The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-17
A SILVER MEETING
Twenty fifth Annual for Women's
Mission Board of Interior.
LARGE CROWD AT LITTLE FALLS
Development of the First Quarter
Century of the Organization
Shown In Reports.
From a Staff Correspondent

from stan CORE pOnQent.
Little Falls Mimi, April 1.-THE sill
yer anniversary meeting Of the Minnesota
branch of the Women's Board of Missions
of the Interior of the Congregational
church opened yesterday afternoon with
the largest attendance ever gathered out
side of Minneapolis and St. Paul. A spec
ial car brought up a party of forty Ave.
headed by Mrs. H. G. Webster Of Mime
apolis, from Minneapolis and st. Paul
This party and numerous other groups
arrived about noon and were taken to the
Congregational church for luncheon.
In honor of the occasion, silver was a
conspicuous note in the corations, white
flowers being used with green. Pine
boughs were used effectively and profuse-
ly. Festoons of fellowship chain Of red
paper stripes, printed with appropriate
missionary texts, sent from China by Miss
Emily Hartwell, one Of the missionaries
OF the branch, hung from chandeliers and
walls and served as a reminder OF the
bond in which all Christian workers are
united.
The meeting was called TO order by
Miss Margaret J. Evans of Northf1eld
who conducted, an impressive devotional
exercise. She appointed as credentials
committee Mines. H. T. Eddy, Minneapolis;
l.. A. Hontoon Moorhead, and Woodbury.,
Sank Center. Reports Of conferences &C.
CupleQ the early part Ol the dlIcIuoOu
and was followed by a we'll arranged pro-
gram on India in charge of Mrs. D. L.
Wheaton of Morris. A social hour fol-
lowed the adjournment and tea was served
at the church for thte delegation.
In the evening the welcome was ex
tended by Rev. w. C. A Waller, pastor of
the church, and the response was made
by Miss Evans. The principal address of
the evening was given by Miss Susan A.
Of Knh n Ton ho cd rol
situation there in It's relation to mission
airy work. Mrs. e. M. Williams of Chi
cago, assistant treasurer Of the W. B. NJ.
J. made an address and a bright request
Tor silver offering was made by Mrs. II.
A. SERVER Of Minneapolis.
: The devotional exercises this morning
were led by Mrs. e. E. Crom of Burtrum.
The following committees were then an
nounced: Business, Mines S. V. s. Fisher
and L. E. Jepson, w. F. Wheaton, reso-
lutions, Mines. L. H. Hallock, A. H.
Heath, o. S. Chapman; place, Mines A.
w. Wood, C. H. Barbour, and A. C. Peck;
On secretary's report, Mines. w. II. Laird,
| " L. Chopped, J. M. Norris: on treasurer
ers report, Miss c.. w. Nichols, Mrs. B.
w. Smith and Miss Mario Darling; plan
of work, Mines. H. A. SERVER, o. NJ. Carr,
e. V. Lombard.
The report of the western conference,
sent by Mrs. S. N. Harrington Of
Marshall, was read by Mrs. Swanson Of
, Cannon Falls. Miss Evans. in comment
ing on the report, called attention to the
fact that the Marshall auxiliary is the
banner society of the conference con-
tributing four times as much as any
other; she saw an intimate relation be-
tween It's -eminence and the large
supply of mission literature used there.
Mrs. o. M. Carr of Pelican Rapids found
much encouragement in conditions in her
territ DRY and noted particularly the value
of systematic courses OF study in Gre
ating and keeping up missionary interest.
Mrs. S. M. Dickinson, corresponding
secretary, in her report, sketched briefly
the history of the first quarter century of
the organization and referred to the
twenty three years OF service of Miss
Evans as president and the gratifying
recognition of her services for missions
by her appointment as the first and only
woman member of the American board.
The branch was organized in Faribault
and it's first year raised s816; the annual
cont ributions have now reached $5,1933O,
which, however, is about $500 less than
the state apportionment The auxiliary
apportionment was exceeded by thirty
two societies and met by twenty-six.
1 Gains have been made in numbers and
| interest in the local societies. Pilgrim
lnhurch Of Duluth has very successful