Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-04-15
MADE A GOOD
FINANCIAL SHOWING.
Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-.
sionary Societies Met in Alma
Last Week.
MISSIONARY To CHILL
DELIVERED AN ADDRESS
Delegates Were Present from Bay
City, Saginaw, ST. Louis ard
Ithaca.

The annual meeting of the Woman
Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
of the Saginaw Presbytery was held IL
the Presbyterian church at this plac
OH Thursday and Friday of last week
The attendance was good, considering
the difficulties to contend with at Sagi.
nav and Bay City on account of the
flooded conditions existing. Twenty.
two delegates were present outside OF
Alma. Bay City, Saginaw, st. Loui:
and Ithaca being represented.
The meeting was called to order Thurs
day morning by Mrs. G. A Baker, who
conducted the opening exercises. After
the reading OF the minutes of the last
annual meeting, committees were ap
pointed and the report of the treasurer,
Mrs. Nj. b. Smalley, was read. That
the society is in good financial con
dition was shown by the fact that 81 1868.
80 was the amount contributed to the
foreign work for the year just closed
which is an increase of $500 over last
year Miss May Turner, the secretary
read her report and after the roll call OF
the auxiliaries, adjournment was made
until afternoon.
The afternoon session consisted of q
devotional meeting in charge of Miss
Sherwin, letters frou Ellen E. Dresser
Presbyterial missionery to Nankin,
China DR.. Mary Bradford, Tabriz
Persia; and Mrs. o. Scott Williams,
Y. p. s. O. +. missionaries to San Luis
Potosi, Mexico.
The election of officers resulted q.
follows: president, Mrs. O. A. Baker
vice-president, Mrs. w. O. Covert; 2nd
vice president, Mrs. S. j. Abbey; 3rd
vice president Mrs. II. b. Smith; 4th
vice president, Mrs. J. S. Caple; record
ing secretary, Mrs. ID. w. Briggs; cor
responding secretary, Mrs f. O. Stone
assistant secretary, Miss Bertha Trask
treasurer, Mrs. ID. G. Smalley; secretary
of literature, Mrs. a. f Bruske. Fol
lowing the election of officers, recep'
tion was rendered the delegates at
Wright Hall.
In the evening musical program by
the Presbyterian church choir, and a
vocal solo by Mrs. St. John, was given
in addition to the address by Mrs. @ NJ.
Spinning, of Talca, Chilli. Mrs. Spinning
has spent eight years as missionary to
Chill and is now here on short visit Of
few months when she again expects to
take up her labors in that foreign coun-
try. Her address was of a very inter
resting nature and delivered in pleas.
ing manner.
Friday was devoted to home missions
the morning session being opened by
the president, Mrs. +. S. Hogan. The
program consisted Of reading OF the
minutes, reports Of the treasurer, Mrs
o. l.. Romer, and the secretary, Mrs. w
s. Green, of secretaries Of Freedme L
and literature, and Of auxiliaries, end.
ing with reading letters from the field
and a short business hour.
In the afternoon the opening exercises
were again conducted by the president,
Mrs. Hogan, when the committees
made their reports. A young peoples
hour, conducted by Mrs. A. f. Bruske;
an address on the "Mountaineers, by
Miss Lee;a devotional meeting in charge
of Mrs. w. L. Hood, completed the pro-
gram for the afternoon and adjournment
was taken.
The Home Missionary officers elected
for the ensuing year are as follows:
President, Mrs +. s. Hogan; vice -presi.
dent, Mrs. o. J. Smith; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. A. L. Blackmer; correspond
ing secretary. Mrs. w. s. Green; Y. p.
s. O. f. secretary, Miss Maude Morse
secretary for Freedmen, Mrs. j. II.
Stacker, secretary of literature, Mrs.
A. f. Bruske; treasurer. Mrs. G. L..
Romer.