Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-14
MISSIONARY INTERESTS.
Home and Foreign Societies in Session
in Rust Hall.

The quarterly meeting of the woman
Foreign and Home Missionary Soclet'es OF
the Methodist Episcopal churches OF inc
Washington district began this morning
at 10 o'clock in Rust Hall OF the Lucy
Webb Hayes Training School, at the cor
ner of North Capitol and NJ streets. hei
was a large attendance. and the meeting
was presided over by Mrs. M. 5. Husloh'
the vice president-at-large of the SOCIETIES.
who acted in place of Mrs j. Ellen fos-
ter. who did not arrive until after Inc
meeting had started.
After the meeting had been called 10
order a hymn was sung, after Which Nlrs
E. d. Huntley spoke on responsive SerV.
Ice" Rev DIR. c.. w. Gallagher, president
of the Lucy Webb Hayes Training School,
delivered the address of welcome to the So
cieties Mr. L. H. Tilton read the minutes
and Miss Ada Fowler presented the reports
of the treasurer. in place of Mrs. w. r
Roderlck. who was unable to be present.
Mrs. Rodericks report showed that the al
fairs of the foreign society are in flourish
ing condition. and that 81 ,534 was on hand.
The report of the corresponding secretary,
Mrs. r. NJ. Moore, was read and approved
In the reports of the superintendent Mrs.
]. M Holmes spoke of the bureau of sup
plies. Mrs. c. D. Glass upon mission boxes,
Mrs. Andrew Mitchell of kings heralds,
Mrs. II. r. Naylor of Easter offerings, after
which Mrs w. L. Lynn sang a solo.
DR.. Mary Holmes spoke on medical work
and referred TO the value of the medical
missionary in the foreign field, Miss E.
Funk then gave talk upon the Women
and Girls of Japan" and told of the work
that Japan Is doing toward the higher ele-
walton of the gentler sex. She says the
empress visits the hospitals of the poor
referring to it to show that Japan is maxi
ing strides forward. and that the imperial
princesses of the empire have the welfare
of the poorest subject of the mikado's king
dom at heart. She spoke of the progress
that Japan Is making toward higher edu-
cation. and says the empire regards women
worthy of culture.
At the conclusion of Miss Funk's re-
marks Mrs, s. D. La Fetra spoke in the
interests of memorial memberships. which
she said should be established in each
church society for the perpetua.ion of the
name of some loved member who has
passed away. Mrs. La Fetri spoke feel
ingly of several whose names had been
enrolled upon this list, and closed with an
appeal to the members OF the societies Of
the various churches present TO form me-
mortal memberships in their societies at
once.
An Offering was then taken. after which
the societies present, through Miss Caro-
line F. Smith. presented Mrs. J. Ellen Fos-
ter with a beautiful leather bound booklet t,
which will be used by Mrs. Foster upon her
trip with the party of Secretary Taft, which
will leave for the Philippine Islands short
ly. Miss Smith spoke of the regard the So
cieties had for Mrs. Foster and concluded
by asking her to accept the book as u t1ib-
ute from the societies Mrs Foster re-
sponded. The meeting then adjourned for
lunch. The meeting was called 10 order
this afternoon at lis. with Mrs. r. NJ.
Moore in the chair. An intere sting pro-
gram was provided.