The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-12
MIDDLETOWN
Women's Home and Foreign Mission
airy Society's Annual Convention
Special Correspondents.

Special Correspondence.
Niddletown, Oct la.-The thirty
fifth annual convention OF the Women 5
Home and Foreign Missionary Society
OF the East Pennsylvania Synod Of rhe
Lutheran Churches Will meet in ~
Peter 5 Lutheran church this week. Oc-
tober II. IS and Is. Following is the
program:
Meeting of the executive committee
2. m. Wednesday in rhe church par
Tor; Wednesday $50. devotional and
organisation OF the convention, Mrs. T.
2. Hartman. Pnfsadelphia; RECEPTION Of
credentials. roll call. greetings. hvmn:
"Our Literature. Mrs. Walter Austin:
rhe young people : hour. conducted bv
Miss Bessie Johnston, Mavtowu: theme,
"Come. Take Up NV Cross. Follow
WHO'D ''Childreu: ''Ch,rSt 5 Inter
est in Children" CWdv' Most I'm
pressionshle Age. 3" Missionary Work
ers of Tomorrow Take Up NV
Cross. (HowN Working, - Where y
Mission Bands. sunday schools:
lWhstf Books. Booklets. Sewing. etc.
Sister Carrie GicS. Harrisburg confer
ence; "Follow Ne. = Rieh Results OF
Service, Mrs Deihl. Easton confer.
enee, (2l Young Peoples Work;
Come, VINO Young People: -
(Whyn Educational Value. .'De-
vsops Spiritual Life" Philadelphia
conferences; Take Up Ny Cross. :"
Howfl Working" Wherei" Young
Peoples Societies. Helpers Circles;
What - Persons 70 Discuss II. r''Win
Tell What Own Society Is Doing. ="
Philadelphia conference: Ny Call 70
Service. Miss Helen Breueman. Har-
risourg conference: appointment of con
v7snraon committees: hymn: adjourn.
rfenr
Wednesday. 80 P. M.-Nnrs. George
Srlekler. presiding; music. choir: open.
ing service. the Rev. Fuller Bergst res
ser Offering; address. Miss Jessie
Brewer. India; hvmn: closing service.
THURSDAY Morning 0 eioch-De-
votIoual service. Mrs. VI. A. Fischer.
Palmyra; $50 a. n, business session:
HYMN, roll call. minutes, reports of of.
feers ami standing committees as fol
lows: President. CORES sponiing secre-
tarv, secretary OF Young People : So
cities and Childreu : Bands. treasurer.
wee presidents. literature. box work.
historian, home department secretary,
hospital supplies. minutes Of last con,
Yentlon, annuity secretary; hymn: our
publications. Lutheran Woman a
Work. - Lutheran Bows and Girls. =
" Luther Church Work, = Miss Rebesca
Gordon; prayer. HYMN. beueiietion.
Thursday > P. M.-Opening service,
Miss Rebecea Gordon. Liouviile. Pa:
minutes; report of immigrant mission.
sFv. Miss Marietta Stake: delegate :
hour. Elsie Singmaster Iewars. Har.
risourg: hymn; memorial service. Mrs.
J. L. Stsdeiman: benediction: greet
irg from East PENNSYLVANIA synod. the
Rev. Or. Hanson, Harrisburg.
THURSDAY. 80 ?. Mrs. :. F.
Hartman. presiding music; opening
service. the Rev Fuller Bergstresser;
offering; address. Miss Simpson. Africa;
announcements. closing service.
Friday, 4. M.-Seripture and p-ar-
er. minutes. reports Of convention com
mIttees, unfinished business. new busi-
ness. appointment Of standing commit
tees, announcements. minutes. closing
service
The officers are as follows: Presi-
dent, Mrs. J. F. Hartman, Philadelphia:
vice presidents. Miss L. g. Kraber.
Philadelphia; Mrs c. L. FIeek. Riegels-
vile. Pa; Mrs D. 4. Brehm. Sseeiton:
Mrs. George Striekler, Reading: record
ing secretary. Mrs. William Harker.
Germantown. Philadelphia; correspond
ing secretary. Mrs. +. P. Keller. Harris
burg; corresponding secretary of
Young People S Societies and Children s
Bands. Miss Bessie Johnston. Nav.
town: treasurer. Mrs W. !. Miller.
Philadelphia: historian. Mrs. +. l.. Sta
dleman. Germanstowr, Pa: chairman
box work committee. Mrs. Chester
Buck, Harrisburg; chairman of liter.
ature committee. Mrs. W. Austin. Nor
wood. Pa; nome de artment secretary.
Ms. I. W. Boost. Pl.ladelphia: chair
man Of committee on sIsppIies for the