The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-09-29

Elicit. Olivia L. Hiatt and Bel
Chamness.
Van Vert.
Delegates-William f. Hires and
Frank Fisher.
Alternates Harry Burgman and
Alice Burgman.
Traverse City.
Delecates-Josiah P. White and
Bertha Wright.
AIternates-Luzena \. Thomas and
Josiah Pennington.
Eastern.
Delegates-Seth ". Smith, Hannah
+. Smith. Robert 3. Henley and Alice
Newkirk.
Alternates-Howard Wildman, Fs-
Their Pugh, Charles A. Buley and
Caroline Y. Bailey.
Visiting Friends.
Credentials were presented to the
meeting from visiting Friends min
listers: Gertrude Moon Rineer, of
Carmel. Ind: Mary A. Cox, of In
dianapolis; Rebecca W.. Eagle, of In
dianapolis: Emory Pierson, Thomas
Miller, of Miami meeting; Nathan
T., and Esther G. Frame, of Spring
Valley, O.: Daniel A. Williams, of
Wichita. Kans.; Griffith Wright, of
P~lainfeld; Zenas Martin, Iowa, re-
Gently returned from Cuba.
Returning Ministers.
David Overman. Mary r. Elliott.
Frank Stanley, Mary Baldwin, Isaac
Elliott, Seth Stafford. Joseph w. Jay.
Clarkson Parker, Thomas Elleman.
Henry Mckinley, were named as a
to prepare returning min
utes Of the visiting ministers.
The Epistles.
The reading of the London and
Epistles was an interesting
feature Of the morning.
Permanent Board.
The trustees of Whites Institute
made a request to the permanent
board at its session this morning to
sell eighty acres of the farm, to
liquidate the indebtedness incurred
by the erection of new buildings to re-
place those destroyed by fire. The
vas referred to a committee
consisting Of Joseph A. Goddard,
Thomas J. Stubs, R. w. Douglas,
Mary C~oggeshall, Samuel c.. Wilson,
William B. Henley and Cyntht Win
slow.
The Duck Creek Monthly Meeting
the privilege of selling its
meeting house and a part of the
at Cadiz, Henry county and
investing the proceeds in ned meeting
house and grounds. The board con
sented to the sale.
The committee on prison reform
made a report 10 the fleet that the
of Indiana has purchased land
ten miles of Indianapolis for
a woman's prison.
A committee to propose names to
fill the existing vacancies on the
board of trustees of Earlham College
was appointed by the permanent
board. The membership Of the COM
is as follows:
Elisha B. Ratliff, Joseph A. God
lard, Allen Jay. w. P. Henley. Mary
1oggeshall. Mary Baldwin and En-
Hodges.
With Timothy Nicholson as the
temporary presiding officer or clerk
,ro tenn of the Indiana Yearly Meet,
no Of Friends. the first session of the
,ody was opened at 10 O'Clock yes
erday forenoon in the East Main
treet Friends church. The attend
nee was large, there being more del
gates and visiting members present
han usual on the opening day.
When Anna M. Roberts, of Rich
nond, the recording clerk read the
'pening minute of the mornings ses-
ion, she announced that the clerk
hip of The meeting was vacant. Ro-
'ert w. Douglas made the suggestion
hat Timothy Nicholson, of Richmond
'e made clerk o fthe meeting and that
!e serve throughout the session or I'M
il such time as his successor shall be
elected. With one accord the men,
'ers Of the meeting united in this !
.ction and Mr.. Nicholson went to
he clerks table. He said that the
elton was a surprise to him, as he
ahored under the impression that the
doctrine provided for the assistant