Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-13
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
SELECTS OFFICERS
MRS. HUBERT REAPPOINTED
PRESIDENT
Reports of Great Interest to Members
Returned by Committee APP
pointed at Last Yearly
Session

The twelfth annual meeting of the
| Woman's auxiliary of the Episcopal
diocese of Los Angeles was held in
| st. Pauls pro-cathedral parish house
yesterday.
| The meeting was one of the events
of the annual convention week of the
diocese.
| Mrs Philip Gengemmre Hubert, the
president, was presiding officer at the
sessions. Bishop johnson took prom
inent part.
| The meeting opened with the cele-
bration of holy communion by Bishop
johnson. Following this the meeting
was called to order In the parish house
and reports of the various officers
made.
Following the opening Of the after
noon session Dean MacCormack de-
livered an address of welcome to the
auxiliary, stating 1t is. one of the
great forces of the church.
| Mrs. Hubert gave the presidents
annual address. Mrs. Hubert proved
an admirable speaker. She dwelt at
length on the spiritual side of the
work of the auxiliary, and said in
part:
This is the woman's day, for during
| the 1854 days we plan and work and on
the other day of the year we meet to
| give an account of our stewardship.
| This is a notable year. The general
convention has met and the message
of a great work accomplished. our
work must be u forward movement for
progressive and not reminiscent
church. We should move forward. not
as mere heralds, but as ambassadors"
Appeals to Pastors
Mrs. Hubert closed with an appeal
to pastors and parishioners for more
activity in the junior auxiliary work.
Bishop johnson followed Mrs. HUI
bert, and said that he will soon leave
for England TO attend the Pan-Angli-
can conference in London and that he
will carry thank offering from this
| diocese to that assemblage.
Deaconess Crebe presented the needs
| of the Junior auxiliary. She said:
There are fifty-five womens aux
iliaries and only twenty-five junior
auxiliaries That is. there are fifty
five mothers and only Twenty-Five chill
dren. There surely is race suicide In
this diocese.
"There are $500 children in the do
cese and we are reaching through the
Junior auxiliaries $50 of that number
I would ask that the Woman's auxil-
larry assume active responsibility OF
these junior auxiliaries."
Deaconess Mytton followed with a
plea for the children's work. saying
that every Sunday school teacher
should be a missionary.
Mrs. Welch of st. Jonhs parish
read one of the interesting papers of
the day on 1.-THE Woman's Club or the
Missionary Society-Which?'
Reads Interesting Letter
Mrs. j. II. Johnson, wife of the
bishop read a letter from Miss En-
ory. leading the work of the auxiliary
in New York. Mrs. Cowles read an in
teresting letter from Miss Clara Heints,
Los Angeles young woman who has
gone as a missionary to the mission of
St. John in the wilderness in Alaska.
Rev. Mr.. Sanford, representing the
eighth department of the church in
California, spoke of the work carried
on in Arizona for consumptives and
also extended greetings from the aux
.liary of San Francisco to the local
branch.
Bishop johnson announced the ap-
pointment of the following officers:
Mrs p. G.. Hubert, president; Miss Es-
Their Towel, first vice PRESIDENT Mrs.
Josiah Evans CoWles, Mrs Wheelock,
Mrs. F. d. Ferree, Mrs. W. S. Porter,
vice presidents; Miss Laura Smith. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. George Bugbee,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. B. M.
Wotkyns. secretary of box work; Mrs.
Abel Leonard. treasurer; Mrs. Joseph
Horsfall johnson, directress altar de-
partment; Miss Alden, secretary Young
Womens auxiliary; Mrs. Thaddeus
Lowe, secretary of babies branch;
Mrs. c. j. Willett, treasurer offering
fund: Mrs. John Pallister, secretary
mission classes; Miss Wotkyns. cor
respondent for the Chursman: Mrs. |.
l.. Stilson. correspondent Church PERI
odical club; Miss Emily A. Brown,
treasurer Japanese mission.
Mrs. Hubert. who was reappointed
president, begins the thirteenth term
in this office. Yesterday a vote of
thanks was extended to Bishop john
son, thanking him for his reappoint-
ment of the old officers.
Last night the Brotherhood of st.
iAndrew held a social in the parish hall.
which was addressed by Rev. Afford
Butler.
This morning the diocesan conven-
ton will open with Bishop Johnson
presiding. 1t will close tomorrow even
ing.