Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
MISSIONARY MEETING ENDS.
Election of Superintendent and Dis
trict Secretaries.

The thirty-second annual meeting of the
! Baltimore branch of the Womans Foreign
! Missionary Society of the Methodist Epis-
| copal Church was brought to a close with
| the session yesterday afternoon. The So
| ciety had been in session daily since
! Wednesday, and a large amount of work
| vas transacted. 1t was considered by the
| delegates that the meeting one of the
n est successful, financially, ever held by
the branch. 1t was decided to hold the
meeting next year at the Madison Square
| Church. Baltimore, Md.
| Promptly at o'clock yesterday afternoon
| memorial services in memory of the de-
| ceased members of the Baltimore branch
| who have died since the last annual meet
| ing were conducted by Mrs. A. II. Eaton,
| PRESIDENT Special reference was made dur
! ing the service to the life and work of Mrs.
! Mary Goucher, wife of DR.. John F.
| Goucher, president of the Woman's College
of Baltimore; Mrs H. C. Tudor, who was
| for many years district secretary and after
ward treasurer of the Baltimore branch;
Mrs Ella NJ. Rutter and Mrs. NJ. Smith.
After the reading and adoption of the
minutes of the morning session the cleo
ton of superintendent of the various de-
partments was held, resulting as follows:
Mrs E. X. Wright of the Mission Band"
Miss Sadie Logan, of Little Light Bear
ers;' Mrs. E. L. Harvey, or Young Wo-
mems Work and Standard Bearers" Mrs
Ct. It. Cecil, of Mite Boxes" Mrs. ]. C.
Ockerman, of LITERATURE" Mrs. r. NJ.
Moore, of Periodicals." and Miss NJ. Bald
win, of Bureau of Supplies"
The district secretaries elected were:
| Mrs s. M. Hartsock for Baltimore; Miss
! Della Sherman, for East Baltimore; Miss
! Florence Allen, for West Baltimore; Mrs.
| s. D. La Fetra. for Washington: Mrs Jas.
| NJ. Clark, for Frederick. and Miss Fannie
| Claypoole, for Greenbrier district, Virginia
| conference. Mrs. S A. Hill was elected
| associate corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Bristol and Miss Caroline
Smith of this city were elected vice presi-
| dents of the branch The other Washing
| ton vice presidents are Mrs. L. H. Tilton,
| Mrs A. E. Bovee, Mrs. H. T. Bryan. Mrs.
| A. S Taylor, Mrs. B. F. Leighton, Mrs. r.
! II. Martin, Mrs. H. A. Hail. Miss Ada Fow-
| Ter and Miss Lewe Ms Foss.
| During the afternoon session Mrs d.
| Olin Leech rendered a solo.
| The officers of the Baltimore branch were
chosen at the session of Thursday after
| noon, and all the old officers were re-
elected. Miss Fannie Claypoole of the
| Virginia conference was also chosen
| at this session of the two delega ties
to represent the Baltimore branch at the
| general executive committee meeting. to be
| held in Baltimore, beginning October 30
| and continuing TO November s. An address
| on Woman a Factor in the Salvation OF
| the World was delivered by Mrs. J. Ellen
| Foster. At the conclusion of the session
| the delegates visited Rust Hall.
| A missionary prayer meeting was held the
same evening at the Metropolitan Church
| conducted by Mrs E. D. Huntley. Rev. w
| H. Stevens, a returned missionary from
India, delivered an instructive address or
that country, and Miss Elizabeth H. Ben
der from Japan. spoke entertainingly or
I the mikadoS kingdom.