Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-26
WOMEN Down TO BUSINESS
Executive Csmmittss Of Methodist Mis-
sisnAry in Convention.
THIRTEEN BRANCHES ARE REPRESENTED
Delegates COme from All sections
OF United states and Many
from the Distant
Lands.

The thirty-seventh annual session Of the
general executive committee Of the
Womens Foreign Missionary society OF the
Methodist Episcopal church opened Thurs
day morning at the First Methodist church,
with representatives from all the thirteen
branches Of the society present
While none OF the delegations is full as
yet, the Columbia River and Pacific
branches are smallest. part Of their dele
gates having been delayed by the STORMS in
the wost and will be here later, score
or more OF the foremost women OF the
Methodist church are already here, inelud-
ing the eleven branch secretaries who as
semblod last week in executive session, and
( twenty-six prominent missionaries from
! the foreign field, who Will report to the
| convention. Mrs. Cyrus ID. Foss. president
Of the society and wife Of Bishop Foss Of
( Philadelphia, viii not he present, as she
sails october q to represent the society at
the semi-ceutennisl celebration OF the
founding OF the Methodist mission in India,
to be held at Bareilly in December Mrs.
A. W. Patton OF Evanston, ILL.,, president
| OF the Northwestern branch, will serve in
her stead during the session.
| The meeting was preceded by devo-
tional service at 9 O'Clock, led by Miss
Ella Watson Of Lincoln secretary OF the
! Topeka branch, which Is the hostess or
! sanlzation. Omaha being included in It.
/ Miss Watson opened the session with a
brief welcome TO the visiting women.
I Il have been asked to eliminate the
usual exchange OF greetings and simply 20
tell you instead that we are glad you are
here" she said. Il know It Is customary
to sing the praises Of the country to which
you have come. but will only remind
you that our gold mine this year is our
wheat crop. which surpasses any other and
\ that Nebraska has one OF the most noted
private citizens IN the country today. We
are glad you have come"
Mrs. Patton Formally Elected.
MRS. A. w. Patteu was then formally
elected president pro TEN and the routine
business begun. The report Of the branch
/ secretaries was the feature Of the mornins
and indicated every department in a most
prosperous condition. There has been az
Increase In the amount OF money raised il
every branch and as a result the society
will have total OF &si6, 457u for the sup.
port OF foreign missionary work the com
ing year. which is an increase OF S675iG1
over last years total, and the largest sun
ever raised by the organization.
Miss Mary F. Holt OF Boston secretary
OF the New England branch, reported SH
725.15 raised by that branch. and one new
missionary sent out during the past year
Mrs. ]. NJ. Cornell Of New York reported
Ss49s4 raised and four new missionaries
sent out during the year by the New
York branch. Mrs. Carrie Carnahar
Of Pittsburg reported for the Philadelphi,
branch FIVE new missionaries aud ss1. OO7 IS
Mrs. f. D. Huntington Of Washington. d
C., acting for Mrs. p. b. Stevens of Bal
timore. who ia abroad, reported s2S.s44.6
raised. Mrs. L. L. Townley Of Wyoming
o.. S71,1S.59 and one new missionary 70
the Cincinnati branch; Mrs. S. J. Herbei
of Chicago, acting for Mrs.rF. p. Crandoi
OF Evanston ILL.,. s16s, sos % and ten ney
missionaries for the northwestern branch
Mrs. w. p. Thompson OF Bedford, Ia
SIS, S32 3d. and two new missionaries for tn
Des Moines branch; Mrs. c. W. Joyce o
minneapolis, s22.so4.S7 and four new mis-
sionsries for the Minneapolis branch: Mis-
Ella Watson OF Lincoln, Neb., $S5, s95 s
and six new missionaries for the Topek
branch. with determination to raise $50.
Coz next year: Mrs. +. 8. johnson of Pasa
dena. Cal, s94.457 and two new mission
aries for the Pacific branch. ard Mrs A. n
Fisher Of Portland Ore, SiO,s46O9 for tn
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