Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-06
THE WOMAN WORKERS
Addresses Delivered Before
the Board of Missions.
TOPICS DISCUSSED
MISSIONARIES PRESENT FROM
VARIOUS FOREIGN FIELDS.
Schools Maintained by Organization
Given High Record for Efficiency
Miss Stones Message.
TOPICS DISCUSSED


tional Church, at 10th and G streets. devo-
tional exercises were held, under the direc-
ton of Miss Ida w. Prime of the American
College for Girls at Constantinople- BY the
time this service had concluded the audlto-
rum of the spacious church was filled to
it's utmost capacity by missionaries, dele
gates and missionary enthusiasts
After several hymns were sung Mrs C.
H Daniels, the vice president of the board
Of Newton, Mass. who was presiding, IN
PRODUCED Miss Susan D. Riggs of Marsovan,
Turkey, who spoke upon the theme'
transformed Lives in the Boarding
School" Miss Riggs gave narrative OF
missionary work in Turkey and contrasteo
the girls in the boarding school at Marso-
van at present with those of several years
ago She gave detailed description or the
habits and customs of the Turkish people
and of the courses of study and their
growth spiritually.
Miss Riggs is a native of Sivas, western
Turkey, and has been connected with the
western Turkey mission of the American
board since 1892. She is the daughter OF
Rev. Edward Riggs, D. D.. of Marsovan-
christian Work of Native Women was
the topic assigned to Mrs. c. c. Tracy, also
Of Marsovan, Turkey, who is one or the
veteran missionaries of the board, having
first embarked for Turkey in 1867. Mrs
Tracy emphasized the importance Of the
boarding school as the training school for
women who are to be the teachers in the
day and the Sunday school. She spoke OF
the great work done by the wives OF teach
ers, preachers and merchants. me innu.
ence of women in Turkey as Christian
workers, Mrs. Tracy declared, cannot be
estimated. She said she thought no one
could speak too highly of the Christian
women of Turkey.
Seven Years Of Medical Work.
DR.. Julia Bissell of Ahmednagar, India,
was the next speaker, taking as her topic,
Seven Years of Medical Work. Dr. Bis
sell has been a missionary physician 1or
seven years In her native city, Ahmedna-
gar India. She obtained her collegiate and
professional education. however, In this
country, being a graduate OF wellesley
College and of the Woman's Medical Col
lege, Philadelphia. She was in Ahmedna-
gar as q teacher for three years before tax
ing her medical course.
She spoke very modestly Of her seven
years work, saying 1t was simply the daily
doing of dispensary work. She gave an &C
count of medical progress in India ana also
a description of the hospital which will soon
be erected within the military lines near
Ahmedna gar. She said the government of
India had given helping hand in the pro-
posed establishment of the missionary nos
pital She named the terms under which
the missionaries secured the tract or land
for the hospital, and said the governor of
Bombay was most instrumental.
Miss Ellen C. Parsons of New York city,
editor of the Woman's Work for women,
which is published under the direction OF
the Presbyterian board; concluded the
speaking of the morning session. Only
lately Miss Parsons returned from trip
around the world, visiting missions.
Her remarks consisted wholly of de-
ccrJptjop Of he conditions in India. South
China, Corea, Japan and the many other
countries she visited. She paid high trib-
ute to the efforts of DR.. Bissell. the preced-
ing speaker and said that when DR.. Bissell
was i'll the natives stood about her home
and asked each other who would take to
their wants and care for the sick. MISS
Parsons spoke of the plague OF India and
of the native priests she SAID the latter
were still bambooZling and foollng the ls-
norant people.
She spoke of the idolatry in South China
and gave description of a trip OF about
S35 miles, which consumed five weeks
Immediately upon reconvening at O'CLOCK
this afternoon the committee on nominal
ton reported a list Of officers for the en-
suing year, which follows:
President. Mrs. Judson Smith; vice presi-
dents, Mrs N G. Clark. Boston; Mrs. E. X.
Alden, Boston: Mrs. John o. Means, Au-
| burndale, Mass; Mrs. E. E. Strong. Au-
burndale. Mass: Mrs. Lemuel Gulliver,
South Hadley Mass; Mrs. c. H. Daniels
Newton, Mass: Mrs. J. L. Barton. Newton
Centre. Mass: Miss Susan Hayes Ward,
Newark. N j.: Mrs. S. Brainard Pratt,
Buckland. Mass.
Honorary vice presidents-Mfss Emma L.
Bridges. Westfield, N. j.; Miss Susan E.
Padgett, New Haven, Conn; Mrs. Henry
Fairbanks. ST Johnsbury, Vt; Mrs. II. w.
Wilkinson. Providence, R. l.; Mrs. VIM. H.
Fem, Portland, Me-; Mrs. George H. Eaton,
Calais, Me-; Mrs. S. P. Leeds, Hanover, N.
H; Mrs G. w Winch, IIolyoke, Mass ;
Mrs. Chas. A. Jewell. Hartford, Conn; Miss
Abby G. Willard. Colchester Conn; Mrs
E. N. Packard, Syracuse, N. Y; Mrs. Or
lando Mason, Winchendon, Mass; Mrs. E.
P. Butler. Sunderland. Mass; Mrs. John
Cowan, Southampton. Mass; Mrs. H. 8.
Hineks. Andover, Mass; Mrs. w w. Cur
tbs, West Stockbridge, Mass; Mrs. c. H.
Cook. Natick, Mass; Mrs. James L. Hill,
Salem, Mass; Mrs. Frank Wood, Boston,
Mass; Miss Susan N Brown Newburyport
Mass: Mrs. c. A Radcliffe. Norton, Mass. !;
Mrs G. E. F. Donkin, No. Falmouth, Mass. /;
Mrs. A. F. Rolfe, Concord, Mass.
Corresponding secretaries, Mrs: John Q:
Cook and Mrs. A. H. Johnson.
Recording secretary, Mrs. J. Frederick
Hill, Cambridge. Mass.
Home secretary, Miss Abbie B. Child.
Boston.
Secretary of the bureau of exchange, Miss
E. Harriet Stanwood. Boston.
Secretary for junior work, Miss Kate G.
Field secretary, Miss Alice NJ Kyle Bos-
ton.
Treasurer, Miss Sarah Louise Day. Bos-
ton
Assistant treasurer, Miss Elizabeth p
Studley. Boston.
Auditor, Samuel F. wilkins. Boston.
Directors-Mrs. Henry F. Durant Mrs.
John Cummings Miss Carrie Borden. Mrs.
John F. Colby, Miss Ellen Carruth. Mrs. A.
c. Thompson Mrs. Geo. w. COburn. Mrs.
Frank Wood. Mrs. Henry d. Noyes. Mrs.
F. f. Clark, Mrs. c. L. Goodell, Mrs. c. E.
Billings, Mrs. Nathaniel Greene, Mrs 8. B.
Capron, Miss E. s. Gilman, Mrs. A. A. Lin
coin. Miss Grace Weston, Miss E. P. Stud
ley, Mrs. Charles NJ. Lamson. Mrs. c. A.
Hopkins, Mrs. s. B. Capen, Miss Helen s.
Iathrop, Miss Mary c. E. Jackson. Mrs.
John E. Bradley Mrs. Charles F. Warden.
Miss Stones Address.
Miss Ellen M. Stone of Salonica, Mace
donia was the principal speaker at last
evenings session. Nearly every available
seat in the church was occupied, and AL
present were eager to hear the story of
Miss Stones captivity from her own lip-
MY Last Two Years in Macedonia" was
the theme Of the ex-captive's remarks but
Miss Stone spoke principally of the hard
ships she and Madame Tsilka suffered dur
ing their captivity, and of the events at
tending her release. She declared that i'm
mediate action was necessary for the re-
covery of the indemnity for the wrongs in
ffcted on citizens of the United States
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