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city TO Thomas jefferson. Mrs. James
Hagan, a member Of the club, headed the
list by subscribing sl0O More than 81 900
was subscribed before the end Of the dinner.
Prominent members Of the club proclaim
their intention 10 raise the whole amount
required before the end Of the present
year,
Just one year ago Miss Emeda Sage was
called from Hartford, Conn. by the Maine
Missionary Society TO become acting pastor
OF the Congregational church at West
Mnot II was the first time for many
years that the church has had a pastor
OF it's own, and it is said TO have gained
so much in membership and added so much
TO It's financial standing under the ministra-
ton OF Miss Sage that the Maine Missionary
Society expects that it will soon be self
supporting.
Mrs Ida Hustled Harper and Mrs Carrie
Chapman Gait have sailed for Holland to
attend the coming convention Of the Inter-
national Woman Suffrage Alliance. At tho
end Of the convention they plan to visit
Finland, st. Petersburg, Moscow, Buda-
pest Vienna and Switzerland, taking in the
executive meetings Of the International
Council Of Women to be held in Geneva in
September, Later they will visit womens
clubs In Spain.
Miss Agnes MoAllister, Methodist mis-
sionary in Africa. died the other day in
Paris, where she had gone in the hope Of
restoring her health, For a number Of
years Miss MoAllister lived at Buffalo, NY.
where she was the head Of the Methodist
missionary work, and also a Methodist
deaooness. She began her foreign work
twenty-odd years ago and was widely
known as one Of the most devoted and
best informed women among American
missionaries.
Throughout the world Of Methodism she
was known as a gifted speaker and devoted
worker, having spoken in almost every State
In the Union and In every country where
the English hnguA 90 is understood She
was one Of the first women missionaries
10 enter the Dark Continent, and she was
loyalty supported by the members Of her
Church throughout the world.
Mrs. Gertrude Barney was elected city
collector Of Mont gomery, No., last
week on the Republican and Prohibition
tiokets, The City Council has refused to
iAsus her . commission on the ground that
q woman is not eligible for the otics.
At trst there was pretty hot dispute
about the matter, but now II ses ms that
4 way out agreeable to both parties has
been discovered. A special election haS
been decided on at which Mr. Carr, Mrs.
Barney's father, will be elected Both
parties agree that Mr.. Carr shall be the
only candidate and on election shall appoint
Mrs Barney as his deputy. By this method
she will receive the salary, do all the work
but not be recognized officially as city
collector,
DR.. Mary Louise Gordon Of London has
been appointed inspector Of prisons and
assistant inspector Of State and certified
inebrate reformatories. It IL the first
tims that the British Home ONCE has ap-
pointed woman TO such an office, and
the appointment is looked upon as an i'm
portant step in prison reform. For many
years there has been demand for a woman
inspector In view Of the fact that an
average Of 5000 women and girls are sent
10 prison In London every year. DR.. Gordon
has been for several years q visitor OF State
inebriate reformatories and is an authority
on the treatment Of alcoholism.