Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-21
EPISCOPAL MISSION WORKERS
Sixteenth Annual Meeting of WOmsn's
Auxiliary Of Nebraska.
IN SESSION At TRINITY CATHEDRAL
Reports of Omcers, Followed by EIec-
tion of Board for Ensuing Year
Diocesan Council of Me-
braska Opens Tomorrow.

The sixteenth annual meeting Of the Ne
braska branch Of the woman's auxiliary to
the Board Of Missions of the Episcopal
church opened with the celebration of
Holy Communion at Trinity cathedral yes
terday morning.
About $50 women are in attendance. rep
resenting the various sections Of the state
and including some Of the most prominent
workers. The business session opened at
10 o'clock, Mrs. Campbell Fair presiding.
Reports were made from the various
branches, all showing an even maintenance
Of the work.
The annual address OF the president was
brief, she urging more earnest work in be-
half Of the united offering, the missionary
library and the visiting Of the diocese and
recommending that a contingent fund be
established to partially meet the expense of
such systematic visiting. Mrs. Fair spoke
feelingly of the late Mrs. Meliora Clarkson
and Of her work In all the branches Of the
mission and church work, especially in
Clarkson hospital. and suggested that the
members o. the 0Ixillary accept, as a me-
mortal to Mrs. Clarkson, some part Of the
erection of the new hospital building.
The secretary's report showed four new
branches organized and two recognized.
two quarterly meetings held and s1,155 as
the auxiliary cash contribution.
Election of Omcers.
The annual election Of officers followed.
Mrs. Albert Noye OF All Saints church,
Omaha, was elected president; Mrs. A. L.
Williams, Omaha, first vice president; Mrs.
r. r. Rtngwalt, St. Matthias, Omaha, sec
ond vice president; Mrs. s. S. Fales,
Ashland. third vice PRESIDENT; Mrs. Burn
ham, Norfolk, fourth vice president; Mrs.
Eve Lloyd, Omaha, recording secretary;
Mrs. G. w. Sloan, South Omaha, treasurer,
Miss Jessie Royce, Omaha, treasurer OF
the United Offering; Miss Helen Cady OF
Omaha, secretary Of the Junior auxiliary.
Notice was served to amend the consti-
tuition at the next annual meeting to Gre
ate the Office Of corresponding secretary,
and resolutions of thanks to the retiring
president, Mrs. Campbell Fair, were Of
fered by Mrs. s. S. Fales Of Ashland and
unanimously adopted by the convention.
The Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was called to order
at 2 o'clock, Bishop A. L. Williams making
the address Of welcome. An address by
Mrs. John H. Hopkins, president of the
Chicago branch, followed and was perhaps
most enjoyable to the women. She spoke
OF mission work from the woman's stand
point, dwelling especially on the United OF
fering, its history and increase, and urging
the women not to consider it as duty, but
rather as a privilege, concluding with the
outline Of a plan which has proven most sue
cessful in Chicago, where each woman
makes her birthday the occasion of the
offering, the annual meeting being the date
Of the general collection. Her account OF
the preparation and training Of the women
missionaries and Of their increasing i'm
portance was especially interesting.
Bishop Graves of Laramie and Rev. John
H. Hopkins Of Chicago also addressed the
meeting, speaking OF the mission work and
the support 1t received from the various
branches.
At 4 o'clock Mrs. Hopkins Of Chicago ad.
dressed the Junior auxiliary. her talk being
along the same lines, but suited to the In.
terest Of the younger workers.