The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-11
CONFERENCE OPENS
AT 1ST NJ. {. CHURCH
Delegates to Home Mission
airy Society Convention
Welcomed.
REPORTS READ TODAY
Meeting Will Continue To-
morrow-Treasurer's
Report Made.
REPORTS READ TODAY

With fifty-three delegates in attend
lnce, the twentyfirst annual confer
snce of the Woman's Home Mission
Try Society, Richmond District OF the
North Indiana Conference, convened
his morning at 1890 o'clock, in the
First M. E. church of this city. The
session this morning was taken up
with organization, and the appoint
nent of committees. Mrs. l.. II. Bun
van was chosen chairman of the con-
Vention.
Delegates Welcomed.
At the meeting this afternoon the
delegates were welcomed by the Mis-
sionary Society, the Young Peoples
Society, and the church. Mrs. c. G.
Bartlett, of Lewisville, made the re-
sponse for the delegates.
The corresponding secretary and the
sSoasurer gave reports, after which
Mrs. J. G. White of Kokomo, the con-
terence president, made an address.
The reports of the department secre-
taries which followed, took up in de-
tail the various items already included
In the figures given by the CORES
bonding secretary and the treasurer.
Miss Barge to Talk.
Miss Carrie Barge. OF Delaware, O.,
will address the meeting at 1880
o'clock this evening in the church.
The first business to come up this
morning was the election of a presid-
Ing officer to take the place of the
late president, Mrs. w. o. Smith, of
Winchester, who died some time ago.
Mrs. L. H. Bunyan, who called the
meeting to order as temporary chair
man, was elected permanent chair
man.
Committee Appointed.
[ The following committees we're ap-
pointed: Courtesies, Mrs. A. B. Par
ker. Richmond, and Mrs. w. p. O'Neal,
Richmond; resolutions, Mrs. Ward
liam, Lewisville, and Miss Anna Hill
ing, Hagerstown; finance, Mrs. An
drew Dunbar, Centerville, Mrs. J. A.
Coleman, Winchester; place, Miss Ell
len Thomas, Richmond. Mrs. F. Ken
nedy, Dunkirk; subscriptions to the
home missions Mrs. F. A. Brown,
Richmond, and Miss Grace Johnson,
Lewisville.
After the speeches of welcome by
the representatives of the different So
cieties of the local church. at the af-
ternoon session, Mrs. Laura Bertsch,
corresponding secretary, made her re-
port for the years work.
Membership of 484.
Mrs. Bertschs report showed that
there are now in the Richmond dis
trict fifteen auxiliaries of the Home
Missionary society, with a member
ship of 484. A new auxiliary was or
ganized at Union City with seventeen
members. Sixty-three more women
are connected with the organization
than at the conference last year The
Winchester Auxiliary leads with the
largest membership, having seventy
nine. During the year 299 mite boxes
were distributed, 291 of which have
been opened, yielding 1856.
Mrs. Bertsch commented upon the
excellent showing made during the
bright for the best year in the history
of the society.
Miss Ollie G. Davis, Middletown, as
treasurer, stated that the society
pledges to it's homes. schools and mis-
sion stations for the year just closing
had been $3.50, but that s1,356.49 had
been given by the society. Also
$273.04 had been received by vouchers.
The conference will continue until
tomorrow afternoon, the last session
being held at 1880 o'clock.
Tomorrow morning at o'clock Mrs
A. B. Cline will discuss, Making Our
Pledge" Mrs. A. B. Price will con-
slider the Auxiliary Symposium -
Following the addresses, officers for
next year will be elected.
Installation of officers will form the
main feature of the last meeting in
the afternoon.