The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-19
CHINESE NOBLE WOMAN SPEAKS

Alexander City, October 1S.-(SpeciaL)- J. The Womans Foreign Missionary confer ence of the north Alabama conference, which convened at the First Methodist church last Thursday in Alexander City, has just come to a close, and to all in- tent and achievements the plans and pur- poses executed at this conference are to be the most far-reaching of any former body ever before held in Alabama.
 At the opening session addresses of welcome to the visiting delegates and guests were delivered by the Rev. A. J. Notes.-The, the pastor; Mrs. Notes.-The then delivered welcome on behalf of the womens auxiliary and the young peo- ple's society, and Miss Lena Hobbs for the Juveniles.
 These addresses of welcome were hap- oily responded to by Miss Mary N. Moore, the wellknown woman educator. president of Athens Female college and president of the conference
 After much routine business had been disposed of the feature of the conference was the able address of Miss Maidee Smith, lady principal of LeGrange Fe- male college, and Miss Wu Yoeh Ngoo from Soo Chow, China, Chinese student of that college from Soo Chow. Miss Wu is out of the nobility of Chinese an- cestry, and her father one of the lead ing characters of the great empire. The name Wu represents the Chinese char acter, Heavenly Fish, and Yoeh Ngoo represents the Chinese characters Lady of the Moon.' Hence her Chinese name is by Chinese interpretation "Heavenly Fish, Lady of the Moon." None but the royalty in China have these mythological names attached.
 Miss Wu is just 25 years old, has been in America but a short while, is taking a training course for two years in the LeGrange Female college, and will then complete in the Columbia university four years hence. She will then return to China to prosecute the work of training teachers in kindergarten and other nor maj work in the Virginia Atkinson Nor nal school in Soo Chow, of which school she Is one of the direct student prod ucts.
 After the Saturday routine work was over, presided over by Dr. James A. Duncan, a collection was taken for the Virginia Atkinson Normal school in Soo Chow, and sum of s310 was raised in 10 minutes, and forwarded to her. Miss At kinson, as everybody will remember, Is one of Alabamais daughters who has been in China now for 25 years, and her work along educational lines is beyond estimation. Her motto is: Teach the Chinese to become Christian teachers and the results will follow.' She says this can best be accomplished in the school room, and this is the work which Miss Wu is to follow on her return. In the Saturday session Miss Mary N. Moore was reelected president of the Women 8 Foreign Missionary conference for the next ensuing term; Mrs. 2. A. West of Decatur, corresponding secretary; Mrs. J. w. Newman, recording secretary; Mrs. Bethard, treasurer, and Mrs. Mo- Ghee auditor.
 Dr. James A. Duncan, formerly of the First church in Birmingham, also Louis- vile. presided in the pulpit at the Sunday Il o'clock services and Sunday evening at o'clock the large audience was again entertained by Miss Wu. who delivered a lecture of high Culture to the juvenile societies attending. The meeting then adjourned to reconvene next year at Hartselle.