The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03
THE MALL ASSOCIATION
Prof. j. C. BRAGG Delivers an Ad-
dress on Conditions in France.

The Eighteenth Annual Convention
Adjourns - The Officers All Re
elected for Another Term-A Num-
Der of Interesting Papers Read.
The closing session of the eighteenth
annual meeting of the American McAll
Association was held yesterday afternoon
at the Church of the Covenant. Prof
Juan c. Brace instructor of French at
Vassar College and a native of France,
where the work of the McAll Mission is
being carried on, delivered an address
dealing with the changed conditions in
his native land.
The morning session was given over
largely to the election Of officers for the
ensuing year and without Il single eXcep-
tion all the old officers were again chos-
en- to fill their respective positions. These
| officers are:
President, Mrs. Charles H. Parkhurst,
New York city; treasurer, Mrs. Abraham
+. Perkins. Germantown, Pa; correspond
ing secretary. Mrs II. L. Wayland. Phil1
adclphia; recording secretary, Mrs.
George e. Martin. Philadelphia; represen-
tative secretary. Rev. S. B. Rossiter,
d. D., New York city; general secretary
Miss Caroline Remington, Philadelphia;
auditors, Lewis II. Redner and w. w. Ar
nett
In addition to the above the following
members of the board of directors whose
term expired this year. were reelected:
Mrs. Louise S. Houghton, New York;
Miss Alletta Lent, New York; Mrs
George Z. Dimock, Elizabeth, N. j., and
Mrs. Adam H. Fetterolf Philadelphia.
| The election preceded a symposium.
! 'The Model Auxiliary" conducted by Mrs
! George L. Dimock of Elizabeth. n. j.
| The general trend of this discussion was
! the manner in which the auXiliaries may
be made more efficient in carrying out
| the work of the McAll movement. In this
connection the following brief addresses
were delivered: Mrs. c. II. Spencer, The
Model President" Mrs. C. E, Curtis, THE
| Model Secretary" Mrs. ]. G. Foster The
Model Treasurer" Mrs. ]. NJ. Dudley
"'rhe Model Sunday School Worker" and
Miss Alicia Lent, The Model Manager
| and Collector"
The Rev S b Rossiter. representa-
| tive secretary of the association, follow
ed with an address, which dealt with the
| progress made in the past year by the
McAll Mission, and the outlook for the
| future The morning session closed with
/ q half-hour of reports by delegates of the
work done in their auxiliaries during the
| year past.
! The afternoon session opened with the
! singing of a hymn and after an invoca-
| ton, some little time was devoted to the
asking of questions by the delegates re-
garding matters on which they desired to
! gain information. Then Prof. BRAGG de-
! liVered his address.
! He said France had undergone a great
! transformation in the past thirty years
/ and at the present time was more pros
porous than ever before. This change
! came. he stated. because the Govern
fs An tn he
building Of the educational resources of
/ the country, and especially the facilities
! for the education of women. He said that
in this age there is one thing essential
to the administration Of any religion,
and that is intelligence
Shortly after Prof. Brace closed his adj
dress the association adjourned. A large
number of the delegates took a trip 10
various points of interest by trolley yes
terday and this morning a party will
! visit Mount Vernon