The Washington herald., 1911-02-03
CAPITAL CHURCHES
UNITE IN JUBILEE
Continued from Page One.

Mrs Helen B. Montgomery. Miss Jennie
V. Hughes, from China: Miss Margaret
Suman, from Africa, and DR.. William J..
Wanless, from India. Miss Mamie Bur-
roughs presided.
Hear Religious Talks.
Shortly before o'clock in the after
noon nearly every young woman's SEM
mary. college. and school in the city
threw open their doors and the girls
marched to the meeting at the new Ma
sonic Temple.
The tone of the addresses was most re-
ligious. Golden-haired girls could be
seen with handkerchiefs to their eyes as
the different women, some Of whom have
spent their lives and means in Eastern
lands among the down-trodden, told of
the sufferigs endured by the women Of
India and China: OF their dense ignor-
ance, and how little they were worth
without the knowledge of the Almighty.
The vast audience forgot for the mo-
ment the frivolous side of life. and when
Mrs. Helen Il. Montgomery pleaded for a
greater evidence of interest among the
schoolgirls. prolonged applause seemed
to indicate that there would be.
Miss Helen Taft. daughter Of the
President, attended the meeting with
several of her companions. 1t was esti-
mated that 1.5CO persons were in the
audience
Miss Florence NJ Brown presided. DR..
Mary Riggs Noble. of India. was the first
speaker. Miss Harriet Ellis followed.
Crowd Fills Church.
At o'clock another meeting was held
at First Congregational Church. The
speakers were Mrs. Eta Doane Marden.
of Constantinople; Mrs. Jennie ".
Hughes. of China, and Mrs. Helen Mont
gomery. The church was packed, as the
meeting was held especially for the en-
ployed women OF Washington. and the
government clerks. who could not attend
the rallies held earlier in the day.
Speaking Of missionary work. Mrs.
Montgomery said that fifty years ago it
was most questionable to even show in
terest in such a society, while now the
best men and women of the world were
engaged in helping their fellow
The woman who fins a small place in
life belongs to a past generation. Mrs.
VomaR of India in particular needed as
sistance of every kind. and that it was up
to their Western sisters to supply it.
Mrs. J. Frank Goodwin, Of Washington,
was complimented on her exhibit Of mis-
literature, which covered several
tables in the church
Greeted by President.
At 2:30 o'clock the visiting delegation.
twenty-nine and about twice
as many of the Washington committee,
were received at the White House by
President Taft. He expressed much in
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Woman's Missionary Society, and spoke
words Of encouragement and commenda-
ton. Mrs. Taft was presented with a
bound copy of Western
in Eastern Lands, the official or
gan Of the society.
At the "drawing-room" meeting at the
Club, conditions in India
and other countries were discussed. Mrs.
Henry w. Peabody declared that al
though there is a law in India prohibit
ing the marriage of girls under twelve
years of age, it was not enforced, and
that children of four and five years were
often married to men ten times their age.
Miss Florence Miller said that the peo-
pie of this country had shifted their re-
and that the idol Of doing
little things and leaving big ones undone."
was worse than any of the idols in
1eathen lands.
Medical works and hospitals of India
we're described by DR.. Mary Riggs No
BILE. The speakers were introduced by
Miss Mabel Boardman.
Mrs. ThiFkield Presides.
The opening rally was held in the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, at
which time Mrs. w. p. Thirkield pre,l
sided. All the missionaries were invited
10 come to the platform. and long line
responded. Several brief talks were
given and dsacred hymns sung. 4
Miss Jennie ". Hughes. from China, |
said the Orient is calling for those who |
will aid in the great work Of bringing |
The yellow people to the Master. The |
keynote of the conference was ''Grati-
Jude. Loyalty. Love-
Mass meetings will be held this morn
ng at 10 o'clock in more than twenty |
churches OF the city. These meetings |
will close shortly before noon. to give |
hose In attendance ample time to reach |
he New willard. where luncheon will |
be served at O'Clock. Mrs. Wallace |
Radcliffe. president Of the District COM
nittee. will preside. DR.. Mary Noble, |
Mrs. H. B. Montgomery. and Mrs. Henry |
W. Peabody will deliver addresses. More |
han 600 women are expected to attend. |
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