The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-14
TO ORGANIZE AUXILiARIES
For That Purpose Misses Corbin and
Mahon Are Here.

The work of organizing auXiliareS to
the Womans Home Missionary society
will receive the attention Of Miss Jose
phine Corbin and Miss Mary Mahon, ma
tional organizers Of the society, who are
in Wichita The field here offers great
opportunities, as there has never been
4 corps of organizers al work in this
district The ladies have been in Kansas
since last Saturday and have held meet
ings in Wichita. MulYane, SedgWick, Au-
gusta and Anderson, which were largely
attended and organizations effected that
promise TO do much good for the society
in their respective places.
The ladies. in speaking Of the meetings
that they have attended, say that while
the Work is new in this section of the
country, the people are taking an interest
in the work, and that they are very
much satisfied with the work they have
thus far accomplished. These ladies are
sent here by the national secretary in re-
Spouse to requests sent by the secreta-
ries OF the different conferences, their
itinerary being made up by the officers
of the district conference.
Their work consists in going about from
church to church, presenting the work
of the society and the necessity of hav-
ing such an organization in connection
with the church The ladies spend two
addresses are made and step taken TO
perfect an organization. The Woman's
Missionary society has a membership OF
ZOO in the United States. and expert
enced organizers are at work in all parts
of the country, and the membership is
gradually being increased. These ladies
have had many years experience in this
work and have taken a prominent part
in not only this but other religious work.
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a missionary in South America, being
interested there under Bishop Taylor.
This work was entirely self-supporting
and was carried on by the sole efforts OF
the missionaries, and was hard strug-
gle. A boarding school for young ladies
was one of the means by which money
was obtained to carp on this work. Miss
Corbin returned from South America
eleven years ago. She was for eight years
in the Parish DeacOness home in Phiia-
delphia and the last three years she has
had charge Of the Home for Immigrant
Girls in New York city This work con-
sisted in looking after the immigrants
as they landed at Ellis island, providing
them with shelter in the home and obtain
ing transportation for them to their
friends in this country. Many of these
girls come 10 this country who have no
friends here and employment was Sc
cured for them at the home
Miss Mahoney has FOR the past three
years been at the National Home of the
W. c. T L.. located in Buffalo. y. Y.
During this time she has been actively
engaged I'm organizing societies in the
eastern states. These ladies came here
from Chattanooga. Tenn. where they at
tended the annual meeting of the society.
These ladies will be in the state of Kan
sas six months and VIII spend the time
organizing new auXiliaries. The confer
ence OF the Womans Home Missionary
society Of this district VIII be held in
the Dodge Avenue Methodist church on
Tuesday evening. AT which time the
Misses Corbin and Mahoney will deliver
two addresses. Wichita will be head
quarters for the work in this district
Miss Corbin went to Goddard last night
and will organize a society there. Sat
urday both ladies will so To Cheney and
viii spend Sunday there. returning 10
Wichita on Monday morning Miss Ma
honey says that the First Methodist
church Of this city has one OF the finest
auXliaries in the country. The ladies
are making their headquarters in the
DeaconesS Home of this city and are
very much pleased with the hospitality
shown them by the ladies of the home.
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