Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-29
BIC SUM RAISED
TO AID MISSIONS
Christian Women'S Board Gath
ers $13,029 in Arizona and
Southern California
CHURCH CONVENTION OPENS
Large Number of Delegates At
tends Religious Gathering
at Long Beach
CHURCH CONVENTION OPENS

LONG BEACH, July 2S.-The sixty
five organizations in the Christian
Women's Board of Missions In South
ern California and Arizona have given
$13,029 for missions during the year
just closed, and the Whittier society
stands at the head of the roll of honor,
according to the report of Mrs. w. r.
Harper, corresponding secretary, at
the morning service at the Christian
church today. This was the first day
of the regular program Of the Chris
tian convention and the @. w. B. NJ.
was in charge, as 1t will be tomorrow.
About 200 delegates were in attendance
today.
OF the amount named, $257S was for
the support of the Japanese home in
Los Angeles. Mrs. s. ]. Chapman,
state treasurer, reported 1882 raised
for work in the state. The state presi-
dent, Mrs. l. j. Mcconnell, reported
she had travelled 1915 miles, visited 51
societies and organized five new ones
during the year.
Committees were appointed by Mrs.
Mcconnell as follows: Special work.
Miss Anna Carson, Mrs. Mary Free
man, Mrs. Frank Ainsworth; mem
bership and tidings, Mrs. E. E. Sweet,
Mrs. S. G. Stone, Mrs ]. T. Kendrick;
]. Weyler, Mrs. Griffin; literature,
Mrs. ]. R. Poore, Mrs. John Belheimer,
Mrs. Francis Grigg; auditing, Mrs. A.
@. Casselbury, Mrs. Anna Mitchell;
nominations, Mesdames M. j. Fergu-
son, S. A. Darsie, Sanford Medbury,
r. L. Harris, Alice Freeman, Jean
Barker, C. E. Newton, E. M. Harring-
ton, E. M. Phillips and M. o. Blanken-
ship.
"The Working Basis of the c. w. N.
M" was the topic of the closing ad-
dress of the forenoon, by Mrs. Anna At
water of Indianapolis, national presi-
dent of the organization.
PROGRAM FOR TODAY
Tonight Mrs. Atwater delivered an
address on "Our Fields and Form of
Work" The Rev. Wilbur Crafts of
Washington, D. c., was another speak
er. The full program for tomorrow
will be as follows, with Ella P. Nc
Connell presiding:
S:45-Devotions, John G. Hay, Los
Angeles; 9:0O-bible study, DR.. D. r.
DUNCAN, Des Moines, Iowa; 1000
praise service Mrs. H. A. Morgan, San
Diego; 10:15-business session; HOO
installation service, J. G. Warren, Los
Angeles; 11:15-solo, Miss Smyser
Los Angeles; 11:20-address, "Call to
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Los Angeles; 12:00-annual banquet al
Hotel Virginia.
Afternoon session.: :30-devotions,
Mrs. ]. w. Maddux, Los Angeles; 2:45
introduction of Rev. T. HAWAI-, Los
| Angeles; S. Takemura, Los Angeles;
S. Hasegawa, Los Angeles; other help
ers in Japanese work; 3:10-address,
"The Child in the Midst" Mrs e. N.
Phillips, Phoenix, Arizona; 3:40-spe-
cial music, Pasadena auxiliary; 3:45-
closing address, Loyalty to the Plan
of Jesus" Mrs Anna r. Atwater.
Special conferences-4:00 to $500 p.
m.-July 30-"Finances. Mrs. w. G.
Conley. Covina; August 1-"Our
Circles" Mrs. r. P. Shepherd, Pomona;
August 2-"Literature, Mrs j. Rob
ert Poor, Long Beach; August 3
| Helpful Suggestions for c. w. B.
M. Meetings." Mrs. A. N. Glover,
Fullerton.
! Evening: Open session Southern Cal
ifornia Christian Missionary society
Leander Lane, Azusa; 8:OO-address,
"a Challenge to the Nations" H. c..
Holmes, Redlands; solo-Mrs. Harry
Reat; s: :3O-address, Leadership in the
Kingdom of God"
On Saturday morning the session Will
be devoted to educational work. A
brotherhood session will be held in the
afternoon at the First Methodist
church.
The attendance at today's session
was much larger than yesterday after
noon. BY this afternoon 584 had regis
tered at the headquarters in the
church, showing the attendance at the
various exercises of the convention
will probably reacn the high number
expected.