Evening star., 1901-05-04
HOME AND FOREIGN WORK
PROGRESS OF CONVENTION OF
LUTHERAN wOMAN's SOCIETY.
Election of OMcers to Serve for the
Ensuing Term Com
nlittees Named.

The twelfth convention of the Woman
Home and Foreign Missionary Society or
the general synod of the Evangelical Luth-
eran Church In the United States. which
began Wednesday evening last in the
Luther Place Memorial Church. Rev. DR.. J.
G. Butler, pastor. held another session to-
day. There will be no meeting this even
inr the delegates having accepted an invt-
taton to attend reception given in their
honor by Rev. DR.. and Mrs. HANNA at the
home of the latter. No. 1896 Massachusetts
avenue mort t1west,
Mrs. P. A Heilman. chairman of the COM
mittee on nominations of officers for the So
ciety to serve during the next two years.
reported the following list Of names, and
they were elected by unanimous vote:
President. Mrs. .. P. Krechting Of New
dents-at-large. Mrs. Laura B. Snyder of
Council Bluffs. Ia, and Mrs. L. L. King Of
st. Louis, Mo: recording secretary. Mrs. A.
V. Hunter Of Columbia City, Ind: corre-
of Baltimore, Md; treasurer. Mrs. A. v.
HANNA OF Washington. D. c.; historian,
Mrs Emma B. scholl of Baltimore Md.
Committees were also chosen. as follows:
advisory members for life-Mrs. E. 8.
Prince, Mrs. 9. F. Breckenridge. Mrs L. A.
Gotwaid. Mrs J. l.. Zimmerman, Mrs. G..
D. Gotwald. Mrs. f. H. Donaldson. Mrs.
Leila Watkins. Mrs. Rev. Fred Gotwald. all
OF Springfield. Ohio: Mrs. DR.. X. B. Shaffer,
Delaware. Ohio: Mrs. A. V. Hunter, Column
bia City. Ind; Mrs. L. l.. Belmer, Osborn,
Ohio; Mrs George knollenberg. Richmond,
Ind. Miss Alice Gauner. Urbana, Ohio.
General literature committee--Mrs. w H.
James. Miss Mary Hay Morris. Mrs John
B. Carr Miss Sadie Protzman. all of Balti-
more; Mrs A. H. Studebaker Mrs. Mary
Sheele1gh Ruff, Mrs. P A. Heilman Mrs
A. A. Johnson, Miss Laura Wade Rice. all
of brooklyn. n. Y.
Praise Service Held.
The exercises were opened with a praise
service conducted by Mrs. l. NJ Beck of
Hillsboro, Ill. A service entitled Queries
FROM the Field was conducted by Mrs ].
G. Traver Of Hartwick N Y
The committee to which was referred the
annual report of the executive committee
mace report suggesting number of mat
ters designed to aid the society in its work
during the next two years, all of which
were adopted.
The society declined to make any change
in the constitution except In a section reia-
tive to foreign box work
Mrs A. V. HANNA was elected a delegate
TO represent the society at the meeting of
the general synod. which begins at Des
Moines, Iowa. June i.
Rev. DIR. T. H. Miller of Westminster
Ma. presented the greetings of the last gen.
erai synod to the society and said the synod
heartliy favored the work being done by
II
AIRY Society.
Rev Luther Warning of Scranton. Pa.
whose mission in that city is supported by
l Ihe " oman's Home and Foreign Missionary
society, returned thanks therefor
II was announced that the society has
come INTO the possession OF 81. 300 beuuaath-
ed 10 1t by the late Rev. and Mrs Born of
Yellow Springs. Ohio.
Mrs. NJ. +. Monroe of Germantown. Pa,
presented the fraternal greetings of the
Missionary Society OF the general council
me delegates responded by singing one
verse OF the hymn, 'Blest Be the Tie That
Binds
A letter was read from Mrs F.. S. Prince
OF Springfield. Ohio, regretting her inability
to be present. aud telegram of sympathy
was sent her, which read: we gratefully
remember your long and faithful service -
telegram of greeting was read from
the Susquehanna Pa, synod, and the sec
retary was requested to send suitable
reply.
Proceedings Last Evening"