Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-18
MRS.O.E.CHILDIS
DISTRICTS HEAD
Chosen at Annual Session Wom-
ans Mission Society of Gen.
trail Illinois Conference.
AT THE SPENCER MEMORIAL
Two Days Session Closed Yesterday
With One Hundred Delegates
Attending.


were in attendance at the 18th
annual meeting of the Womans Home
Missionary society of the Methodist
church of the Rock Island district of
the central Illinois conference which |
closed two days session yesterday |
afternoon at Spencer Memorial Meth |
odist church, Forty-third street and |
Seventh avenue. The election of of |
ficers. reports of district officers, !
standing committee, etc, was the bust |
ness of the afternoon session.
Mrs. o. E. Child or Moline was
chosen president of the district society
! to succeed Mrs. o. ]. Lorimer of
Aledo. resigned. Other officers chosen
are:
! First Vice President-Mrs. ]. E.
Murray, Galva.
! Second Vice President-Mrs. o. ]. II
/ Lorimer, Aledo. II
! Corresponding Secretary - Miss
Louie Baxter, Aledo.
! Recording Secretary-Mrs. Agnes
Hoadley. La Fayette.
| Treasurer-Miss Jennie Taylor,
Rock Island.
Superintendent Young Peoples
Work-C. c. Farr, Kewanee.
Superintendent Children's Work.
Miss Emma Snyder. Rock Island.
Superintendent Mite Boxes-Miss
Emma Speck, Little York.
Superintendent Literature - Miss !
Matte B. Currier, Kewanee.
Conference officers chosen are:
President-Mrs. W. F. Dudman,
Buckley.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. o.
T. Dwinell.
Recording secretary-Miss Louie
Baxter.
Treasurer-Miss Ella Taylor Rock I
Island
The banner awarded every year to !
the society reporting the largest col L
lection in the mite boxes was this
year given to Galva. which society had
collected $50. This banner has been o
held during the past year by the d
Spencer Memorial society of this city. {
Large coIIceeons Made.
The society reported the collection :
of 500 which is to be divided between :
the immigrant station at East Boston, =
Mass, and n mission station at Boaz. .
Ala, also that all pledges made had =
been redeemed. Enough money wac .
collected by the Home Guards, a divi. :,
sion of the society, to light the electric =
cross on the immigrant station at =
East Boston for Is nights. The society -
obligated itself to- raise $4,000 during +
the conference year and set April % =
as self denial day for the children of =
the district: Last year the children p
observed one day in the year in whIcr. n
they denied themselves some small
amount, the total collection reaching -.
1000. -,
Reports of district officers followed =,
the installation OF the newly elected q,
the following reporting on -,
work done during the year:
Corresponding Secretary - Mrs. ~
nellie Knidelsperger. n,
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Agnes .,
Hoadly. m
Treasurer-Miss Louie Baxter. en-
Superintendent Young Peoples CO
C. C. Farr. an
Superintendent Children's Work a,
Mss Bertha McCreight. No
Superintendent Mite Box-Miss Sc
emma Speck.
Secretary of Literature-Miss Mat
ie 3. Currier.
Work of the Year-Pledges for 1914 - -,
3, Mrs. O. T. Dwinell, Peoria. ~
| L =
pened by Mrs. ]. B. Bartle OF Aledo &c &c
nth prayer service, various members ~"
the society participating in serv- -,
,e with the general topic of system c.
tic giving. Reports OF auXiliaries -
slling of what has been accomplish - -.
d in raising money, gathering new -
l anu ms '"' '--'7 Pc
3.
Thursday Services. Mi
Because of the delay in the assem- Ste
lying Of the delegates no session was Yo
ED Thursday until the afternoon Nc
ev. Alexander Smith, district super COO
tendent. opening the meeting with Sci
svotional services and conducting a Poi
ornamental service. Following a Mr.
sautiful vocal selection by Miss Faye o.
tkinson OF this city, addresses of well o.
me were given by Rev. w. II. Tope He
behalf OF Spencer church and Mrs. Mr..
ella Buckert speaking for the local Mrs
ciety. Mrs. ]. +. Murray OF Galva, Mis-
strict vice president. presided Che
behalf OF the district association. A
The general topic OF discussion was city
Efficient Means in Woman's Home
ission Auxiliary Work." divided into
rec sub-topics; finance. by Miss Ella
lylor OF this city: education. by Mrs. en-
r. Conner OF Moline, and publicity iari
a nresentation OF literature. by Mrs. abo
ma Hobbs Woodcock OF Dies Moines. Far
lese papers dealt with suggestions =
the manner OF sending in reports. q
distributing literature and more
! !. ]. ! !.
ectual means OF promoting the work
the societies in the district A map
III conducted by Mrs. ]. c. Tunni-
n OF Moline proved a very interest
: feature OF the program. Members
spending 10 a geographical roll call
med the various schools. hospitals,