Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-15
NEARLY A MILLION
TO HOME MISSIONS
Reported Contributions Dis
bursed Through Methodist
Society of Women.
ANNUAL REPORTS MADE
COVER ALL ACTIVITIES
Thirty-Second Annual Meeting Of
the Board of Managers in
This City.

| Declaring that there are only three as
sociations in Methodism that have a
larger annual income than the Woman's
Home Missionary Society. Mrs. George O..
Robinson of Detroit, Mich, president, to-
| day opened the thirty-second annual
meeting of the board of managers of the
organization. at Foundry NJ. E. Church,
Avenue Of the Presidents and Church
street northwest:
Abiding to the fact that the report of
the treasurer, Mrs. George H. Thompson,
of Cincinnati for the last fiscal year shows
receipts of 1901, go. 40 Mrs. Robinson, in
her opening remarks, urged the ministers
of Washington and church-going people
generally to attend the sessions of the
board of managers, which are to continue
for week, to observe what body of
determined women can accomplish"
I'VE met in the National Capital in con-
ventlon some years ago. Mrs. Robinson
said. Since then we have doubled and
in some places have Quadrupled our mis-
sions. In past years we have had ap-
proXimately Do delegates, although TINS
year there are many more of you, and
wish to point out that each and every one
of you represents LOCO women.
IF your constituencies could march IN
the streets of Washington, if the people
residing here could realize the peace and
harmony you represent, they, too would
marvel as l have marveled at it.
Source of Strength.
II may have spoken of money and
members. But it is neither that has
made us strong. 1t is Gods holy spirit,
and the only surprise / have to express
at the wonderful progress We have made
is that God has led us SO amicably to-
gether. when, it is we'll known. there
IS not always peace within church move
mentS.''
Mrs. Robinson's formal annual address
began at o'clock this afternoon, and
there was large audience of delegates
and guests present to hear it-for one
thing because no inkling of it's contents
had been allowed to become public and
for another because she delivered an ap-
peal to the delegates and their guests to
remain constantly in attendance upon the
convention and not to depart. as in some
former years. upon sightseeing trips to
Mount Vernon and the Capitol.
Mrs. Robinson told the delegates that
the addresses, reports and debates would
be ''1nortifying to flesh, but enlighten-
ing to the mind she fnterspersed her
remarks as presiding officer with humor-
GUS stories. and got the women of the
audience to remove their hats, SO that
those in the rear could see the platform
without an exhortation which. she said,
"All the ladies who had time to comb
their hair this morning before they left
home Will please remove their hats" All
the hats came off, amid general laughter.
Discusses Indian Problems.
In her annual address Mrs. Robinson
told of the Indian problems of the So
aiety. She said: 1.-The Indian girl home
from boarding school is a great sufferer
Also the Indian boy; but he can get along
better than the girl. He is ridiculed and
treated in manner that breaks down al
the ambition that school has given him,
and he reverts to the blanket and tepee
life The Indian girl has indignities
heaped upon her, and often her life Is
made unbearable. We want to cooperate
with the public school and supplement
school education with moral and spiritual
instruction that they cannot get unless
We give it to Them
OF the white slave traffic" Mrs. Robin
son said: I'VE Christian people. have been
accused OF concerning ourselves with the
woes of people far remote from us and
not seeing the woes that stare us in the
face in our own country. For two years
have presented to you the call for serv-
ice connected with the white slave traffic
still believe that a great society of
Methodist women should stand on record
as actively opposed to this evil"
Child Labor and Avarice.
OF "chid labor" she said: "Is our society
setting itself Alright before the world on
the subject of child labor? Let us by
word and example strengthen the hands
of all those who are fighting to protect
our child life from greed and avarice
am not sure but that our children's de-
partment should in some way emphasize
our cooperation"
Attacking the law passed by the state
of Florida June Z, 1913, prohibiting
white persons from teaching the col
ored and prohibiting colored instruc-