The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-10
Omcers for the Ensuing Year Are
Elected and Several Interesting
Reports on Work Are Read.
MEN ATTACKED AND ROBBED
ONE Is BOUND AND GAGGED, AND
THE OTHER BEATEN INsENsIBLE.
Highwaymen Secure More than $500
by Each Assault and Escape
Other News of the State.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Oct. 9.-The Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church. which convened here
yesterday in its annual session. held
business meeting this morning and elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
President. Mrs. A. w. Patton; vice presi-
dent. Mrs. T. F. Andrews: corresponding
secretary, Mrs. F. p. Crandon: secretary
home department. Mrs Abel Bliss; record
ing secretary. Mrs. l. III. Jennings; treas
urer. Mrs. B. York. The delegates to the
general executive committee are Mrs. w.
A. Smith. of the Illinois Conference, and
Miss Margaret Dixon, of the Indiana Con-
ference. Reserve delegates are Margaret
Robinson. Of the Illinois Conference and
Mrs Anna Adams, Of the Indiana Confer
ence. The following officers were elected
by reclamation: President Mrs. 1. r Hit.
Washington; assistant treasurer, ]. Dunn.
Detroit. Mich; branch organizer and ed
ttorfaI secretary. Miss F. J. Baker. Nor
enci, Mich; auditor, ]. p. Gilmore, Detroit,
Mich: editor of Quarterly, Mrs. L. T. M.
slocum. Chicago; secretary literature, Mrs.
IL. B. Prentice, Kenilworth. Ill; secretary
young womans work. Miss Harriet l..
Kemper, Anderson, Ind, and also member
OF the executive board
Pledges for the Manila relief fund last
might amounted to 1910. distributed among
5000; Central Illinois, 500; Wisconsin, 800;
Northwestern Indiana, 500: Indiana, 800;
honorary members OF Bloomington Auxili-
airy, $50: Southern Illinois, $50; Northern
Indiana, 500; Michigan, 800; Detroit. $500.
MIS- b ID. York made the treasurers
report. which showed a balance on hand
this year Of s26.5466O Total receipts for
the year were $40. 4O605; balance from last
year. N4,sSs-2o, and grand total sl3S. 3Ss %.
the conference. The total disbursements
were 6.s42.6 So, OF which 81, 100 has been
paid In on annuities. The contributions
coming into the treasury from Germany
and Switzerland have amounted, during the
year. to s12,219
Mrs. Abel Bliss gave the report of the
home department, of which she is secre-
tary, as follows: One thousand two hum
dred and thirteen auxiliaries, with total
membership OF 31,i74: us young women's
societies, with a membership of 3,114; thir-
ty-three German societies, with $50 men,
bers; twenty-four Swedish societies, with
466 members; 192 standard bearers, with
6-068 members.
The Rev. w. F. Reed, uncle of Mary
Reed. the leper missionary. was presented
to the session and was enthusiastically
greeted Mary Reed returned from India
some time ago. and after finding that she
was taken with this terrible disease, re-
turned at once to the leper fields to work
among the lepers. Mrs. Crandon read a
letter this morning from the daughter of
Mrs. Ashhouse. announcing the death of
the latter, who had charge of the German
mission work of this branch. Mrs. Ninde
was directed 20 write and send a letter of
sympathy.
The exercises tonight consisted of adj
dresses by Miss Mary Newton, of Luck
now College, and Mrs. Emma Moore of
Indiana. The session adjourns tomorrow
at 10 O'Clock.