission work IN the
United States In the conference, Whlcn IN
cludes the District of Columbia ana parts
Of Maryland, Virginia and West virginia,
are seventy-six auxiliary Home Missionary
Societies. Fourteen of that numoer naEe
been organized during the past year. sixty
three of the entire number being senior So
cieties, and thirteen Junior societies.
The society has SIX centers OF WORK. un-
der the charge Of the deaconesses. me
greatest work accomplished last year was
in Baltimore by the completion OF the oulio-
ing of the Bohemian institutional bullolhg'
at a cost Of $4,000. The most important
work in Washington was the enlargement
of the Sibley Hospital. In washington tne
local Deaconesses' Home has become the
National Training School for Deaconesses:
from which workers are sent to all parts OF
the country.
conference society, stated that the contr1pu-
tIons for the year had amounted TO $lS'
41925 which was turned over to the gen
eral treasury Of the Home Missionary 80
c.ety to be expended for various beneVo-
lences contributed to by the women. Among
them are the missions In Alaska, new Mex
leo, Utah, the Pacific coast, Porto hico aho
Honolulu. local work in the cities. the sid
to-, q
Watts De Peyster Home for Chlioren ln
Trivoli, N. Y; the Bohemian MISSION ano
for other purposes Of the deaconesses III
Baltimore.
Miss Josephine Corbin. who has charge ol
the work among the immigrants IN New
York, gave an address. Her greatest desire
was, she said. to send missionary into
each settlement of immigrants as they TO-
Miss c. A. Aikens, superintendent of sib.
ley Hospital. and Miss ANNA ferguson 9
deaconess district nurssr in washington
gave talks on their mission and experiences
Miss Hattie E. WeEthington&, & VINO i has
charge of Rosedale Home In washington
told Of her deaconesal settlement. Miss Il
c. Henry and Miss KiFstine Petersen tolc
of their Baltimore deaconess Work MISS
Petersen strongly aRnealed for more help,
ers, and particularly foif. an institutions
building for South BALTIMORE.
At the night sessions Rey. Dr.. D: s. Colt
pastor of Grace Church. delivered an ad'
dress. Mrs. Z. Il. Mll4eEi talked OF ner MIS-
sion work among the Indians for the pas
| ten years. Mrs. Clinton B. Fisk, the ma
tional president of the Home Missionary
Society. was presenttiac 70
Friday morning therefw was an election Of
officers. Mrs. w. c. Mcdowell was chosen
president. and Mrs. William Burris, Mrs
Winks, Mrs. T. L. ':rulloch, Mrs M. e
Hanks, vice presidents: corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. c. L. Roach; recording secre
tary. Mrs. ]. E. Gilberti treasurer, Mrs. c
w. Brown: auditor, Mrs. A. D. Lynch; as
sociated treasurer. Miss Ella l.. stinemetz
Reports Of secretaries of the various dis
tricts were read.
The memorial services were conducted by
Rev. C. w Baldwin, assisted by Rev C.
H. Richardson. Rev. A. j. Nicholson. Rev
w. A. Koontz,, Rev. Hugh Johnson, Rev
I. L. Pate, Rev. G. c. Bacon and Rev A.
F. Campbell. Memoirs were read of Mrs
C. F. House. by Mrs. A. C. Hines: OF Mrs
William Cundin, by Mrs. A. N. Thompson
| of Mrs. Rlanch Tomlinson Israel. by Mrs
s. NJ. Lake. - .,,,-- 49,.
Mrs. s. NJ. Lakes report showed that
supplies were sent. to ths value OF s.. 80
to ministers and their families at work ir
the far west among tho poor whites Of the
mountain regions and to those Of the south
among the colored people.
Reports xess read hg NrA E.,:P. PoIkin'