Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-24
ANNUAL MEETING HELD.
Women Presbyterial Meeting Elects
Officers for Ensuing Year.

The twenty-siXth annual meeting of the
Womens Presbyterial Foreign Missionary
Society was held last Tuesday in the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, when
at least three hundred women assembled to
show their interest in the work Of the So
ciety Mrs. ]. N. Culbertson, the president,
led the devotions and presided. Mrs. c. H.
Brinkman presided at the organ.
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe welcomed the So
ciety to his church with warm words of
commentator for its successful efforts in
missionary work. Annual reports were re-
ceived from Mrs. G. F. Johnston, the re-
cording secretary, and Mrs. j. A. Travis,
the treasurer. The latter reported that over
"a 600 had been contributed this year, which
was stated to be a very gratifying increase
over that of any preceding year for the
regular work.
Mrs Isaac Pearson, the secretary of liter
ature displayed choice literature and spoke
of the several study classes taking ''Dux
Christus' and Sunrise in the Sunrise King
DOM as text books in the societies of the
presbytery. One class. she stated, has over
ninety members. Mrs. D. E. Urber, young
peoples secretary, told of how interesting
and attractive she finds her work in con-
nection with the senior, intermediate and
junior Christian Endeavor societies, and
the factor this work is in the development
of Christian character in the young, as well
as the aid to the parent society to which
Miss Louise Billingsley reported the Lit
tie Light Bearers" the baby bands for
which she stands sponsor, and proved by
statistics that the babies are a power in
missionary work. Letters were read from
the native teacher in the JOSH Gakum
School, Tokyo, Japan: one from Miss Mtani
o Tama San and one from Mrs. Jones, the
missionary at Dehra, India; also a letter
giving the status OF the work in the fields
of two other missionaries-Dr. Mary Pierson
Eddy of Syria and Mrs. Franklin of Siam.
Before proceeding with the election Of
officers for the ensuing year Mrs. GILBERT
son stated that she had received the decli-
nation of three, Mrs. Johnston the record
ing secretary; Mrs. Pearson, secretary of
literature and Mrs. C. Alvin Smith, second
vice president. Also, owing to the need Of
rest she rendered her own resignation.
Mrs. o. B. Brown offered resolutions of ap-
probation and esteem for their long and
faithful service, which were adopted by the
society.
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, president; Mrs. o.
B. Brown, first vice president; Mrs j. P. E.
Kumler, second vice PRESIDENT Mrs George
P. Wilson. third vice president; Mrs. Albert
Thompson, fifth vice president: Mrs Ed
ward Warren, sixth vice president; Mrs
Isaac Pearson, recording secretary; Miss
Virginia 8. Geinmill, corresponding secre-
rotary. and the position of secretary of lit
erature Is to be filed later.
At the noon hour a luncheon was served
by the ladies Of the church.
Mrs. Doolittle of China, who for forty
years has carried the Gospel to that en-
pire, and the Rev. DR.. Imbrie, who for
thirty years has been missionary In To-
kyo. Japan, addressed the meeting. Mrs.
Doolittle pleaded for the children of China,
that, through Kindergarten schools and the
Bible. joy might be brought into their Joy
less lives. DR.. Imbrie gave many details
of that country upon which ali ewes are
turned today.