The San Francisco call., 1904-07-27

OAKLAND, July 26.-Nearly 800 dele
gates from all parts of the State at
tended a conference and luncheon Of
the California Synodical Society Of
Home Missions of the Presbyterian
church. which was held this afternoon
in the parlors OF the First Presbyter-
ian church.
Immediately after the close of the
business meeting, a reception was ten
dered to Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert F..
Coolidge, of Palo Alto, and Mrs. NJ. H.
Gilchrist, of Los Angeles, who have
just received appointments as mis-
sionaries Mrs. Coolidge was formerly
secretary of the Young Women's S
Christian Association, and gave up her
office to accept the appointment.
The conference opened with devo-
tional services, conducted by Mrs. d.
A. Mobley, after which Mrs w. H. H.
Hamilton, State delegate to the Gen
eral Assembly at Buffalo, delivered an
address on the work of the assembly.
Mrs. ID. n. Ross spoke on Missionary
Impressions" after which Mrs. r. b.
Goddard, president of the society,
read her report for the last quarter
This report showed that much progress
has been made by the organization
during the year, and that during the
last three months several missionaries
have been dispatched to new fields. A
brief report by the treasurer showed a
handsome balance at the close of the
last quarter.
The morning session closed with the
reception to the new missionaries,
after which luncheon was served by a
number of the younger members. Sew
eral brief addresses were made during
the progress of the luncheon, the
speakers and their subjects being as
follows:
Our New Missionary Herbert F. Coni.
idge," Charles Duncan of Stanford University
Mrs. Coolidge retiring ,tiary of the
Young Womens Christian Association" Miss
Persis Holman of Palo AlsU; Harriet Brown,
State secretary Young Women's Christian AS
sociation, Mss Lucia Robinson: California
Young Pe5ple.' DIR. Hadock of Springfield.
Mass Young People In Missions" Miss Edna
Kinard.
The afternoon programme was short,
consisting of addresses by Miss Min
ME Shaver, of Tucson, Ariz., and Mrs.
H. F. Coolidge. During the morning
were rendered by Miss Irma Momberg,
Miss AMY Rinehart, Miss Dora M.
Fish, Mrs. j. e. Whitehead and
Clement p. Rowlands.
The officers of the California Synodi-
cal Society are:
President. Mrs r. Goddard San Fran.
cisco; vice presidents, Miss Janet c. Haight
Oakland; Mrs. w. T. MacElwee, MADEIRA: Mrs
II. T. Ames. San Francisco. Mrs. Samue
Minor Los Angeles Mrs r F. Day. SaI
Anselmo Mrs. L. Fl. Terry. Santa Barbara
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Harding. Sacramento; Mrs. Leon
ard Stocking, Agnew Miss Julia Sayre
MADEIRA: Mrs NJ Wales. Redlands
and Mrs. Jerrior Berkeley; vice presi
dents womars board. Mrs. r. b. Goddard
! San Francisco, and Mrs. Samuel Minor, Lo
Angeles; recording secretary. Mrs. J. P
| PrutZman, San Francisco; corresponding secre
/ tary. Mrs. Walter Mead. San Francisco
, Young Peoples secretary. Miss Julia Fraser
Oakland secretary of literature. Mrs. A. G
! Garrett. San Francisco; editorial secretary
/ Mrs. F. H. Jones. San Francisco: secretary @
| Freedmen, Mrs. DR.. Moody. Los Angeles
! financial secretary, Mrs. r. S. Page. Berke
! Icy; treasurer of contingent fund, Mrs. G. II
Burdick. Oakland; box secretary. Mrs. F.
Barstow. East oakland; advisory committee
Mrs. L. T. Hatfield, Mrs. ]. b. Hume. Mrs.
| G. Kroll. Mrs. w. II. Darden. Miss NJ.
| Boyce. Miss Grace II. de Fremery. Mrs. Hug
/ Gilchrist. San AnseImo; Mrs. ]. H. Whistler
| Berkeley; Mrs. Charles Newhall, Berkeley
! Mrs. Brinkerhor and Mrs Perkins.