The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17
INTERESTING OCCASION
TOOK PLACE AT THE CTTY mrs.
 SION HOUSE.

Audience Filled the Large HaIl--The
 Mothers Meeting Was Fine suc~
 cess.
 The auditorium of the City Misslon House was hardly large enough for #he gathering of the members of the Moth- CTS meeting at 4 o'clock on Wednesdav afternoon for their annual meetinei and in remembrance also of the birth day of Mrs. Eleanor Shepard, now g2 years of age and the oldest member or the Woman's executive comnittee who have the care of the work of the mis- slon for women and girls.
 At ten large tables, made attractive by flowers as well as with food, every seat was taken by the mothers ana their little children. Among others at the guest table were the president of the City Missionary society, Rev. pr. sheath and Mrs. Sheath, Rev. pr. Nun ger and Mrs. Munger. Mrs. Elean or- Shepard, Rev. Mir Griffen of the FSp- worth Methodist church. Hon. H. q. Newton, chairman of the Board of Di- rectors; Judge l., w. Cleaveland. su- perintendent of the City Mission Sun day school; Rev. MT. Mossman, pastor of the City Mission; Mrs. L. S Graves, the lady missionary, and Mrs M. T Beach, a former preident of the Wo- mans Department of the City Mission. After all were seated Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow was sung. and Rev. Dr. Munger asked the divine blessing The tables had been prepared and were served by a large number of ladies as willing helpers from ths churches connected with the Womans executive committee, of which Mrs. H, G. Newton is the chairman and Mrs J. p. Goodwin secretary and treasurer. Mrs. H. B. Sturgess, as chairman of the committee on the Mothers meeting, had charge of the supper arrangements.
 During the hour previous to the sup per an interesting devotional service was held in the childrens hall An au- dience of about two hundred were in attendance The exercises were con- ducted by Mrs. A, B. Miller of the ex- ecutive committee, who read as the Scripture lesson the tw6nty-third Psalm. Mrs Shepard then gave very tender hearted talk to the mothers present, to whom she had been so long related, but with whom she could not expect to meet very much longer She counselled them to be faithful in their home life with cheerfulness, courage and hope, and then expect to be able to say as she herself could now say at the end of long life, What shall [ render unto the Lord for all His bene- fits toward mel" Rev. Dr. Sheath spookoe in response and expressed in behalf of the City Missionary associa- tion, the gooodo wishes of all to Mrs. Shepard upon her birthday, with hearty appreciation of her faithful and long-coontinued efforts for the good of others. A letter was also read which had been sent in recognition of Mrs. shepard's birthday from Mrs. Clara J. Leopold member of the Woman's executive committee, now on her way to Europe, and written on board steamer on the Mediterranean sea.
 The annual ooffering was then re- ceived for the children among the fam inc sufferers in India-$26.00 60 in all, X prayer oof conseeration was made by Mrs. Graves, the lady missionary, who has the weekly charge of the Mothers meeting. The City Mission Mothers meeting also contributes ten dollars yearly for the support of Bible read CT among the women of India. During the exercises a, solo was very accepta- bly, sung by Mrs. Dr. Vishno, accompa- nied by Mrs. Dr. Horton and several selections were also sung by Mrs Bradley, Mrs. Ehehalt. Mrs. Stammon. Mrs. Schenck, Mrs. Wahlers, Mrs. Hal- Her and Mrs Roy, all members oof the Mothers meeting, accompanied by Miss Helen Keller. The exercises closed with the singing of
 Blessed be the tie that binds
 Our hearts in Christian love-