Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-09-16
JOINT MEETINGS
ARE HELD HERE
Program Is Given at NJ. E.
Church and Officers
Elected.

The Conference Board of the Wom-
ans Home Missionary Society of the
West Wisconsin Conference met in con-
junction with the Madison District Con
vention at the M E. church on Tues
day and Wednesday of this week.
Miss Carrie Hazard Of Platteville
Conference, corresponding secretary,
and Miss Grace Roraback of Canaan,
Conn, national worker, were the prln-
cipal speakers
On Tuesday morning Mrs. S. b. Wake
field, president of the local auxiliary,
welcomed the delegates and Miss Hazz-
ard responded, the remainder of the
morning session being occupied with the
routine business of the board.
Mrs. c.. j. Borum of Barron opened
the afternoon session with devotions.
Miss Roraback then conducted an eff
cheney confer ence on how to become in
crested and get and keep others inter
ested in home missions. 1t was very
interesting'and irs ructive and much ap.
preciated by those present.
Miss Hazel Hazard told of the work
the women are doing for the Indians in
the new mission school at Odanah.
following which, Miss Vesta Hall
favored the convention with solo.
Miss Ada Burnham described and gave
many interesting incidents of the Nit
chell Home-a school for mountain
whites which she had visited during her
stay in the south last winter,
After electing the conference officers,
the meeting g adjourned.
Tuesday evening Mrs. G. S. Joslin of
Belleville led the devotions which were
followed by a very instructive and en-
tertaining feature by the girls of the
local Mission Band Irene Underkof1er
portrayed ''The Girl That Had no
Time.
Having decided t wasn't worth
while to go the que~n Esther Circle,
she falls asleep and the audience saw
her dream as Dorothy Davenport ap
peared dressed in the costume of
mountain white" told of their
needs and desire for education
and asks "Who will help my people?'
Then came Chrissie Arnott as an Indian
girl with the story of the needs of her
people and asks, "Who will help?"
After her Winnifred Davenport
presented a very happy little negro
face, but seriously pleaded the negroes
cause and wanted to know who would
help them. Helen Kingsford appearedin in
Spanish costume and told of the great
need of the Spanish Mexican popula-
tion in our southwest, also asking "Who
Will Help?" The Queen Esther girl
suddenly awakes and decides that she
really has time to help some one else.
They appeared again in response to a
hearty encore.
Miss Roraback gave the address of
the evening. She impressed her audi
ence by her charming manner and the
clear, concise method she used to call
to their attention the vital needs of the
many nationalities under the stars and
stripes whom the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society are striving to reach
and help.
The evening program closed with a
very appropriate solo, rendered by Miss
Ruth Cheek in a most pleasing manner
and the benediction by Rev. E. P. Hall
Wednesday morning the Madison
District convention convened with the
president, Mrs. w. w. More, presiding.
Routine business was disposed of and
the following district officers elected
for the ensuing year:
Pres. Mrs. w. w. Morse, Baraboo
Vice-Pres., Mrs G.S. Joslin, Belleville
Rec. Sec. Mrs A. c. .Kingsford, Baraboo
Cor. Sec, Miss Florence Heinze, Wyo-
cena.
Treas, Mrs. M. Haines, Madison
The meeting was closed by singing
the Doxology.