The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-11
NJ. W. 4. NJ. ANNUAL MEET
The Program Was One Of Great In
terest to Those in At
tendance.

The annual meeting Of the Method
list Woman's Home Missionary society
OF the Northern Minnesota conference
was in session at Hennepin avenue
church yesterday and to-day, closing
tbs afternoon. The chief features OF
the program yesterday were greetings
from women Of other denominations,
an address by DR.. S. D. Hutsinpiller,
a symposium on the missionary
homes Of the society and an address
by Mrs. Libby Alien of Des Moines.
The meetings were presided over by
Mrs F. A. Hayward and the follow
ing committees were appointed:
Courtesies, Mines. S ID. Huts1np1ller
and Mark B. Smith; resolutions,
Mines. W. H. Rider, II. E. Weeks and
j Roberts; press, Advocate, Mrs. r.
H. Young; daily papers, Mrs. Henry
.Stong. +4...,-- - a
Mrs. e. r. Stafford. as treasurer re-
ported the receipts as $3,008.S2 and a
balance Of $1O6.16. The money has
been divided among the various inter
ests of the society in all parts OF the
country. An excellent report was
given by Mrs. r. H. Young as cores
ponding secretary. The various sec
retaries presented their reports as fol-
lows: Mrs. Henry Stong, recording
secretary; Mrs. M. e. Eddy, secretary
of supplies; Mrs. G. r. Ellis, secretary
Of mite boxes; Miss G. Gedney. secre-
tary Of literature; Mrs. G. I. Gorham,
secretary of young peoples work;
Miss Gertrude Jackson, secretary of
bureau Of exchange.
Greetings were presented from the
Presbyterian women by Mrs. %. +.
Pomeroy; from the Baptist women,
Mrs. J. Blackmer; Episcopal, Mrs.
Hector Baxter; Congregational. Mrs.
J. G. Sterling.
DR.. Hutsinpiller's address was on
the work of the society. He gave
considerable attention to Mormonism
and to the possibilities of the work
among the Chinese in the west in
christianizing China. This he regard
ed as the only means of averting the
yellow peril.
Following delightful solo by Mrs.
l.. M. Parks, brief accounts Of the
missions homes were given. Mrs. j.
O.. Townsend told of the Jewett home,
which is located among the Navajo
Indians; Mrs. A. A. Graves Of the, De
PAW home, planned to- conduct the
work among the Spanish in southern
California; Mrs. w. r. IIiles of the
Jessie Lee in Alaska; Mrs. B. F. Nell
son Of the Adeline Smith home for
the colored; Mrs. H. o. Roberts Of the
Oriental home for the Chinese of the
west, and Mrs. c.. F. Sharpe of the
Boaz home, established for the noun
tain whites of the south.
In the evening Mrs. Allen made a
convincing and able address and Mrs.
r. H. Young reported the annual
| meeting just held at Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Board Meets To-day. 1
The executive board this morning
decided to restore the plan Of holding
the state convention before the nation
annual report The pledges of over
national meeting were announced.
teacher at Ritter home, $3.50, and
amounting to $50; HARDWOOD home,
$40; Finnish work Gin Minnesota
$50; building of Rust hall, $500. The
Rust hall pledge is an annual one for
three years. In addition the society
will receive from dues not less than
$1,000 the coming year. as the present
membership in auxiliaries is 1920,
1 with 400 young people working in
their own societies.
The election Of officers was held
this afternoon and followed by a talk
on Indian Work at Ft. Simcoe," Mrs
/ HI. A. Weeks; an address by. Rev. T. w
Stout; and young peoples hour in
which the program was given by Mrs
| Dawson Bradshaw, Misses Louise Pye
Geneyieve McKeer, Nellie Newgreen
Ethel Matson, Florence Hench, Leah
Cook, Helen Libby, Uzerl Morrison
Lucille Newcomb, and Helen Dunn.