The Washington times., 1901-10-17
OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR
Mrs. Wy. &. Mcdowell Elected Presi-
dent of WOman's Home Mission.

Yesterday was the second day Of the
/ convention of the Womans Home Mis-
sionary Society, of the Baltimore Method
! ist Episcopal Conference. and Foundry
/ Church, where the organization is hold
| ing its meeting was filed at each session.
/ At the morning session the organization
elected officers for the coming year. The
| results were as follows: President, Mrs.
| w. G. Mcdowell. Washington. D. c.; Vice
| President at Large. Mrs. William Burris.
| Washington, d. c.; Vice Presidents. Mrs.
John Neff. Baltimore. Md; Mrs. Agnes
! Grape Jones. Baltimore, Md Mrs w. NJ
! Winks, Baltimore. Nd; Mrs. T. l.. Tul-
! i3cA; washington, ID. C; Mrs. NJ E.
| Hank, Martinsburg, W va: Correspond
Ing Secretary, Mrs. c. l. Roach. Wash
ihston ID. c. Recording Secretary, Mrs
j. l.. Gilbert Washington, ID. c.; Treas
urer, Mrs. c. W. Brown, Washington. D.
G.; Associate Treasurer. Miss Ella l..
Stlnemetz. Washington, D. C; Auditor,
Mrs. T. II. Anderson. Washington, d. c.
Managers. Mrs II. NJ. Teller. Washing
ton. u. c; Mrs. c. w. Fairbanks. Wash
inEton, d. G; Mrs. John L. Blake.
EEaiItiimore. Nd Mrs Edward c. Thomas,
BaIlmGre, Md: Mrs. Ida Davis, BaIti-
more. Md: Mrs. J. NJ Slarrow. Baltimore
Nd; Mrs; c. NJ. Riggs. Evansville, Md.
Ni Mrs. ". B shattuc, Washington, D. c.:
MIS-. J. y. Sh0walter, Washington d. C.
Mrs A NJ. Hopkins. Baltimore; Mrs ST
Slalr Neal, Baltimore; Mrs Lucien Clark
MIS-. MIS-. II. r. Naylor, and Mrs. Luther b.
WI " lIS3B. Washington; Mrs. J. o. Wright
son, baltimore; Mrs. b. L. Statler. Har-
per Ferry; Mrs. w w. Barnes. Martins
DIfG and Mrs d. W. Babb Williamspurt.
A committee on resolutions was apnoint-
Gd consisting of Mrs. John S Blake Mrs
X. >. Wright. Mrs. J. A. ChaIton. ali Of
balumorc' Mrs G. NJ Riggs of Itams-
Fiile' Md; and Mrs. J. NJ Holmes, of this
After thc reading Of the reports Of the
various district secretaries, the meeting
to"k a recess unul p. m. The afternoon
session was opened with 4 Bible lesson
ny MIS- Lucien Clark and d prayer 10y the
Rev Page Milbum.
Mrs d. b. Street spoke interestingly
concerning a trip she made through chi
hdtoWn, IN san Francisco. during the past
summer. Mrs. Street said that the Wash
ington District of the society was sun
porting crippled Chinese girl. Foundry
Church volunteered to furnish the funds
to support "A girl, at $50 per year
The most important business transacted
by the society was its decision to Affiliate.
with the National Anti-Saloon League
Five delegates. with Mrs. Donald as the
chairman. were selected ta-attend the
convention 0: the league in this city in
December.
Last evenings session was opened at
s o'clock with prayer by Rev StoweII
/. Bryant a solo was sung by Miss EIiZ-
aboth A. Stuart.
The principal address Of the evening |
20 Rico" delivered by Mrs May Leon
ard Woodruff Mrs. Woodruff starts for |
Porto Rico in a few weeks to take charge |
of the work of the society. The speaker |
after a very interesting and Instructive |
talk on the conditions of Porto Rico. |
stated that there was an Orphanagc CON |
tanning thirty children on the island |
which the society would like to take
charge Of. if it could get pledges to sup
port the thirty children In response to |
this appeal the society from each of the
following volunteered the support of one
orphan Hamline Church Wesley Me
mortal Church.. Washington and Fred
eriCk districts.
Tho Rev c. w Gala CHER D. D. Presi-
dent Of the Nat!onal Training School for
Missionaries and peaconessas. discussed
Throughout the session tha. choir %
nurse dcaconessfs OF Siblty Hospital rem |
deed music The evening session was
closed with a bcnediction by DR.. Gala
CHER, to reconTene this morning at 10
Il. m.