The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-27
WOMEN'S HOME MISSIONS
FIFTEENTH OF
THE INDIANA CONFERENCE.
So Few Delegates Are in Attendance
that Part of the Programme Was
observation-disclosures Submitted.

When the women's Home Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal Church
of the Indiana Conference began it's ff-
teenth annual meeting yesterday morning
in the C~entral-avenue Church but few mem
bers were present. The programme ar
ranged by the committee had to be post
poned on account of the few delegates who
had arrived. The address of welcome was
to have been made by Rev. II. w. Kellogg,
pastor of the church, but it was not given
until the afternoon session. Mrs. Madison
Montgomery, of Shelbyville, was to have
made the response in behalf of the society,
but was not present, and in her stead Mrs.
A. v. p. Adams, of Shelbyville, responded.
The remainder of the regular programme
was carried out. The president, Mrs. w. T..
Brown, after a brief address appointed the
following standing committees:
Press-Mrs. Shepherd and Mrs. Behymer,
indianapolis.
Resolutions-Mrs Mitchell, indianapolis.
and Mrs. Johnson, Franklin.
For Annual Meeting-Mrs. Young, Mrs.
Mason, Mrs. F. Staley, Mrs. Berryhill, Mrs.
Literature-Mrs. +. Z. Brown.
A report read at the morning session
which was of great interest was that of
Mrs. Gilbert Brown, secretary of young
peoples work. 1t showed that 500 children
had been enrolled in the society's member
ship last year; that 461 children had also
been taken into the society. They range
In age from one month to ten years.
Mrs. w. +. Hadley, of Mooresville, treas
urer, in her report showed that the society
had gained much financially during the
past year. The report showed that s266. rs
had been collected in dues; that six new
auxiliaries had been instituted. the last be-
ing one at Oak Hill The total receipts
were ~$2,0S4.25, of which $500 yet remains in
the treasury.
Miss Helma'A aronson, a deaconess. read
an interesting report at the beginning of
the afternoon session, in which she out
lined her work of last year. Another re-
port which was of interest to the delegates
was that of Mrs. Rose A. Coleman, dele
gate TO the national meeting recently held
in New York. 1t the conclusion of the
reading of these reports the president. Mrs
Brown, introduced Mrs. May
Bliss, OF Saginaw, Mich. Mrs. Bliss made
but a brief address to the delegates. Mrs.
Ross, of Simpson Chapel of the Lexington
conference, made a short report of the
auxiliary recently organized in Simpson
chapel. Mrs. Sperry, corresponding secre-
tary, read her report, in which she showed
that during last year $739.S2 had been col
leeted in money, while supplies to the
amount of 81 .067.30 had been received The
report also showed that the IndiananoIis
auXiliaries had $50 members.
Before the close of the afternoon session
DR.. Halstead, general secretary of the
NJ. E. Hospital and Deaconess Home. gave
a short report Of his work and also made a
plea to the delegates for their co-onera~
ton in the work of raising the building
fund. During DR.. Halstead's address he
said that by next year he expected to have
5000 % raised. He said that that sum had
been promised and now it only needed COL
lecting. AT the close of the address s15 was
subscribed by the delegates. which means
GOO bricks for the hospital. 1t was de-
cided by the members of the convention
to observe Sunday, Feb. Is. as hospital dav
in all the Methodist churches of Indiana
This observance will be for the purpose OF
raising funds for the erection of the hos
pital.
a short session was held last night The
main feature of the evening was tho ad-
dress of Mrs. Bliss. of Saginaw. Mich. who
is national organizer of the Women's Home
Missionary Society.