Evening star., 1914-04-25

| from here, that she may have then
translated into Japanese. 1t is not sc
difficult for us in Tokyo to procure ap
/ propriate speakers for our meetings, but
| in country places this is a difficult mat.
| ter.
! 1t is for these lonely places especially
that we desire the use of the loan papers
and it is to be hoped that those in author
tty may soon see their way open to send
them to us.
The attendance at the various mothers
meetings throughout the country varies
from a mere handful to as many as 15o
Among the members are wives of Off
cials. professors, army officers. mer
chants, and SO forth. all anxious to be
better wives and mothers.
Wemissionary mothers in Tokyo also
meet once a month in a problem club OF
our own. for bringing up our children IN
foreign land is not altogether easy. AS
we talk over our own problems We also
gain new inspiration for our work among
the japanese mothers, and by Gods help
we determine to do what we can to create
ideal Christian homes in the land of our
adoption. There is a saying, Man can
build the house, but only woman can
create the home God grant that through
our influence many real homes may pe
established throughout the length ano
breadth of Japan.
Annual Banquet Is Held.
The annual banquet was given last
night at the Raleigh Hotel. at whlch
Mrs. Frederic Schoff of Philadelphia
the president acted as toastmaster. Sne
introduced DIR. Alexander Graham Ben,
who responded to the toast THE Dea1
Shall Speak" He told the story OF the
invention of the telephone.
DIR. Bell said that soon after he came
to America he became interested IN a..
tempts to teach the deaf TO speah ~,
observing the motions OF anotner mpo
and tongue in speech. He was sur
that such method was not possible ana
so anxious was he to be OF aid tnat ne
set about perfecting an lnventlon Mnie1 ~
would record speech, ana, pS "dNSe -
light show the operation OF speecn ~
the deaf. Later however. he found ina
his invention for the deaf was not neeo
| ed so he invented, from the orlsllia.
model the telephone. He said 20 per
cent of deaf children are no" 'ausn'
speech.
Others Who Speak.
Others who responded to toasts were
Mrs Philander P Claxton. Mrs. Zorltza
n E,urnaiueff of Sofia, Bulgaria; Mrs'
pirgsa Hu Chu of China, and John Bar
ratt director general of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union.
Among the guests and delegates pres
e' At the speakers table: Mrs. rreaerse as I
schoff Mrs. A. A. Birney. Mrs James %
Bolton. Mrs; David rs o, Frea Mears; + Arsi Dubois
NILE NILE Edwin !; Bp'ga'' r. Weeks. Mrs. William F
Thacher. Mrs. E. A. Tuttle, Mrs. Wltilail
T carter. Mrs Joseph P. Mumtord'
Mrs. Harriet A. Mcclellan, Dr; iss sei9n El,en an
stone. Senor and Sonora Calvo. former
Senator Fred T. Dubois, Mrs: Ella =.
Porter. Mrs. G. X. Johnson. MISS Mary
S. Garrett, Mrs. Milton ?. Hisgins;; ;,r III
senor Don J. E. Lefevre, DIR. E. A Kirk
natrick. Miss Gertrude B. Knipp, Mrs
". B. Ferguson, DIR. William .. Ben
nett. Mrs. Pingsa Hu Chu' Pror. Alex
ander Graham Bell. Mrs. William r.
Rees. Mrs. Edward W. Biddle. Dr. ana
Mrs P. P. Claxton and John Barrett.
Among the Guests.
Among the guests were:
Miss Emily Goldthwaite. Miss Ellen
Lombard. Mrs George NJ. Turner Mrs
William Darling. Mrs. John Mover, Dr'
Nora Mover, Mrs. John Yule, Miss Eunice
NJ. Schoff, Mrs. J. Logan Fits. Mrs w.
Knowles Evans Mrs George cutter
Mrs. Joslyn, Mrs. A. r. Mitchell, Mrs.
Charles r. Gantz. Mrs. l.. III: Sprague'
Mrs. p r Biogg DR. h,s'an sson !SrsIE %rs E
v. McCaulley. Mrs. J. F: Lind. Mrs; j.
Earl Wagner. Mrs. r. White Steel, Mrs
Mcbride Mrs. banner. Mrs. Smallback
Mrs. John B. Moore Miss Cornelia Leidy
Miss Lejdy, Miss F. Hughes, Miss II
Dow Mrs. F. P Wilcox, Mrs. Alexander
Marcy, ii.; Mrs. killam +. Bennett, MIS-
Arthur J. Collins. Mrs. Charles Brenton
Mrs. p T. McClenahan. Mrs. {. r. John
son, Dr. Anna Dwyer, Mrs. Charles '"
Bell. Mrs. Wesley l.. Jones. Mrs. Olsen
Mrs Burris. Mrs. Robert Fl. Tate. MIS-
W. r. Logue. Mrs. G. NJ. Howe. Mrs john
". Betz. Miss F. E. Beach. Mrs. David
Parry Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. Miss
Locke. Mrs. Henry A.. Hartman. Mrs
Fred r. Dick. Mrs. w. Archibald Nc
Clean, Mrs William T. Mercer. Mrs
Wells. Mrs Rowe. Mrs. Harold Walker
Miss Katharine Birney- Mrs. $. NJ Ky
der. Miss Anna Paxson, Mrs. Charles NJ
stone. Mrs Joseph Smith. Mrs n
Thompson Marsh. Mrs. Edward Wei
denhauser W. NJ. Sanford. Mrs. j. r.
Dooly, Mrs. A. y. Felts, Mrs. e. 5. Sim
mons. Mrs. Vernon Hodges. Mrs. w. FL
Wigs. Mrs. D. f. Duggan. Mrs. Calvin
Russell. Mrs. b. L. Mott, Mrs. BENJAMIN
II. Cramp, Mrs. Meade. Mrs. Hodges
Mrs. Arthur. Mrs. Hatcher, Mrs. Gil
son. Mrs r. NJ. Grant. Mrs. II. II. Vi
bert, Mrs Walter Leroy Smith. Miss
Katharine King. Mrs. J. Boerisk. Mrs
". +. Young, Mrs. Reynolds. Mrs. J. D.
Sterrett Mrs. J. A. Traut. Mrs. b
Spiers. Mrs f. r. Fuller. Mrs. Joseph
F. James, Mrs. Langworthy,. Mrs. Anna
I,eyich, Mrs. Johnson. Miss NJ. 5. Gar
rett. Dr. Maximilian r. GrosZmann,
lanes Cohen, Mrs. julius Cohen and
Mrs S. X. Lamb.