Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-20
WOMEN PLAN BIG OUTLAY
General Secretaries Of Methodist Foreign
Missionary sooiet- Meet in Omaha.
WILL APPROPRIATE OVER HALF MILLION
Money is BeinR Apportioned Among
the Various Branches supported
by the Women of the
Church.

Inc general secretaries OF the eieNen
branches Of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society Of the Methodist Episcopal
church opened their annual committee
meeting in Omaha Friday preliminary to
the annual meeting Of the society, which
will be held at the First Methodist church
October 2s TO November 1. The special
business of the committee is the apportion-
ment of the money for the support Of the
several branches Of the foreign mssiona ry
work supported by the women OF the
Methodist church. The appropriation will
amount 10 over $500,C0O.
The committee Is holding its meetings
at the home of Mrs o Phillippi. 23i0
California street, and includes Miss Mary
f. Holt of Boston. representing the New
England branch; Mis-. ] NJ. Cornell of
New York, the New York branch; Mrs.
c. ]. Carnahan Of Pittsburg. the Phia-
delphis branch Mrs. Huntley Of Baltimore,
the Baltimore branch; Mrs Thomas OF
Cincinnati, the Cincinnati branch. Mrs. S.
T. Herbin of Chicago. the Northwestern
branch; Mrs. w. b. Thompson Of Bedford.
Ia, the Des Moines branch; Mrs. J.. w.
Joyce OF Minneapolis. the Minneapolis
branch; Miss Ella Watson of Lincoln.
Neb., the Topeka branch; Mrs Johnson OF
Pasadena, Cal, the Pacific branch and
MTS a. n. flSneT OF IOFtlanu. ore, the
Columbia river branch.
Mrs Herbin Of Chicago is acting for
Mrs F. p Crandon Of Evanston, Ill. the
regular secretary Of the Northwestern
branch. who is abroad. Mrs. c. D. Fosr
Of Philadelphia, wife of Bishop Foss and
president of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society, will not be present at the
meeting, as she. sails October q for India,
where she is sent by the society to attend
the Indian Jubilee at Bareily.
Mrs. Patten VIII Preside.
Mrs. A w. Patten OF Chicago, president
OF the Northwestern branch. will arrive
Wednesday to preside at the convention,
acting for Mrs. Foss. In her absence Mrs.
\. y. Fisher of Portland, Ore. has been
made chairman of the secretaries meeting.
Miss Ella Watson of Lincoln is serving
as secretary. Mrs. c. w. Barnes of Della
ware, O., recording secretary of the society,
will arrive Monday.
Fridays session of the secretaries was
devoted chiefly to the consideration Of an
appropriation of $4,000 which has been
asked for the purchase of land and build
ings in the foreign field, but no definite
conclusion was reached.
The resignation of Miss Clara M. Cush-
man of Massachusetts, secretary of the
young peoples work, necessitated the con-
sideration of several possible successors,
but no definite action was taken regarding
this. over 100000 has been raised by the
various branches OF the society during the
last year. This is the largest amount vet
raised. and its apportionment will be de-
cded upon by the secretaries.
A meeting of the committee on local ar
rangements was held Friday afternoon at
the First Methodist church, Mrs. ]. O.
Phlippi, chairman. presiding. Arrange
ments are being made for the entertainments
in homes of 125 visiting delegates and about
fifty missionaries, among them some OF the
most prominent in the foreign field, who
will make their reports to the convention.
A reception will be held Thursday even
ing, October 2e, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. o. Phillippi In honor of the dele
gates and missionaries the various auxill-
aries OF the local churches to be hostesses
Arrangement is being made for the main
tenance of a postoffice station for the con-
vention. A fund OF $1,000 is being raised for
the entertainment of the meeting, $500 OF
which is appropriated by the Topeka
branch OF the society, OF which Omaha is a
part. and the other $500 is being raised by
the branches Of the society in the local
churches.