Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21

taken amounting to over S1OO. This
amount, together with what was col |
lected at the meeting held Sunday
morning in the Market street
theatre, will almost be enough
to send Miss Mabel STA, of Foo Chow,
China, back to her own country to
do missionary work among her fell
low countrymen. She has been in
America studying, in order that she
may conduct school in Foo Chow
and teach the Chinese girls not only
the great good of Christianity but al
so add to their practical education
Officers Elected.
During the meeting Saturday after
noon, several officers for the different
conferences were elected. The secre-
tarics who served last year in the va
rious conferences in the Des Moines
branch We're reelected for the coming
year, as follows:
Des Moines conference.-the. WIN.
Dudley, of Villisca. B
Iowa CONFERENCE.-The. A. J. Pich-
ereau, TT. Madison.
Northwest Iowa CONFERENCE.-The. l..
j.. Long.
Upper Iowa conference.-the Janet
Barnes Gilman.
Missouri conference.-the. A. w.
Kemp, Pickering.
ST Louis conference.-the |. C.Hod-
son, Carthage, Mo.
Little Rock conference.-the Mary
Dunklee, Sloan Springs, Ark.
St Louis German conference.-the
Olivia Heidel Warrington, Mo
West German conference.-the. Ber-
tina Kurtz, Roca, Neb.
| For the various districts in the Iowa
conference of which Ottumwa is
part and which, by the way, is the
(! largest conference in the Des MONIES
branch, the following district secreta-
ries were elected:
Burlington district-Mrs. e. K.
Mitchell Mt. Pleasant.
Keokuk district-Mrs. Mary G. KEN
bic. Keokull
| Ottumwa district-Mrs. S. G.. Cush-
ing, Ottumwa.
Muscatine district-To be supplied.
Oskaloosa district-Mrs. E. M. Bar
nard, Oskaloosa.
Saturday Evening.
Saturday evening, at the First Pres
/ byterian church, most interesting
| meeting was held. The auditorium
was filled with people, all of whom
were much interested in the address
given by Miss Fannie e. Perkins, who
is missionary at Thandaung, Burmah.
Miss Perkins has been in America for
a year, 3rliing among the various
auxiliaries OF the DeS Moines branch.
At Handaung she has colony OF
about 200 children, the majority OF
them Eurasians. She conducts a
farm which is worked by her charges
when they are not being taught by
4 the missionaries, Miss Perkins and her
assistants AT Saturdays evenings
/ meeting she spoke of this farm and
of her work among the people OF Bur
NAH Miss Perkins is very DESTROYS
of returning to Burmah and to her
work, but is kept at home on account
OF the scarcity of money in the treas
/ lifv of the organization at the present
time. However, she hopes to sail
some time during December.
4 After Miss Perkins address, MISS
Bessie Ding, a Chinese girl who for a
, little more than a year has been IN
4 America, studying in order that she
!, may return to China and be mis-
sionary among her people, delivered
short address telling Of her expert
), ences. Miss Ding is student al
Simpson college, Indianola, and, llke
Miss STA, was born into q Christian
/, family in China She narrowly es
caped death when young girl. on &C
count OF religion, as did also the oth
or ,aembers of her family, ana THIS
adventure is what she says is respon
sible for her decision to take up the
missionary work. Her talk was vel
received, and the singing OF herselt
: her fellow student, Miss May HUI, also
of Foo Chow, and Miss Mabel STA, was
! much enjoyed. The three girls sang
Methodist hymn in Chinese, afterWarc
engaging in conversation in Chlnese
I for the entertainment OF the audience
The Memorial Meeting.
Yesterday afternoon the Main stree
4 Methodist church was filled with al
D interested audience gathered to holt
: memorial service for Miss Josephine
II Melkelson. The memorial service
was preceded by love-feast conduct
ed Nv Mrs. Mary c. Minds. Mrs. M.
# huston. of Burlington, corresponding
!. secretary OF the organization, ha'
! charge of the memorial service, an
: told the story of Miss Josephine Mek
: l;elson. formerly school teacher a
,, Alta. in this state, who went to Afric
:, a few years ego as a missionary. Sh
did excellent work, but on July Q
. this year she fell victim to Africa
fever. and her remains are buried il
e africa. She was sent out by the De
/ Noines branch, and all who knew he
: loved her for her devotion to the wor
: to which she felt herself called. se'
q eral OF me members OF the organize
= Etion wro had know Miss Nicholson i
= this country, spoke of her yesterda!
= = telling OF her many loyable traits an
Il OF some of the events in her life i
= Africa Of which she wrote home.
- The Last Meeting.
!. The convention closed last evenin