Evening journal., 1915-10-07
missionary WORKERS
REFLECT THEIR Chief
Mrs. Vaughn S. Collins is
Named a Delegate to Los
Angeles Meeting
LEBANON GETS THE
NEXT MEETING

eral executive meeting TO be held in
Los Angeles from October % to Mo-
vember 4. we're elected and confer
ence and district secretaries appoint
ed at the morning session of the con-
vention OF the Philadelphia Branch of
the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety. which is holding its forty fifth
annual meeting in St PauPs NJ. e.
Church
Not many changes were made in the
officers. Practically all were re-elect-
ed Miss Susan C. Lodge Of Phhadel-
phia. was reelected president She
enters her eleventh year as president
of the Philadelphia Branch. The
chairman Of the nominating commit
tee. Mrs H. c. Sheafer Of Wiconisco,
Pa brought in her report and CON
Quoted the election Of the officers and
standing committees Officers and
standing committees We're elected as
follows.
President Miss Susan C. Lodge,
Philadelphia.
Vice e-Presidents-Mrs Cyrus D.
Foss. Mrs. Edward J. Moore, Mrs Io-
seph F. Berry. Mrs. Robert Bagnell.
Corresponding secretary Miss Car
rie j. Carnahan Pittsburgh.
Assistant Corresponding Secretary
Miss Juliet II. Knox. Ben Avon,
Pittsburgh.
Associate Secretary Emma
A Fowler, Pittsburgh.
Recording Secretary Mrs. W. r.
Cooper Lansdowne. Pa.
Treasurer Mrs. Thomas r. Wilson.
Fox Chase. Philadelphia
Superintendent of Young Peoples
Work-Mrs. II. II. Campbell. Holly
Oak Del.
Superintendent Of children's work
Miss Ina Wilhelm. Franklin. Pa.
Editor Of Quarterly" H.-C.
Sheafer. WiconiFco. Pa.
superintendent of Literature Mrs.
Emma F. Shilling. Wilmington. Del
Superintendent of Special Work
Miss Helen r. Pershing, Williamsburg.
Pa
Student Secretary Mrs. William
Boyd. of Philadelphia.
Secretary of Tithing-Mrs. A. c. El-
lis. Meadville. Pa.
Auditor-John S. Coulter
Managers Mrs. Freeman Bovard
Mrs. w A. Church Mrs RcharC
Fisher. Mrs Thomas Greaves, Mrs. C
W. Green. Mrs. f. n Henderson. Mrs
A. II. Irwin. Mrs Eli Mendinhail. Mrs
W. W. Johnson Mrs J. r. Jordan Mrs
J " keator. Mrs H. S. Ludlam. Mrs
H. = pickels, Mrs. William powick, Alrl
c. r. puph, Miss y A. Scott. Miss v. !
Sicl.cl. Mrs W. v Smith. lr, Mrs.
smuckcr. Mrs Enoch Stbhs.
II was announced by Miss Lodge
that according 10 the bylaws. th
managers had to reside in Philadel
phia or vicinity AS Wilmington was
considered vicinity Mrs. eli Men
iinhall Of this city was elected on the
aoard of managers.
Delaware Conference and district
officers were appointed as follows.
Secretary. Mrs NJ. v. Jackson. VIII
mington. Del. treasurer, Mrs. NJ. J..
Turner. Philadelphia.
Wilmington Conference.
Secretary Mrs. Vaughan S. Col
Inns. Wilmington.
Treasurer-Mr NJ. r. Lincoln.
Wilmington.
Superintendent Of Young Peoples
Work-Nirs H. II. Campbell. Holly
Oak.
Superintendent Of Chfdren's Work
Mrs II A. Roop. Wilmington
Secretary Of Literature 70. r.
Shilling.
District secretaries Wilmington. to
be supplied. Salisbury and Dover.
Mrs ]. r. Cooke. Seaford. Easton,
Miss Alec
District Secretaries Of Young Peo.
pies Work-Salishury and Dover
Mrs. George w Tebo. Dover
Miss Carnahan corresponding sec
retary. conducted the appointment
Of the conference and district officers
The report of the teller stated tha
166 votes had been cast
Announcement was made that IN
next meeting of the Branch conven
tion would be held in the Methods
Church, Lebanon. Pa.
This is Miss Carnahan's tenth an
niversary as corresponding secretar
for the Branch In token Of the SCI
vice she has rendered, she was pr
sented with a gold travelling clocl
set in a plush case Mrs. II.
Sheafer made the presentatio
speech. Attention was called ais
to the fact that Mrs. T. W. Wilso
treasurer. is entering upon h'
twenty-frst year in that capacity.
The secretary was ordered to sen
letters OF sympathy to Mrs. Hem
Wheeler. a former branch presiden
who is III at her home az Ocea
Grove. N. j.: to Miss Emma Fowle
OF Pittsburgh. associate sccretar
who was unable to attend this meetin
owing 70 her illness. and TO Miss AL
penzeller, a missionary in Indi
whose mother died recently.
Mrs. Schaefer called attention
the fact that no officers of the branc
have died during the year. However
two members of the branch who di
active work quietly have died. and LEI
ters OF sympathy will be sent TO thei
daughters. They are Mrs. Sickles AM
Mrs. Grifhng. both of Philadelphia.
letter Of appreciation will also be sen
TO Mrs. G. X Powell Of wilkes
Barre. who after FIVE years Of faithful
service. as secretary OF the Wyoming
Conference. rendered her resignation
at this meeting Mrs. Robert Ciarl
was appointed in her stead
No one has been appointed in IN
place OF Mrs. Eli Mendinhail. who re-
signed as district secretary Of tn
Wilmington Conference. This will 4
supplied later
Delegates TO the general executi,
meeting TO be held in Los Angel,
from October 2S to November wer,
Mrs. Vaughan S. Collins. OF Wilmin
ton. who polled l59 votes. and Mi
Carrie NJ Purdy. OF Central. Pa. co
ference Their alternates are MI
c. j. Moore, of the Philadelphia co
ference and Mrs. J. W. Kinnear.
the Pittsburgh conference Al