Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-08
MRS. MCDOWELL
! NEW LEADEROF
WOMEN'S SOCIETY
Succeeds Mrs. Cushing as
President of the Foreign
SynodicaI Organization.

Mrs. John Mcdowell of this city,
was elected president of the Wom-
ems Foreign Synodical Society of the
Presbyterian Church in New Jersey,
at the thirty-seventh annual meeting
of the society held in the Second
Presbyterian Church today
Mrs. Mcdowell, who is the wife of
{ Rev. John Mcdowell, of the Park
Church, succeeds Mrs. George W. b.
Cushing, of East Orange.
Other officers chosen are: Miss
Mary r. Tooker, of East Orange, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Paul Martin.
of Princeton, corresponding secre-
.tary; Miss Cornelia N. Foster, of this
) eity, secretary for young people; Mrs
Dewitt c. Carter, of Blairstown, Sec
etary OF literature; Miss Harriet r.
Holloway, of Plainfield, secretary OF
missionary elections, and Mrs. Levi
II. Morris. of Newton. treasurer.
The meeting was preceded by a
devotional service with Mrs. J. M.
Mann in charge. A greeting was
read by Rev. DR.. Pleasant Hunter
and was followed by roll call. A rec
ord of the years work was read and
was followed by two brief addresses
by Miss Edith Thompson, Of Ridge
wood, and Rev. Dr. James Riggs, of
Orange.
Mrs Gushing read letter from Miss
Sarah w. Cattell, treasurer of the
national board of missions at Phila-
delphia, In which the letter stated
that the policy of the women's board
is mo retreat" She emphasized this
point and urged the women to do all
In their power to further the work
carried on by the society.
A letter was read from Rev. James
Cochran. of Hwai Yeen, China, for
merly of Morristown. Mr.. Cochran
6 expressed his appreciation of the gift
of 500 towards the erection of a
chapel for women in Hwai Yuen, as
a memorial to the late Mrs. Coch-
ran.
Mrs. Paul Martin, in her report OF
the work of the auxiliaries in the
State, said that the membership was
$4,000. Mrs. Martin announced that
the war in Europe will make the COM
ing year a difficult one in the mission
airy 1oIQ. There Will De utCIcdoO
In financial sources" she declared.
"The Balkan States and Christian
Progress" was the subject of an adj
dress given by DR.. Riggs. He said in
part:
bulgaria, Roumania, Servia. Al
bania and Greece have suffered for
400 years under the hand of Turkey.
They are the tools of Turkey and
still the civilized world does practice
ally nothing. These states are called
the buffer states. They are be-
tween Asia, which is uiicivilized, and
Europe, which is civilized and edu-
Gated. These buffer states are help
less and must await their time to ad-
vance in civilization
Z Mrs. Robert II. HcCready, of Ridge
wood, was appointed chairman ofsthe
nominating committee. Her commit
tee was composed of Miss Lucy Nor
ris, of the Morris and Orange Presby-
terry; Miss Laura e. Hannahs, of this
city, Mrs. Alexander Marcy, of Mon
mouth; Mrs. r. w. Cissel, of Eliza
beth; Mrs. Charles Danenhower, of
West Jersey; Mrs. w. w. Knox, of
New Brunswick, and Mrs. H. w. Gil
bertson, of Newton
Mrs Knox and Mrs. Murray were
appointed on the committee on place
of meeting and Mrs. Eben b. Cobb. of
Elizabeth; Mrs. Harvey c. DIN, of
East Orange, and Mrs. r. H. Dore-
mus, of Summit, were selected to
serve on the committee Of resolutions.
The vice-presidents elected to serve
In the various presbyteries In the
State are: Elizabeth Presbytery-
Mrs Cobb, of Elizabeth. and Mrs.
w. P. Stevenson, of Roselle; Jersey
City Presbytery-Mrs. McCready, of
Ridgewood, and Miss Caroline s.
Pudney. of Passaic; Monmouth
Presbytery-Mrs. Ella S. Suits, of
Cranbury, and Mrs. Howard Watson.
of Riverton; Morris and Orange
Presbytery-Mrs. James A. Webb,
jr., and Mrs. Edward Dickerson, of
Dover; New Brunswick Presbytery-
Mrs. w. W. Knox, of New Bruins
j. wick, and Mrs. j. Thompson Osler,
Mrs. J. M. Mann, of Bloomfield, and
Mrs. Arthur j. Brown, of Montclair;
Newton Presbytery--Mrs Clarence
w. Rouse. of Newton, and Mrs. John
ID. Vail, of Blairstown; West Jersey
Presbytery-Mrs. T. J. Collier, OF
Collingwood, and Mrs. C. s. Barrett.
of Laurel Springs.
The afternoon meeting of the So
ciety was devoted to. home mission
airy talks, and the election of the
officers for the home missionary
board will take place late today.
Marshall c.. Allaber will talk on
Alaska" and q playlet will be pre-
scented by Mrs. William L. Smith,
Miss Sydney Thompson, Miss Eliza
beth Baldwin, Miss Marjory Reazor
and Miss Zelie Eberstadt
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