The Washington times., 1901-10-13
AN INTERESTING PROGRAMME
Women's Home missionary Society
COnvenes Tuesday in This City.

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Beginning Tuesday morning. the annual
meeting of the women's Home Mission
| ary Society of the Baltimore Conference.
, embracing the District of Columbia,
Maryland, and a. part of West Virginia,
will be held at the Foundry Church. For
some days past the local members Of the
| body have been arranging for the influx
of delegates, and an unusually interest
| ing programme has been prepared
| Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin, wife of the Rev.
DR.. Hamlin pastor of the Church of the
Covenant. will address the delegates on
THE Duty of the Hour" Mrs. w. P.
| White, who has just returned from mis-
sionary work in Utah, will speak on Nor
monism- An address will also be deliv-
cred by the Rev. DIR. Gallagher, President
of the National Training School and Sib-
ley Hospital, North Capitol Street north
west. Mrs. May Leonard Woodruff will
discuss the situation in Porto Rico. with
which country she is quite familiar.
The labors of the society cover an un-
usually large field. Their missionaries
, have been engaged in religious teachings
in the South, among the Spanish and In
dian populations of New Mexico; in the
West among the Mormons and Indians;
among Chinese and Japanese on the Pa
ciffc Coast, and in Alaska. Hawaii, and
Porto Rico. Not only. however. do the
society's branches extend 10 foreign coun-
tries. but their agents are doing excellent
work in large cities In this country.
Mrs. H. r. Naylor is chairman of the
entertainment committee, and a score of
lady members of the Foundry Church are
assisting her In an effort to provide an
interesting programme for the visiting
delegates. The following programme of
the meeting of the society for the ensu-
ing week has been prepared:
Tuesday. October Is, 10 a. m.-Mrs. w.
G. Mcdowell, president. Devotional exer-
cises. Mrs. William Burris; addresses OF
welcome, the Rev. II. r. Naylor, D. D..
the Rev. L. B. Wilson. D. D., and Mrs.
T. II. Anderson; response, Mrs. w. NJ.
Winks; appointment OF committees; min
utes of recording secretary, Mrs. J. e.
Gilbert; solo, Mrs. Frank C. Roach; re-
port Of corresponding secretary. Mrs. C. L.
Roach; report of treasurer. Mrs. c. W.
Brown: solo, Mrs. Otis D. SWEET; the
Lords Supper. Rev. H. r. Naylor, D. D.,
in charge; benedictioni lunch at l o'clock
work Bible lesson, Miss Martha Tom
kinson, prayer. the Rev. C. W. Gallagher,
d. D; minutes; solo with autoharp Miss
Home. Miss Annie Leidegh; Incidents in
My Work. Miss d. NJ. Erdman; address,
the Rev. Lucien Clark. D. D.; Sibley Hos
pital Quartette. Misses Sanford. Shard-
low, Standish and Wildwood; report Sib-
ley Hospital. Mrs. D. 3. Street: our dea-
coness settlements, Rosedale Missions
Miss Hattie Worthington; Bladensburg
Read Miss Alverta X Jones; Trinidad |
Miss Elizabeth It. McGinnis with chill |
dren's classes from settlements); adjourn |
ment.
Evening session, p. m.-Bible lesson. |
Mrs. Agnes Grape Jones: prayer. the Rev. |
j. +. Heisse. d. D.; solo, Miss Elizabeth |
Wahly; address, 'Mormonism a Menace" |
Mrs. W; P. White; The Duty Of the
Hour" Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin, Gloria
Wednesday, October 16 10 a. m.-Bible
lesson, Mrs. L. b. Wilson; prayer, Miss
Ellen Tomkinson; minutes; election of Of
annual meeting of the general board of
managers, New York City, November
to IA; reports of district secretaries. Bal
timore, Mrs. NJ. c. Baer; address,
"Glimpses of Our Mission Fields" Mrs
c. w. Gallagher; solo. Mrs. Otis d. SWEET;
conservation service, Mrs. Rebecca Ruter
Springer: lunch. O'Clock.
Afternoon session. 2 p. m.-Bible lesson.
Mrs. Lucien Clark; prayer, Rev. Page
Milburn; minutes; solo. Mrs. Theodore
mer). Mrs. d. B. Street; reports: Supplies,
Mrs. S. NJ. Lake.; wofnan's home missions
and chiIdren's, Mrs. Ella L. Stricken;
tion List?' discussion. led by Mrs. George
Beadenkoff mite boxes. Mrs. Virginia G.
Daniels; The Story of a Self-Deniai Mite |
Box" Mrs. +. c. Woodburn; discussion;
adjournment.
Evening session, p. m.-Blble lesson.
Mrs H. r. Naylor; prayer, Rev. Stoweli |
l. Bryant; solo.I Miss Elisabeth A stu
art; address, Our Work in Porto Rico
Miss May Leonard Woodruff: solo, Miss
Ethel Gallagher; = address, the Rev c. w |
Gallagher, d. D.il choir OF nurse deaco
esses Sibley Hospital; Gloria and bene-
lictiOn IA |
Thursday. October IT, 10 a. p,-Bih1s
lesson. Mrs l.. II. Hendrickson; PRAYER.
Miss Rebekah Mewshaw; minutes: re-
ports: Frederick district Miss Maggie
Addison; Washington district, Mrs. ID r
Street; West Baltimore district. Mrs A
Mrs. Minnie Benton Taylor; How to In
crest our Young People" Miss Anna M
Fallon; What Our Jewels Are Doing
Miss Gertrude Houstoi; Preparing FOR
Service" Miss Matilda Patton: dlscus-
sion, led by Mrs. May Leonard yVoodrnff. |
Reading Circles" Miss MoIlie V. Thorn,
Is; How to Make Reading Circles a Sue
,ess," Mrs. Frank NJ. Bristol: discussion:
solo. Mrs. May Leonard Woodruf; ad-
ournment
Afternoon session. 2 p. m-Bible lesson
Mrs. J. Walter Duvall; prayer, Rev. J.
9 Amos; minutes; Our Spanish ana In |
lian Work. Miss Blanche Zehrinp.
Leaflets" Mrs. Helen NJ Brand: How
tan We Best Use Them?'' discussion, led
~ Mrs. J. st. Clair Neale: "SystenatIc
3eneficence" Mrs ]. c. Tasker: "a
9 Amos: reports OF committees; misceI
aneous business; Gloria and benediction: