Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
annual meeting

The annual meeting of the Woman S
Foreign Missionary Society Of the Wash
ington district Methodist churches was
held in Metropolitan Memorial Church
Tuesday. Reports were read Of the years
| work. showing advance in all depart
ments.
The treasurer's report showed 81, 800 81,
collected. with auxiliaries yet to be heard
| from. Four Christmas boxes-sent to for
| eign fields-were pronounced the best
ever sent out from the Washington dis
trict.''
The president of the district, Miss Eliza
beth F.. Pierce, after making ner annual
report, presented to the society beauti-
full silk flag Mrs. f. L. Harvey accepted
it on behalf of the district. The nag was
given into the keeping of the Standard
Bearer Society, with the suggestion that
the members secure church flag, with
its beautiful blue cross on white
ground as a companion.
Mrs. s. D. La Fetra reported be-
quest Of $S691.27 received during the
year to be applied toward a hospital in
Foo Chow. China. Mrs. Huntley, secre-
tary Of Baltimore branch. reported i've
to foreign fields. and announced build
ing to be erected at Bedar. South India.
by the Baltimore branch, to be called
the Sarah d. La Fetra Home.
The annual meeting of the Baltimore
branch will be held in Hamline Metho-
dist Episcopal Church October 10 and IL.
The following officers were elected:
President, Miss Elizabeth F. Pierce;
vice president at large. Mrs. S. D. La
Fetra; recording secretary, Mss c. r.
Smith; corresponding secretary, Miss
Ruth l.. Crandali; treasurer. Mrs. w. s..
Dewhirst; contingent treasurer. Miss
Ford: auditor Mrs Oscar T. Towner
Superintendents-Youn peoples work,
Miss NJ. A. Meaney; Kings Heraids, Mrs.
r. b. Bare: Little Light Bearers, Mrs
b. A. Coloma: periodicals. Mrs. j. A..
mite boxes. Mrs. Court +. Wood; memo
rails. Mrs. Fl. l.. Barrick; Easter Offer
ings, Mrs. w. A. Hagerty: requests, Mrs
s. ID. La Fetra: Christmas boxes. Mrs
Samuel Rookogey; legislation. Mrs. NJ
r. Crist: special work, Mrs. r.. NJ. Hail;
college ana seminary, Mrs. A. w. Rudi-
sill: orsanist, Mrs. II. P. McIntosh
teacher of Normal Mission Study Class
Mrs. Wilbur Tlirkield.
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Tomorrow is rally day at the Mount
Pleasant Southern Methodist congrega-
ton. worshiping in Post Office Hall, Park
road near l4th street. Mr.. Greed M ru-
| ton of the Washington bar will deliver an
| address at the III O'Clock service. There
| will also be special music. In the even
| ing. at O'Clock, the Epworth Leagu
will have rally. and an hour later Rev
H. W. Jeffries. the pastor, will preach the
sermon The congregation is rapidly
! growing.
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, st. M!chaers and All Angels Episcopal
| Church will have its first fall services TO
morrow. when holy communion will be
celebrated at II O'Clock by Rev c. w
Van Fossen of Bethlehem. Pa.
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Calvary Baptist Sunday school is to
! have its fall rally tomorrow and Secre-
tary Tolson of the Vaughn class has writ
ten TO all members of the class urg ny
/ large attendance.
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Rev +. w. Johnson, pastor of Grace
| Baptist Church, who spent his vacation
| season in the state OF Washington will
| give his impressions of the northwest
! section In his sermon tomorrow evening.
] Tomorrow morning, at the Church Of