The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-28
ANNUAL MEETING HELD
OF THE WoMENS FOREIGN MS.
 SIONARY SOCIETY.
Western Connecticut Association Holds Convention in Trinity Methodist Church - IntersItins PrOceedings- Annual Election. -.f

Church - IntersIting PrOceedings- Annual Election. -.t
 The Western Connecticut Association of the Woman's Foreign Missionary so- ciety convened in annual meeting at Trinity M. E. church, corner Dwight Place and George streets yesterday morning. .=-..s
 Mrs. George c. Merriam, the presi- dent, called the meeting to order, and the proceedings opened with devotional exercises by Mrs. Sara F. Camp, of Trinity church, this city. Following this, Mrs. Woodruff and Mrs. Bissell led the meeting in prayer.
 A spontaneous and witty address of welcome was given by the Rev. H. Frank Rall, F. H. D., pastor of the church. His strong interest and sincere sympathy for the work of the Women's Missionary society made the task of welcoming them to his charge a great pleasure. He referred to the work of the W. c. T. U. and Home Missionary societies as forces tending in the same Christianizing direction When the Grecian heroes of old returned laden with trophies of victory, the walls of their native cities were torn down in welcome. So in spirit, if not in reality, the walls of Trinity church were torn down to welcome this convention.
 This society stands for the three ne- cessities in the modern church, infor- mation, inspiration and lay activity, and land on them and their efforts MT. Rall invoked blessing. .....
 Mrs. Merriam gratefully responded, lrecalling another pleasant and profita- ble convention in this same church, Imuch of which was due to the co-opera- ton of the pastor s..-5 t.
 The conference secretary, Mrs. IThompson, being detained by illness, sent a message, and in response the meeting voted to send a telegram of lgreeting. s. se. Nj <
 The conference treasurer, Mrs. North lrop reported as follows:
 New York district: Received from auxiliaries, $934.31, from young people, l$13S.52, bequest $25, contingent s9.S0; to- tai $1, 1,1t760, an increase of $1S0.33 from last year.
 | New Haven district: Received from Iauxiliaries $2,624,h2, special gifts s142.5O, lyoung people $345.20, contingent fund $57.3O; total $3,16s.s2.
 From western, Connecticut association l$S.0O; total s4,295.s5, an increase of I1O0.- 80 from last year.
 The New Haven district decreased,
 but the great increase in the Eastern New York district more than equals the
 deficiency. The sum of $416.9S was paid
 toward the salary of the missionary.
 The district treasurer reported the to-
 tai receipts for the year as $5277: total
 expenditures s3224, a gain of $2o,9S.
 Mrs. w. A. Richard presented the re- bort for the New Haven Southern dis trict, showing loss in membership of twenty-six and the addition of the Shelton society to this, its proper dis trict. A solo by MT. Merriam was sung lat this time and was much appreciated
 Miss Arthur, superintendent of the , Young Peoples work told of the grati' l flying response to all queries and the
 fourishing condition of the young peo' ple's societies in the fifty churches o . the union A year ago they numbered S71 members, to-day they are 5O7 strong l In the children's organizations abou : three hundred are enrolled.
 l Appointment of committees resulted as follows: Enrolment, Mrs. Bradley and Miss Henshaw; resolutions, Mrs
 Rutherford of Meriden, Mrs. Van Ar : stein of South Norwalk
 The principal part of the morning } programme was then opened. The dis 2 Icussion on Advantages of Associated : Effort was divided into three sections
 The first, Group Meetings on Neigh l boring Auxiliaries, was led by Mrs } I'M. H. Downs of Ansonia. She ex , plained the plan of these meetings , which have proved so pleasing and sue : cessful. To Shelton she accords tn } lhonor due its ingenuity in devising thi l lplan and issuing the first invitation !. June il, 1901. The auxiliaries of Derby ; Ansonia and Shelton met together, lis l tened to interesting addresses enjoyed . refreshments and social hour. A yea l llater in Derby another such meeting was held; this time Seymour was inclu . Ided in the invitation. Since then seve g lral meetings have been held with tn 7 lauxiliaries of these four towns ant many outside friends in attendance lThe results have been even more grati ]. fying than anticipated, and the plal t Imay be inaugurated in other sections Q lthe state.