Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-14
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD
SOCIETIES TO MEET.
Representative Women Coming Here
in Interest of Home and
Foreign Missions.
TO HOLD 2 DAYS SESSION.
Program Of the Twenty-Ninth Annual
Session Of Women Connected With
Baltimore Synod Oct. 21
and D

Whom il convenes here on next We'd
nesday and Thursday. October 20 and
p for IFS twenty-ninth annual meeting.
the Womar's Synodical Societies Of
the Home and Foreign Missions Of tho
Presbyterian Church will bring here
gathering Of representative women
from all over tho country.
The sessions viii be held on Wed
nesday ana Thursday of next week
in the Firs Presbyterian Church. the
Rev. Or. George S. Bell pastor Some
OF the speakers. notably Mrs Robert
7. Fitch, Of China. has won an interna-
tional reputation in the work of mis-
sions. ard has made such a success OF
her work in China that the Board Of
Trade and Chamber of Commerce have
invited her to take up the work again.
offering 10 pay al her expenses.
During the two sessions one of
the meetings. especially is thrown open
10 the public. notably the meeting on
next Wednesday evening. On both
DAYS. Wednesday and Thursday. lunch
con will be served. TAYLOR. of Balti-
more. being the caterer.
Arrangements are i'm charge of Mrs.
Hines, wife OF Commander John Fore
Hines, IT, S n. Head of the Depart
mcnt of Navigation at the Naval Acad-
envy Mrs. Hines has named several
committees. who will look after details
of entertainment of delegates. etc.
Over one hundred delegates are expect
d, and the entertainment of these has
been kindly looked after, not only by
the Preshyterians. but by those OF
other denominations. who have offered
Mrs Hines the hospitality OF their
homes for delegates during the Synod
ical convention The following pro
Gram viii be carried out:
Wednesday October 20, II q. M
Meeting of the Home Executive Com
mittee for reports, election of officers
and miscellaneous business. 2.15 p.
| m.-Continued session of Home Tx
ecutive Committee. Mrs. M. J. Glider
sleeve secretary of Education cf Wo-
mans Board of Home Missions, viii be
present. General discussion. 2.30 D
Injecting of the Foreign Executive
Committee. Miss Margare. Hodge
| president of the Philadelphia Board
viii conduct a conference after the
election OF officers. p. Unpopular
meeting. to be adressed by Mrs. M. j
Gildersleeve. Of the Womans Board OF
Home Missions. and Mrs. Robert w
| Fitch. of Hangchow, China.
Thursday October 81, 10 a m.-An-
nual meeting of the Foreign Society
to be addressed by Mrs. Robert +
Fitch, Of China, and Miss Margare.
Hodge. president of the Phuacelphi
| Board 145 p. m.-Annual meeting ol
/ the Home Society, to be addressed by
Mrs. NJ J. Gfldersleeve and AIRS. IT c
Loudenbough, of the Womans Boarc
of Home Missions. Women's societies
and young peoples organizations arc
each entitled to delegate to the an
nual meetings.
/ The executive committees are com.
posed of Synodical and Presbyterial
officers and committees appointed By
the Synod Mrs john F. Hines. Of ths
Naval Academy is chairman Of tn
entertainment committee.
The following are the officers Of tho
societies: Mrs NJ. v. Richards pres
ident of the Home Missions Society
Mrs. J. A. Travis, president of the For
eign Missionary Society; Mss G.. j.
Leonard, secretary Of the Home Mis-
sions Society; Miss A. nj T. Watson
secretary of the Foreign Missionary
Society.