The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-21
ANNUAL DISTRICT MEET
OF THE WOMAN,SHoME MISSION
 ARY SOCIETY.

Many Delegates from Other Cfties aud:
 Towns of the State Prsssnt-Held at
 Epyyorth M. E. church Yesssrday-
 Interesting sessions-Oniesrs Elected
 for Ensuing Year.
 There was at large attendance at the Epworth M B. church yesterday, the occasion being the first annual meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary socie- ty oe the New Haven district. There were two sessions held in the auditorium of the church and both the 10:30 session, in the morning and the afternoon ses- sion at o'clock drew large audiences principally of women interested in the work os the society. At 12:3O lunch was served in the basement of the church by the Union auxiliary which comprise the members from the ten Methodist churches in this oity. There were one hundred who partook of the. luncheon for which the Epworth ladies served coffee as their share of the en-. tertainment. There were about 150 del-' egates present at the afternoon session, eight of the city M. D. churches being represented, namely, First M. E., Grace, Trinity M. E., Summerfeld, East Pearl, St Andrews, Epworth, and Howard avenue. The delegates from out of town represented, Mt. Vernon. Bridgeport, MiddletoWn, Hartford, Brooklyn, Beth el, Milford, Ansonia, and Bristol. The programmes for both sessions were of very interesting character, and the addresses of the different speakers pre- sented the work of the society in all it's different phases. The address of Mrs. A. R. Clare on Literature Impressions" in the morning was very fine, and of the afternoon speakers perhaps the most interesting was that by Miss Rachael Jefferson of Brooklyn. Miss Jefferson's s address was entitled From Former Beneficiary's Standpoint" and was the history of her own experience. Miss Jefferson was a poor colored girl who was educated in an industrial school be- longing to the society in Tennessee, and has developed into 8 very interesting platform speaker. At the close of the afternoon session Mrs. Northrop of Middletown read a copy of resolutions | thanking all and the Epworth church | people for their share in rendering this l first meeting success. The meeting closed with prayer and benediction. The ministers present were Rev. Henry Hi- 1 Ter, Presiding Elder w. A. Richard, pr. l Hill, Rev. A. J. Smith.
 Mrs. J. o. Peck and Dr. s. Edith Ives | y,7, I,1A fn fna ! ent. and their addresses were omitted. l Several delegates were also sent by | the New York East conference.
 The election of officers for the ensuing year took place during the afternoon session. They are as follows: President, Mrs. W. A. Richard. wife of the pre- siding elder; vice president, Mrs. D. w. Northrop of Middletown; recording sec- retary, Miss Aurilla R. Witham of Hartford; corresponding secretary, Miss A. A. Fisher of Middletown; treasurer,
 Mrs. George Hall of Bristol: literature secretary, Miss May L. Jackson of Hartford; secretary for young people,
 work, Miss A. A. Fisher of Middletown. ] Following was the programmes:
 I Morning Session, 10 O'clock. , l Mrs. w. A. Richard, Presiding. # Devotional exercises-Mrs. William l North Rice, Middletown. #
 welcome-Mrs. Henry E. Hiler. New 1 Haven. ~-4~ t. ~&t ..@ @
 Response-Mi A. A. Fisher. Middle l town. ,s@ .=.- s
 Introductions, announcement of com
 mittee reports through the officers camera: r. ta
 Glimpses of the Work-Mrs J. A. Secor, | Conference president. & I l Financial Prints-A. R. Clare. Confer
 ence corresponding secretary.
 Literature impressions-Mrs. L. L.
 Slack, Conference recording secretary.
 Noontide prayer-Rev. Henry F. Filler, pastor of Epworth church.
 Business. s&& : : 12:S0 luncheon, served by "Union'' aux- Hilary. '.. ,"=. .s..$z | Afternoon Session at 2 O'clock. Devotional service-Mrs. M. c. Kel- logg, Mt. Vernon, President of New
 York district. ,,sl+ -s" Es Election of officers. .. I. 1 Solo-Mrs. F. D. Walter. Bridgeport.
 Our Young .Women--Miss Ella Chad l wick, conference secretary Young Peoples work.
 I Collection. i Our Deaconess Work--Miss Priscilla Foster. Brooklyn Deaconess home.
 Prof Former Beneficiarys Standpoint I Miss Rachel Jefferson, Brooklyn.
 Report of committees, closing moments. Adjournment. N ,ts f'fs Y --------------- - .<S ,!
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